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    <description><![CDATA[POZ, founded in 1994, and AIDSmeds, founded in 1999, are dedicated to providing people living with HIV/AIDS with the information they need to make empowered treatment decisions. ]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:19:39 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Survey: 1 in 3 U.K. Respondents Never Discuss Sexual Health With Partner</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[There is a widespread lack of knowledge regarding safer sex and sexual health in the United Kingdom, BBC News reports. Results of a survey of 2,000 people ages 16 to 50 by the U.K. Department of Health and Department for Children, Schools and Families reveal many misconceptions.

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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Death, Poorer Treatments for HIV/TB Coinfections Higher in Eastern Europe</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Coinfection with HIV and tuberculosis (TB) results in poor medical outcomes in Eastern Europe, according to a study published in the November 27 issue of <span style="font-style: italic;">AIDS</span> and reported by aidsmap. TB is the leading cause of illness and death in people with HIV worldwide.

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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>World Cup to Raise HIV/AIDS Awareness in South Africa</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[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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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>British Red Cross Web Campaign Debunks Fears About Kissing and HIV</title>
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An online web video created by the British Red Cross takes on misperceptions that many young people have about HIV transmission, <span style="font-style: italic;">The Guardian</span> reports. In the 60-second ad, British television personality Konnie Huq asks viewers, &#8220;If I had HIV, what would it take to get you to kiss me?&#8221;(Watch video.)<br>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>AIDS Activist Edward Zold Dies at 38</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[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 <span style="font-style: italic;">San Francisco Chronicle</span>. He was 38.

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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Study: Few Canadian Seniors Vacationing in Florida Get Tested for HIV, STIs</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Fewer than one in five so-called &#8220;snowbirds,&#8221; 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.&nbsp;

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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Report: U.S. and European Philanthropic HIV/AIDS Funding Declined Since 2006</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[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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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>World AIDS Experts Advise Russia to Revamp Approach to HIV Prevention</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[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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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>OraSure&amp;#8217;s Over-the-Counter HIV Test One Step Closer to FDA Approval</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[On November 18, OraSure Technologies Inc. announced that it took part in a Blood Products Advisory Committee (BPAC) meeting&#8212;held the previous day&#8212;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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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Elton John Says Young People &amp;#8220;Not Listening&amp;#8221; When It Comes to HIV/AIDS</title>
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At his foundation&#8217;s annual Enduring Vision fund-raiser in New York City, Sir Elton John said that young people are not taking HIV/AIDS seriously enough, The Press Association reports.&nbsp;


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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Global Fund OKs $2.4 Billion Over 2 Years to Fight Disease</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has approved $2.4 billion in grants to fund efforts to combat the diseases during the next two years, reports Voice of America News.&nbsp;

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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Freedom of Information Act Policies Under Review After Man&amp;#8217;s HIV Status Exposed</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[After police released classified information concerning an arrested man&#8217;s HIV status in Lansing, Michigan, officials are reviewing the city&#8217;s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) policies, the <span style="font-style: italic;">Lansing State Journal</span> reports.&nbsp;

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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Public Comment Period on National AIDS Strategy Extended to Nov. 23</title>
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The White House&#8217;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 &#8220;Call to Action: Americans Speak About HIV/AIDS,&#8221; was November 13.


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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Activists to Call on White House to Increase Southern AIDS Spending</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Southern activists and health care providers plan to urge the Obama Administration to allocate more federal and state funding to Southern states, The Associated Press reports.&nbsp;

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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>CDC: Sexually Transmitted Infections Remain High in U.S.</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis remain at high levels in the United States&#8212;particularly among teens&#8212;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.&nbsp; ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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