March 2008

March 2008

Getting Vocal, Nancy Wilson featured in the March cover story in A&U Magazine


March 31

 

Genes Predict Immune Response to Antiretroviral Treatment

 

House of Mercy to hold Walk for AIDS

 

New York Times Editorial on Black AIDS Conspiracy Theories

 

 

March 29

 

Baltimore Ranked 2nd In Nation For HIV/AIDS Cases

 

HIV Ignored? South Park and AIDS Foundation Think So

 

Modest increase for city AIDS programs

 

 

March 28

 

More HIV Cases Reported in 2006

 

Updated Fact Sheet on HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States

 

FDA to Review HIV Drugs for Potential Heart Attack Risk

 

Some New York Schools Get “Health Smart”

 

Report Finds That HIV Cases in Baltimore Increasing Among People Ages 20-29, Calls on City To Do More To Fight Spread of Virus

 


March 27

 

NanoViricides to Begin HIV Animal Trials

 

US leadership commitment to fight AIDS wins global appreciation

 

US agency vows to back AIDS study

 


March 26


Under New York Senate Budget, HIVers Could Lose Job Training, Housing Assistance

 

Steer Clear of Salmonella

 

Structural Approaches to HIV Prevention: Lessons Learned from Addressing Gender Inequality

 

Another Hoped-For Reform in Jeopardy in N.Y.: More Cash for HIV Case Management

 

Florida Religious Leaders to Hold Sedar of Hope

 

 

March 25

 

Genetic Variations Might Be Causing Mutations to HIV, Making It Less Potent, Study Says

 

Houston Chronicle Examines U.S. HIV/AIDS-Related Travel Restrictions

 

Alabama Advocates Urge Officials To Remove Work Release Restrictions for HIV-Positive Inmates

 

 

March 24

 

Group Psychotherapy Improves Mood, but Not Adherence

 

 

March 23

 

Teen AIDS campaign needs public support

 

Enough is enough

 

 

March 22

 

HIV case reports must include names

 

 

March 21

 

Experts Say Silence Around Race, Poverty Boosts U.S. HIV Rates

 

DIVA MN Annual HIV/AIDS Fundraising Fashion Show

 

Adjusting to Living with HIV/AIDS

 

 

March 20

 

Native-American Communities Celebrate National Native HIV Awareness Day

 

National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

 

Orlando Black Women Need a 'Frank Discussion' on HIV/AIDS

 

Frank DeCaro Hosts 'Gala Night' To Fight HIV/AIDS

 

Malama Pono open house today on HIV/AIDS awareness day

 

HIV/AIDS test set at Lummi site

 

Virus On, Virus Off: Researchers Discover a Genetic "Switch" for HIV

 

South Dakota Says HIV Exposure is a Sex Offense; Convicted People Must Register Publicly

 

U.S. Senate Bill Would End U.S. HIV Travel Ban

 

 

March 19

 

HIV-Positive Inmates Segregated at Alabama Prison

 

 

March 18

 

Mental Illness and Substance Use Delay HIV Treatment

 

Pennsylvania HIV/AIDS Advocacy Group Targets Prevention, Treatment Programs Toward Older Adults

 

 

March 17

 

The Irony of HIV/AIDS: Preventable Yet Spreading In Black America

 

Health Officials Launch Project To Fight HIV/AIDS in Caribbean

 

Universal Health Care Doesn’t Ensure Universal HIV Treatment

 

California’s New Anti-Meth Campaign

 

Ellsworth: Down East AIDS Network advocates prevention

 

 

March 16

 

HIV Treatment Bill Approved By

 

 

March 14

 

Treated Herpes Is Still HIV Risk

 

Senate Committee Votes to Remove HIV Travel Ban

 

Communities Seek To Address Racial Health Disparities, Raise Hispanic, Black Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness

 

 

March 13

 

Race and Gender Impact HIV Treatment Side Effects

 

Floridians Want Comprehensive Sex Ed in Schools

 

M·A·C Cosmetics announces Fergie as their newest spokesperson for the M·A·C Viva Glam VI Special Edition campaign

 

Senate Panel Acts on AIDS Bill

 

J&J Subsidiary, FDA Warn Against Death, Liver Damage Risk for People Taking Antiretroviral Prezista

 

 

March 12

 

1 in 4 American Teenage Girls Has an STD

 

Advocates Call for Lifting of US HIV/AIDS-Related Travel Restrictions

 

Positive Women, African Americans Spend Less Time on HIV Treatment, Study Finds

 

NIAID Director Recognizes National HIV Awareness Day for Women and Girls

 

Pills to "Prevent," "Treat" STDs Make False Claims, FDA Warns

 

HIV-Positive People on Long-Term Antiretroviral Treatment Continue To Have Low HIV Viral Loads, Study Finds

 

HIV/AIDS A Small But Growing Concern in North Dakota

 

March 11

 

Newspapers Publish Articles Addressing HIV/AIDS in Hispanic Communities

 

Microbicide Developer Receives License for Novel HIV Microbicide Candidate from Merck & Co., Inc.

 

Fish Oil and Fenofibrate an Effective Combo for High Triglycerides

 

 

March 7

 

Palm Springs ASO Offers Free HIV Testing for Women and Girls

 

 

March 6

 

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

 

Fighting HIV and Addiction in Detroit

 

Illinois House Rejects Legislation That Would Have Repealed Act Requiring Students To Report Their HIV Status

 

 

March 5

 

Is Poverty the Root Cause of the Black AIDS Epidemic?

 

Faith-Based Organizations Express Support for Needle-Exchange Programs

 

 

March 4


Gates Foundation Seeking Grant Proposals for $100M Initiative To Support Research on Infectious Diseases, Including HIV/AIDS

 

Group Releases Report on Rectal Microbicides

 

Bill Duke Pulls Back ‘Cover’ on Down Low Men and HIV/AIDS

 

Exempt from - and fighting - AIDS fund rules

 


March 3

 

Advocates Launch 19th Annual Black Church Week of Prayer To Raise Awareness About HIV/AIDS Among Communities Nationwide

 

New York's HIV/AIDS Names-Based Reporting, Partner Notification Law Has Not Led to Decline in Testing, Study Says

 

Safety Board Recommends Study Participants With High Viral Loads Switch From GSK's Antiretroviral Epzicom to Gilead's Truvada

 

Gene Could Stop Progression of HIV, Study Finds

 

It's More Than a Health Crisis: Economics Fuels HIV/AIDS for Black Americans

 

The Board of Directors of the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, Inc. (NBLCA) announced the selection of C. Virginia Fields, the former two-term Manhattan Borough President, as the organization's new President/CEO

 

 

March 2

 

US blacks need AIDS program

 

 

March 1

 

NAACP health conference at Lane shines light on HIV/AIDS

 

Grass-roots campaign needed to fight HIV/AIDS in black community