The stigma related to HIV in the LGBT community on full display at CC16 plenary session CHICAGO — The grand ballroom in the Chicago Hilton has played host to many moments in American history — as the elevator trivia screens reminded everyone. But changing the commitment to the fight against HIV by the LGBTQ community […]
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Even a modestly effective HIV vaccine would likely be cost-effective and could make a major contribution to a sustainable response to the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, especially in combination with the scale-up of other interventions including prompt initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), according to a report in the January 5 edition of
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We take a look at treatment and prevention breakthroughs, an increased quality of life and the stigma that continues to make up the HIV landscape The state of HIV in America is changing rapidly. We are finally at a point when, even with no solid cure in sight, the tide of the epidemic could finally
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“Right now, we’re on track to end the scourge of HIV/AIDS. That’s within our grasp.”–President Barack Obama The power of those words really struck me when I heard President Obama say them in his final State of the Union address last week. I’ve wanted to believe that this was possible for the 30 years I’ve
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So, how much do you know about HIV and AIDS in BC and Canada? The disease has been on the radar for three decades now, and has maybe grown familiar to most. But do you really know that much about it?
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VANCOUVER – World-renowned HIV experts from British Columbia are stepping in to help control a massive outbreak of the disease in rural Indiana. The B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS is partnering with Indiana University’s school of medicine in an effort to stymie an epidemic in Scott County where 184 people have tested positive for
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The Indiana University School of Medicine received a grant Monday to study HIV patients’ access to testing and treatment in Austin, Indiana, where an outbreak of HIV cases occurred this year. The two-year, $200,000 grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse will be supplemented by funding from the IU School of Medicine. Partnering with
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VANCOUVER – World-renowned HIV experts from British Columbia are stepping in to help control a massive outbreak of the disease in rural Indiana. The B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS is partnering with Indiana University’s school of medicine in an effort to stymie an epidemic in Scott County where 184 people have tested positive for
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VANCOUVER – World-renowned HIV experts from British Columbia are stepping up to help control a massive outbreak of the disease in rural Indiana. The B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS is partnering with the Indiana University School of Medicine in an effort to stymie an epidemic in Scott County, Ind., where 184 people have tested
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VANCOUVER – World-renowned HIV experts from British Columbia are stepping up to help control a massive outbreak of the disease in rural Indiana. The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS is partnering with the Indiana University School of Medicine in an effort to stymie an epidemic in Scott County, Ind., where 184 people have tested
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