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Getting to Zero on HIV and AIDS Means Investing in Supportive Services
by Alison Yager, HIV Law Project December 1, 2011 – 3:55pm New York, NY (December 1, 2011) Today is World AIDS Day, a time to recognize those who live with HIV, to honor those who’ve died, and to come together … Continue reading
Marijuana and its CD4 Receptors: A New HIV Treatment Strategy?
Drugs that target one of the two cellular receptors stimulated by the active ingredient in marijuana may prove to be effective at blocking a form of HIV that has been linked to faster disease progression during late stages of the … Continue reading
Oklahoma Man With HIV Faces 7 Felony Charges, $1M Bail
A 23-year-old Oklahoma man is facing seven felony charges for allegedly transmitting HIV to his wife and at least one other woman, NewsOn6.com reports. The charges against Chris Sylvie include assault and battery with a deadly weapon and having sex … Continue reading
HIV Status of Michigan County Suspect Unconfirmed
The status of a Michigan man charged with two felony counts in Kent County of failing to disclose his HIV-positive status to sexual partners actually remains unknown, The American Independent reports. In December 2011, a 51-year-old man turned himself in … Continue reading
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Man Accused of Killing HIV-Positive Boyfriend
Michael Lynne Pearce, a 43-year-old man who confessed to killing his HIV-positive partner in July 2007, has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter, Canada.com reports. Pearce, who is from Winnipeg, Canada, was involved in a “casual homosexual relationship” with Stuart Mark … Continue reading
Gold Drug Shows HIV Eradication Potential
Using a compound containing gold to treat six monkeys infected with an HIV-like virus, a team of researchers has been able to shrink the reservoir of virus-infected CD4 cells impervious to modern-day antiretroviral (ARV) drugs. These early stage results, to … Continue reading
More Than Half of People With HIV in U.S. Have Long Gaps in Care
A first-ever comprehensive estimate of U.S. HIV care retention reveals that more than half of HIV-positive patients had gaps in treatment ranging from seven months to a year or more, according a new study published in the journal AIDS and … Continue reading
Ron Paul Wants Higher Health Costs for People With AIDS
Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Representative Ron Paul (R–Texas) defended a controversial statement about AIDS during a Fox News interview with Chris Wallace on January 1. “The individual suffering from AIDS is certainly a victim, frequently a victim of his … Continue reading
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Advocates Seek Changes to Iowa HIV Criminalization Law
Advocates in Iowa are lobbying their state legislature to change the HIV criminalization law so that a person can be prosecuted only in cases that include both an intent to transmit and an actual transmission, The Daily Iowan reports. Currently, … Continue reading
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AIDS Memorial Quilt in San Francisco for Valentine’s Day
Merchants and advocates are in talks with the family that owns the vacant Market and Noe Center near the Castro neighborhood in San Francisco to put on public view 40 sections of the AIDS Memorial Quilt during the week of … Continue reading