HIV Prevention

Source: news.yahoo.com --- 3 days ago
Reuters - African health workers need more training and better tools to circumcise men and boys safely for HIV Prevention, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) study chronicling "shocking" rates of complications. ...

Source: www.reuters.com --- 3 days ago
GENEVA (Reuters) - African health workers need more training and better tools to circumcise men and boys safely for HIV Prevention, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) study chronicling "shocking" rates of complications. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 31 days ago
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Former U.S. President Bill Clinton on Monday urged not to undervalue the importance of HIV/AIDS Prevention during his speech at the 17th International AIDS Conference held here Sunday. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 32 days ago
A large-scale survey of Africans in England shows that targeted HIV Prevention services are required to improve people's confidence and skills in order to avoid passing on or getting HIV. More than 4,000 Africans took part in the BASS Line 2007 Survey ...

Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com --- 32 days ago
Can a pill a day help prevent infection from HIV, the virus that causes AIDS? No one knows. But researchers in a number of countries are... ...

Source: www.latimes.com --- 31 days ago
Researchers are conducting trials to determine whether existing treatments can help block infections. Disheartened by the failures of vaccines and microbicides in blocking HIV transmission, some AIDS researchers are now touting a third possibility: using existing HIV drugs prophylactically. ...

Source: www2a.cdc.gov --- 1 day ago
Shelley Davis and Jennifer Freeman describe the HIV Prevention activities of Farmworker Justice, a national organization headquartered in Washington, DC. ...

Source: www2a.cdc.gov --- 1 day ago
Catalina Sol and colleagues affiliated with La Clinica del Pueblo, a community-based organization and clinical setting in Washington, DC describe collaborative efforts with Casa of Maryland, Inc. and other organizations in the Washington, DC/Maryland area. ...

Source: www.medscape.com --- 23 hours ago
African health workers need more training and better tools to circumcise men and boys safely for HIV Prevention, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) study chronicling "shocking" rates of complications. Reuters Health Information ...

Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com --- 25 days ago
Rising HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men, "[h]omophobia, biology and misplaced confidence that AIDS has become a treatable chronic illness are contributing to a disturbing flashback among scientists and activists" and concern among public health officials that many countries "appear to be repeating the early patterns of the epidemic," the ...

Source: www.sciencedaily.com --- 2 days ago
Researchers in Canada report discovery of unusual proteins in a small group of Kenyan sex workers that appear to be associated with resistance to infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. ...

Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com --- 3 days ago
Although HIV cases among Hispanics and blacks in the U.S. are "increasing at a dangerous rate," the federal government is "ignoring a simple, effective step" of allowing federal funding for needle-exchange programs, Rep. Jose Serrano (D-N.Y.), chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, writes in a ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 3 days ago
Washington Post Sep 2 2008 2:23AM GMT ...

Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com --- 13 days ago
"HIV Prevention Among Vulnerable Populations: The Pathfinder International Approach" (.pdf), Pathfinder International: The report provides information about the risks faced by populations that are particularly vulnerable to HIV/AIDS, including commercial sex workers, injection drug users and men who have sex with men. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 13 days ago
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Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com --- 10 days ago
Vietnam's General Department of Population and Family Planning under the Ministry of Health on Tuesday launched an HIV/AIDS awareness campaign that promotes safer-sex practices among young people in the country, the VNS/Viet Nam News reports. ...

Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com --- 33 days ago
With the recent endorsement by the World Health Organization (WHO) and scientists worldwide of adult male circumcision as an important strategy for HIV Prevention, there is increased urgency to develop safe and cost-effective circumcision services. This is especially the case in Africa where HIV/AIDS continues to spread at an epidemic rate. Studying this method are Dr. ...

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Fergie speaks with youth at the M·A·C AIDS Fund’s Global Youth Prevention Initiative at Safe Space in New York on Wednesday. ...

Source: www.emaxhealth.com --- 22 days ago
The New Mexico Department of Health announced today that Hispanics now represent about half of new HIV/AIDS infections in New Mexico. The Department of Health examined its HIV/AIDS data after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the number of Americans infected by HIV is about 40% higher than the federal agency had originally estimated. read more ...