TODAY: Nat'l AHF/Magic Johnson HIV Testing Tour Arrives in Little Rock (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.----AIDS Healthcare Foundation: What: MEDIA AVAILABILITY—AHF’s ‘Testing America’ mobile HIV testing van continues 6-month, 48 state free HIV testing tour in Little Rock When: SUNDAY, March 21st – 12:00 Noon to 4:00 PM Where: Mt.
Recent releases in Global Health (News-Medical-Net)
A Lancet study performed a systematic review of HIV prevention and treatment services targeting injecting drug users (IDUs) globally based on the availability of "core interventions for IDUs: needle and syringe programmes (NSPs), opioid substitution therapy (OST) and other drug treatment, HIV testing and counselling, antiretroviral therapy (ART), and condom programmes." The authors conclude ...
Pfizer-New London scientists honored for HIV work (Hartford Business Journal)
Two scientists from Pfizer Inc.'s New London research center were honored for helping bring to develop a groundbreaking HIV drug to market.
Acupuncture 'can spread HIV, hepatitis B and C' (Calcutta News)
Acupuncture treatment may lead to transmission of bacterial infections, hepatitis B and C, and even HIV, health experts have warned.
Three scientists receive 2010 Discoverers Award for developing new class of HIV drug (News-Medical-Net)
Three scientists who led the 11-year quest to develop a groundbreaking HIV drug today received the 2010 Discoverers Award -- the highest honor given to scientists by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. The honorees are Tony Wood, Ph.D., Elna van der Ryst, M.D., Ph.D. and Manos Perros, Ph.D.
Megan Dunbar Named VP of Programs for Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation (PRWeb)
Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation today announced that Dr Megan Dunbar has been appointed Vice President of Programs and will join the organization on April 5. Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation helps countries, heavily affected by HIV, and their international partners, strengthen comprehensive prevention and treatment strategies, with a particular focus on hard-to-reach vulnerable populations ...
World religions to meet for AIDS summit (EARTHtimes.org)
Amsterdam - High-level representatives from the world's major religions will meet this week in the Netherlands for a summit on how to tackle the stigma surrounding AIDS/HIV patients....
HSNT hosts inaugural Cuisine for a Cure (Plano Courier)
Health Services of North Texas (formerly AIDS Services of North Texas) is spreading the word and to help support Texans living with HIV/AIDS, Health Services will present its inaugural “Cuisine for a Cure” on Feb. 28 from 6-9:30 p.m. The event features a five-course, progressive-style dinner throughout the Shops at Legacy in Plano.
Also In Global Health News: Profiles Of CDC, USAID Leaders; HIV/AIDS In Kenya; Food Aid In Tanzania; Hunger In North ... (Medical News Today)
New York Times Features Profiles Of USAID's Shah, CDC's Frieden The New York Times examines the recent changes at the CDC - "considered one of the world's premier public health agencies, responsible for tracking the spread of infectious disease, distributing vaccines and monitoring the causes of sickness and deaths" - since Director Thomas Frieden took over in June (Harris, 3/15). The New York ...
WCC NEWS: First-ever religious leaders' HIV summit (WCC Media WCC NEWS: Fir) (Worldwide Faith News)
will be held in Den Dolder, Netherlands, from 22-23 March 2010. It aims to generate greater involvement from religious leaders of many of the worldâs faiths in the global response to the pandemic. The World Council of Churches (WCC) will be represented at the summit by two of its presidents - Abune Paulos (Link: http://www.oikoumene.org/index.php?id=4227 ), patriarch ...
