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    Jan 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Arundel council votes to oust health officer Wakhweya

    In a meeting that drew a standing-room-only crowd to its chambers, the Anne Arundel County Council voted Tuesday to support a recommendation by State Department of Health and Human Hygiene Secretary Joshua M. Sharfstein to remove the county's health officer, Angela S. Wakhweya.
    In a meeting that drew a standing-room-only crowd to its chambers, the Anne Arundel County Council voted Tuesday to support a recommendation by State Department of Health and Human Hygiene Secretary Joshua M. Sharfstein to remove the county's health...

    Tags: Voting, Racism, AIDS, Elections, Civil Rights

    2. Nov 21, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. A pregnant woman with HIV, and the cost of U.S. foreign aid cuts

    When I met a woman I'll call "Mary" in Luwingu, a remote district in northern Zambia, she had already seen three of her children die. She did not know that she had contracted HIV until she arrived at the clinic where for the past few months I had been supervising care for pregnant women living with HIV.
    When I met a woman I'll call "Mary" in Luwingu, a remote district in northern Zambia, she had already seen three of her children die. She did not know that she had contracted HIV until she arrived at the clinic where for the past few months I had been...

    Tags: HIV, Diseases and Illnesses, Zambia, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Barbara A. Mikulski

    3. May 19, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  3. A matter of survival: An aging population continues living with HIV

    The Spokesman-Review
    Mark Garrett is alive, which, among his group of friends from 25 years ago, puts him in the tiny minority. That Garrett is 58 and living with HIV puts him in a growing demographic: People with HIV are aging, as a group. Although younger people still...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Eastern Washington University , Physical Conditions, Diarrhea

    4. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  4. U.S. task force calls for routine HIV testing for all adults

    Reuters
    * Experts hope move will encourage more testing * Guidelines may trigger insurance coverage for tests (Adds comments from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in paragraphs eight and nine) By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, April 29 (Reuters) -...

    Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, HIV, Abbott Laboratories, Diseases and Illnesses, Internists

    5. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  5. Task force calls for routine HIV testing for all adults

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - An influential U.S. panel is calling for HIV screening for all Americans aged 15 to 65, regardless of whether they are considered to be at high risk, a change that may help lift some of the stigma associated with HIV testing.
    Reuters
    CHICAGO (Reuters) - An influential U.S. panel is calling for HIV screening for all Americans aged 15 to 65, regardless of whether they are considered to be at high risk, a change that may help lift some of the stigma associated with HIV testing. The...

    Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, HIV, Abbott Laboratories, Diseases and Illnesses, Internists

    6. Mar 31, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Drug maker Novartis loses India patent battle

    India's Supreme Court on Monday rejected drug maker Novartis AG's attempt to patent an updated version of a cancer drug in a landmark decision that health activists say ensures poor patients around the world will get continued access to cheap versions of lifesaving medicines.
    India's Supreme Court on Monday rejected drug maker Novartis AG's attempt to patent an updated version of a cancer drug in a landmark decision that health activists say ensures poor patients around the world will get continued access to cheap versions...

    Tags: HIV, Leukemia, India, Pharmaceuticals, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks

    7. Jan 2, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. The graying of HIV: Hurdles, hope for older adults

    Chicago artist Curtis Bewley is the increasingly common face of HIV. At 58, he's lived with the virus for 15 years.
    Chicago artist Curtis Bewley is the increasingly common face of HIV. At 58, he's lived with the virus for 15 years. Despite being on his fifth treatment regimen, he enjoys an active and healthy lifestyle, working as an advocate for other folks with HIV,...

    Tags: HIV, Diseases and Illnesses, National Basketball Association, Philosophy, Medical Procedures and Tests

    8. Nov 30, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Hope amid frustration as World AIDS Day approaches

    Thirty-four million people live with HIV today, and 1.7 million became newly infected in 2011.  But on the eve of World AIDS Day, many experts see room for some optimism.
    Thirty-four million people live with HIV today, and 1.7 million became newly infected in 2011.  But on the eve of World AIDS Day, many experts see room for some optimism. Studies now show that identifying -- and effectively treating -- people who are...

    Tags: HIV, Diseases and Illnesses, Genetic Engineering, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Environmental Illness

    9. Nov 30, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Health officials warn of increasing HIV infections in Greece

    Financially strapped Greece is seeing a rapid increase in new HIV infections, driven by skyrocketing infection numbers among people who inject drugs, health officials said Friday. More than 300 people who inject drugs were found to be newly infected...

    Tags: HIV, Diseases and Illnesses, Methadone (drug), Disease Prevention, Hospitals and Clinics

    10. Nov 29, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  10. U.S. lays out plan for achieving worldwide AIDS-free generation

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday unveiled a game plan for achieving a global "AIDS-free generation," committing the United States to rapidly scaling up medical interventions that are beating back what once was seen as an unconquerable disease.
    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday unveiled a game plan for achieving a global "AIDS-free generation," committing the United States to rapidly scaling up medical interventions that are beating back what once was seen...

    Tags: HIV, Diseases and Illnesses, Lobbying, Hillary Clinton, Malaria

    11. Nov 20, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  11. HIV infections fall, U.N. says ending AIDS 'feasible'

    LONDON (Reuters) - An end to the worldwide AIDS epidemic is in sight, the United Nations says, mainly due to better access to drugs that can both treat and prevent the incurable human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes the disease.
    Reuters
    LONDON (Reuters) - An end to the worldwide AIDS epidemic is in sight, the United Nations says, mainly due to better access to drugs that can both treat and prevent the incurable human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes the disease. Progress over...

    Tags: HIV, Diseases and Illnesses, United Nations, Viral Diseases and Infections, AIDS

    12. Nov 19, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  12. Advisory panel moves to make HIV testing routine

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - An influential U.S. panel has called for routine HIV screening for all Americans aged 15 to 65, a change that could help reduce some of the stigma about getting tested for the sexually transmitted infection that causes AIDS.
    Reuters
    CHICAGO (Reuters) - An influential U.S. panel has called for routine HIV screening for all Americans aged 15 to 65, a change that could help reduce some of the stigma about getting tested for the sexually transmitted infection that causes AIDS. The draft...

    Tags: HIV, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Diseases and Illnesses, Internal Medicine, Viral Diseases and Infections

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