US HIV aid has prevented 741000 deaths: study 
msnbc.com
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The United States foreign aid program that sends billions of dollars to African countries for HIV treatment and prevention has cut the number of people dying for any reason in those nations, a new study suggests.
HIV/AIDS Experts: Prevention Pill Could Encourage Risky Behavior Black Voice News
Pregnant women advised to check HIV status Myjoyonline.com
Telling the HIV story of Hope Ghana

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Home HIV test should be approved, FDA panel rules 
Washington Post
An expert panel recommended Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration approve the first over-the-counter HIV test, a kit that could quickly return results for consumers in the privacy of their homes. The unanimous votes by a 17-member advisory ...
OraSure In-Home HIV Test Kit Moves Closer to FDA Approval BusinessWeek
Home HIV test should be sold in retail stores, US panel urges Fox News
FDA panel backs first rapid, take home HIV test USA TODAY
Philadelphia Inquirer  -CBS News  -Medscape 
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Mayor Lee agrees to restore year's worth of AIDS/HIV funding cut by feds 
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Mayor Ed Lee announced at a meeting Thursday morning with AIDS service providers that he will use city money to backfill $6.6 million in federal cuts to AIDS and HIV care in the city for the new fiscal year that starts July 1.
Breaking: Lee to restore all HIV/AIDS funds Bay Area Reporter
Preggy with HIV missing Sun.Star
AIDS Candelight Memorial set for Sunday WAFB.com
KQED  -UPI.com  -The Online Zamboanga Times 
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FDA Truvada Approval for Sexual HIV Prevention is an Error, States Dr ... 
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
"The FDA Decision to approve Truvada* by 19 votes against 3 in the prevention of HIV transmission on May 11 is irresponsible and against Global Public Health Interests," declares Doctor Alain Lafeuillade, Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases ...
OraSure surges on recommendation for HIV test BusinessWeek
Bioethicist sees promise in home HIV test, but raises serious questions Public Radio International PRI
Gilead Sciences' HIV Drugs Clear a Hurdle Investorplace.com
TIME  -Westside Gazette  -Bloomberg 
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?UCLA IMPACT 2012? HIV/AIDS Global Contest by CHIPTS Launches On May 15th 
Houston Chronicle
?UCLA IMPACT 2012? opens up the world of HIV research to creatives and activists for the first time. CHIPTS, the Center for HIV Identification Prevention and Treatment Services, at UCLA will begin taking entries for their ?UCLA IMPACT 2012? contest on ...

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Sen. Sanders' Common Sense on HIV Drugs Would Save Money and Lives 
Huffington Post (blog)
The issue is the current system for drug development in America, HIV drug development in particular, and how it leads to medications priced so high that the people who need them can't afford them. Sanders pointed out that Americans are forced to pay ...

 

PEPFAR Is Worth It: Ezekiel Emanuel Is Wrong on AIDS Funding 
Huffington Post (blog)
The global economic recession and the de-emphasizing of HIV/AIDS in favor of other global health initiatives threatens to undermine the impressive results achieved thus far in treating HIV in the resource-limited settings.
Gov't to continue HIV/AIDS funding Go Jamaica

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A Changing Landscape in Fighting AIDS 
MarketWatch (press release)
WASHINGTON, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- MS -- This summer, more than 25000 leading scientists, public health experts, policy-makers, community members, and experts in the HIV/AIDS field from around the world will gather in our nation's ...
The "Best Hope" for AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Huffington Post
Your Voice: Early Action for an HIV-Free Generation? under 5 extra USAID (press release)
Author Terry Angel Mason to speak on HIV Vaccine Awareness Day San Diego Gay & Lesbian News
AllAfrica.com  -Examiner.com 
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IBM Working to Make HIV Disappear From Bangkok 
HealthTechZone
IBM announced today it is collaborating with the Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center (TRCARC) to strengthen HIV prevention efforts to make Bangkok the world's first city to achieve "Zero New HIV Infections" by 2015, according to an IBM press release.
South Africa exceeds 2007-11 treatment targets by 50% aidsmap

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"Positive Youth" Showcases Impact of HIV on Today's Youth 
EDGEOnTheNet
by Corey Patrick When television host and producer Charlie David set out to direct "Positive Youth," he was keenly aware of the high rate of HIV infections among young people 13-29. The new documentary is airing later this month on LOGO and screening ...
For HIV/AIDS patients, stress management is a significant factor in successful ... Los Angeles Wave Newspapers
'The Face of HIV is the Human Face' SouthFloridaGayNews.com

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