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CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - 09/01/10) - Editors Note: There are 2 photos included with this Press Release. AIDS Calgary presents the 2010 Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life on September 12, 2010 at Eau Claire Plaza. The goal of the Walk is to raise funds for AIDS Calgary's support, prevention and education programs for those affected by, at risk for or living with HIV/AIDS in Calgary. On ...

FT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AHF Offers Fix for FL’s AIDS Drug Wait List: Under AHF Plan, Drug Cos—All of Which Have Patient Assistance Programs—Would Provide Free HIV Drugs, while AHF & other Pharmacies Absorb Dispensing Fees

I have chosen to frame this discussion in terms of young gay men. They are the ones being most impacted by the HIV epidemic, yet still have the opportunity to work to make behavioral changes.

FRANCISTOWN: Caravans at health facilities designed as collection points of Anti-retroviral drugs have been identified as perpetuating stigma against people living with HIV and AIDS.

Anaesthetists are calling for greater clarity on the legal implications of testing incapacitated patients for blood-borne viruses, after a survey found that this is often done following staff needlestick injuries, in possible breach of UK legislation...

During the 63rd U.N. Department of Public Information/NGO Conference on Monday in Melbourne, Australia, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon "call[ed] on delegates to do more to save the lives of mothers and babies," the Australian Associated Press/Sydney Morning Herald reports (Alexander/Rose, 8/30)...

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A man infected with the virus that causes AIDS is likely to be the first test case of a 2006 Chinese anti-discrimination regulation, his lawyer said Tuesday.

A man has filed a lawsuit alleging he was denied a job because he is HIV-positive.

JAMA. 2010;304(9):954. doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1220 Using dendritic cells (DCs) and T cells isolated from human blood, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine have identified 2 molecules—peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR- ) and liver X receptor (LXR)—that, when activated by drugs, can inhibit various aspects of HIV transmission (Hanley TM et al.

ANQING, China, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- A man infected with the virus that causes AIDS is likely to be the first test case of a 2006 Chinese anti-discrimination regulation, his lawyer said Tuesday. AIDS - HIV - People's Republic of China - Health - Conditions and Diseases

FRANCISTOWN: Caravans at health facilities designed as collection points of Anti-retroviral drugs have been identified as perpetuating stigma against people living with HIV and AIDS.

FRANCISTOWN: Caravans at health facilities designed as collection points of Anti-retroviral drugs have been identified as perpetuating stigma against people living with HIV and AIDS.

Source: IRIN A study of HIV-positive people in fishing communities on the shores of Lake Victoria in central Uganda has found that more than a quarter have "superinfections" that threaten both treatment and prevention efforts.

ENTEBBE, 31 August 2010 (IRIN) - A study of HIV-positive people in fishing communities on the shores of Lake Victoria in central Uganda has found that more than a quarter have "recombinant" viruses that might threaten both treatment and prevention efforts.

Woman pocketed the $30 fee for thousands of sperm donations that never occurred An employee of the Eastern Virginia Medical School pleaded guilty Monday to stealing more than $150,000 from the school by reporting thousands of sperm donations that never occurred -- then pocketing the donor fees.

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Aug. 31, 2010) - AIDS Calgary presents the 2010 Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life on September 12, 2010 at Eau Claire Plaza. The goal of the Walk is to raise funds for AIDS Calgary's support, prevention and education programs for those affected by, at risk for or living with HIV/AIDS in Calgary. On September 12th, an estimated 700 Calgarians - walkers, volunteers ...

A prospective schoolteacher says he was illegally denied a job because he is HIV positive.

Ahead of next month's U.N. Summit in New York, a joint U.N.-NGO conference tracking the world's progress toward reaching the U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) kicked off in Melbourne, Australia, on Monday, ABC News reports (8/30)...

Malaysia Considers GM Mosquito Release To Control Dengue Fever Malaysia is still "considering releasing" up to 3,000 mosquitoes that are genetically modified to "combat dengue fever, in a landmark field trial that has come in for criticism from environmentalists," Agence France-Presse reports...