MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'aids,'. Tue, 04 May 2010 18:19:56 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3519650&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F04%2F30%2Fit-was-seven-years-ago-today-in-the-wee-hours-of-the-morning%2F Chopin, Roman Polanski, and a cab “What a great film!” I thought. “No wonder Adrien Brody won the ‘Best Actor’ Oscar.” As I walked out of the Carlton I welcomed the freshness of the night air. I glanced at my watch. It wasn’t quite midnight. Heading east along Carlton Street, the music of Chopin still [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3519650 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:06:42 +0100 3519650 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3501388&cid=t_307592_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.virology.ws%2F018_W3310_10.wmv Download: .wmv (330 MB) | .mp4 (72 MB) Visit the virology W3310 home page for a complete list of course resources. (Source: virology blog) virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3501388 Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:43:40 +0100 3501388 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3490819&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F04%2F21%2Feasy-does-it%2F It was not for lack of Vitamin D, absorbed during a short photography walk yesterday, that I awoke before dawn today coming out of an unusually coherent dream and gasping for breath. I knew my blood glucose had crashed; no need to waste a test strip on this. (I had been fasting since [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3490819 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:56:01 +0100 3490819 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3487094&cid=t_307592_99_f&fid=34589&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Faetiology%2F%7E3%2F_vvU_G5LT10%2Fhivaids_prevention_time_for_ch.php Student guest post by Francis Mawanda. HIV/AIDS is a major public health problem worldwide. To date, it is estimated that more than 60 million people have been infected with HIV and more than 25 million people have died as a result of HIV/AIDS worldwide1. Despite the high prevalence and mortality rates that are associated with HIV/AIDS, and after more than 29 years of aggressive research efforts, there is still no cure or vaccine to prevent against HIV/AIDS. And although the introduction of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs in the mid 1990s greatly improved the outlook, health and quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS, ARV drugs are associated with issues of viral resistance, serious side effects and high costs which render them unavailable in developing countries with the greatest HIV... Aetiology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3487094 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:10:11 +0100 3487094 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3475791&cid=t_307592_87_f&fid=36088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ourbodiesourblog.org%2Fblog%2F2010%2F04%2Fa-reluctant-hero-betsy-ryan View all Women’s Health Heroes nominees. Who’s your hero? Submit here. Entrant: Steven Slosberg Nominee: Betsy Ryan, RN I’ve submitted a column I wrote about Betsy Ryan several years ago when I was a columnist for The Day, a daily newspaper in New London, Conn. Betsy continues to work ardently as a nurse in the infectious diseases department at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London, as well as in HIV/AIDS education and prevention in our community, and, as a breast cancer survivor, summons enviable energy in her commitment. She is most deserving of this honor. A reluctant hero on front lines of a long fight (originally published 10/01) Knowing Betsy Ryan, I suspect the Alliance for Living first had to engrave and mail the invitations, post public notice in places beyond h... Our Bodies Our Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3475791 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:13:25 +0100 3475791 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3463791&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35262&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsurvivinghiv.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fupdate-on-medicares-decision-to-help.html (Source: Nelson Vergel's HIV Blog) Nelson Vergel's HIV Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3463791 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:35:00 +0100 3463791 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3447512&cid=t_307592_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2010%2F04%2F08%2Fsouth-africa-5%2F Cape Town – February 2010 Graves are seen through the empty window of an abandoned cemetery care taker’s hut in Cape Town’s Khayelitsha township. Many of those buried in the cemetery died from AIDS or related complications such as tuberculosis (TB). Some 5.5 million people live with HIV/AIDS in South Africa – more per capita than any other country – while 33 million people live with the disease worldwide. Despite having the world’s highest number of people receiving anti-retroviral therapy there are millions more who cannot access the life-saving drugs they need, either because they are too expensive or simply not available. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3447512 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 11:35:30 +0100 3447512 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3445067&cid=t_307592_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D8985 New Teen Suicide Prevention Campaign Launched http://bit.ly/bbAJIv A new multimedia teen suicide prevention campaign was launched by the federal government’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) on April 1, 2010. [Center for Health and Health Care in Schools News Alert – April 6, 2010] African Americans and HIV http://bit.ly/cDjdYP “i know” focuses on encouraging young African Americans to talk about HIV and what can be done to prevent it. [U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services Daily Digest Bulletin] (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3445067 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 22:15:09 +0100 3445067 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3443512&cid=t_307592_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2FHyz-u3g1UBE%2F Xenotropic murine leukemia virus related virus (XMRV) has been implicated in prostate cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Because XMRV is a retrovirus, it might be susceptible to antiviral drugs that are licensed for the treatment of AIDS. AZT (azidothymidine) was previously found to block XMRV replication. A screen of forty-five compounds reveals that XMRV replication is inhibited by raltegravir and three other drugs. The authors studied the effect of 45 compounds on the replication of XMRV in cell lines derived from human breast (MCF-7) and prostate (LNCaP) cancers. Twenty-eight of the drugs have been approved for use in humans, including treatment of HIV-1 infection. The drugs tested include nucleoside and non-nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitors, and integrase and proteas... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3443512 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:44:48 +0100 3443512 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3443983&cid=t_307592_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FPHedEVOSc7Y%2F Good morning, everyone. Hope your week is going well. We are on an altered scheduled, as it so happens, but have a nifty system to keep you abreast of developments. And so here are a few that we hope will ease your day. Meanwhile, we are grabbing the required cup of stimulation - we go nowhere without one - and invite you to do the same. Stay in touch… Prescription Drug Overdoses Rise In The US (Reuters) Sanofi Chemo Drug Pact Should Draw FTC Scrutiny (Seeking Alpha) AIDS Group Asks Bristol To Cut Drug Price (press release) UK Cuts Swine Flu Vaccine Order (Associated Press) Merck Drug Shows Promise In Pelvic Cancer Patients (Reuters) Clearstone To Close New Jersey Lab (OutsourcingPharma) (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3443983 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:16:20 +0100 3443983 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3440767&cid=t_307592_87_f&fid=36088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ourbodiesourblog.org%2Fblog%2F2010%2F04%2Ffighting-cervical-cancer-around-the-world-john-varallo Entrant: Maureen Reinsel Nominee: John Varallo, MD, MPH, Senior Technical Advisor Obstetricians and gynecologists choose to dedicate themselves to women’s health, but that alone does not qualify them as a Women’s Health Hero. A hero humbly exceeds the average expectations to create true and lasting positive change. Dr. John Varallo, through his selfless and untiring contributions to women’s health in the United States, Guyana, Tanzania, Uganda, Belize, Guatemala, and Australia, is a Women’s Health Hero. While I know him through his work on cervical cancer prevention and treatment in Guyana, it is far from his only contribution to women’s health globally. Dr. Varallo works with the most vulnerable women, and inspires others to join him through education and collaboration. Dr. Vara... Our Bodies Our Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3440767 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:52:10 +0100 3440767 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3437876&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4409 Ok, here’s the deal. I didn’t want to look foolish after going to all the trouble of making this video to enter in a contest to win a free copy of Kathy Griffin’s latest DVD release, “She’ll Cut a Bitch.” I mean it was a lot of work for something I could have ordered off of Amazon for 15 bucks. That wasn’t the purpose, the purpose is that I want the video to be seen. So I released the video even though I knew I missed the deadline. However like a gift from little baby jesus himself, she has a new and even better contest: tickets to Pridefest, and a meet and greet. The I decided to go green and recycle my first video as I thought it was fabulous, and is the most popular video by far I’ve made so far in terms of viewing hits. Here is it, I&#821... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3437876 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:04:33 +0100 3437876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3422018&cid=t_307592_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D8827 Several people were blocked from attending the March 24th Spotlight! session on HIV/AIDS Resources, so it will be offered  again on Tuesday April 6th at 9:00 am Mountain Time/10:00 am Central Time Taking the one-hour class and completing the exercises and class evaluation makes you eligible to receive 1 Medical Library Association Continuing Education credit. This online training is FREE. You will need Internet access and a phone. Log onto https://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcr . You’ll sign in as a guest, enter your phone number when prompted and the system will call you!.  Captioning available upon request to mmagee@unmc.edu (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3422018 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:20:02 +0100 3422018 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3416245&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F28%2Fthe-infuriating-sins-of-the-fathers%2F As I walked up to the subway this morning I passed a Tamil-Canadian family crossing the street from St. James Town to attend Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church – so a confession is in order. I have received Communion from Jesuits there which, as a Protestant, I am not permitted to do. [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3416245 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:42:53 +0100 3416245 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3404089&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4392 Oh my god, it has taken me almost four days to return to normal after three days of non-stop a go-go to NYC and back last weekend. I don’t think I can do much more of these whirlwind trips any more; another sign I’m getting old and virally worn out. There was a time when I’d fly in Friday and fly out Sunday to any given city all the time, but come to think of it, it was tiring even 20 years ago. I’m not sure what made me think this was going to be any different. I do have to say, I was so off my game in NYC. The interview, although can be edited into something ok, my mind went a blank. This should have been a piece of cake interview after 20 years of doing this kind of stuff. Perhaps it was the fact that I wasn’t feeling well and was up since 4 am the night before leaving having ... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3404089 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:52:05 +0100 3404089 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3390943&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F21%2Fthe-health-care-debate-from-an-hiv-patients-perspective%2F I do not understand all the ins and outs of the American health-care system, neither that which existed before today’s vote in the House of Representatives nor the one after. Here’s what I do know. Canada has a single-payer health system for hospitalizations, doctor’s visits and related expenses such as most diagnostic tests. Coverage of pharmaceuticals [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3390943 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:45:18 +0100 3390943 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3383082&cid=t_307592_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FaRNP6NYSxkQ%2F A controversy has erupted in recent weeks in India, where consumer activists are arguing that intellectual property conferences sponsored by drugmakers, law firms and others are little more than gussied up opportunities to lobby India’s judges and policy makers. In their view, these IP summits, which are organized by the George Washingtong University Law School, are attempts to influence sitting judges on patent law enforcement issues that are pending in Indian courts. “These meetings are being used as forums by companies to promote their intellectual property and to lobby for either law amendments or even to plead their cases currently pending before, for instance, the Indian Patent Office,” more than 20 consumer groups and non-governmental organizations wrote in a Feb. ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3383082 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:03:34 +0100 3383082 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3378444&cid=t_307592_87_f&fid=36224&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.wsjonline.com%2F%7Er%2Fwsj%2Fhealth%2Ffeed%2F%7E3%2Fh8NM3LdOMlU%2F Getting one drug through the FDA approval process is hard enough but getting the go-ahead for multiple medicines at once so they can be used together in so-called drug cocktails can be Herculean. Now the agency is devising guidelines to speed up testing and approval of multidrug regimens for some of the world’s most deadly diseases, such as AIDS, tuberculosis and cancer, the WSJ reports this morning. Such a policy would be a first for the FDA, a spokesman says. Two pharmaceutical consortia want to use the new approach, the article says. One is a group of 10 drug companies and several nonprofit organizations convened by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to develop medicines to fight tuberculosis. The other is an effort by Merck and AstraZeneca, which are jointly testing two antica... WSJ.com: Health Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3378444 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:28:41 +0100 3378444 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3378732&cid=t_307592_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2Fj_XwUiio9VA%2F The move is designed to jumpstart testing and approval of new regimens for so-called drug cocktails to combat tuberculosis, AIDS and cancer. The guidelines would apply only to drugs for life-threatening illnesses for which options don’t already exist, and that drug cocktails are believed necessary. Among those involved: the Critical Path to TB Regimens, which includes Pfizer, Sanofi-Aventis, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline and a unit of Johnson & Johnson; Global Alliance for TB Drug Development, the Critical Path Institute and Treatment Action Group, as well as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The companies have agreed to share data and test combo treatments. “This represents a bigger issue - the strengthening of regulatory science” to encompass scientific advances,... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3378732 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:10:42 +0100 3378732 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375601&cid=t_307592_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D8641 Spotlight! on National Library of Medicine Resources HIV and AIDS Resources will be the subject of the next Spotlight! on National Library of Medicine Resources, presented by Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, on Wed. March 24. Tune in at 8:30 am Mountain Time/9:30 am Central Time. **Note the new starting time! Taking the one-hour class and completing the exercises and class evaluation makes you eligible to receive 1 Medical Library Association Continuing Education credit. This online training is FREE. You will need Internet access and a phone. Log onto https://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcr . You’ll sign in as a guest, enter your phone number when prompted and the system will call you! Register online at http://tinyurl.com/mcrclasses (registration is not required but is appreciated). Captioning available... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375601 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:52:52 +0100 3375601 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3374333&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F16%2Funearthing-one-of-my-early-newspaper-appearances%2F   After the cathartic experience here this morning of again recalling Craig’s struggles, in the early days of his ministry, I was remembering some of what was going on in my life 700 km away from Craig.  In the raucous days of an Ontario Human Rights Code amendment debate, giving gays and lesbians protection in the [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3374333 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:02:00 +0100 3374333 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370622&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35277&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.aac.org%2Findex.php%2F2010%2F03%2F16%2Faids-actions-leela-strong-lends-a-hand-in-haiti%2F The devastating earthquake in Haiti had many people and organizations wondering, “What can we do to help?” Immediately AIDS Action Committee began encouraging our donors and networks to contribute to relief organizations with direct access to Haiti and a history of effectiveness in crisis response — especially Partners in Health, a Boston-based organization with a strong track record fighting HIV/AIDS in Haiti. AIDS Action Committee’s senior staff reinstated a personnel policy from the days of Hurricane Katrina, allowing agency staff to donate their time to relief efforts. On February 4th, AIDS Action’s Associate Director of Client Services, Leela Strong, arrived in Haiti to do just that. Working with Farm Haiti, an NGO whose mission is to put tools for succes... AIDS Action Committee's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370622 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:48:59 +0100 3370622 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370620&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F16%2Falyson-huntly-will-receive-this-years-craig-chaplin-memorial-award%2F    Google Alyson Huntly’s name, as I did even before I knew with absolute certainty that I’d be writing this, and you’ll see what an accomplished author, educator, Diaconal Minister, grandmother (and on and on) she is!  Add Doctor, too, Alyson having received her Ph.D. in Education (Curriculum) from Queen’s University last fall. So for [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370620 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:49:00 +0100 3370620 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3366427&cid=t_307592_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FAivY3Hc3qck%2F A trial gets under way today involving a former Pfizer biologist who claims she was illegally fired for claiming she was intermittently paralyzed by a genetically engineered virus to which she was exposed, and the proceedings are being closely watched because the alleged incident raises questions about safety practices in genetic engineering, The Hartford Courant writes. Organizations involved in workplace safety and responsible genetic research say the lawsuit filed by Becky McClain is an example of what they claim is evidence that risks caused by genetic manipulation have outstripped more slowly evolving government regulation of laboratories, the paper continues. McClain suspects she was inadvertently exposed, through work by a former Pfizer colleague, to an engineered form of the lentiv... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3366427 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:25:33 +0100 3366427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3366430&cid=t_307592_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FzZvPAeo5eqw%2F Welcome back, everyone. We hope your weekend was pleasant. We had a soggy time here on the Pharmalot corporate campus, where the rains overwhelmed us. Now, though, we are drying out and brewing a cup of stimulation to jumpstart the day. To help you along, we have found a few interesting items. Stay in touch… FDA Delays Approval Of Lilly, Amylin Diabetes Drug (Reuters) Pet Owners Sue Over Flea Meds (The Morning Call) Abbott’s TriCor Fails To Beat Placebo (Forbes) Merck Urged To Lower Isentress Price (SouthFloridaGayNews) Court Rules Against Autism Vaccine Claims (Reuters) Genetix Gets $35M For Gene Therapy Work (Xconomy) (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3366430 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:58:57 +0100 3366430 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3365953&cid=t_307592_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.rawvoice.com%2Fpmn_twiv%2Fwww.twiv.tv%2FTWiV073.mp3 Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Rich Condit Vincent, Dickson, and Rich discuss multipotent progenitor bone marrow cells as a reservoir of HIV-1, integration of HHV-6 into telomeres, and dispersal of West Nile virus across the US by mosquitoes. This episode is sponsored by Data Robotics Inc. Use the promotion code VINCENT to receive $50 off a Drobo or $100 off a Drobo S. Win a free Drobo S! Contest rules here. Download TWiV #73 (63 MB .mp3, 87 minutes) Subscribe to TWiV (free) in iTunes , at the Zune Marketplace, by the RSS feed, or by email. Links for this episode: HIV-1 infects multipotent progenitor cells HHV-6 genome integrates into telomeres A role for mosquito-mediated dispersal of West Nile virus across the US Using tobacco mosaic virus to produce synthetic photov... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3365953 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:51:54 +0100 3365953 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3366385&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F14%2Fthe-roof-over-my-head-a-touchstone-of-my-gratitude%2F A brief look at Kengi’s blog reminded me to take stock of how grateful I am to be living where I do, as I do, with rent geared-to-income. This spring marks the beginning of my nineteenth year in this apartment – I’ve had to do a couple rounds of finger counting just to come to believe [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3366385 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:26:33 +0100 3366385 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3363790&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F14%2Fblogging-about-being-blogged-about%2F I was quick to post this link to Facebook yesterday from a website in Princeton which featured an interview-by-email with me on the subject of blogging about HIV/AIDS. Shruti Kalra, the writer of the piece, first contacted me early in the year, wondering a few things about me and this blog, and I wasn’t long agreeing to [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3363790 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:29:48 +0100 3363790 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3359184&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4376 For the next little while my recent fab magazine conversation piece can be found here. I can honestly say that It was indeed a conversation starter. At least a comment generator as this is one of the pieces I’ve had the most people come up to me and say something. I haven’t been featuring my pieces on here, and I will get back to that as I’ve been a wee bit lazy. Hope you enjoy it. Not for the faint of heart when it comes to talking about “pee.” (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3359184 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:37:14 +0100 3359184 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3355809&cid=t_307592_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D8555 Disability Etiquette Courage Center, which serves people with disabilities, has published a brochure on disability etiquette and is available online at : http://www.couragecenter.org/images/documents/CC%20Miss%20Sue.pdf [CLAStalk listserv] Help Make Children Count Too Census Toolkit English and Spanish http://2010.census.gov/partners/toolkits/toolkits-dora.php Children have been undercounted in every census since the first one in 1790. Local communities rely on census information in planning for schools, child care, health, and other critical services. The Annie E. Casey Foundation is supporting the Census Bureau’s efforts to ensure that parents and child care providers count their babies and young children on their 2010 Census forms so all children can benefit tomorrow from communi... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3355809 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:52:42 +0100 3355809 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3358952&cid=t_307592_87_f&fid=36088&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ourbodiesourblog.org%2Fblog%2F2010%2F03%2Fwrap-up-std-prevention-conference-hivaids-awareness-female-condoms-in-d-c Amanda Lenhart, senior research specialist at Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, has posted her presentation on social media and young adults that was delivered this week at the National STD Prevention Conference in Atlanta. The slideshow covers the latest data on electronic and digital communciation, including cell phone usage and sexting. Presenting with Lenhart was Kicesie Drew, who provides sex ed information via YouTube; Sally Swanson from the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Campaign of North Carolina, a group that usess texting to answer questions about sexual health; and Cornelis Rietmeijer, director of the Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Program/Denver Public Health. More health professionals are turning to innovative techniques and technologi... Our Bodies Our Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3358952 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:43:23 +0100 3358952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3349307&cid=t_307592_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2010%2F03%2F10%2Fmozambique-3%2F Maputo – August 2009 A poor neighborhood of Maputo, Mozambique. High rural unemployment and poverty levels is forcing migration into the cities, placing children in a vulnerable position. The HIV prevalence rate is 15% in Mozambique. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3349307 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:44:58 +0100 3349307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3347833&cid=t_307592_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D8529 Collaboration: Lessons Learned Webinar Navigating Collaboration: A Crash Course in Connecting with the Community: Lessons Learned March 22, 1:00 MT/2:00CT Over the past year, a series of webinars has been offered on how to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with people and organizations outside the library http://nnlm.gov/mcr/resources/community/collaboration.html . Each of the webinars included information and resources on that topic area.  On March 22, Will Olmstadt, Librarian, Becker Medical Library, Washington University School of Medicine will close out the series with a discussion with “Lessons Learned”. Come listen and contribute to the discussion that offers insight based on experience on what works well when collaborating around health information. Log onto http... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3347833 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:40:21 +0100 3347833 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3346650&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4372 I’m so excited with all the changes and opportunities that seem to be coming my way. First of all, I’m looking forward to my new working relationship with Shaun Proulx as PositiveLite.Com becomes a sister site to GayGuideToronto.Com, and part of Shaun Proulx Media. There are so many great ways that we can create synergies by combining our efforts, and I’m very much looking forward to the out come. At the end of the month, a couple improv friends are putting on an improv workshop for people living with HIV the AIDS Committee of Toronto on March 31st” I think this will be a lot of fun and encourage anyone who wants to explore their own sense of playfulness in safe environment, then come and join us. More info can be found on my Facebook Event Page. Last week I had a chance to see Joa... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3346650 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:53:53 +0100 3346650 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3340368&cid=t_307592_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D8461 HIV/AIDS Community Information Outreach Projects 2010 http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/hiv/2010aidsrfq.html The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce the solicitation of quotations from organizations and libraries to design and conduct projects that will improve access to HIV/AIDS related health information for patients, the affected community, and their caregivers. (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3340368 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:07:50 +0100 3340368 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3327245&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F03%2F1000-words-probably-less-for-a-smaller-picture%2F One of the very first outward signs of HIV I bore was seborrheic dermatitis. It was more like a reaction to being told that I had HIV. This has not been a consistent problem with me – or else I ignore it equally as consistently – but it has become problematic in the last month and [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3327245 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:54:12 +0100 3327245 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3323953&cid=t_307592_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D8355 Statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,National Institutes of Health, on National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, March 10, 2010 http://www.nih.gov/news/health/mar2010/niaid-02.htm “As we commemorate the fifth annual National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, we are reminded that in the United States, women and teenage girls accounted for more than a quarter of all new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in 2007[1] and more than 93,900 cumulative deaths from AIDS.[2] Black women in this country suffer disproportionately from the HIV/AIDS epidemic, as they acquire new HIV infections at nearly 15 times the rate of white women.[3] Worldwide, half of the estimated 33.4 million people living with HIV in 2008 were female,[4] and HIV... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3323953 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:37:31 +0100 3323953 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3322581&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4357 I am in such a fog today. The ADD medication so has been pretty good. There have been a couple drawbacks. One is that I can get far too easily stressed out, and I have to watch that. The old habit of drinking a pot of coffee isn’t what it used to be. That might have been tolerable when I wasn’t adding any supplementary stimulants into my body. Not any more! Yesterday I felt so stressed over some things that I just took a break and enjoyed the beautiful sunny day on what would normally gloomy cold February day. It has been such exceptional winter weather wise that it seemed to be a waste worrying about things that are just a blip in the radar in life. Don’t me wrong; I’m far from being a basket case of nerves. But sometimes when things are bothering me, I have to foc... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3322581 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:57:48 +0100 3322581 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3316215&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4350 I’m asking everyone to be patient with me as I sort out my life vis-à-vis all my websites. What I’m thinking of doing is incorporating Acid Reflux into PositiveLite.Com, and then there will only one blog and one focus. My column on GayGuideToronto.Com is different from Acid Reflux in that I write about more topical issues, where I want to get back writing more frequently about what’s going on in my life, in addition to exploring video etc. I will let everyone know, and then I will be focused in one place. There are so many exciting things going on! My first one is a new medication, which is always exciting for me. I say that as dry sarcasm, and with a bit of truth depending on what the drug is. I went to my doc’s and told him about the winter depression. Since we&#... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3316215 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:56:08 +0100 3316215 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3313870&cid=t_307592_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2010%2F02%2F26%2Fmozambique-2%2F Vilanculos – August 2009 Children playing in the beach. 17.000 children die in one year due to AIDS. Access to treatment is on the rise, at the end of 2008, 9393 children were on ART treatment and 48,000 in care. But it is estimated that 81.000 mozambicans will die yearly due to AIDS, leaving 400.000 orphans. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3313870 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:57:58 +0100 3313870 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294537&cid=t_307592_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F02%2F21%2Fsunday-news-round-up-short-sunny-day-edition%2F There are lots of great links up in the Ninth Carnival of Feminist Parenting, including links on sex ed, pregnancy, disability, violence against women, body image and more. Also, 14th Carnival of Feminists is up and focused on social justice organizing. Robin Marty has a round-up of some abortion-related laws proposed in the states this legislative session. A conference I didn’t know about and now really want to attend: From Abortion Rights to Social Justice: Building the Movement for Reproductive Freedom (April 9-11 in Amherst, MA). Applications for travel/housing stipends are due on the 24th of this month. [hat tip to Feministing] Also, fellow Southerners may be interested in the 2010 Southern Reproductive Justice Leadership Institute in Durham on March 19-21. 40 Days for Life h... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294537 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:54:33 +0100 3294537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3290963&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F02%2F19%2Fpm-harper-reneges-on-hiv-vaccine-research%2F When Saturday’s Globe and Mail flops down on door-steps across the country Saturday, a story will be found of our government’s cynicism and disregard for Canada’s reputation on the world stage. (Finding such a report is not usually handed to us so matter-of-factly although, given the subject matter, it’s a play to the Conservative [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3290963 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:48:42 +0100 3290963 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3285236&cid=t_307592_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D8147 http://bit.ly/b1NdZY From the Office of Minority Health, an online HIV/AIDS bilingual dictionary. Find Spanish equivalents for English words and vice versa. Rate the translations provided. Use the tag cloud to find commonly searched terms. (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3285236 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:40:06 +0100 3285236 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3276030&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35262&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsurvivinghiv.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fstrive-to-thrive-while-growing-older.html (Source: Nelson Vergel's HIV Blog) Nelson Vergel's HIV Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3276030 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:58:00 +0100 3276030 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3273059&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2162 LGBT ally Rep Diane Watson will not run for re-election by Karen Ocamb February 11, 2010 Longtime LGBT ally Congressmember Diane E. Watson (D-CA) formally announced Thursday that she is not seeking re-election. She wants Karen Bass, the outgoing Speaker of the California Assembly and another pro-LGBT ally, to replace her representing California’s 33rd Congressional District. Watson’s openly gay legislative deputy Charles Stewart describes below how his boss told her staff she was retiring. But first something about Watson. I first met Diane Watson in the early 1990s at AIDS activist Phill Wilson’s house for a meet and greet with the California State Senator, where she’d been serving since 1978. First thing that struck me was how tall she was – statuesque and elegant and smart. Tu... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3273059 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:26:33 +0100 3273059 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3271162&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4346 Even though it’s been a very mild winter, and far more sunny days, it is starting to get a bit more difficult. I haven’t been getting depressed, but I do wake up so bloody tired and stay that way all day.  This is probably due to the fact that I’ve been working hard on a lot of various projects, all of which I enjoy a lot. Then it hits me, what I call “The Wall” I met this guy at the Y, and we had a chat afterwards, and the subject of health comes up.  I have a really hard time answering the question of whether or not I’m in good health or not. I get a lot of colds, and various weird, yet not parlous health problems. The single number one thing for me is my stamina.  I do not have the ability to push myself a great deal. Getting up a few hours early one day and running a lon... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3271162 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:37:57 +0100 3271162 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3267966&cid=t_307592_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D8061 http://www.aids.gov/awareness-days/ National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS March 7-13, 2010 http://tinyurl.com/y9jnhvt National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day March 10, 2010 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Service, Office on Women’s Health  http://womenshealth.gov/nwghaad/ National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day March 20, 2010 The National Native American AIDS Prevention Center http://www.nnaapc.org/news/awareness-day.htm Colorado State University’s Center for Applied Studies in American Ethnicity Commitment to Action for 7th-Generation Awareness & Education: HIV Prevention Project (CA7AE)  http://www.happ.colostate.edu/ Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. (ITCA) http://www.itcaonline.com/nshapp/index.html (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3267966 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:14:10 +0100 3267966 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3267141&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F02%2F12%2Fi-read-the-news-today%2F …oh BOY! – but the most I can gather is that scientists may be closer to finding the best way to go after HIV in men. I had better luck reading this at cbc.ca. Then I read this comment – and I was off to the races! fixer1 wrote:Posted 2010/02/12 at 10:01 AM ET The problem we now [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3267141 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:02:41 +0100 3267141 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3267133&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2160 new media toolkit one-pagers chers— this is an excellent set of posts on the new media from the AIDS.gov blog. they are intended to give you an overview of just what we’re talking about when we say “new media,” with links to more information and resources as you want and/or need them. plan spending some time with these pages, namaste —rk Resources and Information from the AIDS.gov blog: Accessibility Web accessibility means that people with disabilities can perceive, understand, navigate, interact with, and contribute to the Web. Web accessibility encompasses all disabilities that affect access to the Web, including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, and neurological disabilities…read full Accessibility One-Pager Download PDF Version ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3267133 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:17:31 +0100 3267133 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3267134&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2158 new media toolkit glossary Click on the term below to see the definition: Blog eCards Mashups New Media News Reader Online Chat Photo Sharing Services Podcast RSS Feed Social Bookmarking Social Media Social Network Services (Social Networking Sites) Texting (or Text Messaging) Twitter Usability Video Games Video Sharing Service Virtual World Web 2.0 Web Button Webcast Web Conferencing Webinar Wiki Blog A website, usually maintained by an individual, with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse chronological order. “Blog” is also a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog. Example: AIDS.gov Blog eCards Similar to a postcard or greeting card, with the primary difference b... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3267134 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:28:11 +0100 3267134 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3267135&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2154 new media toolkit resources Here are some new media resources we’ve come across at AIDS.gov. Please note that this list is just a sample of the many new media resources available on the web. Please leave a comment if you have other suggestions. Click on the topics below to see resources: Blogs Data on New Media Use eCards Mashups New Media Basics Online Games Photo Sharing Services Podcasting RSS Feeds Social Networking Text Messaging Twitter Video Sharing Virtual Worlds Wikis Website Accessibility and 508 Compliance Website Usability Blogs Where can I learn about blogging basics? Common Craft’s video on blogs “in plain English” What are examples of government public health blogs? AIDS.gov Blog Health and Human Service Secretary Mike Leavitt’s Blog CDC’s Health M... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3267135 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:16:43 +0100 3267135 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3267136&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2150 new media toolkit strategy Here are two tools to help you develop your new media strategy: POST Method Worksheet (PDF 49 kb), remixed from Forrester , a quick one-page form to help you get started with your new media planning. New Media Strategy Map (PDF 38 kb), remixed from the WeAreMedia project funded by the Surdna Foundation , a more in-depth tool to help you build your comprehensive new media strategy. (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3267136 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:01:26 +0100 3267136 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3260440&cid=t_307592_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D8029 http://tinyurl.com/ybl8nyo Guest Blogger on blog.AIDS.gov:  Circe J. Gray Le Compte, Director of Communications, National Minority AIDS Council “The National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) Exit Disclaimer, with support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of AIDS Research (OAR), oversees the Equal Access Initiative (EAI) Computer Program. Through this initiative, we award computer equipment and software to qualified minority faith-based and community-based organizations in the U.S. and its territories that deliver HIV and AIDS services in underserved communities. Since its inception, the EAI has helped hundreds of minority-focused organizations provide clients access to online HIV and AIDS-related information — clearinghouses, news sites, and trainings — enabling t... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3260440 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:16:54 +0100 3260440 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3262837&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2148 Researchers find ‘broad spectrum’ antiviral that fights multitude of viruses By Enrique Rivero February 01, 2010 Compound could be used against HIV-1, Nipah, Ebola and other deadly viruses Viruses are insidious creatures. They differ from each other in many ways, and they can mutate — at times seemingly at will, as with HIV — to resist a host of weapons fired at them. Complicating matters further is that new viruses are constantly emerging. One potential weapon is a small-molecule “broad spectrum” antiviral that will fight a host of viruses by attacking them through some feature common to an entire class of viruses. For example, there are two categories of viruses: lipid-enveloped and non-enveloped. Enveloped viruses are surrounded by a membrane that in effect ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3262837 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:05:14 +0100 3262837 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3262838&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2145 Scientists say [they've] crack[ed] HIV/AIDS puzzle for drugs By Kate Kelland January 31, 2010 Study solves puzzle that eluded scientists for 20 years * Finding should help development of new HIV/AIDS medicines * Allows scientists to see how Merck and Gilead drugs work LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Scientists say they have solved a crucial puzzle about the AIDS virus after 20 years of research and that their findings could lead to better treatments for HIV. British and U.S. researchers said they had grown a crystal that enabled them to see the structure of an enzyme called integrase, which is found in retroviruses like HIV and is a target for some of the newest HIV medicines. “Despite initially painstakingly slow progress and very many failed attempts, we did not give up and our effort w... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3262838 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:10:53 +0100 3262838 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3262839&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2141 Zelda Rubinstein Dead at 76 by Neal Broverman Posted on Advocate.com January 27, 2010 Zelda Rubinstein, the Poltergeist actress and HIV activist, died Wednesday at the Barlow Respiratory Hospital in Los Angeles. She was 76. The 4-foot, 3-inch actress had various health problems following a mild heart attack she suffered late last year. Rubinstein will be remembered by gays for being one of the first celebrities to lend her name and face to an HIV/AIDS public awareness campaign aimed at gay men. In a series of billboards and posters that blanketed Los Angeles in the mid ’80s, Rubinstein portrayed “Mother,” a sweet maternal figure who urged her “sons” to play safe. The posters soon spread nationally and then internationally. The actress spoke to Advocate.com rec... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3262839 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:47:10 +0100 3262839 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3259184&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latalkradio.com%2Fimages%2FTerry-013110.mp3 Terry LeGrand’s The Alternative Internet Radio Channel 1Sunday nights 6:00-7:00 http://www.latalkradio.com/ chers— click below to listen or download the audiofile namaste —rk Broadcast date: Sunday, January 31, 2010 Guests Richard Kearns, a poet, journalist, activist, organizer for the LA Grassroots Elder HIV/AIDS Advocacy Summit, and long time AIDS survivor, and Elliott Katz discussed LA Grassroots Elder HIV/AIDS Advocacy Summit along with a special visit from LATalkRadio’s Greg Rempe discussing BBQ. Please click this sentence to Play audio recording of show Please click this sentence to Download audio recording of show Terry Le Grand transfers his show “The Alternative” from KTLK 1170 Los Angeles to LATALK Radio. Terry Le Grand, has been a GAY activist fo... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3259184 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:59:28 +0100 3259184 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3254655&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4342 So far so good for beating severe bouts of depression this winter. Every year for the last several years it seemed to have gotten worse and worse during this cloudy grey and miserable season. Oddly enough, in my hometown of Winnipeg I never had seasonal issues. I can’t think of more of a reason to get depressed about winter than living a three-hour drive north of Fargo with extreme cold leaving one to deal with warnings of exposed skin can freeze within a minute, or less. There is no doubt, winter here in Toronto is a challenge. It was hitting me around Christmas time. I really hate that time of the year. Maybe I should spend the fortune and go back to Winnipeg and spend it with family, as that would at least provide a diversion. The remedy this year has not been tinkering with anti-... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3254655 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:09:28 +0100 3254655 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3251161&cid=t_307592_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F02%2F07%2Fweekly-news-round-up-snow-free-edition%2F A new edition of the Carnival of Feminists is up at Zero at the Bone – thanks to the host for including a couple of OBOS posts! Last week, NPR ran a piece on new book, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” which I heard and posted about. I really should have one ahead and put a hold on it at my public library at the time; I waited until yesterday to do it and am now #39 in line for the book. Renee at Womanist Musings asks “Do Black Women’s Reproductive Rights Even Matter?” with regard to the lack of feminist response to racially targeted anti-abortion campaigns such as one in Atlanta that calls black children an “endangered species.” Renee explains that “As proof of this claim they offer the fact that Blacks account for 30% of the general pop... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3251161 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:03:21 +0100 3251161 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3245188&cid=t_307592_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D7943 It’s Your Life Live It Safe:  HIV/AIDS in the Native American Community http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK45HHiOCQk Local youth in San Diego discuss the importance of HIV/AIDS prevention and education in Native American communities.[American Library Association Listserv] National Training Center for Integrated Hepatitis HIV/STD Prevention Services http://www.knowhepatitis.org/ The National Training Center provides training to frontline workers in community based organizations and clinics on hepatitis prevention, diagnosis, management, treatment and integration. Hepatitis, STDs and HIV are preventable diseases. [aapcho-path listserv] Black AIDS Awareness Day http://tinyurl.com/yk59r92 The National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) will honor the tenth annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness ... BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3245188 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:37:01 +0100 3245188 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3243982&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4332 First there was The Real Housewives of Orange Country, then there was The Real Housewives of New Jersey……Now finally a Canadian spin off….. The Real Hags of Cabbagetown. (Source: acidrefluxweb.com) acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3243982 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:16:14 +0100 3243982 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3243979&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2134 This study examined the relationships between HIV-related stigma and a range of demographic, social, physical and health characteristics. A meta-analysis was conducted to assess the overall strength and direction of these relationships. Twenty-four studies of PLHIV, conducted in North America and published in peer-reviewed journals between January of 2000 and November of 2007, were examined and their findings integrated. The heterogeneity of reported results was also assessed and examined. Our review revealed substantial variability in the ways researchers measure participants’ HIV-related stigma as well as their physical, emotional and mental health. In spite of this variability, high stigma level was consistently and significantly associated with low social support (r = -0.369, p&l... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3243979 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:03:46 +0100 3243979 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3239764&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4328 Man oh man things have gotten hectic busy. I can only think of a few time-limited periods of time where I’ve had so much to do. Don’t get me wrong, it’s all good. As grammatically incorrect that is, at least according to my spell check. I mark my tenth year on disability and it’s been a bumpy ride.  I’ve fastened my seat belt and I’m getting ready for an entirely new one. In the past I strived to find the edge of whatever situation that could be risky. That led to doing all sorts of crazy stuff, such as my hooker with a passport days traipsing across the US, and Europe partying, and well, making enough material with which to write a book. During time, especially with all the recovery shit I’m doing, I’ve realized that I am a risk junkie. I like risk. I like to terrify myse... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3239764 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:01:06 +0100 3239764 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3237159&cid=t_307592_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D7895 , February 7th of every year, is a national HIV testing and treatment community mobilization initiative targeted at Blacks in the United States and the Diaspora. There are four specific focal points: education, testing, involvement, and treatment. http://www.blackaidsday.org/nbhaad.html National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day http://www.aids.gov/awareness-days/ National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Partners website http://www.blackaidsday.org Reaching the Right People with the Right Tools for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day http://tinyurl.com/yhokrf9 HIV/AIDS Health Information from the National Library of Medicine http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/hiv.html (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3237159 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:55:59 +0100 3237159 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3236037&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2131 Social determinants of the health by Mohammad Rajja February 3, 2010 chers— the discussion that follows concerns the social factors (determinants) driving poor health — poverty, malnutrition, gender and more. it’s a bit of a wrestling match with english, but all the more interesting because of that. think of it as a bit of a tone poem. and rajja’s english is way better than my bangladeshi. namaste —rk There are more than a few social determinants of the health of populations in the [bangladesh] region. These encompass eight major ones discuss[ed] below. Other connected factors include stress, the nature of work, service status, as well as social support. Poor countries and poor people suffer from multiple deprivations that translate into high levels of ill hea... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3236037 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:05:55 +0100 3236037 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3236038&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2128 Study predicts HIV drug resistance will surge By Enrique Rivero January 22, 2010 chers— there are several useful lilnks at the end of this post. namaste —rk New research based on a novel mathematical model predicts that a wave of drug-resistant HIV strains will emerge in San Francisco within the next five years. These strains could prove disastrous by hindering control of the HIV pandemic. In a study published Jan. 14 on the website of the journal Science, researchers from the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA and the University of California, San Francisco’s HIV AIDS Program at San Francisco General Hospital, developed a complex network model that tracks the transmission of multiple strains of HIV. The model can be used to predict drug resista... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3236038 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:28:44 +0100 3236038 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3236039&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2124 Los Angeles City Council approves medical marijuana ordinance that will shut down hundreds of dispensaries By John Hoeffel January 26, 2010 In a 9-3 vote, the Los Angeles City Council today gave its final approval to an ordinance that will shut down hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries and impose strict rules on the location and operation of the dispensaries that are allowed. The measure passed quickly, without debate. The ordinance, which the council first began discussing more than 4 1/2 years ago, will cap the number of dispensaries at 70 but make an exception to allow all those that registered with the city in 2007 and have remained open. City officials believe that number is around 150. Hundreds of dispensaries have opened in Los Angeles as the City Council debated its proposed ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3236039 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:01:54 +0100 3236039 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3236040&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2121 Medical cannabis advocate and rastafarian minister Ali Rashi offering public comment at a december Los Angeles City Council meeting about safe access and distribution. a great photo by Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Image captures some of the feel of the debate —rk LA City Council members talk about their marijuana use by Frank Stoltze Jan. 26, 2010 The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday [approved] a new ordinance that would shut down most medical marijuana dispensaries in the city. It would place a cap of 70, with up to about 140 pot shops grandfathered in. KPCC surveyed councilmembers about whether they’d ever smoked pot – medical or otherwise. It was 1968, and Councilman Tom LaBonge was a high school kid sweet on a girl. She offered him some pot. “I was 15. It was after school. I w... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3236040 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:36:13 +0100 3236040 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3231754&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F02%2F02%2Fa-major-breakthrough-in-the-still-mysterious-to-me-web-of-hivaids-research%2F I didn’t have the radio or television on Monday so I nearly missed this – what, to this layman anyway, has remained such a mystery since the early, crudest diagrams of the virus first appeared. I am still doing okay on protease inhibitors Prezista (and one of the originals Norvir) and a nucleoside (yes it’s a [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3231754 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:49:02 +0100 3231754 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3231755&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F02%2F02%2Fthis-looks-to-be-a-major-breakthrough-in-the-still-sometimes-mysterious-web-of-hivaids-research%2F {{desc}} via Facebook | Share. (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3231755 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:12:20 +0100 3231755 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3231759&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35262&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsurvivinghiv.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Flecture-survivor-health-wisdom-strive.html (Source: Nelson Vergel's HIV Blog) Nelson Vergel's HIV Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3231759 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:23:00 +0100 3231759 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3216168&cid=t_307592_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2FCJBHpj7d-rk%2F Fragments of an abundant protein produced by the prostate form amyloid fibrils that enhance infection of cells by human immunodeficiency virus type 1. These fibrils, called semen-derived enhancer of virus infection (SEVI), have been found to boost infection of prostate cells by the retrovirus XMRV. Is this evidence that XMRV causes prostate cancer? Because most HIV-1 infections are a consequence of genital exposure to semen of virus-infected men, seminal fluid was screened for peptides or proteins that enhance viral infectivity. Peptides (34 – 40 amino acids in length) derived from prostatic acidic phosphates, a common protein found in semen, were found to dramatically enhance HIV-1 infection of cultured cells. These peptide fragments form amyloid fibrils which bind both virions and ... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3216168 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:13:24 +0100 3216168 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3216849&cid=t_307592_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2F2WY-3L70fUQ%2F Oral Sex and Sexually Transmitted Infections Many people in recovery from alcoholism, addiction, gambling and co-dependency may be exploring their sexuality from a new perspective. Safer and more enjoyable oral sex can be an exciting experience. Compared to sex, oral sex is considered a lower-risk sexual activity. There is zero risk of unwanted pregnancy and a lower chance of passing along a sexually transmitted disease. However, “lower risk” does not mean “no risk” – there is no such thing as 100 percent safe sex, and oral sex is no exception. Not just cold sores. People may tend to think of embarrassing cold sores and the Herpes virus when they think of oral sex and sexually transmitted infections (STI’s). However the majority of common sexually transmitted infections can be ... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3216849 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:15:20 +0100 3216849 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3212561&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F26%2Fsafely-out-of-the-foxhole-again%2F Y’know that expression, however annoying it can be to hear sometimes (for me at least), about there being no atheists in foxholes? There’s something about being ill – be it AIDS-related or just a near-pneumonia cold such as I’ve experienced since December 28 – that,  while not pulling me back into an old belief system completely, [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3212561 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:50:03 +0100 3212561 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3212562&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4323 Today I am welcoming the students of the University of South Florida’s online HIV/AIDS course. This post is a welcome, and a little explanation of Acid Reflux. If you click on the menu, “The Cast: Me” there is a short explanation of where I’m coming from. Basically name Acid Reflux originated the vision of Dame Edna during her off-broadway show where she sits down at a table with a couple of people from an audience. She had previously ordered in some food for them, and now they were up on the stage eating their dinners. Dame Edna sits down and starts getting an attack of acid reflux and grabs the napkin of the audience member at the table. This vision hit me considering I wanted to name this blog with 1) a name starting “A” and 2) something that stood ou... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3212562 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:15:10 +0100 3212562 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3208686&cid=t_307592_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FyKyWTkGWxWs%2F The AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which run free AIDS clinics in various countries, including more than a dozen in the US, took the step over what it calls Merck’s “unwarranted pricing” for Isentress. At nearly $13,000 per patient a year, the AIDS med is believed to be the most expensive first line AIDS therapy on the US market today, according to AHF. Isentress was originally approved in 2007 as a salvage therapy for patients who are resistant to other AIDS drugs. Initially, Merck set the average wholesale price at $12,150 per patient, but since raised the AWP to $12,868, a 5 percent increase, according to AHF. In July 2009, the FDA expanded its use as a first-line treatment, which made the drug the most expensive first-line treatment in the US. “The fact that Merck rec... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3208686 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:11:01 +0100 3208686 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3205073&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4320 I’m always hesitant to take on new volunteer activities, as sitting on a couple boards, plus the managing and writing for several websites, I’m feeling pretty busy. Today, though, I received an email from a collaborator of a previous project about blogging as an HIV positive person about an online course where the students are required to create blogs and write about HIV, as part of an HIV/AIDS education program at the University of Central Florida. Our job is to interact with the students, leave comments on the blogs, and chat with them through various structures set up. Lord please help the poor student from across the world who gets me! I’ll be on my best behaviour, and I’ll leave the humour side of me aside for the former educator role. And really this is about establishing rel... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3205073 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:45:14 +0100 3205073 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3205072&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F24%2Fa-lament-for-haiti%2F It’s about so much more than re-building, regardless of whatever building codes might be enforced or unseemly ‘Shock Doctrine’ proposed. Those poor (literally) children. Thousands now orphaned in a country where too many already were. (How well, if not fondly, I remember the days when AIDS was first seen in ‘homosexuals, intravenous drug users [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3205072 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:57:38 +0100 3205072 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3201695&cid=t_307592_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.rawvoice.com%2Fpmn_twiv%2Fwww.twiv.tv%2FTWiV067.mp3 Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Marc Pelletier Vincent, Alan, and Marc talk about chronic wasting disease of deer caused by prions, blocking the semen-derived enhancer of HIV infection with surfen, and making green transgenic rabbits using a lentiviral vector. This episode is sponsored by Data Robotics Inc. Use the promotion code VINCENT to receive $50 off a Drobo or $100 off a Drobo S. Download TWiV #67 (64 MB .mp3, 88 minutes) Subscribe to TWiV (free) in iTunes , at the Zune Marketplace, by the RSS feed, or by email. Links for this episode: Chronic wasting disease in West Virginia Chronic wasting disease alliance and CDC webpage Semen-derived inhibitor of viral infection (SEVI) Surfen inhibits the action of SEVI Making green transgenic rabbits using simian immunodeficiency vir... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3201695 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:44:22 +0100 3201695 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3197839&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2118 Cut! Why did the Supreme Court ban videocasting of the Olson-Boies marriage trial? By Jenny Pizer, Marriage Project Director, Lambda Legal(on (left, pictured here with her wife Doreena Wong) January 14, 2010 Following the emergency appeal filed by the Prop 8 team, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled 5-4 that the federal marriage trial may not be videocast for public viewing at other federal courthouses.  The earlier plan to upload trial video to the court’s website already had been nixed by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ Chief Judge Kozinksi, who decided there are technical problems to be worked out before webcasting will be possible. The high court’s majority decision is troubling in its accommodation of Prop 8’s proponents’ supposed fears of harm.  As the dissent ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3197839 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:12:34 +0100 3197839 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3193687&cid=t_307592_87_f&fid=36224&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.wsjonline.com%2F%7Er%2Fwsj%2Fhealth%2Ffeed%2F%7E3%2FdzXGuBel-SM%2F Here’s a quick roundup of some news on experimental drugs: Two pills for multiple sclerosis fared well in clinical trials published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine. One, Novartis’s fingolimod, was tested against a placebo and against Avonex, a form of interferon sold by Biogen Idec. The other, Merck KGaA’s cladribine, was tested against a placebo. (The main findings of the studies had previously been reported.) Current drugs for MS are given via injection or infusion, so the convenience of oral drugs would be an improvement for patients. But, as the WSJ notes, the studies of fingolimod and cladribine suggested that the drugs may have serious side effects that will have to be weighed against the potential benefits. A new approach to treating clostridium d... WSJ.com: Health Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3193687 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:10:23 +0100 3193687 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3189347&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35277&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.aac.org%2Findex.php%2F2010%2F01%2F19%2Feligibility-info-temporary-protected-status-for-haitians-living-in-the-us%2F NOTE (1:38pm, January 19, 2010): We’re posting the following information about temporary protected status for Haitians living in the US to inform qualifying individuals of their current options for staying in or leaving the country. We will post updates, including contact information for additional resources, as they become available. Meanwhile, we encourage people to continue supporting Haiti relief, particularly through Boston-based Partners in Health, a widely respected organization with one of the strongest records fighting HIV/AIDS in Haiti. TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS—Haitian nationals who were physically present in the United States on January 12, 2010 may be eligible for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). TPS allows eligible people to live and work in the United States fo... AIDS Action Committee's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3189347 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:40:46 +0100 3189347 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182172&cid=t_307592_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2Fa6b6EnZL2iI%2F AIDS is here to stay. At least for now…. It didn’t seem that way during the 1980s. As we learned more about HIV and its manifestations, the predominantly male and intervention-driven scientific world organized itself to find a solution within a decade or two. After all, the war against smallpox, polio and other infectious diseases had been won with medicines, vaccines and public health efforts. Well, here we are, way into the third decade, and despite the achievements, the pandemic continuous to grow. What lessons can we draw from the cumulative knowledge, organizational responses and manifestations of solidarity? The first decade of AIDS was marked by fear, death and loss. AIDS was visible in the faces with Kaposi sarcoma and the wasting of the bodies. We feared the contagion, dea... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182172 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:39:06 +0100 3182172 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3208080&cid=t_307592_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.rawvoice.com%2Fpmn_twiv%2Fwww.twiv.tv%2FTWiV066.wmv Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Vincent and Dickson continue virology 101 with a discussion of information flow from RNA to DNA, a process known as reverse transcription, which occurs in cells infected with retroviruses, hepatitis B virus, cauliflower mosaic virus, foamy viruses, and even in uninfected cells. This episode is sponsored by Data Robotics Inc. To receive $50 off a Drobo or $100 off a Drobo S, visit drobostore.com and use the promotion code VINCENT. Download TWiV #66 (50 MB .mp3, 68 minutes) Subscribe to TWiV (free) in iTunes , at the Zune Marketplace, by the RSS feed, or by email. Links for this episode: Discovery of RNA tumor viruses Reverse transcriptase found by Temin and Baltimore (pdfs) Figures for this episode Video of this episode – download .mp4... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3208080 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:21:00 +0100 3208080 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3181960&cid=t_307592_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.rawvoice.com%2Fpmn_twiv%2Fwww.twiv.tv%2FTWiV066.mp3 Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Vincent and Dickson continue virology 101 with a discussion of information flow from RNA to DNA, a process known as reverse transcription, which occurs in cells infected with retroviruses, hepatitis B virus, cauliflower mosaic virus, foamy viruses, and even in uninfected cells. This episode is sponsored by Data Robotics Inc. To receive $50 off a Drobo or $100 off a Drobo S, visit drobostore.com and use the promotion code VINCENT. Download TWiV #66 (50 MB .mp3, 68 minutes) Subscribe to TWiV (free) in iTunes , at the Zune Marketplace, by the RSS feed, or by email. Links for this episode: Discovery of RNA tumor viruses Reverse transcriptase found by Temin and Baltimore (pdfs) Figures for this episode Video of this episode – coming soon ... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3181960 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:21:00 +0100 3181960 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3164001&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4294 Getting the YMCA is always a struggle for me. Once I’m out the door and committed to it, I find it not so bad. Then the little surprises happen that make me even happier that I’ve gone. First off the bat, I see the one guy who’ve I’ve ever successfully cruised and met at the Y. He is so my type (and I have many) – short, shaved head, very tight muscular body, and an ass of a dancer.” I see him and walk over, he’s completely naked slapping on his moisturizer. Good thing I was dressed, cause he’s one of the few people I feel like this animal instinct taking over of just wanting to start going at it in the middle of the change room. With a few guys around us, I wouldn’t wanted to started to have gotten a hard on. As he was leaving, and in my underwear, he came over and his h... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3164001 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:42:08 +0100 3164001 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3164044&cid=t_307592_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FVXlq3-7dZAQ%2F The AIDS Healthcare Foundation plans to create a little distraction at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco this morning, where Merck execs will discuss their recent moves and strategy. The conference, of course, is the premier industry showcase where pharma and biotech companies get a chance to tout their pipelines and plans to analysts, fund managers and other investors. The reason for the protest is the “steep” price of Merck’s Isentress HIV/AIDS med, which last summer was approved as a first-line treatment for the disease. AHF says there is no justification for charging $12,868 retail price for each patient annually and the $8,000 charged to state-run AIDS Drug Assistance Programs, which the group maintains is three times more than other first-line med... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3164044 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:01:12 +0100 3164044 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3159940&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2115 chers— if this works, share my joy of this unhistoric moment of major insignificance, la la la namaste —rk after the jump [december 15, 2009] good morning president garcetti, distinguished council members. i have given the clerk copies of my prepared remarks. my name is richard kearns. i am a 58-year-old gay man living with AIDS in los angeles for more than 20 years, an angelino poet advocate. i am delighted to announce to you this morning that on friday, february 12th, 2010, upstairs in the tom bradley conference center, on the 27th floor, we will hold, the LA city grassroots elder HIV/AIDS advocacy summit & new media training “new tricks for old dogs & their allies” sponsored by councilmember rosendahl & the city AIDS coordinators office HIVers over 50 — el... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3159940 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:49:11 +0100 3159940 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3159941&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2108 chers— terry has just migrated to LA TalkRadio (channel 1), and his premiere show tonight features medical cannabis adevocates don duncan, scott imler and richard eastman. i’m not quite sure what next week’s topic will be. but i’ll be there on January 31st, talking about HIV/AIDS & aging and the upcoming summit/training february 12. Listen live @ http://www.latalkradio.com/Terry.php. namasté —rk Jan 10- This week’s topic is Medical Marijuana in Los Angeles. Guests include Don Duncan, from ASA (Americans for Safe Access), Rev. Scott Imler, the first person to open a collective in the LA area, and activist Richard Eastman……..Tune in live and call in your remarks and questions. Call-In telephone number 323-203-0815 Jan 17- “Cut Off Funding to UGA... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3159941 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:59:20 +0100 3159941 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3138856&cid=t_307592_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.rawvoice.com%2Fpmn_twiv%2Fwww.twiv.tv%2FTWiV064.mp3 Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit Vincent, Alan, and Rich discuss ten compelling virology stories of 2009. Download TWiV #64 (68 MB .mp3, 94 minutes) Subscribe to TWiV (free) in iTunes , at the Zune Marketplace, by the RSS feed, or by email. Ten virology stories of 2009: Pandemic influenza: Swine-origin H1N1 virus (TWiV 36) XMRV, prostate cancer, and chronic fatigue syndrome (TWiV 50, 55) AIDS vaccine ’success’ (TWiV 51) Colony collapse disorder (TWiV 46, 49) AIDS-like disease in wild chimps (TWiV 45) Diverse viral community in Antarctic lake (TWiV 58) Polyomavirus seroepidemiology in humans (TWiV 26) Poxvirus threatens UK red squirrels (TWiV 63) Polio spreads from Nigeria (TWiV 29) How mosquitoes survive Dengue virus infection (TWiV 21) Picture book on ... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3138856 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:03:44 +0100 3138856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3138996&cid=t_307592_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F03%2Fweekly-news-round-up-13-2%2F A fairly short edition for the last day of my vacation…sigh. At Your Cervix asks why some women giving birth “are complacent and let ‘us’ do whatever we feel is best” in Apathy vs Making Waves. If you have a New Year’s resolution to quit smoking, the American Cancer Society has some tips to help you. Montana just became the 3rd state to allow physician-assisted suicide. Pam’s House Blend has a list of Top 10 LGBT Stories of 2009. Penny Red has a new installment of the Carnival of Feminists. The FDA announced the Medication Exposure in Pregnancy Risk Evaluation Program to study the effects of prescription medications used during pregnancy. I left comments about information literacy on posts about “threats to science and medicine” an... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3138996 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:03:13 +0100 3138996 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3136689&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2104 text of flyer after jump SAVE THE DATE! LA City Grassroots Elder HIV/AIDS Advocacy SUMMIT & new media TRAINING February 12, 2010 Tom Bradley Center (26th & 27th floors) LA City Hall 200 N. Spring Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 hosted by - LA 11th district City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl - the City of LA AIDS Coordinator’s Office - richard kearns publisher of http://AIDS-write.org & http://havvacc.wordpress.com [seal of city of los angeles ) FOR MORE INFORMATION: contact rk@aids-write.org or call 310-488-1328 “new tricks for old dogs & their allies” (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3136689 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:06:09 +0100 3136689 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3136690&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2101 Step into the GLM Time Machine by Maeve Maddox january 1, 2010 The Global Language Monitor (GLM) is an Austin, Texas-based entity that documents, analyzes and tracks trends in language and publishes a list of the year’s most used English words, names, and phrases. According to GLM’s algorithm, 2009’s most used word, both online and in print, is Twitter. GLM’s top ten for 2009: Twitter Obama H1N1 stimulus vampire 2.0 (as a suffix attached to the next generation of everything. Ex. Web2.0) deficit Hadron healthcare transparency A look at the Words of the Year for 2000-2008 recalls the prominent events and personalities of those years: 2000 chad 2001 GroundZero 2002 misunderestimate 2003 embedded 2004 incivility 2005 refugee 2006 sustainable 2007 hybrid 2008 change Taking the decad... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3136690 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:01:35 +0100 3136690 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3136691&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2098 2009 AIDS IN BLACK AMERICA City Sheet Los Angeles, California chers— this is a comprehensive resource list. print out all four pages and stick it on the frig. add phone numbers and email addresses on your contact lists, both phone and internet. use them. local & state stuff. links to officials after the jump. namasté —rk The CitySheet Series This CitySheet is a resource intended to provide Black community stakeholders that want to get involved in stopping the disease with AIDS information and potential partners. These numbers represent real people in your community who are impacted by HIV and AIDS. These organizations represent traditional Black leadership and have an important role to play in ending AIDS in the Black community. In our annual State of AIDS reports, we as... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3136691 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:27:21 +0100 3136691 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3129588&cid=t_307592_125_f&fid=34820&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dentalblogs.com%2Farchives%2Fadministrator%2Faids-testing-from-the-dentist%2F Want to go above and beyond in the new year? You already screen for gum disease, oral cancer, and TMJ disorder. You might even discuss nutrition, smoking cessation, and sleep apnea with your patients. Now you can add AIDS testing to your comprehensive exam. For $15 per patient, OraQuick Advance kits show results in 20 minutes. Simply swab the upper and lower gums, and wait for results. OraQuick’s saliva test was approved in 2004, and in fact, DentalBlogs has posted about the system in the past. It seems there’s a recent reemergence of popularity, possibly because of all the news about dental health’s relation to overall health. Visit OraSure to learn about OraQuick here. Related Prevention Info… Dentists May Screen for HIV (1.4.08) Gum Disease Linked to AIDS for HIV-Positive Peopl... dental blog for dentists about dentistry blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3129588 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:54:05 +0100 3129588 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3122176&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35280&url=http%3A%2F%2Fstillarriving.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fi-am-but-one-light.html MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU ALL! Last night I went to a Candlelight Service at church (I will talk about my new church in a bit) and had one of the most beautiful and touching experiences of my life. The Chicago Children's Choir was singing Stille Nacht (Silent Night), when they got through the first verse ushers moved through the aisles and lit congregants candles. As this process was going on lights in the church went out until the only light was that of our candles. It was during this time that I completely stopped and let myself be taken by the stillness and was at absolute peace. For me symbolically all the tiny candle flames reminded me of the struggle and those who fight for HIV/AIDS related causes. My one flame in that huge church didn't really make that large of a di... Still arriving. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3122176 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 04:13:00 +0100 3122176 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3111640&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2096 Sunnie Rose says: January POZ Weekend Seminar - Jan 23rd and 24th! Reservation Page is now open! The Next POZ Life Seminar is Jan. 23 and 24 in the West Hollywood area. Download the PDF Flyer Registering for the POZ Life Weekend Seminar can be easy! You can either drop us a note at registration@thelifegroupla.org or call us TOLL FREE at (888) 208-8081 and we will contact you, or you can simply follow this link to the registration form. (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3111640 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:27:21 +0100 3111640 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3111641&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2093 commemorating the first long night that ended when raven stole the sun & moon & stars & put them in the sky (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3111641 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:22:56 +0100 3111641 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3108313&cid=t_307592_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F20%2Fweekly-news-round-up-1220%2F Assorted things I’ve been reading this week: Via NPR, Ban Lifted On Federal Funding For Needle Exchange. Applications are open to be a Spring semester site for the Great American Condom Campaign. Applications close January 3rd. I would love it if somebody near me got a site and wanted to talk about it! At the New York Times on health reform, Negotiating to 60 Votes, Compromise by Compromise. Planned Parenthood issued a statement opposing the Nelson amendment and says, “it is a sad day when women’s health is traded away for one vote.” A presentation last year on Vanderbilt’s PEPFAR work in Africa (on YouTube). The Midwest Teen Sex Show has a great interview with Scarleteen’s Heather Corinna, Heather Corinna Doesn’t Eat Man Soup. The Choices Campus ... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3108313 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:42:40 +0100 3108313 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3100305&cid=t_307592_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2FmFvypk-3ps8%2F In the summer of 1989, two papers about viruses were published in high-profile journals. One described the engineering of a recombinant poliovirus bearing on its surface an antigen from HIV-1. The second paper claimed that transgenic mice could be made by adding DNA to sperm before using them to fertilize eggs. Both reports played a role in a television interview I did with Earl Ubell of CBS News. I was reading the Cell paper describing a new way to make transgenic mice when I received a call from CBS News. They wanted me to comment on a report that had just been released by the journal Nature, describing the production of a recombinant poliovirus bearing an antigen from HIV-1. When rabbits were inoculated with the recombinant poliovirus (the authors called it a chimeric virus), antibodies... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3100305 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:31:12 +0100 3100305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3096854&cid=t_307592_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FJnxa9J6fDsQ%2F The following guest post by Dr. Gunther L. Faber, CEO of The HealthStore Foundation®, is part of Disruptive Women’s “The Value of Health: Creating Economic Security in the Developing World” series. Context: Lack of Access to Quality Basic Healthcare:  The market for drugs and basic healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa is large and fragmented, with millions lacking adequate access to basic healthcare and low quality standards prevailing in many existing private and public facilities.  This leads to unacceptable statistics, including 2007 under-5 mortality rates of 12.1% in Kenya[1] and of 18.1% in Rwanda.[2] Furthermore, throughout the world 10 million children die each year, almost two out of three from a short list of easily preventable or treatable diseases and illnes... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3096854 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:51:23 +0100 3096854 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3178780&cid=t_307592_90_f&fid=36413&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dcscience.net%2Flondon-news-220307_NEW.wmv This article was meant to celebrate their collective efforts and to celebrate the fact that those efforts are beginning to percolate upwards to influence the powers that be. It seems invidious to pick on one example, but if you want an example of beautiful and trenchant writing on one of the topics dealt with here, you’d be better off reading Andrew Lewis’s piece "Meddling Princes, Medical Regulation and Licenses to Kill” than anything in a print journal. I was a bit disappointed by removal of the comment about the Prince of Wales.  In fact I’m not particularly republican compared with many of my friends.  The royal family is clearly good for the tourist industry and that’s important.  Since Mrs Thatcher (and her successors) destroyed larg... DC's goodscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3178780 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:01:58 +0100 3178780 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3096864&cid=t_307592_90_f&fid=36413&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dcscience.net%2F%3Fp%3D2507 This article was meant to celebrate their collective efforts and to celebrate the fact that those efforts are beginning to percolate upwards to influence the powers that be. It seems invidious to pick on one example, but if you want an example of beautiful and trenchant writing on one of the topics dealt with here, you’d be better off reading Andrew Lewis’s piece "Meddling Princes, Medical Regulation and Licenses to Kill” than anything in a print journal. I was a bit disappointed by removal of the comment about the Prince of Wales.  In fact I’m not particularly republican compared with many of my friends.  The royal family is clearly good for the tourist industry and that’s important.  Since Mrs Thatcher (and her successors) destroyed larg... DC's goodscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3096864 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:01:58 +0100 3096864 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3097016&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2091 [december 15, 2009] good morning president garcetti, distinguished council members. i have given the clerk copies of my prepared remarks. my name is richard kearns. i am a 58-year-old gay man living with AIDS in los angeles for more than 20 years, an angelino poet advocate. i am delighted to announce to you this morning that on friday, february 12th, 2010, upstairs in the tom bradley conference center, on the 27th floor, we will hold, the LA city grassroots elder HIV/AIDS advocacy summit & new media training “new tricks for old dogs & their allies” sponsored by councilmember rosendahl & the city AIDS coordinators office HIVers over 50 — elder Persons Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs) — are predicted to double in community prevalance over the next five years to con... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3097016 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:34:19 +0100 3097016 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3092882&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2086 [december 15, 2009] good morning president garcetti, distinguished council members. i have given the clerk copies of my prepared remarks. my name is richard kearns. i am a 58-year-old gay man living with AIDS in los angeles for more than 20 years, an angelino poet advocate. i am delighted to announce to you this morning that on friday, february 12th, 2010, upstairs in the tom bradley conference center, on the 27th floor, we will hold, the LA city grassroots elder HIV/AIDS advocacy summit & new media training “new tricks for old dogs & their allies” sponsored by councilmember rosendahl & the city AIDS coordinators office HIVers over 50 — elder Persons Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAs) — are predicted to double in community prevalance over the next five years to con... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3092882 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:56:12 +0100 3092882 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3092668&cid=t_307592_87_f&fid=36224&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.wsjonline.com%2F%7Er%2Fwsj%2Fhealth%2Ffeed%2F%7E3%2F5uZZR8dj5sk%2F Here’s a quick tour of drug and vaccine news from around the globe: Sanofi-Aventis is recalling 800,000 doses of swine flu vaccine sold in the U.S. for use in infants and toddlers. The vaccine is safe, but it appears to have to have fallen “slightly below” the specified potency, the CDC said. The recalled lots are still strong enough to reduce the risk of catching the disease, according to the agency. Officials have recommended all along that children under 10 receive two shots, at least a month apart. For more information, see this recall Q&A from the CDC. Pfizer will sell the diabetes drug Actos in China through a partnership with Japanese pharma outfit Takeda, which makes the drug. China is a growing market that global drug makers see as key to long-term growth. W... WSJ.com: Health Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3092668 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:38:26 +0100 3092668 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3089551&cid=t_307592_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FYnD3uuYiKX8%2F Amid ongoing controversy, UNITAID has signed off on a patent pool that will start operating in mid-2010 with $4 million. Drugmakers will be asked to place patents for 19 HIV meds into a pool that could be licensed to select generic makers, which would pay inventors a small royalty and sell copycats only in certain developing countries. Presumably, prices would fall sharply, but inventors would still get some revenue. “This is an historic day,” Philippe Douste-Blazy, who chairs UNITAID’s executive board, in a statement. “UNITAID has now put in place a mechanism that will make medical advances work for the poor, while compensating companies for sharing their technology.” But hard work is still ahead. UNITAID hopes the pool will facilitate development of fixed-dose cominbation... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3089551 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:30:50 +0100 3089551 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3089493&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2082 Perez chosen Assembly speaker By Jim Sanders jsanders@sacbee.com Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009 Assembly Democrats this afternoon choseAssemblyman John A. Perez as their new speaker, making the first-term Democrat the first openly gay man to hold the post. Members emerged from a closed-door caucus at the historic Stanford Mansion to announce that Democrats had chosen Perez, of Los Angeles, on an unanimous vote. A public vote on the Assembly floor is expected in January. Perez walked arm-in-arm from the caucus meeting with current Assmbly Speaker Karen Bass and Kevin de Leon, a Los Angeles Democrat who had fought fiercely for the job but ultimately bowed out and formally nominated Perez before today’s voice vote. Perez said it was an “incredibly moving experience to have the un... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3089493 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:21:57 +0100 3089493 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3084924&cid=t_307592_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fi-before-e-except-after-c.html and a few other exceptions. There's quite a few exceptions actually and unless you're good at remembering lists then maybe a visual might help better......The 'e' will only hang from the branch of the 'W' as the 'i' would fall off because seeing is believing around here.........well for some people at least.If you like what you read, send it to someone in 'need.' (Source: Whitterer on Autism) Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3084924 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:31:00 +0100 3084924 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3084931&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2079 will be making announcement during public comments at LA city council meeting tuesday, december 15, 2009 text of jpeg after jump SAVE THE DATE! LA City Grassroots Elder HIV/AIDS Advocacy SUMMIT & new media TRAINING February 12, 2010 Tom Bradley Center (26th & 27th floors) LA City Hall 200 N. Spring Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 hosted by - LA 11th district City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl - the City of LA AIDS Coordinator’s Office - richard kearns publisher of http://AIDS-write.org & http://havvacc.wordpress.com [seal of city of los angeles ) FOR MORE INFORMATION: contact rk@aids-write.org or call 310-488-1328 “new tricks for old dogs & their allies” (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3084931 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:03:17 +0100 3084931 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3082990&cid=t_307592_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.rawvoice.com%2Fpmn_twiv%2Fwww.twiv.tv%2FTWiV062.mp3 Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Alan Dove On episode #62 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent, Dickson, and Alan discuss STEP HIV-1 vaccine failure caused by the adenovirus vector, presence of West Nile virus in kidneys for years after initial infection, adaptation of the influenza viral RNA polymerase for replication in human cells, and the significance of the D225G change in the influenza HA protein. Download TWiV #62 (47 MB .mp3, 66 minutes) Subscribe to TWiV (free) in iTunes , at the Zune Marketplace, by the RSS feed, or by email. Links for this episode: HIV vaccine failure probably caused by adenovirus vector used Persistence of West Nile virus in kidneys for years (JID and ProMedMail) (thanks, Lenn!) Adaptive strategies of influenza RNA polymerase for rep... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3082990 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:20:58 +0100 3082990 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3071155&cid=t_307592_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2Fsw7IBW4Idyw%2F The following guest post by Peg Willingham, Senior Director for External Affairs for Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation, is part of Disruptive Women’s “The Value of Health: Creating Economic Security in the Developing World” series. Shortly, I will be heading to Cancun, Mexico, for the 40th Union World Conference on Tuberculosis and Lung Health.  The meeting will bring together hundreds of dedicated researchers, project implementers, World Health Organization officials and advocates who have committed themselves to stopping tuberculosis, which is second only to HIV/AIDS as the most infectious disease killer globally.  Yet decades after the first meeting of this august body, we are still using the same outdated, inefficient and marginally effective tools to fight TB.  M... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3071155 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:58:39 +0100 3071155 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3066735&cid=t_307592_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2FfVPd2Mu0nD4%2F Xenotropic murine leukemia virus related virus (XMRV) has been implicated in prostate cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Because XMRV is a retrovirus, it has been suggested that it might be susceptible to some of the many drugs available for treatment of AIDS. Of ten licensed compounds evaluated for activity against XMRV, just one, AZT (azidothymidine), was found to inhibit viral replication. Compounds used to treat HIV-1 infection fall into distinct classes: protease inhibitors (Ritonavir, Saquinavir, or Indinavir), nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI, AZT, 3TC, Tnofovir, D4T), non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTI, Efavirenz, Nevirapine), integrase inhibitors (118-D-24), and fusion inhibitors (Maraviroc). None of the HIV-1 protease inhibitors, NNRTI... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3066735 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:00:33 +0100 3066735 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3047111&cid=t_307592_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F12%2F02%2Fsouth-africa-3%2F Photo: Kenneth Tong Khayelitsha, Cape Town – July 2009 New, unfinished houses in Khayelitsha, a sprawling township mired in poverty on the outskirts of Cape Town. In the streets of Khayelitsha there’s a saying: “Living with HIV, dying from TB”. It sums up life in this place, where nearly one in three is HIV positive and HIV related infections are the leading cause of death. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3047111 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:37:56 +0100 3047111 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3048132&cid=t_307592_105_f&fid=35048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMedicineAndMan%2F%7E3%2F_dmxQq3vXMc%2F “Reuse of syringes, all too common in under-funded clinics, kills 1.3 million each year. Marc Koska clues us in to this devastating global problem with facts, photos and hidden-camera footage. He shares his solution: a low-cost syringe that can’t be used twice.“ addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fmedicineandman.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F12%2F02%2Fre-inventing-the-syringe%2F'; addthis_title = 'Re-inventing+the+syringe'; addthis_pub = ''; (Source: Medicine and Man) Medicine and Man blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3048132 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:53:03 +0100 3048132 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3048308&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35280&url=http%3A%2F%2Fstillarriving.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fyou-have-aids.html Today is December 1st. It is a sort of National holiday. Albeit not like Secretary's Day, or Arbor Day...We don't go around saying Happy World AIDS Day! It's certainly not a day that is to be celebrated, more a day for personal reflection. Perhaps one of the best corporate outreaches was Aldo's "If one person has AIDS, we all do." It's a shame that we do not embrace that ideology. HIV/AIDS is a disease that needs to be done away with permanently. To me it's amazing how quickly science can develop a vaccine for a new flu, or for measels, or shingles but after 2 decades there still isn't a vaccine for HIV. I know this posting is late for you to take action now but I want to challenge you to call your state Representative and Senators and tell them to step up action and actually take a proact... Still arriving. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3048308 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:58:00 +0100 3048308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3048076&cid=t_307592_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fbreastfeeding-news-for-december-1%2F In addition to the report of yet another breastfeeding discrimination incident that I discussed here, three stories caught my eye today. AIDS Awareness ribbons; Photo by Subhadip Mukherjee1. Tanya at the Motherwear Breastfeeding Blog presents some timely news for World AIDS Day. The World Health Organization announced big changes in the breastfeeding recommendation for HIV-positive mothers in developing countries. In general, HIV-positive mothers are advised to feed their babies breast milk substitutes only if it is “acceptable, feasible, affordable, sustainable and safe.” If such feeding is not acceptable, feasible, affordable and safe, then mothers in developing countries were formerly advised to breastfeed exclusively for the first six months and discontinue breastfeeding as... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3048076 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:52:12 +0100 3048076 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3048199&cid=t_307592_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FYm9hw6GfH6s%2F AIDS is anything but past – it’s a disease that is affecting millions of people around the world. But, because there are now antiretroviral medications that can help people with  HIV and AIDS live longer, there’s a mistaken impression that the disease can now be treated. Research is being done all over the world to find better medications to help improve the lives of those with HIV or AIDS, if not cure it. However, the latest research has found that one medication is better than another in a specific group of people with HIV – ones with high viral loads. A viral load is how much HIV is in your body. The lower the viral load, the better the chances of staying healthy. Viral failure is what happens when the antiretroviral drugs can no longer suppress the virus. In th... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3048199 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:43:09 +0100 3048199 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3048083&cid=t_307592_87_f&fid=36224&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.wsjonline.com%2F%7Er%2Fwsj%2Fhealth%2Ffeed%2F%7E3%2F_JTf873Vhvs%2F The Health Blog normally ignores disease awareness days, weeks and months as pseudo-events designed to drum up media coverage. But a few nuggets pegged to this year’s World AIDS Day (today) seem noteworthy: South Africa will provide free treatment for all HIV-positive infants under age 1 and expand treatment for others including HIV-positive pregnant women, President Jacob Zuma said. The announcement is significant not only because South Africa has the world’s largest population of HIV-positive people (5.7 million), but also because Zuma’s predecessor repeatedly denied that there was a link between HIV and AIDS. The U.S. said it would donate an additional $120 million to South Africa for anti-retroviral drugs over the next two years, on top of $572 million budgeted to hel... WSJ.com: Health Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3048083 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:29:56 +0100 3048083 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3044718&cid=t_307592_87_f&fid=35747&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthaffairs.org%2Fblog%2F2009%2F12%2F01%2Fhealth-affairs-resources-on-hivaids%2F With December 1 marking another World AIDS Day, the November/December 2009 issue of Health Affairs focuses on the economic, political, scientific and ethical challenges facing world policymakers in their response to HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention. Also available from Health Affairs are six free policy briefs on HIV/AIDS. The briefs discuss policy recommendations concerning prevention, funding, research, and other key HIV/AIDS-related topics. Finally, video and speaker presentations from a November 10 Health Affairs briefing on HIV/AIDS are available on the journal’s Web site. The HIV/AIDS articles in the November-December issue of the journal, the policy briefs, and the Nov. 10 briefing were all funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Over the next several years, the ... Health Affairs Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3044718 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:09:39 +0100 3044718 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3044968&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F01%2Fdecember-1-2009%2F (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3044968 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:59:41 +0100 3044968 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3044967&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2074 [december 1, 2009, world AIDS day] richard kearns, poet advocate. here is my poem for world AIDS day, 2009. (i have given the clerk copies) jeff was dying, i was not a hundred karposi lesions covered his body & made him look like nijinsky in afternoon with a faun, only skinny he was my captain of bright & stormy mornings my saint & my man he was my AIDS hero (more than mine) & i hated he was leaving me i wanted to pour into him all the life left to me — because i could never hope to be good enough to survive this plague by myself, let alone for anyone else — because i was cannon fodder — because we needed him i told him so one day he laughed & then — i don’t remember how — he scooped up my tanned gym-hard bod in his pale & thin ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3044967 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:42:18 +0100 3044967 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3041077&cid=t_307592_10_f&fid=34467&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fmcr%2Fbhic%2F%3Fp%3D7117 December 1, 2009, has been designated World AIDS Day, in order to bring attention to the increasing prevalence of HIV and AIDS around the world. Organizations around the world will be joining together to promote awareness and education of HIV/AIDS through a variety of events. For information from the National Library of Medicine, see  http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/hiv.html with information on HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and research For more information on HIV/AIDS and World AIDS Day, please visit: http://www.aids.gov or http://www.worldaidsday.org . These sites contain personal stories, links to awareness and promotional materials, and a wealth of information on HIV/AIDS including print as well as audio and video podcast formats. (Source: BHIC) BHIC blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3041077 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:02:27 +0100 3041077 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3039980&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F30%2F2774%2F Tomorrow, December 1, is World AIDS Day. Let us remember that HIV/AIDS remains an issue the world over 364 other days of the year. Promising treatments have extended the survival of people in the wealthiest nations of the world but, where available, are only starting to have an effect in poorer nations. Canada’s promise to make [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3039980 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:19:52 +0100 3039980 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3045033&cid=t_307592_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fworld-aids-day-1st-december%2F World AIDS Day raises awareness in the community about HIV/AIDS, and the need to support and understand those living with HIV/AIDS.  The day also promotes the importance and need for education/prevention initiatives. Services such as Needle Exchange Programs (NSP) assist in preventing the spread of blood borne viruses such as HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B and C. Global information is available at the following websites; United Kingdom http://www.worldaidsday.org/ Australia http://www.worldaidsday.org.au/ World http://www.worldaidscampaign.org/ Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_AIDS_Day United Nations http://www.unaids.org/en/default.asp World Health Organisation http://www.who.int/topics/hiv_aids/en/ United States http://www.hhs.gov/aidsawarenessdays/days/world/ Related Reading: ... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3045033 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:05:07 +0100 3045033 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3040032&cid=t_307592_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FsVKS2UiEE0s%2F World AIDS Day raises awareness in the community about HIV/AIDS, and the need to support and understand those living with HIV/AIDS.  The day also promotes the importance and need for education/prevention initiatives. Services such as Needle Exchange Programs (NSP) assist in preventing the spread of blood borne viruses such as HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B and C. Global information is available at the following websites; United Kingdom http://www.worldaidsday.org/ Australia http://www.worldaidsday.org.au/ World http://www.worldaidscampaign.org/ Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_AIDS_Day United Nations http://www.unaids.org/en/default.asp World Health Organisation http://www.who.int/topics/hiv_aids/en/ United States http://www.hhs.gov/aidsawarenessdays/days/world/ Related Reading: ... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3040032 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:05:07 +0100 3040032 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3044713&cid=t_307592_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D8089 Just a reminder that today, December 1, is World Aids Day A Wolfram Alpha search shows that AIDS in Malaysia - causes 2184 deaths a year - or 9 deaths per 100,000 persons a year If you want to get involved or know more, visit the Malaysian AIDS Council Website This World AIDS Day, save a life! from the Malaysian Medical Resources World AIDS Day 2009 (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources) Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3044713 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3044713 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3037062&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2071 [november 24, 2009] good morning president pro tem perry, distinguished council members. i have given the clerk copies of my prepared remarks. my name is richard kearns. i am a 58-year- old gay man living with AIDS in los angeles for more than 20 years — a long-term survivor & AIDS activist, a medical cannabis patient & advocate, a poet & journalist. an angelino. my intent in addressing you this morning is to comment on the character of the meetings i missed last week: monday’s joint PLUM & public safety committee meeting & the city council meeting that followed it wednesday. i was too sick to make it downtown last week — i wish medical cannabis cured everything, but it doesn’t. however, i did listen & watch on the internet (thank you for making tha... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3037062 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:23:47 +0100 3037062 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3037063&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2062 LA City Attorney wrong about AG by Don Duncan November 25, 2009 The Los Angeles City Attorney’s office misrepresented the position of California Attorney General Jerry Brown today, implying that the state’s top law enforcement official said that all sales of cannabis are illegal. That never happened. On Saturday, KFI Radio in Los Angeles broadcast a previously recorded statement by the Attorney General Brown in which he says, “Unfortunately, in some communities, Los Angeles in particular, there’s a lot of exploitation and just getting into the drug business, the dope business.” Pundits at the notoriously conservative radio station (home to Rush Limbaugh and anti-gay crusader “Dr. Laura” Schlesinger) then added their own spin to the Attorney General’s comments. The reporte... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3037063 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:43:04 +0100 3037063 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3037064&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2058 Global Fund Approves $2.4 Billion For Global HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Programs By Nora Proops Nov 21, 2009 On November 12, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria approved grants worth $2.4 billion to support treatment of these diseases worldwide. Although it is the second largest amount ever approved by the Global Fund, the number of accepted grants fell by 35 percent from the year before. The Global Fund is an organization that attracts aid from wealthy governments and the private sector for distribution among poor countries to prevent and treat people with HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. These diseases account for 12.5 percent of deaths in low-income nations, according to 2004 World Health Organization estimates. Since its inception in 2002, the Global ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3037064 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:36:32 +0100 3037064 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3037066&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F28%2Fan-hivaids-health-promotion-poster-a-few-years-ago-from-the-government-of-quebec%2F (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3037066 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:52:11 +0100 3037066 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3037065&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2055 Discussion Top We suggest four factors that could explain the diminishing proportion of HIV/AIDS borne by the populations moving through CFs; these four factors could contribute either alone or in combination. First, with increased life expectancy for persons with HIV with the advent of better therapeutics, infected persons are aging out of the crime-prone years, generally considered to be between the ages of 15 and 24. Second, while a person may have been infected in his or her crime-prone years, with HAART, prison AIDS mortality has fallen [20], and that person is more likely to survive incarceration, be released, and stay out. Third, the past decade has seen a decline in the number and proportion of HIV/AIDS cases among injection drug users [21], [22], probably due to interventions ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3037065 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:48:32 +0100 3037065 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3029772&cid=t_307592_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F26%2Finternational-journal-of-std-aids-2009-vol-20-no-11%2F Journal of STD & AIDS 2009 (Vol.20 No.11) Title: Emotional intimacy predicts condom use: findings in a group at high sexually transmitted disease risk Skinny: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between condom use and emotional intimacy. The study was a gonorrhoea case-comparison study with the samples being drawn from public health clinics and select bars/nightclubs. Condom use with the last sexual partner was analysed along with intimacy with that partner assessed on a 3-point scale. Higher intimacy was related to greater condom use which was significant in men but not in women. An NHS Athens password is required to access this article online. Posted in E-Journals, Public Health, Sexual Health Tagged: Condom use, Contraception, International Journal of STD &... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3029772 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:58:06 +0100 3029772 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3029769&cid=t_307592_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F26%2Fworld-aids-day-tues-dec-1-free-hiv-testing-in-nashville%2F Tuesday, December 1 is World AIDS Day. To mark the day in Nashville, Planned Parenthood of Middle and East Tennessee is offering free HIV screening at their D.B. Todd Blvd location. Details here. An event is also being held at The Belcourt, described as “a multimedia journey through HIV/AIDS.” Posted in Events & Observances, Free Stuff, Global Issues, HIV/AIDS (Source: Women's Health News) Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3029769 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:51:13 +0100 3029769 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3030057&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F25%2F2744%2F To mark the eighteenth anniversary of Freddie Mercury’s death (reflections here from his mother) – really 18 years? – his old friends The Muppets have destroyed, all in good fun mind you, Bohemian Rhapsody. All in time for World AIDS Day! (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3030057 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:12:12 +0100 3030057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3023085&cid=t_307592_87_f&fid=36224&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.wsjonline.com%2F%7Er%2Fwsj%2Fhealth%2Ffeed%2F%7E3%2FQ708fg7XQhg%2F The UN just released its latest estimates on the AIDS epidemic. The rate of new infections has been falling for more than a decade, but the total number of people infected with HIV hasn’t declined. Here are a few key figures, along with estimates from 2001 for comparison. Note that there’s a fair bit of uncertainty around the figures, which attempt to capture the global epidemic. People newly infected with HIV in 2008: 2.7 million People newly infected with HIV in 2001: 3.2 million People living with HIV in 2008: 33.4 million People living with HIV in 2001: 29 million Deaths from AIDS in 2008: 2.0 million Deaths from AIDS in 2001: 1.9 million In the past few years, the number of people living with HIV has remained essentially flat, the Associated Press notes. The UN estimates t... WSJ.com: Health Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3023085 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:27:38 +0100 3023085 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3023371&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35247&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmyjourneywithaids.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F23%2Fschlumbergeras-ability-to-lift-spirits%2F From my holiday letter of 1998: My Christmas cactus hasn’t bloomed this year. Alas, I don’t think I can attribute that to the strange weather. I “pruned” it last summer and I think I must have killed it, ironic given the fact that the fellow, from whose giant cactus I spliced it fifteen or twenty years [...] (Source: My journey with AIDS) My journey with AIDS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3023371 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:18:13 +0100 3023371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3019200&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D4189 I admit it. I can only obsess over one thing at a time. And with the launching of PositiveLite.com means all my focus has been going there as we are going viral on world aids day, the one holy HIV day of the year. It’s the day we run people who are actually living this virus into the ground by having to attend a million events during and around that day. Plus we’re usually the people propped up for the media/panels/events to send out our annual message. I consider it like the Queen’s one address to her subjects for the year. My annual “She’s Still Here 2009 Tour” is looking to be a small one.  This is the one thing that coincides with Dec. 1st. I pop up in the media (this year it may only be Proud FM) to let everyone know that “She’s still h... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3019200 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:01:43 +0100 3019200 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3017195&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2052 Amending motions to LA medical marijuana ordinance posted online by brett stone mmjnews november 19, 2009 All of the amending motions to the 5th draft ordinance regulating medical marijuana collectives in Los Angeles that were presented in city council on Wednesday are posted online at - http://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect/index.cfm?fa=ccfi.viewrec\ ord&cfnumber=08-0923 Also the agenda for next Tuesday’s city council meeting has been released, the medical marijuana ordinance is item #10. See - http://ens.lacity.org/clk/councilagendas/clkcouncilagendas363681_1124200\ 9.pdf Peace brett (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3017195 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:43:35 +0100 3017195 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3016917&cid=t_307592_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2FngiTUDQgfpU%2F The finding that a retrovirus, XMRV, is associated with chronic fatigue syndrome has lead to the suggestion that the disease might be treated with some of the antiviral drugs used to treat AIDS. The integrase inhibitor Raltegravir has been found to block the replication of murine leukemia virus, which is highly related to XMRV. But the drug exacerbates autoimmune disease in mice which might rule out its use in treating CFS. Retroviruses such as XMVR and HIV-1 have genomes composed of single-stranded RNA. This nucleic acid is converted to a DNA copy in infected cells by the viral enzyme reverse transcriptase. The double-stranded viral DNA is then integrated into the chromosomal DNA of the host cell, a process accomplished by an viral enzyme called integrase (illustrated). Raltegravir (pict... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3016917 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:37:00 +0100 3016917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3012007&cid=t_307592_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.virology.ws%2F2009%2F11%2F20%2Fraltegravir-inhibits-murine-leukemia-virus-implications-for-chronic-fatigue-syndrome%2F The finding that a retrovirus, XMRV, is associated with chronic fatigue syndrome has lead to the suggestion that the disease might be treated with some of the antiviral drugs used to treat AIDS. The integrase inhibitor Raltegravir has been found to block the replication of murine leukemia virus, which is highly related to XMRV. But the drug exacerbates autoimmune disease in mice which might rule out its use in treating CFS. Retroviruses such as XMVR and HIV-1 have genomes composed of single-stranded RNA. This nucleic acid is converted to a DNA copy in infected cells by the viral enzyme reverse transcriptase. The double-stranded viral DNA is then integrated into the chromosomal DNA of the host cell, a process accomplished by an viral enzyme called integrase (illustrated). Raltegravir (pict... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3012007 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:37:00 +0100 3012007 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3004039&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2049 D.A. chides L.A. council, says he’ll target pot dispensaries Steve Cooley insists sites that sell marijuana are violating state law and will be prosecuted. Of the City Council’s effort to pass an ordinance, he says: ‘Quite frankly we’re ignoring them.’ By John Hoeffel November 18, 2009 With the Los Angeles City Council poised to take up a medical marijuana ordinance after two years of contentious debate, L.A. County Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley warned Tuesday that he intends to prosecute dispensaries that sell the drug even if the city’s leaders decide to allow those transactions. “The L.A. City Council should be collectively ashamed of their failure to grasp this issue,” Cooley said, arguing that state laws do not allow medical marijuana to be ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3004039 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:46:19 +0100 3004039 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3004040&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2047 D.A. will prosecute medical marijuana dispensaries — even if L.A. does not ban sales [Updated] “It makes no sense to play political football with people’s lives.” says councilmember Reyes in update below [after jump], by John Hoeffel November 17, 2009 Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley said today he will prosecute dispensaries that sell medical marijuana even if the Los Angeles City Council adopts an ordinance that does not ban such sales. On Monday, two council committees rejected the city attorney’s advice and changed a provision in the proposed ordinance, allowing cash transactions as long as they complied with state law. “Undermining those laws via their ordinance powers is counterproductive, and, quite frankly, we’re ignoring them. They are absolutely so irrelevant it’s not... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3004040 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:33:43 +0100 3004040 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3004041&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2045 In rebuff to city attorney, council committees support pot dispensaries Rejecting advice that Los Angeles must ban sales, lawmakers endorse patients’ cash contributions to outlets, which cannot make a profit. By John Hoeffel November 16, 2009 Two Los Angeles City Council committees rejected the advice of the city attorney and voted Monday to approve an ordinance that allows marijuana dispensaries to continue to sell the drug to people with a doctor’s recommendation. The city attorney’s office has maintained for a year and a half that Los Angeles has no choice but to ban sales because state law and court decisions are clear that collectives can only cultivate marijuana. That opinion had stalled the council’s deliberations because dispensary operators insisted it wou... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3004041 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:11:28 +0100 3004041 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3004042&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2043 West Hollywood’s medical marijuana success story The small city enforces a strict ordinance and eliminates the drama that plagues L.A. By John Hoeffel November 16, 2009 A few miles from Los Angeles City Hall, a small experiment in marijuana regulation has been underway for years. While the state’s largest city passed a flawed moratorium, failed to enforce it, debated proposed rules endlessly and watched flummoxed as dispensaries multiplied, West Hollywood pressed ahead. Confronted with its own dispensary explosion in 2005, the city surrounded by L.A. imposed a moratorium on dispensaries, clamped interim rules on the ones that were open, passed a strict ordinance and capped the number allowed at four, all within two years. When the West Hollywood City Council updated its ordina... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3004042 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:54:25 +0100 3004042 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3004043&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2041 boxer We are honored to have Senator Barbara Boxer share with Courage Campaign members her commitment to strip the horrific Stupak Amendment from any healthcare reform bill and pass true health care reform. Her message is powerful. We need to show her — and the nation — that thousands and thousands of us stand with her by signing the petition. –Rick Jacobs, Chair, Courage Campaign Dear Friend, Ten days ago, the House passed the Stupak Amendment, which would be one of the biggest setbacks to women’s health in recent decades - unless we stand together and stop it. That’s why we are launching a petition at FightForWomensHealth.com, because women must not be denied access to safe and legal medical procedures. Will you join us? Click here to stand with us t... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3004043 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:49:37 +0100 3004043 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2999759&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2034 L.A. City Council panels reject ban on medical marijuana sales John Hoeffel at City Hall November 16, 2009 Rejecting the advice of the city attorney, two Los Angeles City Council committees voted today to scrap a proposed provision that would have banned the sale of medical marijuana. The controversial measure, first proposed a year and a half ago, delayed deliberations as council members debated the wisdom of ignoring the opinion of the city’s top prosecutor. But about four hours into a raucous hearing, council members made it clear they were ready to move on. “When can we finally stop the merry-go-round?” said Councilman Dennis Zine, who kicked off the City Council’s consideration of the issue in 2005 when concerns about dispensaries first surfaced. He proposed a... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2999759 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:00:48 +0100 2999759 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2999760&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2032 Mid-City Gets Into the Great Los Angeles Walk Spirit November 12, 2009 GREAT NEWS from the Mid-City Neighborhood Council! They’ll be sponsoring a water and supply station for this year’s Great LA Walk! Here are the details, from Bruce Durbin of the Mid City Neighborhood Council: The Mid City Neighborhood Council is going to sponsor a “Water & Supply Station” for the Great LA Walk. We will be setting up a table outside the Atomic Cafe, located at 5001 W. Washington Blvd. (on Washington, a block west of La Brea). We will have free bottled water, snacks, sunscreen/band-aids, and also a limited number of token items to show our appreciation for this year’s walk participants. The Water & Supply Station will be set up between 10:30 and 2:30 - that should be ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2999760 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:18:35 +0100 2999760 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2993908&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2024 Pesticides & Politics, Part 2 the second of two guest blogs concerning medical cannabis safety by M. Backes November 11, 2009 The Los Angeles City Attorney’s office found 5.25% of the cannabis samples tested from purchases made at Los Angeles dispensaries (3 out of 52 samples) to contain pesticide residues. Legal thresholds of pesticide residue on cannabis have not yet been established by the EPA or CDPR. By comparison, when the CDPR tests fresh ginger root purchased from California supermarkets, it has found that 5% of samples contain illegally high levels of pesticide residues. Questions: Should California state and local officials be concerned about pesticide contamination on medical cannabis? How does the risk of contaminated cannabis (an unregulated agricultural product) compa... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2993908 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:07:32 +0100 2993908 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2993909&cid=t_307592_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D2021 Pesticides & Politics, part 1 (This is a guest blog by M. Backes, responding to allegations by City Attorney Carmen Trutanich about pesticides on medical cannabis.) October 15, 2009 LA City Attorney, Carmen “Nuch” Trutanich, has been all over the media trying to convince Los Angeles that a pesticide used to kill Mexican fire ants is evidence that medical cannabis provided by dispensaries is poisonous and supporting Mexican drug cartels. Having abandoned the flawed interpretation of the California Supreme Court’s decision in People v. Mentch, Mr. Trutanich and LA County District Attorney Steve Cooley have now latched onto toxic reefer as their latest justification for shuttering LA’s pot shops. According to Trutanich, three samples of medical marijuana from “controlled buys�... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2993909 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:48:59 +0100 2993909