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January 6, 2009

Top Stories

	January 9, 2009
	Prominent AIDS Activist Arrested in Senegal
	New Bill May End Ban on Federal Funding for Syringe Exchange Programs
	Florida HIV Clinic Owner Admits to Health Care Fraud

	January 8, 2009
	Possible HIV Link to Papua New Guinean Burnt to Death
	Cambodia Bolsters Mother-to-Child HIV Prevention
	California Groups Hope to Unite Local Neuropathy Community

	January 7, 2009
	Binge Drinking Raises HIV Risk in New York
	Low-Income HIV-Positive Indians Benefit From State Pension Plan
	HIV-Positive Pastor Charged With Sexual Abuse of Minor

Treatment News

	January 9, 2009
	IL-2 Doesn’t Increase Lymphoma Risk
	A French study has concluded that Proleukin (Interleukin-2, IL-2) does not appear to increase the likelihood of developing either Hodgkin’s disease (HD) or non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), debunking some concerns that this possible immune-based therapy may be associated with a greater risk of these life-threatening cancers. The encouraging data were published online January 7 in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.

	January 8, 2009
	Missed Doctors Appointments Bad for Survival
	Missed visits to the doctor in the first year of HIV care may double the risk of death, according to a study published in the January 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases.

	January 7, 2009
	Starting HIV Treatment Early Restores Immune Cells to Normal Levels
	Starting antiretroviral (ARV) treatment before CD4 counts drop to 350 or below results in the restoration of immune cell numbers to near normal levels in people with HIV, according to a study published online January 5 in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

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