Read Top Medical > AIDS Headlines and Articles from http://www.medicalprnews.com en-us http://www.medicalprnews.com/rss_feeds.htm http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2012/1/marie-a-gladney-mpa-named-a-vip-member-of-cambridge-whos-who-for-excellence-in-public-administration-and-non-profit-management-258585.htm Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT Ms. Gladney has 33 years of professional experience http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2012/1/linda-r-coogle-named-a-vip-member-of-cambridge-whos-who-for-excellence-in-program-development-257883.htm Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT A natural leader, Linda Coogle oversees the development of interactive educational programs for health care professionals http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2012/1/stephanie-ann-siegel-recognized-by-cambridge-whos-who-for-excellence-in-finance-management-256523.htm Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT Mrs. Siegel has been selected as a VIP member of 2011-2012 http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2012/01/ensil-canada-ltd-markham-ontario-canada-today-announced-the-validation-of-a-5minute-noninvasive-hiv-test-at-its-laboratories-in-ontario-canada-254558.htm Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT After several years of scientific and biomedical laboratory experiments, Ensil succeeds in developing a nanotechnology-based sensor to detect gp 21 and gp 27 HIV virus through urine. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2011/12/westport-ent-increases-communication-through-launch-of-facebook-250463.htm Sat, 03 Dec 2011 08:00:00 GMT Dr. Andrew Parker, Norwalk Ear, Nose and Throat doctor, enhances patient interaction through online media site - Facebook. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2011/12/vegas-partner-lounge-gives-generously-for-world-aids-day-250027.htm Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:00:00 GMT Vegas Partner Lounge Group of Casinos has generously donated $20,000 to The Topsy Foundation for World AIDS Day http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2011/11/world-aids-day-vegas-partner-lounge-casinos-chips-in-244558.htm Fri, 04 Nov 2011 08:00:00 GMT Vegas Partner Lounge Group of Casinos is challenging you to help them raise funds for World Aids Day. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2011/10/dr-abraham-verghese-to-give-john-p-mcgovern-lecture-on-oct-24bestselling-author-physician-launches-india-studies-program-at-university-of-houston-241844.htm Thu, 20 Oct 2011 08:00:00 GMT The University of Houston (UH) has invited best-selling author and noted physician Abraham Verghese to give the John P. McGovern Endowed Lecture in Family, Health and Human Values at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 24 at the UH Hilton Hotel, Grand Ballroom. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2011/09/adap-advocacy-association-collaborates-with-former-us-surgeon-general-to-better-engage-congress-on-aids-drug-assistance-programs-crisis-dr-david-satcher-sends-letter-to-house-amp-senate-members-236882.htm Sat, 24 Sep 2011 08:00:00 GMT 16th Surgeon General's letter highlights treatment as prevention http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2011/09/movie-puncture-exposes-hep-bampc-hiv-dangers-in-needlestick-injuries-for-nurses-healthcare-workers-236616.htm Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:00:00 GMT The movie Puncture reveals the untold true story of the enormous risks faced every day by nurses and healthcare workers exposed to dangerous and deadly bloodborne pathogens (Hepatitis B, C and HIV) through accidental needlestick injuries. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2011/08/hiv-cure-needs-strong-political-will-as-when-jf-kennedy-decided-to-send-men-on-the-moon-in-a-decade-227080.htm Mon, 01 Aug 2011 08:00:00 GMT HIV Cure Needs Strong Political Will As When JF Kennedy Decided To Send Men On The Moon In A Decade http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2011/07/scientists-call-for-strong-political-will-to-find-an-hiv-cure-226199.htm Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:00:00 GMT Coming back from the 6th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference held July 18-21, 2011, in Rome, where advances towards an HIV cure were presented, scientists are now convinced that a strong political commitment will be the cornerstone of success to cure HIV. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2011/07/treatment4addictioncom-reports-on-krokodil-a-new-street-drug-in-russia-that-eats-users-flesh-223473.htm Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:00:00 GMT A new designer drug called krokodil (crocodile) that is taking Russia by storm. The opiate-based drug literally eats the flesh of the addicts that abuse it. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2011/07/scientists-searching-for-an-hiv-cure-meet-them-in-rome-next-week-223806.htm Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:00:00 GMT Alain Lafeuillade, MD, PhD, a recognized scientist in the search for an HIV cure, will be available during the forthcoming 6th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention to be held in Rome, July 17-20, 2011. A dedicated booth in the exhibition area will promote his meetings and activities geared towards finding an HIV cure. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2011/06/hiv-curative-strategies-dream-or-future-of-hiv-research-219876.htm Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:00:00 GMT A scientific paper has just been published to summarize current research towards HIV cure and draw a roadmap for coming years. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2011/06/the-holy-grail-of-finding-an-hiv-cure-219874.htm Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:00:00 GMT Many in the scientific and medical communities are happy with the significant progress already made in treatment methods such as antiretroviral therapy, but think there is more that can be done. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2011/06/a-dream-team-and-a-road-map-for-hiv-cure-research-217387.htm Mon, 06 Jun 2011 08:00:00 GMT Founded in 2003 on the occasion of the first andquot;International Workshop on HIV Persistence, Reservoirs and Eradication Strategiesandquot; a dream team of researchers will come up with a road map towards HIV cure later this year. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2011/05/hiv-reservoirs-knowledge-strengthens-the-hope-for-an-hiv-cure-215081.htm Tue, 24 May 2011 08:00:00 GMT Thirty years after the first description of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) the medical community shows increased hope in the development of a cure against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2011/05/breaking-news-2011-urologist-report-reveals-quottraction-beats-surgery-for-permanent-lengthening-of-the-male-sex-organquot-213785.htm Thu, 19 May 2011 08:00:00 GMT Again it has been proven that the non-surgical penile enlargement method using a penile extender, could lead to positive results at the penile extension procedures. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2011/05/recalled-medical-devices-received-fasttrack-fda-approval-211060.htm Wed, 04 May 2011 08:00:00 GMT A recently recalled medical device, the Axxent FlexiShield Mini, was originally approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's 510(K) process. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2011/04/global-vision-technologies-inc-and-aspen-launch-sustain-llc-a-new-online-patient-registry-software-solution-for-nutrition-support-therapy-210337.htm Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:00:00 GMT andquot;Finally, the tracking tool that clinicians have been seeking,andquot; said Debra Ben Avram, A.S.P.E.N.'s CEO. The new tool will allow clinicians to benchmark patient outcomes against aggregate data. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2011/04/western-shelter-systems-chosen-to-provide-mobile-clinics-for-aids-relief-in-swaziland-209788.htm Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:00:00 GMT As part of the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Western Shelter Systems team traveled to the kingdom of Swaziland to provide equipment and training for 23 mobile AIDS treatment and education clinics. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2011/04/hiv-persistence-reservoirs-and-eradication-workshop-preliminary-program-available-206543.htm Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:00:00 GMT The Steering and Scientific Committees of the workshop have just recently opened the preliminary program of this meeting which is dedicated towards finding a cure against HIV AIDS. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2011/03/author-says-the-sharing-of-stories-is-the-cornerstone-of-truth-and-reconciliation-success-202984.htm Tue, 22 Mar 2011 08:00:00 GMT The Residential School experience is one that left a heart-breaking legacy. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2011/03/crime-lab-breakthrough-instrumental-in-hiv-infection-cases-198550.htm Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:00:00 GMT Over the past few years, forensic advances have categorically changed the way major crimes, particularly sex crimes, are investigated and prosecuted in America. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2011/02/a-strategic-hiv-reservoirs-cure-plan-first-needs-a-profound-revolution-199199.htm Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:00:00 GMT Alain Lafeuillade, MD, PhD (a French doctor and researcher working on HIV for more than twenty years), has a dream: to be able one day to prescribe his patients a definite cure. However, the reality he faces is bitter: political pretense, industrial greed and a general mindset more oriented towards power than results. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2011/02/hiv-reservoirs-cure-initiative-will-meet-in-boston-this-month-197946.htm Mon, 21 Feb 2011 08:00:00 GMT The prospect of controlling HIV persistence in infected persons without permanent antiretroviral therapy is the hard task a group of researchers has addressed since 2003. This group, led by Dr. Alain Lafeuillade, MD, PhD - a French doctor and researcher working on HIV Reservoirs, will meet in Boston at the end of February, taking advantage of the opportunity provided by the 18th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2011/02/governments-and-investors-are-guilty-for-not-funding-hiv-cure-research-195026.htm Fri, 04 Feb 2011 08:00:00 GMT Trying to find an HIV cure is considered a taboo or a dream out of reach. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2011/01/global-commitment-urgently-needed-towards-an-hiv-cure-call-for-a-task-force-on-hiv-reservoirs-191848.htm Mon, 17 Jan 2011 08:00:00 GMT Despite major advances in the treatment of HIV disease since the recognition of this pandemic, HIV/AIDS hits more than 33 million individuals worldwide with 7,000 daily new cases of infection. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2011/01/breakthrough-hiv-urine-detection-kit-call-for-healthcare-distributorsagents-in-nigeria-191152.htm Wed, 12 Jan 2011 08:00:00 GMT Nigeria, due to its population of approximately 144 million, represents 14% of people with HIV/AIDS in the sub-Saharan African Region. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2011/01/hiv-reservoirs-cure-or-strategies-to-control-them-in-the-face-of-hiv-persistence-189459.htm Mon, 03 Jan 2011 08:00:00 GMT Despite improvements in prevention 7,000 new HIV infections occur daily in the world with a total of 33 million chronically infected. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2011/01/aids-orphan-in-lesotho-selected-by-humnews-as-2010-person-of-the-year-189390.htm Mon, 03 Jan 2011 08:00:00 GMT Depicted Teenager One of 16 Million Children Under 18 Orphaned by HIV Worldwide http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2011/01/hiv-reservoirs-and-strategies-to-control-them-189125.htm Sat, 01 Jan 2011 08:00:00 GMT Despite effective antiretroviral therapy, HIV persists in long-term latent reservoirs, making the hope for a cure as pipe dreams. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2010/12/video-newhall-laboratories-and-la-bella-beauty-products-support-the-wall-las-memorias-hivaids-benefit-reports-power-media-group-187330.htm Sat, 18 Dec 2010 08:00:00 GMT Newhall Laboratories and its La Bella brand were actively involved in the second annual ROJO fundraising event. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2010/12/foresight-publishing-llc-to-debut-the-book-how-could-my-husband-be-gay-186372.htm Tue, 14 Dec 2010 08:00:00 GMT The Intriguing Question- "How could my husband be GAY?" - Is Answered In The Book That Has Already Captured the Attention of Countless Readers http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2010/12/hiv-transmission-public-health-tragedy-or-sex-crime-186259.htm Sun, 12 Dec 2010 08:00:00 GMT Many states, including Ohio, have made transmission of HIV a sex crime in an attempt to slow the spread of AIDS. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2010/12/global-health-progress-applauds-hivprevention-medicine-trial-encourages-access-to-medicines-in-developing-countries-183946.htm Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:00:00 GMT Antiretroviral trial success and access to medicines discussed. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2010/12/crazyvegascom-donates-2000000-for-world-aids-day-183913.htm Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:00:00 GMT CrazyVegas.com's month-long charity drive resulted in a total amount of $18,493.167 in funds raised, which has been further rounded off to $20,000.00, which will be donated to Nkosi's Haven, a South African-based AIDS charity. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2010/12/goldenrivieracasinocom-announces-its-charity-donation-for-world-aids-day-2010-183914.htm Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:00:00 GMT GoldenRivieraCasino.com's month-long charity campaign raised a total of $20,000.00 which will be donated to South African AIDS charity, Nkosi's Haven. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2010/11/sherrie-kincaid-demonstrates-two-decades-of-excellence-in-nursing-183186.htm Wed, 24 Nov 2010 08:00:00 GMT Ms. Kincaid notes that her career culminated when she became involved with HIV and leukemia product development http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2010/11/wwwaidsorg-a-new-face-breathes-new-life-180469.htm Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:00:00 GMT AIDS.org redesign gets rave reviews for helping reinforce the site's premier reputation for being a current, credible, and accurate source for AIDS and HIV education and prevention information. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2010/10/congressman-david-dreier-gets-spoofed-in-a-new-los-angeles-musical-highlighting-republican-hypocrisy-from-widestance-productions-173953.htm Wed, 06 Oct 2010 08:00:00 GMT Fairies With Children (The Yes on hate Episode) opens October 22nd at the Meta Theatre on Melrose. The show is a drag musical spoof of the popular 90s sitcom that spoofs the relationship between Congressman Dreier and his Chief of Staff. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2010/09/when-you-need-the-tenacity-and-trial-skills-of-a-fearless-advocate-contact-new-york-medical-malpractice-attorney-walter-g-alton-jr-172344.htm Sun, 26 Sep 2010 08:00:00 GMT Mr. Alton's well-established reputation in personal injury and medical malpractice litigation makes him extremely effective in terms of dealing with judges, his adversaries and insurance company representatives. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2010/8/isak-pretorius-honored-by-cambridge-whos-who-166285.htm Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT Isak Pretorius works to aid children in Africa by supplying quality education, nutrition and hygiene http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2010/8/kathryn-cortney-hudgens-christenson-pharmd-honored-for-accomplishments-in-pharmaceutical-services-165866.htm Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT Kathryn Cortney Hudgens Christenson brings expertise in HIV, diabetes and immunization to Walgreens http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2010/08/long-island-funeral-home-the-branch-was-founded-by-john-vigliantes-greatgrandfather-an-italian-immigrant-in-brooklyn-in-1900-164267.htm Fri, 06 Aug 2010 08:00:00 GMT Vigliante's father, Henry, bought The Branch Funeral Home in Smithtown in 1974. He is still involved in the business, but John, 33, is now the manager. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2010/07/global-health-progress-epitomizes-clinton-gates-call-for-efficiency-savings-in-regards-to-hivaids-prevention-treatments-services-163353.htm Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:00:00 GMT GHP's highlights importance of collaborative partnerships and securing resources, such as access to drugs. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2010/07/global-health-progress-highlights-viiv-healthcares-announcement-of-new-initiatives-163354.htm Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:00:00 GMT Initiatives will improve access to HIV medicines for people living in the least developed countries. http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2010/07/preliminary-results-released-in-vienna-for-us-safety-study-of-tenofovir-forprevention-of-hiv-in-men-who-have-sex-with-men-163269.htm Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:00:00 GMT 121 Atlanta Men Participated Through AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta http://www.medicalprnews.com/medical_aids_articles/2010/7/joann-knight-inducted-into-cambridge-whos-who-162443.htm Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:00:00 GMT Joann Knight makes a difference in the lives of others on a daily basis as a counselor