New and updated AIDSNET resources on HIV and AIDS http://www.aidsnetpa.org/images/crispanlogo.jpg http://www.aidsnetpa.org 99 67 AIDSNET Building Healthier Communities Together http://www.aidsnetpa.org en-us info@aidsnetpa.org (Use for Public Inquiries) Infectious Diseases Public Health Prevention Publications Funding Announcements HIV AIDS Surveillance Research Capacity Building A recent spike in HIV infections in Fairbanks has been linked to military men finding sex partners online, according to newly released public health data. The outbreak involves nine cases of HIV infection between Jan. 1, 2011, and Jan. 31, 2012, the state Department of Health and Social Services reported in a bulletin issued Tuesday...Full Story:http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2012/02/22/2404520/military-linked-to-rise-in-hiv.html http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2012/02/22/2404520/military-linked-to-rise-in-hiv.html Wed, 22 Feb 2012 8:28:00 EST Deaths in the US due to hepatitis C now exceed those caused by HIV, according to research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The study showed that there is a downward trend in HIV-related mortality, but incidence of deaths due to hepatitis C is increasing...Full Story:http://www.aidsmap.com/Hepatitis-C-surpasses-HIV-as-a-cause-of-death-in-the-US/page/2257284/ http://www.aidsmap.com/Hepatitis-C-surpasses-HIV-as-a-cause-of-death-in-the-US/page/2257284/ Tue, 21 Feb 2012 9:02:00 EST Patients who take one of the most widely prescribed drugs to treat HIV infection increase their risk of kidney damage by up to 34 percent every year they take the medication, according to a study of more than 10,000 HIV-positive veterans...Full Story:http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2012/02/18/MNAS1N8SHA.DTL http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2012/02/18/MNAS1N8SHA.DTL Sat, 18 Feb 2012 9:30:00 EST An international Hep C activist group is calling on government regulators and pharmaceutical companies developing therapies for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection to conduct necessary interaction studies involving other medications commonly used by people living with HCV and HIV/HCV coinfection as early as possible...Full Story:http://www.poz.com/articles/hiv_hcv_interactions_761_21917.shtml http://www.poz.com/articles/hiv_hcv_interactions_761_21917.shtml Fri, 17 Feb 2012 9:13:00 EST President Obama’s budget request for the upcoming fiscal year has won praise for including an increase in funds for domestic HIV treatment programs, although concerns persist about flat-funding for research programs and reductions in the chief program aimed at fighting the global AIDS epidemic...Full Story:http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/02/16/praise-for-obamas-hiv-funding-in-2013-budget/ http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/02/16/praise-for-obamas-hiv-funding-in-2013-budget/ Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:25:00 EST The day Magic Johnson told the world he was HIV-positive remains one of the most shocking in sports history. Yet here we are, more than 20 years since the Nov. 7, 1991 press conference where Magic released the news, and Johnson is still thriving...Full Story:http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2012/02/magic-johnson-documentary-will-recount-his-hiv-announcement/1 http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2012/02/magic-johnson-documentary-will-recount-his-hiv-announcement/1 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 9:52:00 EST Because of stigma and HIV criminalization, disclosing an HIV status to a partner is not as simple as you might think. View Video On YouTube. http://www.aidsnetpa.org Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:45:00 EST A Food and Drug Administration panel of outside experts on Thursday ruled against using a pain-relief product derived from chili peppers to treat the pain that afflicts many HIV patients suffer in their extremities...Full Story:http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/02/10/fda-panel-rules-against-neurogesx-patch-for-hiv/ http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/02/10/fda-panel-rules-against-neurogesx-patch-for-hiv/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 8:45:00 EST Windy City Times-Informing people with HIV and their care providers about the federal Affordable Care Act is the goal of a new website, HIVHealthReform.org. Funded by a MAC AIDS Fund grant, the site is a collaborative effort by AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC), Project Inform, the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School/Treatment Access Expansion Project, the HIV Medicine Association, and San Francisco AIDS Foundation. Though there's been plenty of media focus on the Affordable Care Act, it's been hard to find the facts about what it will really mean on the ground for those living with HIV," said John Peller, AFC's vice president of policy. "People with HIV stand to benefit tremendously from health reform, and they also face unique challenges in the upcoming transition, and this website will help them learn more about it. The portal also has state-specific blogs that detail progress on the implementation of HIV-related efforts under the law. In addition, it serves as an advocacy resource forFor More Information Visit:http://www.hivhealthreform.org/ http://www.hivhealthreform.org/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 9:36:00 EST NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Council members grilled policymakers at a packed hearing Wednesday over recent changes to public assistance policies that they worry could lead to increased homelessness and risky behavior among vulnerable New Yorkers sick with HIV and AIDS...Full Story:http://www.syracuse.com/newsflash/index.ssf/story/ny-policymakers-grilled-over-hivaids-housing-help/10d5bf5af7d54c60b16e6333d2b87e2c http://www.syracuse.com/newsflash/index.ssf/story/ny-policymakers-grilled-over-hivaids-housing-help/10d5bf5af7d54c60b16e6333d2b87e2c Thu, 9 Feb 2012 8:30:00 EST Among all racial/ethnic groups, African Americans bear the greatest burden of HIV in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1 in 16 black men and 1 in 32 black women will be diagnosed with HIV infection during their lifetimes. In 2009, blacks made up 14% of the US population but accounted for nearly half (44%) of all new HIV infections. Recent CDC data showed an alarming 48% increase in new HIV infections from 2006 to 2009 among young, black men who have sex with men (MSM), aged 13 to 29 years. Black women, most of whom are infected through heterosexual contact, are far more affected by HIV than women of other races. The rate of new HIV infections for black women is more than 15 times as high as that of white women, and more than 3 times as high as that of Latino women...Full Story:http://www.cdc.gov/Features/BlackHIVAIDSAwareness/ http://www.cdc.gov/Features/BlackHIVAIDSAwareness/ Tue, 7 Feb 2012 9:45:00 EST Acintia Wright will have a story to tell as a panelist during a National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day community event in San Diego on Tuesday, if anyone wants to hear it...Full Story:http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/feb/06/tp-hiv-message-is-simple-get-tested/ http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/feb/06/tp-hiv-message-is-simple-get-tested/ Mon, 6 Feb 2012 8:53:00 EST Renee Burgess-Martinez already had been surprised during a prenatal checkup when she learned she was having twins. But a trip to her doctor's office in November 2007 brought a second wave of unexpected news: She was infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. I was completely in shock, Burgess-Martinez recalls now. I just stared away at the wall. I can still visualize the color of the paint...Full Story:http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-02-03/community/os-hiv-florida-20120203_1_progression-from-hiv-infection-debbie-tucci-aids-program-coordinator http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-02-03/community/os-hiv-florida-20120203_1_progression-from-hiv-infection-debbie-tucci-aids-program-coordinator Sat, 4 Feb 2012 16:18:00 EST The number of persons aged 50 years and older living with HIV/AIDS has been increasing in recent years. This increase is partly due to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), which has made it possible for many HIV-infected persons to live longer, and partly due to newly diagnosed infections in persons over the age of 50. As the US population continues to age, it is important to be aware of specific challenges faced by older Americans and to ensure that they get information and services to help protect them from infection...Full Story:http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/over50/index.htm http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/over50/index.htm Fri, 3 Feb 2012 9:21:00 EST I distinctly remember when Kenneth Cole's "We All Have AIDS" awareness campaign first appeared in 2005. It featured prominent people in the fields of entertainment, politics, culture and science and was designed to illuminate the devastating stigma connected to people living with HIV/AIDS. The tagline was "We All Have AIDS...If One of Us Does." The message was clear: HIV does not discriminate. Therefore, people should not discriminate against people living with HIV...Full Story:http://blogs.poz.com/regan/2012/01/remembering_aids_in.html http://blogs.poz.com/regan/2012/01/remembering_aids_in.html Thu, 2 Feb 2012 9:02:00 EST ATLANTA — A federal appeals court on Wednesday granted a new hearing to a 40-year-old man who claimed the Atlanta Police Department rejected his job application because he has HIV. The ruling was a victory for gay rights advocates and the health groups who had closely watched the case, which was brought in 2010 by a man using the pseudonym Richard Roe...Full Story:http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/hiv-positive-man-who-claims-atlanta-police-rejected-him-because-of-virus-to-get-new-hearing/2012/02/01/gIQA5iAgiQ_story.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/hiv-positive-man-who-claims-atlanta-police-rejected-him-because-of-virus-to-get-new-hearing/2012/02/01/gIQA5iAgiQ_story.html Wed, 1 Feb 2012 17:35:00 EST WASHINGTON, Kaiser Permanente announced today the Kaiser Permanente HIV Challenge to help health care providers nationwide improve health equity for people living with HIV by increasing access to HIV care and improving health outcomes...Full Story:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kaiser-permanente-unveils-hiv-challenge-to-help-the-us-create-health-equity-138115343.html http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kaiser-permanente-unveils-hiv-challenge-to-help-the-us-create-health-equity-138115343.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 8:49:00 EST A team of researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health recently discovered a new protein that enables HIV to destroy human cells. The finding provides scientists with a critical glimpse into the complex interactions between HIV proteins and human proteins, a discovery that could potentially lead to new HIV drug therapies. The study was published in the January 19, 2012 issue of Nature...Full Story:http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-protein-discovery-hiv-drugs.html http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-protein-discovery-hiv-drugs.html Fri, 27 Jan 2012 9:07:00 EST HACKENSACK - Maryann Collins began working as a nurse at Hackensack University Medical Center caring for HIV/AIDS patients and their families more than 25 years ago because she felt "no one needed more advocacy than this particular group of people...Full Story:http://www.northjersey.com/news/138139718_Demarest_resident_Collins_named_national_HIV_Hero.html http://www.northjersey.com/news/138139718_Demarest_resident_Collins_named_national_HIV_Hero.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:17:00 EST ATLANTA (AP) — A panel of federal judges appeared skeptical Wednesday of the Atlanta police department's decision to reject a job application from an HIV-infected man. The 40-year-old man sued the city in 2010, claiming he was denied a police officer job solely because he has the virus. Atlanta attorneys argued there are other officers on the force with HIV, and said the police department does not have a blanket policy disqualifying candidates with the virus. Gay rights groups and police agencies are closely following the case...Full Story:http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gVwNI-C4pqH7JGYDUKTorgdywv9A?docId=f14b6a2821b649a5a2b023b9d31444e9 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gVwNI-C4pqH7JGYDUKTorgdywv9A?docId=f14b6a2821b649a5a2b023b9d31444e9 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:26:00 EST A rapid HIV test gives slightly less exact results when used with oral samples compared with blood samples, researchers reported. In pooled results from a systematic review and meta-analysis, the sensitivity of the Oraquick rapid test was 98.03% when oral samples were used, compared with 99.68% using blood, according to Nitika Pant Pai, MD, of McGill University Health Centre in Montreal, and colleagues...Full Story:http://www.medpagetoday.com/HIVAIDS/HIVAIDS/30809 http://www.medpagetoday.com/HIVAIDS/HIVAIDS/30809 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 9:08:00 EST An Austin area nonprofit is receiving additional help in achieving their mission from Grammy and Academy Award winner Sir Elton John. This weekend, Candice Towe, the Executive Director of OutYouth, announced that the organization will receive its second $25,000 grant from the Elton John AIDS Foundation. This grant, she states in a press release, "enables Out Youth to continue providing critical HIV prevention, testing and counseling for youth in Central Texas...Full Story:http://austin.culturemap.com/newsdetail/01-23-12-elton-john-aids-foundation-renews-hiv-prevention-grant-with-austins-outyouth/ http://austin.culturemap.com/newsdetail/01-23-12-elton-john-aids-foundation-renews-hiv-prevention-grant-with-austins-outyouth/ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:30:00 EST An HIV/AIDS advocate who for years has pushed required condom use in the adult film industry as a condition for film permits is now taking his fight to the next level...Full Story:http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2012/01/21/HIV_Advocate_Pushes_Mandated_Condom_Use_in_Porn/ http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2012/01/21/HIV_Advocate_Pushes_Mandated_Condom_Use_in_Porn/ Sun, 22 Jan 2012 8:20:00 EST The U.S. Food and Drug Administration fined the Red Cross $9.59 million, according to a letter from the agency to the Red Cross made public on Jan. 13. The organization has been cited 14 times since 2003 and fined about $46 million for similar offenses...Full Story:http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-15/red-cross-cited-by-fda-for-u-s-blood-safety-rule-violations-for-14th-time.html http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-15/red-cross-cited-by-fda-for-u-s-blood-safety-rule-violations-for-14th-time.html Sat, 21 Jan 2012 9:00:00 EST Full Story:http://newamericamedia.org/2012/01/medicalizing-hiv-will-social-services-get-squeezed-out.php http://newamericamedia.org/2012/01/medicalizing-hiv-will-social-services-get-squeezed-out.php Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:17:00 EST (AP) CHICAGO — Newly dating and slightly anxious, two men bared their arms for blood tests and pondered the possibility that one of them, or both, could be infected with HIV. An innovative program — called Testing Together — would allow them to hear their test results minutes later, while sitting side by side...Full Story:http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501367_162-57361265/testing-for-hiv-together-hearing-results-together/ http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501367_162-57361265/testing-for-hiv-together-hearing-results-together/ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:47:00 EST BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Racial and ethnic minorities in America have been hit harder than white Americans by the HIV/AIDS epidemic–they make up about one-third of the population but two-thirds of all cases. In 2009, African Americans made up 14 percent of the population but accounted for 44 percent of all new HIV infections. And Hispanics made up 16 percent of the population but 20 percent of new cases in 2009...Full Story:http://www.sacbee.com/2012/01/17/4194195/cancer-among-minorities-with-hivaids.html http://www.sacbee.com/2012/01/17/4194195/cancer-among-minorities-with-hivaids.html Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:30:00 EST We scoured our "Ask the Experts" forums and nominated 10 posts we felt were the "best of the worst" (six posts from this year and four previous winners). Many of you voted on which of the 10 finalists was the most bizarre. Each post was rated from 1 (not strange) to 5 (extremely strange). We then tallied up the votes and calculated their average ratings...Full Story:http://www.thebody.com/content/65144/strangest-but-truest-posts-hiv-aids-dr-bob-2011.html?ms http://www.thebody.com/content/65144/strangest-but-truest-posts-hiv-aids-dr-bob-2011.html?ms Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:33:00 EST WYOMISSING, Pa. - January 13, 2012 (WPVI) -- A local college student is being accused of robbing a drug store and threatening to stick the clerk with an HIV-infected needle...Full Story:http://www.poz.com/articles/wyomissing_hiv_pharmacy_1_21769.shtml http://www.poz.com/articles/wyomissing_hiv_pharmacy_1_21769.shtml Sat, 14 Jan 2012 9:14:00 EST Severe, potentially life-threatening and fatal skin reactions have been reported in people living with HIV using Merck’s integrase inhibitor Isentress (raltegravir), according to an update to the drug’s package insert announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday, November 2...Full Story:http://www.aidsmeds.com/articles/HIV_Reaction_Isentress_1667_21407.shtml http://www.aidsmeds.com/articles/HIV_Reaction_Isentress_1667_21407.shtml Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:42:00 EST Award-winning musician and long-time HIV/AIDS activist Sir Elton John has announced that he will release a personal memoir this year. The book, LOVE IS THE CURE: Ending the Global AIDS Epidemic, will be on store shelves this July, just in time for the International AIDS Conference in Washington, D.C., this summer...Full Story:http://www.thebody.com/content/65367/elton-john-to-write-book-on-the-aids-epidemic.html http://www.thebody.com/content/65367/elton-john-to-write-book-on-the-aids-epidemic.html Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:08:00 EST