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 February 28, 2006
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Cut Drug Tariffs?
February 28, 2006—The U.S., Switzerland and Singapore are proposing
that countries importing drugs ditch tariffs as part of a new
World Trade Organization (WTO) deal.
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HIV Digs In South of the Border
February 28, 2006—HIV rates in the border town of Tijuana are three times Mexico’s average, according to a new study from the University of California at San Diego.
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February 27, 2006
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Latina HIV Rates Soaring
February 27, 2006—The HIV rate among Latina women in California is now about double the rate for white women in the state, and about 30% of all positive women in the U.S. are Latina, according to an article over the weekend in the LA Times.
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HPV Vaccine Proves Effective
February 27, 2006—An HPV vaccine called Cervarix proved 100% effective at blocking the spread of the two strains of the virus that lead to approximately 70% of cervical cancer cases—and continued to be effective over a four-year period.
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February 24, 2006
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Harper’s Hosts a Denialism Debate
February 24, 2006—A 15-page article in the March issue of Harper’s magazine revives the so-called “denialist” argument that HIV doesn’t cause AIDS.
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AIDS Housing Gets a Boost
February 24, 2006—About 3,500 more HIV positive women will be up for
government-funded housing next year if Congress approves the Bush
administration’s proposal to increase the program's budget to $300
million, according to National Public Radio.
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February 23, 2006
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Viread May Gel as a Microbicide
February 23, 2006—An experimental gel version of the HIV med Viread (tenofovir) caused no adverse side effects when used as a vaginal microbicide in tests on women, according to a report in the medical journal AIDS.
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Aptivus Interruptus
February 23, 2006—One part of a clinical trial of protease inhibitor
Aptivus (tipranavir) combined with Norvir (ritonavir) has been halted, Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) announced today.
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February 22, 2006
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Cali Lawmakers OK Names Reporting
February 22, 2006—The California Assembly passed a bill yesterday to begin confidentially reporting positive HIV tests by name to the state Health Department.
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China Failing to Screen Blood for HIV?
February 22, 2006—China is not routinely testing donated blood for HIV, despite the government’s pledge to do so last year after a rash of new infections from unscreened donations, according to AIDS activist Wan Yanhai, head of the Beijing Aizhixing Institute of Health Education.
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February 21, 2006
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Crystal Meth Hits NYC Black and Latino Men
February 21, 2006—New York’s crystal methamphetamine problem is not the gay-white-guy fad it once appeared to be, according to the New York Times, which reports that more and more of the city’s users are black or Latino men.
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ASO Leader Since 1983, Kessler Bows Out
February 21, 2006—The longest serving ASO head in the country announced his retirement this week, 23 years after founding New England’s first AIDS service organization—the AIDS Action Committee (AAC) of Massachusetts.
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February 17, 2006
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Alabama Fails to Fund Prevention
February 17, 2006—The HIV positive population of Montgomery, Alabama is on course to double in the next decade, and despite having the tools and will power to curb the spread, health officials report they do not have adequate funds.
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February 16, 2006
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Nebraska Proposes to Amp Up ADAP
February 16, 2006—A bill was introduced in the Nebraska Legislature Monday to increase state AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) funds $700,000 from $150,000 in the hopes of slashing the ninety-two person waitlist.
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Looking Out for Liver Fibrosis
February 16, 2006- An Italian Study has confirmed a long held belief that monitoring liver enzymes alone is not enough in people with HIV and hep C.
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February 15, 2006
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Reyataz Goes Generic
February 15, 2006—Pharma giant Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) has agreed to let generic drug makers in India and South Africa produce and sell its HIV med Reyataz (atazanavir).
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Medicare Reform Malfunctions
February 15, 2006—More than a month into the controversial Medicare Part D prescription drug plan, doctors report that patients with HIV are having trouble getting needed meds due to overly complex preauthorization procedures.
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February 14, 2006
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A New York State of Condom
February 14, 2006—In time for Valentine’s Day, The New York City Health Department announced plans to offer “New York brand” condoms to help it evaluate the effectiveness of its Free Condom Initiative campaign.
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Brazil and Botswana Make HIV Pact
February 14, 2006—Brazilian President Lula Da Silva and Botswanan President Mogae signed an agreement last week establishing a bilateral exchange on HIV related programs.
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| February 13, 2006
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February 10, 2006
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Integrase Inhibitor Breakthrough
February 10, 2006—After a decade of trying, scientists this week reported success in developing two integrase inhibitors—a new class of HIV med that blocks the virus’ reproduction.
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Ghana’s Plan to Stamp Out HIV
February 10, 2006—The Ghana Post Company is launching a line of HIV/AIDS and TB stamps—both to promote awareness and bolster stamp sales.
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February 09, 2006
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HIV Subtypes Can Predict Longer Life
February 9, 2006—Researchers at John Hopkins University who are trying
to sort out why some people do better than others after getting HIV
have learned that those infected with HIV subtype D die faster than those infected with subtype A.
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February 08, 2006
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Resistance Up in Young People
February 8, 2006—Roughly 18 percent of newly infected Americans between
16 and 24 years old have a strain that’s resistant to at least one HIV
med, according to a study by the Adolescent Trials Network that was
released yesterday at the 13th Conference on Retroviruses and
Opportunistic Infections.
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February 07, 2006
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HIV Rates Soar On Black HIV Awareness Day
February 7, 2006—Half of all new HIV infections in the U.S. between 2001 and 2004 were among blacks, according to a new Center for Disease Control study released in time for today’s Black HIV Awareness Day.
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U.S. Welcomes HIV Positive Athletes
February 7, 2006—The feds have granted HIV positive athletes from around the world permission to enter the U.S. to compete in the Gay Games in Chicago this summer.
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February 06, 2006
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Oral Tests Get It Right, After All
February 6, 2006—Clinic error may be to blame for the recent rash of false positives among those taking the new 20-minute oral HIV tests, according to a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) study presented at the CROI conference today in Denver.
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Viread Prevents Transmission—But Only in Monkeys
February 6, 2006—Viread (tenofovir) plus Emtriva (emtricitabine) protected macaques from HIV infection when they were exposed to the virus once a week for 14 weeks in a study reported today at the CROI conference.
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February 03, 2006
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New Sex Habits Cut HIV in Zimbabwe
February 3, 2006—HIV rates in Zimbabwe have dropped almost 50 percent since 2003 among young women and 20 percent in young men, according to an article in Science magazine.
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Subway Sandwich Suit
February 3, 2006—A former Subway restaurant manager filed a suit yesterday claiming that he was fired for having HIV—after leading his franchise to record-beating sandwich sales.
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February 02, 2006
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NY State May Change AIDS Laws
February 2, 2006—New York City Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden, MD, yesterday proposed changing state law to make HIV tests a routine part of medical checkups and loosen privacy rules so that officials can chat with patients and doctors about HIV treatment.
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New Hep C Treatment Leaps Ahead
February 2, 2006—The FDA is fast-tracking an oral protease inhibitor to treat hepatitis C because it’s doing well in patients who don’t respond to the two treatments now available: pegylated interferon and ribavirin.
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February 01, 2006
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Bush Vows to Fight AIDS in America
February 1, 2006—President Bush called last night for a reauthorization of the Ryan White Care Act and shorter HIV med waiting lists and vowed to work with African-American churches to get rapid HIV tests out to millions of Americans.
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“Apartheid” Blood Policy Cut HIV in Half
February 1, 2006—A controversial policy banning blacks from giving blood in South Africa between 1999 and 2005 cut the amount of HIV in the blood supply by half, according to a new report.
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