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9/1 -MHAC Looks at New Risks, & A Time for Change - See Michigan News.

8/30 - Study of Adherence Behavior - See Medical Briefs.

8/26 - "Sexual Risk Taking Among Transgender Male-to-Female Youths with Different Partner Types" - See Prevention Research. Prevention and Public Health Fund in Jeopardy - See National News.
 

8/24 - Check more upcoming Michigan Conferences and Events. Michigan Ends Ban on HIV-Positive Inmates Serving Food - See Michigan News.

8/21 - FREE HOPWA SSDI Outreach, Access and Recovery (SOAR) Training. "More US Teens Get Vaccinated, CDC Finds" - See Teen News. Potential HIV Drug Keeps Virus out of Cells - See Basic Research.

8/20 - Michigan's HIV/AIDS Advisor Council Seeks New Members for 2011 - See Michigan News. Design New Approaches to Cure HIV Infection Gates Foundation Grant Op.

8/19 - Society: AIDS advocates join as Design hosts - See Michigan News Around the State. Registration still open for Upcoming 2010 Michigan Persons Living with HIV/AIDS Conference - See Michigan News.

8/18 -  See many updates in Prevention Research.

8/17 - Updated HHS Pediatric Antiretroviral Treatment Guidelines Now Available & "HIV Meds Don't Up Intravenous Drug Abusers' Risk-Taking" - See Medical HIV Briefs. HPV Vaccination Practices: Survey of US Physicians - See Medical (STD) News. Black AIDS Institute & Merck, Launch National HIV/AIDS Treatment And Care Advocacy Network - See Minority News. "Steep Drop in Circumcision in US" - See Prevention Research. "Women Need to Take Lead in Safe Sex" - See Prevention News.

8/11 - FREP comments on Detroit's epidemic - See Michigan News Around the State. Organizer for the LGBT Latino nonprofit Detroit Latin@z interviewed by BTL - See Minority News.

8/10 - Cancer-Causing Virus Found More Often; & Demographic and Behavioral Characteristics and Prevalence of HIV and HSV-2 Infection in US MSM - See Medical (STD) News.

8/9- Worth Repeating - Michigan Conference for Positive Women - See Michigan News. "Boomers May Be Last Boom of Hepatitis C" - See Medical (hepatitis) News. CDC Awards $42M to Community-Based HIV Prevention - See Prevention News. Viral Control and HIV Transmission at the Population Level - See Medical Briefs.

8/6 -  Michigan HIV & STD News Summer 2010 Issue; NLAAD Planning Underway - See Michigan News.

7/30 - CDC Updates HIV/AIDS Basic Statistics Web Page; and Michigan Quarterly HIV/AIDS Report July 1, 2010 - See Statistics. Many Studies Reported in Medical Briefs. "Gay Couples Need HIV Prevention, Says Study";  CAPRISA 004 Microbicide Study Results; Study Suggests HAART Reduces Spread of HIV Among Injection Drug Users - See Prevention Research. "Hope Against Hepatitis C"  - See Medical (hepatitis) News.

7/27 - "Main Outcomes from World AIDS Forum"  - See World News.
"HIV Can Be Deadly Even Before CD4 Counts Fall, Researchers Say" - See Medical Briefs.

7/21 - HIV Prevention Consultant with HAPIS; Full time with benefits; and if you have a PhD, a teaching position at UofM - See Career Ops. Opportunity for Youth to Participate in NAPWA Positive Youth Institute in Dallas - See Teen Conferences

7/19 - Panel Offers Updated Recommendations for HIV Treatment in Adults - See Medical Briefs.  In US Cities, HIV Linked More To Poverty Than Race - See National News. Results from the CAPRISA 004 Microbicide Study "Optimism on AIDS Cure Before 2020;" and Bill Clinton speaks his mind at International AIDS Conference - See World News. In Provincetown health prevention wins out - See Teen News. "Death Rate from HIV Falls 75 Percent with Early Treatment, Study Finds" - See Medical Briefs. CARES Benton Harbor Office Change of Address - See Michigan News Around the State. Results from the CAPRISA 004 Microbicide Study. Reports on Michigan Events - See Michigan News.

7/16 - HHS  Reallocating Funds for AIDS Drug Assistance - See Care News. Study Suggests Starting Anti-HIV Treatment At Higher Nadir CD4 Count May Reduce Cardiovascular Risk - See Medical Briefs. Relationship dissolution and STDs among parenting and non-parenting adolescents - See Teen News. "VA Technician Says She Warned of Sterilization Problems"  - See National News.

7/15 - New UNAIDS report shows that young people are leading the prevention revolution - See Teen News -World. National Test Day Event Collaboration in SEM Draws in Public - See Michigan News. San Diego program combines NAT with rapid testing; study shows increased HIV detection - See Prevention Research.

7/14 - MI-POZ & The Black AIDS Institute Response to National AIDS Strategy - See Editorials. CDC's  new factsheet on HIV and AIDS in the United States - Resources.

7/13 - Michigan Job Opportunities. Michigan Teen Prevention Conference Seeking Sponsors - See Teen News. A Single Question Can Accurately Identify Drug Use in Primary Care - See Medical Briefs.  CDC Launches New Targeted HIV/AIDS Communication Products - See Prevention News. New York Times summarizes National AIDS Strategy Report - See National News.  New Kaiser Global Resources.

7/12 - "White House to Unveil National AIDS Strategy Tuesday" - See National News. New chief of the World Bank’s global HIV/AIDS program - See People on the Move. Philly Teenshop Program has a component that steps outside the box - See Teen News. "Advance in Quest for HIV Vaccine"

7/8 - MMWR Quick Stats Sex among 15 - 19 year olds - See Teen News.  NIH-Led Scientists Find Antibodies that Prevent Most HIV Strains from Infecting Human Cells - See Basic Research.  POZ dives into the crisis inside America's AIDS Drug Assistance Programs - See Care News.
Nurse-Led Monitoring of HIV Therapy - See Medical Briefs.

7/7 - SEMHA seeks HIV/AIDS Continuum of Care Consultant for HAPIS; and more jobs - See Career Ops. "Study Links Erectile Drugs, STD Rates in Users over 40" - See Medical (STD) News. CDC Blog on Act Against AIDS Campaign - See Prevention News. One more study indicates Doctors and patients--the need for better communication - See Care News.

7/6 - Upcoming 2010 Michigan’s Persons Living with HIV/AIDS Conference - Application.

7/2 - "Economy Hurts Government Aid for HIV Drugs"  - See National News.  The Vienna Declaration: A Global Call to Action for Science-Based Drug Policy - See World News.

7/1 - MASSACHUSETTS:"Condoms Old News in Many Schools.." - See Teen News.

6/29 - G-8 Leaders re-commit to HIV prevention and care - See World News. Journal Watch HIV/AIDS Clinical Care - See Medical Briefs.
 

6/28 - FDA Approves Rapid Test for Hep C - See Medical (hepatitis) News.

6/25 - CDC HIV/AIDS Update: New HIV Special Surveillance Report. New Federal Plan to End Homelessness and Vulnerable Youth Populations - See Teen Resources. National HIV Testing Day --- June 27, 2010 - See National News; and more MMWR Reports from CDC. Launch of the Global Commission on HIV and the Law - See World News.

6/23 - Stigma, STD-Related Shame and STD Screening Among Adolescents - See Teen News. Upcoming PACHA Conference Call Meeting Open to Public - See Meetings.

6/22 - Another Raltegravir Switch Study, Different Outcome - See Medical Briefs. Michigan Coalition on Adolescent Sexual Health (MiCASH) Upcoming meeting to discuss Rights, Respect and Responsibility® and the development of a Michigan Adolescent Sexual Health Plan - See Meetings. Updated HIV Therapy Guidelines Would Reduce Risk of Transmission, Save Lives, Billions in Costs, Study Finds - See World News.

6/21 - FDA Approves "4th generation" HIV diagnostic assay - See Prevention News. Review of Trends in HIV between 2004 and 2008 and Key Finding for MI and SEM - See Surveillance in Michigan. Treating Syphilis Without Penicillin; "Most Docs Don't Follow Screening Guidelines for Cervical Cancer" - See Medical (STD) News. Microbicide Delivery Vehicles for MSM. HIV/AIDS HIV Prevention & Service Providers Locator for NTD - See Calendar.

6/18 - AIDSinfo Updates Clinical Trials Search Page - See Medical Briefs.

6/17 - MDCH Module Trainings have been canceled/rescheduled - See DHWDC Trainings. National Test Day is June 27: See HAPIS Mini-grant Activities planned around Michigan. "FDA Extends Review of Gardasil's Use by Older Women" - See Medical (STD) News. Journal Watch
HIV/AIDS Clinical Care Updates - See Medical Briefs.

6/16 - "Proven Sex-Ed Programs Get a Boost from Obama" - See Teen News.  Tenofovir - pilot study finds good impact on lipids - See Medical Briefs.

6/15 - "No Changes in Restrictions on Gay Blood Donors" - See National News. "Gilead Adds Discount, Price Freeze for AIDS Drugs" - See Care News. Additional HIV test Yields Recent Infection Detection - See Prevention News.  CDC releases 2008 HIV Surveillance Report - See Statistics. FDA seeks to ban Chicago HIV doctor from research - See Care News.

6/11 -New Advocacy Group for MI Sets a Fast Pace - See Michigan News. More on Research into Risks of Lubricants - See Prevention Research. "Berlin Patient"  physician honored for AIDS work - See Awards and Recognition. Study Suggests Need for Earlier HIV Diagnosis and Treatment; ACTG 5224 - studies changes in bones and fat - See Medical Briefs. The 2010 Foundation Directories - See Researching Funding Sources. "New Vaginal Ring Borrows from Birth Control to Fight AIDS" - See Microbicide Research. NYC jails study uses remnant serum from routine syphilis testing salvaged for blinded HIV screening - See Incarcerated.

6/10 - "Panel Studies Lifting Ban on Gay Men Donating Blood" - See National News. "AIDS and HIV Warning to South Africa World Cup Fans" - See World News. Unique Aspects of the Care of HIV-Positive Latino Patients Living in the United States - See Medical Briefs. “One & Only One Campaign” promotes safe injection practices among health care providers - See Prevention News.

6/8 - Gilead Sciences and ADAP Crisis Task Force Announce New Initiatives to Support - See Care News. Journal Watch Hepatitis Reports - See Medical (hepatitis) News. "Class Project Becomes a Kansas City Campaign of HIV/AIDS Awareness" - See Teen News.

6/7 - "White House Convenes Summit on AIDS, African-American Men" - See Minority News. "A Detroit Public Schools Class Gets Serious About Sex" - See Teen News. "AIDS Groups Slam FIFA for Blocking Condoms at World Cup" - See World News. First dual-PCR target viral load test approved for monitoring HIV patients receiving antiretroviral therapy - See Medical Briefs.

6/3 - Aid for AIDS is sparse - See Michigan News. APM seeks
Health Education/Risk Reduction Specialist - See Career Ops. "Federal Ban on Gay Men's Blood Donation to Be Reconsidered" - See National News. New MI Adult HIV/AIDS Case Report Form accommodates transgenders and domestic partners and ID's acute HIV infection- See Surveillance in MI. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance — United States, 2009 - MMWR - Teen News. Human immunodeficiency virus-associated neurocognitive disorders - See Medical Briefs. Azithromycin Equal to Penicillin for early-stage syphilis - See Medical (STD) News.

6/2 - Structure of immune molecule that counteracts HIV strains determined - See Basic Research. Former IAS president Professor Peter Piot appointed Director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine - See People on the Move. North American HIV/AIDS Summit emphasizes importance of housing in HIV prevention and care - See Care News. First Therapeutic Trial With GeoVax Vaccine - See Vaccine Research.  U S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 2010
- See MMWR.

6/1 -  Illinois advisory panel votes for ADAP waiting list - See Care News. "Anti-HIV Drugs Slash Risk of Virus Transmission by 92 Percent" - See Prevention Reserch.