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 November 20, 2009
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World Cup to Raise HIV/AIDS Awareness in South Africa
South Africa will raise awareness of HIV/AIDS before millions of local and visiting soccer fans while hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup next June and July, IRIN reports. Health officials and activists met November 18 in Johannesburg to craft a plan.
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November 19, 2009
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British Red Cross Web Campaign Debunks Fears About Kissing and HIV
An online web video created by the British Red Cross takes on misperceptions that many young people have about HIV transmission, The Guardian reports. In the 60-second ad, British television personality Konnie Huq asks viewers, “If I had HIV, what would it take to get you to kiss me?”(Watch video.)
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AIDS Activist Edward Zold Dies at 38
Edward Zold, an HIV-positive AIDS activist known for his tireless work with Ryan White funds, ACT UP and teen programs, died in his home in San Francisco November 4, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. He was 38.
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Study: Few Canadian Seniors Vacationing in Florida Get Tested for HIV, STIs
Fewer than one in five so-called “snowbirds,” or Canadians older than 50 who spent at least one month in the past year vacationing in Florida, have been tested for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, according to researchers at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, as reported by Canwest News Service.
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November 18, 2009
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Report: U.S. and European Philanthropic HIV/AIDS Funding Declined Since 2006
HIV/AIDS funding from most private U.S. and European donors has decreased since 2006, according to new reports released November 17 by Funders Concerned About AIDS (FCAA) and the European Funders Group (EFG). Philanthropy from U.S.-based groups totaled $618 million in 2008 while European-based groups donated $134 million.
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World AIDS Experts Advise Russia to Revamp Approach to HIV Prevention
At a regional AIDS conference on November 18, international AIDS experts called on Russian health officials to cast aside their abstinence-based HIV prevention strategy in favor of comprehensive sex education along with needle exchange programs and replacement therapy for intravenous drug users, The Associated Press reports.
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OraSure’s Over-the-Counter HIV Test One Step Closer to FDA Approval
On November 18, OraSure Technologies Inc. announced that it took part in a Blood Products Advisory Committee (BPAC) meeting—held the previous day—to discuss, among other topics, the public need and performance characteristics for over-the-counter (OTC) home use HIV test kits. The BPAC gives advice to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on issues pertaining to the safety and effectiveness of biological products and medical devices.
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| November 17, 2009
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November 16, 2009
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Public Comment Period on National AIDS Strategy Extended to Nov. 23
The White House’s Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) has extended its deadline to receive public comments regarding the formation of a national AIDS strategy until Monday, November 23. The original deadline of the online initiative, titled “Call to Action: Americans Speak About HIV/AIDS,” was November 13.
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CDC: Sexually Transmitted Infections Remain High in U.S.
Rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis remain at high levels in the United States—particularly among teens—according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reported on by Reuters. All three of these sexually transmitted infections (STIs) increase the risk of HIV transmission.
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November 13, 2009
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Longtime HIV/AIDS Activist Howard Jacobs Dies
Howard Jacobs, an HIV-positive AIDS activist and advocate for youth, social services and people living with disabilities, died November 11 from liver cancer, LGBT POV reports. He was 45.
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November 12, 2009
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North Carolina ASO May Shutter Due to Funding Shortfall
Pitt County AIDS Service Organization Incorporated (PiCASO) in Greenville, North Carolina, may be forced to close its doors because of financial difficulties, leaving about 180 of its HIV-positive clients without services, local ABC affiliate WNCT reports. PiCASO is seeking community donations over the next eight weeks so it can continue offering HIV testing, counseling and drug assistance.
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Washington, DC, Risks Losing AIDS Funding From HUD
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is threatening to withhold $12.2 million in federal dollars for next year if the Washington, DC, Department of Health does not improve how it tracks HIV services and spending, The Washington Post reports.
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November 11, 2009
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LGBT Provisions in House Health Care Bill Include Early HIV Treatment
Advocates are pushing to ensure that LGBT-focused provisions in the House of Representatives’ health care reform bill will remain in the final bill that moves to President Obama’s desk, The Advocate reports. Among those provisions is language calling for early HIV treatment under Medicaid so that people living with the virus won’t have to progress to an AIDS diagnosis before receiving coverage.
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| November 10, 2009
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November 09, 2009
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HIV Used in Gene Therapy for Lorenzo’s Oil Disease
Researchers have successfully used gene therapy to halt the progression of fatal degenerative disease adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)—the illness at the center of the film Lorenzo’s Oil, the Los Angeles Times reports. The breakthrough therapy—highlighted in the November 6 issue of Science—used a harmless version of HIV as a delivery system to stabilize ALD in two boys, who were 7 at the time of treatment.
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Obama Presses Senate to Pass Health Care Reform Bill This Year
On Sunday, November 8, President Barack Obama urged senators to quickly take action and pass the health care bill by the end of this year, The New York Times reports. The House of Representatives’ version of the bill passed November 7 by just two votes.
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Bill to Lift Federal Needle Exchange Ban Awaits Senate Approval
Congress is still processing a bill that will lift a 20-year-old ban on using federal money for needle exchange programs, However, The New York Times reports, the bill includes a stipulation that prevents federally financed programs from distributing sterile injection equipment to intravenous drug users within 1,000 feet of any place where children might convene.
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November 06, 2009
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South African Health Minister Supports Country’s HIV Policy Shift
South African health minister Aaron Motsoaledi reiterated that the government, including President Jacob Zuma, is devoted to helping fight HIV/AIDS, Times LIVE reports. Motsoaledi spoke during a conference in Midrand, a section of Johannesburg, about living with HIV/AIDS.
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Precious, a Film With an HIV Plotline, Opens in Select Theaters
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire opens in select theaters today, November 6. The film follows African-American Harlem teenager Claireece “Precious” Jones as she faces hardships such as sexual abuse, illiteracy, poverty, obesity, teen pregnancy and HIV.
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November 05, 2009
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Activist Urges China to Lift Its HIV Travel Ban
Beijing-based antidiscrimination activist Lu Jun has issued a letter to China’s Ministry of Health requesting that officials honor their promise to revise laws preventing HIV-positive foreigners from entering the country, China Daily reports.
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November 04, 2009
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Positive Texas Man Charged for Having Unprotected Sex With a Minor
Aggravated sexual assault with a deadly weapon charges have been filed against 26-year-old HIV-positive Texas man Christopher Everett for having unprotected sex with a 16-year-old boy without disclosing his status, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by local ABC affiliate KXXV.
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With Nearly 100 People, Kentucky ADAP Waiting List Is Longest in U.S.
Kentucky’s AIDS drug assistance program (ADAP), which offers free or inexpensive drugs to low-income HIV-positive residents, has the longest waiting list in the country, The Associated Press reports. More than 1,200 people are enrolled in the program, and nearly 100 are on the waiting list, which started in June.
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November 03, 2009
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U.N. Chief Urges All Countries to Lift HIV Travel Bans
Applauding President Barack Obama’s removal of the United States’ 22-year-old travel ban on HIV-positive visitors, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon urged other countries to follow his lead, Agence France-Presse reports.
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Prosecutors Deem HIV a Weapon in Michigan Assault Case
Daniel Allen, an HIV-positive Clinton Township, Michigan, man who allegedly bit his neighbor’s lip during a dispute, faces up to 15 years in prison on charges of assault with intent to maim, assault with intent to commit great bodily harm and possession or use of a harmful device; prosecutors claimed he intentionally tried to transmit HIV to his neighbor, The Detroit News reports.
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GSK and Pfizer Launch HIV-Specific Drug Company
GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer announced November 3 the launch of ViiV Healthcare, a collaboration between both pharmaceutical companies’ HIV drug divisions. The new company, based in London and the United States, aims to address needs specific to those living with HIV worldwide through investing in innovative research and by offering improved patient access to treatment.
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November 02, 2009
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Study: HIV Self-Tests Are Highly Accurate, Easy to Understand
By following basic written instructions and using a standard HIV testing kit, people can self-administer the test with the same accuracy as a health care professional, according to a study from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore as reported by Science News.
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New York City-based AIDS service organization Housing Works staged a demonstration during a November 12 public meeting of the New York State AIDS Advisory Council. At issue is expanding state aid from those who are “HIV ill” to those who are “HIV positive.” (Watch video.)
