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 vaccine'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:22:01 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008661&cid=t_148341_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FYKkX3nU_2rg%2F Hired someone new and exciting? Promoted a rising star? Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot? Share the news with us and we’ll share with it others. That’s right. Send us your announcements and we’ll find a home for them. Don’t be shy. Everyone wants to know who is coming and going, especially with all the layoffs. Despite the downsizing, there is movement. Here are some of the latest changes. Recognize anyone? And here is our regular feature. Send us a photo and we will spotlight a different person each week. This time around, we note that MTI, which provides marketing systems to drugmakers and biotechs, hired Michael Kelly as senior vp of business development. Previously, he was vp for solutions business development and marketing at Cadient Group, where he was responsible for sa... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008661 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:26:18 +0100 5008661 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4372245&cid=t_148341_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FzyuRjTzSabs%2F Late last month, the World Health Organization proposed members for what it calls a consultative expert working group for R&D financing, which would evaluate and recommend funding for partnership projects for such problems as neglected diseases. The protocol involves nominating individuals from different countries and regions in order to create a balance reflecting varying needs and views. But one suggested member is reportedly generating some controversy - Paul Herrling, who heads the Institutes for Developing World Medical Research at Novartis. Among the 21 people suggested for the working group, he is the only one listed as currently working as an executive for a drugmaker (see the list here). And for that reason, his nomination stirred some opposition over concerns of any potentia... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4372245 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:15:44 +0100 4372245 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4197359&cid=t_148341_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FGcwYpAV9NYE%2F In a rare bit of good news about the ongoing AIDS crisis, the results of a clinical trial were unveiled yesterday and found that gay men taking a pill made by Gilead Sciences called Truvada – which combines two antiretroviral drugs and is currently used to treat the virus – lowered the risk of contraction by 44 percent and reduced new infections by as much as 73 percent in the men who most often took the pill (results here). The findings, which were published in The New England Journal of Medicine (see here), were described as “huge” by Anthony Fauci, who heads the infectious disease division at the National Institutes of Health (see more here). We spoke with Mitchell Warren, the executive director of the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, about why this may be a game changer, the ca... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4197359 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:42:39 +0100 4197359 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3767012&cid=t_148341_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fvaginal-gel-shown-prevent-hivaids-transmission%2F HIV organisms (green) budding from a human lymphocyte Researchers have announced results of a trail that showed that the use of a vaginal gel containing the anti-AIDS medication tenofovir has cut transmission by thirty-nine percent. Mitchell Warren of the New York-based AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition has termed the findings “thrilling.” (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3767012 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:29:36 +0100 3767012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3742225&cid=t_148341_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F07%2Faids-vaccine-researcher-dr-peter-kwong-reports-major-advance%2F Dr. Peter Kwong of the National Institutes of Health is a co-author on a scientific paper published this week in the prestigious journal Science that reports a major breakthrough in the eventual development of a vaccine to protect against HIV/AIDS. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3742225 Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:06:29 +0100 3742225 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2862082&cid=t_148341_77_f&fid=37259&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.horizonpress.com%2Fblogger%2F2009%2F10%2Fretroviral-vaccines.html The failure of 'classical' vaccines to induce protection to the most important of all retroviruses, HIV, has led to the development of a huge variety of 'molecular vaccines', i.e. vaccines produced using modern molecular biological techniques. Such vaccines range from simple plasmid DNA coding for the genes of choice, through recombinant viruses carrying such genes to engineered bacteria designed to deliver HIV genes to the mucosal immune system. Evaluation of AIDS vaccines has resulted in sporadic successes and many failures and the few human clinical trials have been, at best, negative. However, the relative success of molecular vaccines in combating other retroviral infections and the continuing refinement of HIV/SIV vaccines showing some efficacy suggests that a molecular AIDS vaccine ... Microbiology Blog: The weblog for microbiologists. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2862082 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:20:00 +0100 2862082 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1883572&cid=t_148341_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F421525708%2F A US recession could cut AIDS funding and impede the drive to find a vaccine for the disease, according to a senior official with Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise. The US is the center of AIDS vaccine research and contributed $659 million, or 69 percent of the funds earmarked for research in 2007, according to data released at a global AIDS vaccine conference in Cape Town, South Africa. But a credit crunch has raised fears that the US government and the private sector will cut funding to a broad range of programs, including AIDS research. “If there is a downturn in the economy it’s going to potentially have a negative impact on funding for science in general and HIV vaccine research in particular,” Alan Bernstein, executive director of the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise, told... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1883572 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:39:51 +0100 1883572 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1327603&cid=t_148341_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F258253610%2F The middle of the week is here and that can mean only one thing - plenty to do. Meetings, deadlines, projects. The list is long. So is ours. All of which tells us that the time has come for our daily cup of stimulation as we peruse the news of the world. Here are some of the latest developments to help you keep up. Hope your day goes well… Pfizer Sues Ranbaxy To Delay Generic Lipitor, Caduet (Bloomberg News) Sanofi Strikes Deal To Market Lilly’s Cialis In US (Bloomberg News) NIH Vows To Back AIDS Research (The Baltimore Sun) Denmark, France & Italy Recall Heparin (The Wall Street Journal) UK’s NICE Approves Sanofi’s Acomplia Diet Pill (Yahoo/Reuters) Vioxx Deadline Extended By One Month (BusinessWeek) (Source: Pharmalot) Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1327603 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:58:57 +0100 1327603 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1322425&cid=t_148341_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F256982971%2F On the eve of an NIH summit devoted to AIDS vaccine research, a once-promising study of an AIDS vaccine will be scaled back and may be scrubbed after the failure of a related Merck effort, Bloomberg News writes. The vaccine, created by the NIH, may be studied in about only 2,000 people in the US and Africa, rather than 8,500 as had been planned. The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, which helped bring six vaccines to human testing, will announce today it has pulled out of the trial. Support has dropped for studies of existing experimental AIDS vaccines since September, when Merck announced its shot may have made people more vulnerable to infection. AIDS researchers say concern was further heightened after a second test of Merck’s product, conducted in South Africa, also found t... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1322425 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:20:29 +0100 1322425 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1320561&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D738 High rates among Natives mark National Native HIV/AIDS awareness day Thu, March 20, 2008 Posted in Alaska News Today [thursday] has been designated National Native HIV/AIDS awareness day. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R) recently won passage of a resolution supporting the designation to help encourage the coordination of services. CDC research finds that Native people have the 3rd highest infection rates behind Blacks and Hispanics. Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1320561 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 04:03:24 +0100 1320561 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1317815&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D737 National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day The four seasons are highly respected in many cultures because they so closely represent the cycle of life. Spring represents a time of equality and balance. It is a time of profound change, new beginnings and birth. For these reasons, spring was chosen as the time to hold the first National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day in 2007. Every ethnic and racial group in America has been affected by HIV/AIDS, but individual experiences, impacts, responses, and the legacy of the disease are distinctively different. This day is a day that brings national attention to the plight of Native communities and their struggles against the epidemic. We hope this date will raise awareness of HIV/AIDS among Native people—Native Americans, Native Alaskans, and Native H... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1317815 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:41:12 +0100 1317815 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1306563&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D732 Dear Friends of the International Carnival of Pozitivities (ICP): It is a tremendous pleasure to announce the publication of edition 2.9 of the ICP at Creampuff Revolution. Creampuff, a.k.a., Roro, who hails from Vancouver, is our first repeat host from Canada. I encourage you to bookmark this edition and visit it over time so that you can enjoy each of the contributions from the world of HIV/AIDS. I hope that you will also join me in thanking Roro for her work this month. We “met” about 2 years ago during the NHL Hockey Championship between Edmonton and the Carolina Hurricanes and have been fast friends since despite some rather competitive invocation of mojo to make our teams win the Stanley Cup. Roro’s sense of compassion combined with her sense of humor makes me quite happy to ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1306563 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:13:29 +0100 1306563 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1261691&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D716 schwarzenegger’s proposed FY2008-09 HIV/AIDS & Medi-Cal cuts: special 6-part report (791) schwarzenegger seeks to dump HIV/AIDS patients from CA FY2008-09 healthcare budget (790) Earlier this year, we experienced outrage when we saw news coverage [NPR, LATimes, aids-write.org] that included videotaped footage of Kaiser Permanente’s Bellflower hospital dumping a senile, 63-year-old homeless woman named Carol Reyez, clad only in her thin cotton hospital gown and socks, on San Pedro Street in skid row street near the Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles. Why are we not outraged when we see such “treatment” planned on a massive scale? Planned for us? kearns writes protest to HIV/AIDS & Medi-Cal cuts from cedars emergency room (789) I am a 56-year-old gay man alive w... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1261691 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:14:15 +0100 1261691 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1256311&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D703 HIV treatment becoming profitable By Daniel Costello, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer February 21, 2008 . . . something unexpected is happening: As treatment of HIV patients in the U.S. and abroad continues to improve, it has turned into a growing profit center for the drug industry. . . . At the same time, hopes for an HIV vaccine have faded and rates of new infections in some communities are climbing after years of stabilizing. Although some of those developments might be bad news for public health, they’re benefiting companies such as Foster City-based Gilead, whose name refers to a medicinal balm in the Bible. The firm saw revenue reach $4.3 billion last year, up a third from 2006. HIV product sales in 2007 were $3.14 billion, an increase of 48% compared with a year earlier.... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1256311 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:09:08 +0100 1256311 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1219942&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D702 ERs fail as the nation’s safety net Survey of doctors finds life-threatening overcrowding and long waits in emergency rooms are common. By Mary Engel and Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers February 9, 2008 The long waits that government inspectors say endanger emergency room patients at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center can also be found in backlogged hospitals across the country, according to emergency care experts who have been trying for years to draw attention to the nation’s overloaded safety net. “Overcrowding in our emergency departments is a national crisis,” said Dr. Linda Lawrence, president of the American College of Emergency Physicians, an advocacy group based in Washington D.C. “We no longer have the capacity to serve as the safety ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1219942 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 20:31:21 +0100 1219942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1219943&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D701 It’s 4706, the Year of the Rat, and the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 9-10 in Los Angeles’ Chinatown will be a festival of cultural entertainment and exciting events highlighted by the annual Firecracker Run followed by the Golden Dragon Parade and the Chinese New Year Festival. Streets will be closed and parking will be limited, but Metro can take you to the Chinatown Metro Gold Line Station—within easy walking distance from the festivities. The 30th annual Firecracker 10K race Feb. 10 will include a 5k Fun Walk and Kiddie Run and is expected to draw 20,000. Register by visiting www.firecracker10k.org, and now through Feb. 6, get $3 discount by registering online using the promotional code “gometro.” Another 50,000 visitors will attend the 109t... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1219943 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:14:31 +0100 1219943 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1182871&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D692 His needle plan has touched a nerve A Texas lay chaplain faces jail time for handing out clean syringes to drug addicts to curtail the spread of HIV. By Miguel Bustillo, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer January 28, 2008 SAN ANTONIO — Bill Day doesn’t fancy himself an outlaw — and with his Mr. Rogers demeanor, he definitely doesn’t look the part. But soon the 73-year-old lay chaplain could spend up to a year in jail for breaking a law that he considers immoral. Day hands out clean needles to drug addicts on some of the seediest streets in this south Texas city. He does it because he’s convinced that it reduces human suffering by curtailing the spread of HIV, a view that has been supported by medical research for more than a decade. However, Day’s acti... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1182871 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:05:44 +0100 1182871 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1182873&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D690 AIDS Patients Face Downside of Living Longer By JANE GROSS January 6, 2008 CHICAGO — John Holloway received a diagnosis of AIDS nearly two decades ago, when the disease was a speedy death sentence and treatment a distant dream. Yet at 59 he is alive, thanks to a cocktail of drugs that changed the course of an epidemic. But with longevity has come a host of unexpected medical conditions, which challenge the prevailing view of AIDS as a manageable, chronic disease. Mr. Holloway, who lives in a housing complex designed for the frail elderly, suffers from complex health problems usually associated with advanced age: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, kidney failure, a bleeding ulcer, severe depression, rectal cancer and the lingering effects of a broken hip. Those illnes... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1182873 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:44:56 +0100 1182873 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1176117&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D687 my world AIDS day 07 text message poem [765]: my world AIDS day 07 txt msg poem: nu fone 2day. i trnsfr AIDS- dead cntacts w/the living. miss u, want u back. what profit can b in no cure? med cannabis keeps us aliver. –richard kearns & weho/la mmj cmnty dire passages: kearns sidelined 51 days from g-tube infection (764) chers on thanxg— just a getting well thanks note. today, thanksgiving, thursday nov 22, 2007, here in lthe la/weho greater metropolitan area, i have been sidelined for 51 days from infection in & accompanying abcess around g-tube placed october 11. hospitalized in cedars 23-oct to 6-nov and bouncing back and forth between the nursing home wing and my regular assisted-care haunts where i live. have started to gain weight. in the meantime, tube in pl... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1176117 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:45:29 +0100 1176117 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=928823&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D683 Recent Releases | IAS Report Summarizes Research Presented at International AIDS Conference [Oct 04, 2007] “New Research and its Implications for Policy and Practice,” International AIDS Society: The report summarizes key research findings presented at the 4th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention in July in Sydney, Australia. It also provides an analysis of data presented concerning basic science, clinical research, treatment and care, and biomedical prevention(IAS report, 2007). (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=928823 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:20:08 +0100 928823 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=926267&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D681 Posted by John S James AIDS Treatment News FDA considers a third drug category: Behind-the-counter USA Today October 3, 2007 “Such drugs would be available without a prescription but only after asking a pharmacist for it, according to a Federal Register notice announced Wednesday. ‘FDA is exploring the public health benefit of certain drugs being available BTC (behind-the-counter) that were previously prescription medications,’ it says. “The FDA will seek public response at a meeting in Washington Nov. 14 and accept written comments until Nov. 28.” Comment: This looks like a good idea — move selected drugs from prescription status to allowing patients to buy them after discussion with a pharmacist. It can be a big wait, hassle, and expense just to g... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=926267 Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:52:48 +0100 926267 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=915388&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D680 The termination of Merck’s STEP HIV vaccine study last Friday has sent shock waves through the research world. This vaccine was expected to work, based on animal studies and early human studies. But it didn’t. Not only did it fail to protect against HIV infection, it also failed to moderate viral load levels in people who became infected during the study. The vaccine was being developed in an ambitious vaccine programme by Merck, which clearly wanted the scientific kudos of being the first to develop an HIV vaccine. It was designed to stimulate cellular immune responses from CD4 and CD8 cells to HIV proteins contained in the vaccine, in the hope that these would either prevent infection or control viremia if infection took place. The initial result of the STEP study suggests this ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=915388 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 15:35:53 +0100 915388 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=915389&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D679 Posted by John S James at 7:55 PM Friday, September 28, 2007 AIDS Treatment News Achieving health equity: from root causes to fair outcomes The Lancet September 27, 2007 “This paper is an abridged version of the Interim Statement of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health” “More than any other global health endeavour, the Commission focuses on the “causes of the causes”—the fundamental structures of social hierarchy and the socially determined conditions these create in which people grow, live, work, and age. … The outcry against inequity has been intensifying for many years from country to country around the world. These cries are forming a global movement. The Commission on Social Determinants of Health places action to ensure fair health at the ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=915389 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 15:09:30 +0100 915389 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=918023&cid=t_148341_87_f&fid=35060&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthnewsblog.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Fhnblog.pl%3Fhnblog%3D924071 There was some very unfortunate news earlier this week when Merck reported that it was halting its AIDS vaccine test because tests showed the vaccine was not working - people were still getting infected with the HIV virus. Merck & Co. said Friday that it is ending enrollment and vaccination of volunteers in the study, which was partly funded by the National Institutes of Health. It was a high-profile failure in the daunting quest to develop a vaccine to prevent AIDS. Merck's vaccine was the farthest along, considered the most promising and was closely watched by experts in the field. The test was an obvious failure because more people who received the vaccine later became HIV positive than those who received dummy shots. Officials at the company, based in Whitehouse Station, N.J., sa... HealthNewsBlog.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=918023 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:00:00 +0100 918023 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=892856&cid=t_148341_97_f&fid=35050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmaGazette%2F%7E3%2F159960761%2Fexperimental_aids_vaccine_from.html Merck & Co announced that it was ending enrollment and vaccination of volunteers in what was previously hailed as a promising experimental AIDS vaccine.The trial, called STEP, was an international phase II trial in unaffected volunteers at high risk for getting HIV.The National Institutes of Health released a statement stating the review of interim results found that the vaccine did not prevent HIV nor did it limit the amount of the virus in those that developed HIV. The Merck vaccine failure is a "deep disappointment and a scientific setback for the AIDS vaccine field," stated the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition.   (Source: PharmaGazette) PharmaGazette blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=892856 Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:22:44 +0100 892856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=889640&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D678 heads up: a new poem Lawrence Ferlinghetti read on Democracy Now! in an hour-long interview with Amy Goodwin 9-3 Pity the Nation Pity the nation whose people are sheep, and whose shepherds mislead them. Pity the nation whose leaders are liars, whose sages are silenced, and whose bigots haunt the airwaves. Pity the nation that raises not its voice, except to praise conquerors and acclaim the bully as hero and aims to rule the world with force and by torture. Pity the nation that knows no other language but its own and no other culture but its own. Pity the nation whose breath is money and sleeps the sleep of the too well fed. Pity the nation — oh, pity the people who allow their rights to erode and their freedoms to be washed away. My country, tears of thee, sweet land of liberty. ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=889640 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 04:03:36 +0100 889640 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=863809&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D673 New Kaiser Tracking Poll Finds Health Care Follows Only Iraq Among Issues The Public Wants Presidential Candidates to Talk About In the Campaign Health Care Second To Iraq Among Both Republicans and Independents, While Democrats For the First Time Rank The Two Issues Equally Among Topics They Want Candidates To Discuss Thursday, August 30, 2007 In order to assess what issues are on the public’s agenda, polling organizations including Kaiser usually ask about priorities for government or Congressional action or priorities for people’s vote. In our August tracking poll, Iraq continues to lead the list of issues the public most wants the government to address, with 42 percent naming it as one of the top two issues. Health care is once again the second most mentioned issue, and the top d... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=863809 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:33:57 +0100 863809 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=858414&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D672 Larry Craig is So Not Gay “I am not Gay.” “I never have been Gay,” Sen. Larry Craig Today’s statement from Senator Larry Craig that he is “not Gay” is yet another reminder of how our current use of language isn’t helpful. Craig claimed he is not Gay after pleading guilty and paying over $1500 in fines in connection with a charge of lewd conduct in an airport restroom in Minneapolis. The story has been all over the media the last few days with perhaps the best prize for freudian slip going to Craig’s spokesperson who claimed that the whole incident was just a case of “he said/he said.” Comedy writers couldn’t make this stuff up. And why, O why, is Jon Stewart off this week of all weeks?! Now, Larry Craig, is a ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=858414 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:20:45 +0100 858414 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=856824&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D671 PENSITO REVIEW Four More Top GOP Outings Could Be in the Offing Posted by Jon Ponder | Sep. 4, 2007, 11:43 am In the wake of closeted Sen. Larry Craig’s self-outing in an airport men’s room this summer, Mike Rogers, the Washington-based publisher of blogActive who outed Craig, is threatening to reveal the secret sexual identities of two leading GOP senators, while two allegedly gay Republican congressmen are making headlines and drawing unwelcome attention to themselves, the timing of which could not be worse. The senators are Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Mitch McConnell, the Senate Minority Leader, from Kentucky. More about them below but first let’s look at two allegedly closeted members of the House, representatives Patrick McHenry and David Drier, who have been in ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=856824 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:10:33 +0100 856824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=856825&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D670 americablog Saturday, September 08, 2007 Saturday night open thread by Pam Spaulding • 9/08/2007 10:24:00 PM ET From your favorite fundies over at WingNutDaily. ________________________________________ QUEERLY BELOVED California Senate OKs ‘gay’ marriage Vote substitutes ‘two persons’ for ‘man and wife’ in state law ________________________________________ September 8, 2007 By Bob Unruh The California Senate has approved a plan to replace “man and woman” in state references to marriage with “two persons,” establishing a same-sex marriage procedure in the state that just seven years ago voted to limit marriage to one man and one woman. The 22-15 vote came on homosexual Assemblyman Mark Leno’s proposal to open marria... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=856825 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 03:58:28 +0100 856825 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=853581&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D669 ‘Wide stance’ can’t straddle gay gap BY LEONARD PITTS JR. KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS September 8, 2007 Not even the Hulk has a stance wide enough to make that story plausible. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, congratulations on waking up from that coma. The rest of us have been grappling with the tale of Sen. Larry Craig, a conservative Republican from Idaho, who was arrested in June for allegedly propositioning an undercover cop in an airport restroom. According to police, Craig tapped his foot against the foot of the man in the next stall, peered inside and ran his hand beneath the divider. These, we are told, are signals used by men seeking sex in public restrooms. After the officer identified himself, Craig allegedly produced his Senate business... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=853581 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 16:48:38 +0100 853581 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=853582&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D668 Minneapolis’ Newest Tourist Attraction: “Yes…Yes it is.” What to do on your next layover, so to speak. Larry Craig: Slog Reader Visits the Scene of the Crime Posted by Dan Savage on September 5 at 12:57 PM Slog reader Zach writes… I found myself in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul International Aiport over the Labor Day weekend and couldn’t resist searching out the famous gay bathroom in which Sen. Larry Craig tapped his closeted little foot into infamy. The internet said the cruisy men’s room is located in the middle of Northstar Crossing, a shopping area just past the main security checkpoint as you’re heading to your gate. It was real easy to find. As I stood there snapping photos with my camera phone an guy driving one of those little airport passenger cars slowe... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=853582 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 16:31:20 +0100 853582 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=853157&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D667 ‘Giving’ by Bill Clinton The former president says that by donating time and money, each of us can change the world. By Joe Conason, Special to The Times September 8, 2007 . . . in his new book, “Giving,” Clinton doesn’t quite come to grips with the hard questions. He prefers cheerleading to analysis, lavishing indiscriminate praise on everyone from the plucky little girl who picks up litter on the beach to the friendly billionaires who finance scholarships and microcredit loans in poor countries. Although the book is nominally divided into chapters highlighting different kinds of giving, the dozens of philanthropic stories that Clinton recounts in these pages swiftly blend into a fuzzy, feel-good blur. Most conclude with the same homily: If only everybody... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=853157 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 02:05:58 +0100 853157 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=816709&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D662 List of military personnel killed between of 7/17/07 and 8/20/07 as reported by the Department of Defense. Total deaths as of Monday, 8/20/07: 4,003 Cpl. Steve Edwards, 35 Spc. Zachariah J. Gonzalez, 23 Pfc. Charles T. Heinlein Jr, 23 Pfc. Alfred H. Jairala, 29 Sgt. Stephen R. Maddies, 41 Sgt. Bradley W. Marshall, 37 Spc. Daniel F. Reyes, 24 Cpl. Jason M. Kessler, 29 Cpl. Sean A. Stokes, 24 Pfc. Cody C. Grater, 20 Staff Sgt. Wilburto Suliveras, 38 Pvt. Michael A. Baloga, 21 Spc. Charles E. Bilbrey Jr., 21 Sgt. William R. Howdeshell, 37 Spc. Jaime Rodriguez Jr., 19 Spc. Daniel A. Leckel, 19 Sgt. Courtney D. Finch, 27 Spc. Camy Florexil, 20 Lance Cpl. Robert A. Lynch, 20 Staff Sgt. Joshua P. Mattero, 29 Cpl. James H. McRae, 22 Hospitalman Daniel S. Noble, 21 Cpl. Matthew R. Zindars, 21 Sg... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=816709 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:15:46 +0100 816709 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=795151&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D658 FDA Approves Maraviroc, First Drug in New Class of Anti-HIV Medications On August 6, 2007, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved maraviroc (Selzentry), the first drug to be approved in the CCR5 coreceptor antagonist class of anti-HIV medications. Maraviroc has been approved for use in conjunction with other antiretrovirals in treatment-experienced adults who have exclusively CCR5-tropic HIV virus, evidence of viral replication, and resistance to multiple antiretroviral medications. More information about maraviroc and related topics is also available: • FDA: Official maraviroc approval press release • AIDSinfo: Drug database featuring an updated maraviroc drug record and information on other approved and investigational entry and fusion inhibitors • AI... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=795151 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:52:32 +0100 795151 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=795152&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D657 Global Challenges | Medical Workers Sentenced to Death in HIV Infection Case Were Tortured During Incarceration, Gaddafi’s Son Says [Aug 10, 2007] The six medical workers released recently from Libyan prison after being sentenced to death for allegedly intentionally infecting hundreds of children with HIV were tortured during their incarceration, Seif Al-Islam Gaddafi — head of the Gaddafi Development Foundation and son of the Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi — said Wednesday on Al-Jazeera television, the Washington Post reports (Moore, Washington Post, 8/10). The five Bulgarian nurses and Palestinian doctor in May 2004 were sentenced to death by firing squad for allegedly infecting 426 children with HIV through contaminated blood products at Al Fateh Children’s... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=795152 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:22:18 +0100 795152 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=795154&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D655 The objective of the Indian patent act, they said, was also to “provide easy access to citizens to life-saving drugs”. “We disagree with this ruling, however we likely will not appeal to the Supreme Court,” a Novartis spokeswoman said by phone from Basel, in Switzerland. “We await the full decision to better understand the court’s position.” A statement from Novartis said that the ruling would “have long-term negative consequences for research and development into better medicines for patients in India and abroad”. Novartis says the Indian patent system stifles innovation, such as making a drug more heat-resistant or able to be swallowed rather than injected. Critics say changes to the law would mean drug companies could extend thei... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=795154 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 03:35:11 +0100 795154 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=795156&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D653 Candidates Hold Court at Presidential Forum on LGBT Issues from towleroad Below are some links to both liveblogging and MSM reports on the event. The Advocate Insider has a report on the post-debate fundraisers. Visible Vote 08 [logo online] Democratic candidates talk gay issues in historic presidential forum [the advocate] Democrats Voice Support of Gay Rights in TV Forum [nyt] Dems Take To The Airwaves To Woo Gay Voters [huffington post] Dems walk fine line at gay issues forum [chicago tribune] requires registration U.S. gay voters scrutinize Democrats in TV forum [reuters] The August 9 Democratic Debate [time] HRC/LOGO Visible Vote ‘08 Live-Blogging The Dems [joemygod] LiveBlog of Gay Issues Debate [lane hudson and katherine zaleski - huffington post] Open thread - li... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=795156 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 03:08:51 +0100 795156 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=765791&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D646 Attached are a few images of me being removed from in front of the row of departing DEA SUVs. These images are causing concern about the level of training and preparedness the LAPD has for handling passive resistant protesters in addition to the outrage that these rookies were put in the position to being the bouncers for the DEA. Thanks again for all the love and support. Degé bonus photo: lapd/dea cross-deputy dennis packer (wearing dea t-shirt) consults colleague (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=765791 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 02:33:17 +0100 765791 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=747681&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D632 List of military personnel killed between of 6/19/07 and 7/16/07 as reported by the Department of Defense. Total deaths as of Monday, 7/16/07: 3,900 Staff Sgt. Robb L. Rolfing, 29 Spc. James L. Adair, 26 Sgt. William W. Crow Jr., 28 Pfc. Cory F. Hiltz, 20 Pvt. Scott Kennedy, 20 Cpl. Paul Joszko, 28 Pvt. James (Jamie) Kerr, 20 Sgt. Michael J. Martinez, 24 Sgt. Giann C. Joya Mendoza, 27 (North Hollywood, CA) Spc. Dustin L. Workmann II, 19 Staff Sgt. Daniel A. Newsome, 27 Cpl. Derek C. Dixon, 20 Sgt. 1st Class Nathan L. Winder, 24 Pfc. Andre Craig Jr., 24 Sgt. Trista L. Moretti, 27 Pfc. Henry G. Byrd III, 27 Spc. Carter A. Gamble Jr., 24 Sgt. William E. Brown, 25 Spc. Derek A. Calhoun, 23 Sgt. Joel A. Dahl, 21 Sgt. Chris Davis, 35 Sgt. Joel A. House, 22 Spc. Joseph P. Kenny, 20 Sgt. Jimy M... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=747681 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 11:56:57 +0100 747681 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=747682&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D631 List of military personnel killed between of 6/4/07 and 6/18/07 as reported by the Department of Defense. Total deaths as of Monday, 6/18/07: 3,826 Lance Cpl. James Cartwright, 21 Maj. Kevin H. Sonnenberg, 42 Staff Sgt. Michael A. Bechert, 24 Spc. Joasiah W. Hollopeter, 27 Pfc. Casey S. Carriker, 20 Spc. Damon G. LeGrand, 27 Pvt. William C. Johnson, 22 Lance Cpl. Johnny R. Strong, 21 Lt. Col. Glade L. Felix, 52 Cameron K. Payne, 22 Airman 1st Class Eric M. Barnes, 20 Cpl. Llythaniele Fender, 21 Spc. Adam G. Herold, 23 Staff Sgt. Brian M. Long, 32 Cpl. Meresebang Ngiraked, 21 Sgt. Cory M. Endlich, 23 Pvt. Scott A. Miller, 20 Senior Airman William N. Newman, 23 Cpl. Rodney Wilson, 30 Staff Sgt. Timothy B. Cole Jr., 28 Pfc. Shawn D. Gajdos, 25 Sgt. Matthew Soper, 25 Sgt. 1st Class Greg Sut... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=747682 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 11:54:10 +0100 747682 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=729871&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D628 Meeting Report posted at PozHealth yahoo group (subscription address below) Report from the XVI International HIV Drug Resistance Workshop An expert’s take on the most clinically relevant findings from this year’s resistance meeting Many new agents from novel drug classes are now available through expanded access and are expected to gain FDA approval within the next year. Having so many new agents available at the same time means that clinicians can finally construct salvage regimens that maximize the likelihood of full virologic suppression while minimizing further resistance. Still, resistance to these new agents is inevitable, as indicated by many presentations at this year’s International HIV Drug Resistance Workshop, which took place in mid-June in Barbados. The findings desc... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=729871 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:25:32 +0100 729871 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=729872&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D627 Tell Your Senators To Reject Holsinger’s Nomination as Surgeon General! Action Alert via AIDS Project Los Angeles Greetings, On May 24, President Bush nominated Dr. James Holsinger to serve as 18th Surgeon General of the United States. As America’s chief health educator, the Surgeon General must be devoted to helping all Americans lead healthy lives and must be committed to science. Among the stated duties of the post is to provide leadership in promoting health initiatives such as HIV prevention efforts. In the past, Dr. Holsinger has exhibited a prejudice against homosexual men. His efforts to put a scientific veneer on his prejudices (as evidenced in a 1991 paper for the United Methodist Church) call into serious question his ability to advocate for sensible HIV care an... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=729872 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:30:20 +0100 729872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=726330&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D625 (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=726330 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:55:09 +0100 726330 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=726332&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D623 [PART ONE] Crystal Meth Uncensored: Susan Kingston’s Remarks from the June 27 Center on Halsted Event The following is the first installment of Susan Kingston’s remarks from her talk at the Center on Halsted June 27 titled: “Crystal Meth Uncensored - What the DEA and the Gay Media Won’t Tell You.” Click here for her full remarks, posted on Crystal Breaks. click here for part one. click here for part two. click here for part three. click here for brother blogger rod rushing at kickin’ tina: a report on susan kingston’s HIV & crystal meth presentation in chicago 6-28 (689) ————————- The most addictive drug is the one you are addicted to. Intro I’ve been working exclusively on gay meth use for... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=726332 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:50:16 +0100 726332 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=719442&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D618 Bill Gates acquires major stake in gay publisher PlanetOut 4th July 2007 22:40 PinkNews.co.uk writer Just days after shares in Gay.com publisher, PlanetOut rose 20 per cent on Nasdaq, a company that invests the wealth of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, has purchased a major stake in the company. PlanetOut, which also owns the Adovocate and RSVP Cruises, floated in October 2004 at a share price of $9 (£4.48), it quickly rose to $14.26 (£7.10) in November. Tonight, shares closed up at $1.69 (£0.83), a marked improvement on its 52 week low of $0.86 (£0.43). Cascade Investments LLC who manage the fortune of Bill Gates has previously invested in Six Flags, Four Seasons Hotels and Pacific Ethanol. It joined with a number of other private equity vehicles including Special Situations Funds, ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=719442 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 16:50:53 +0100 719442 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=718856&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D616 chers— this is a poem in drag. am posting “wash” in six 2-column jpeg panels because i can’t make html do the formatting. here is an unformatted excerpt: i watch our sheet billow in the shed in the winter by the fire drying our first it came with my dowry i have never used it for rags or bandages i have patched it my husband paints it in the spring with totem figures raven badger bear frog otter gentle smiling beaver that fade after a season never quite completely a wavering landscape of shadows and ghosts enfolding us as we sleep as we heal and other things i will not say whispering times past and clan legends and more advice than is necessary namaste &#8212... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=718856 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 06:03:35 +0100 718856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=718095&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D613 chers— news from canorml of a new donald abrams study study to be published in journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (jaids). thanks to degé for the heads-up. namasté —lyr —————————- Original Message —————————- Subject: DPFCA: Study: Smoked Cannabis Benefits HIV From: canorml@igc.org Date: Thu, June 28, 2007 10:40 am —–Forwarded Message—– From: Paul Armentano Sent: Jun 28, 2007 10:13 AM ————————————————————————– Colleagues, In a just published e-pub [electronic publication ahead o... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=718095 Fri, 06 Jul 2007 17:23:37 +0100 718095 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=710323&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D609 sicko: the one movie we must see this summer ‘SiCKO’ opening June 29, 2007 The words “health care” and “comedy” aren’t usually found in the same sentence, but in Academy Award winning filmmaker Michael Moore’s new movie ‘SiCKO,’ they go together hand in (rubber) glove. Opening with profiles of several ordinary Americans whose lives have been disrupted, shattered, and—in some cases—ended by health care catastrophe, the film makes clear that the crisis doesn’t only affect the 47 million uninsured citizens—millions of others who dutifully pay their premiums often get strangled by bureaucratic red tape as well. After detailing just how the system got into such a mess (the short answer: profits and Nixon), we are whi... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=710323 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 19:53:16 +0100 710323 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=710324&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D608 Ministering to the Sicko Michael Moore shuns a glittering premiere to unveil his critique of US health care before the down-and-outs of Los Angeles Liza Foreman Skid Row, the centre of home-lessness in Los Angeles, is not usually known for Hollywood premieres. But that all changed on Monday when Michael Moore unspooled Sicko, his exposé of the American health care system, at the Union Rescue Mission. “The Hollywood premiere was scheduled for tomorrow night. But I said the real premiere should take place at the mission,” Moore told the crowd – some of the 50 million people in the US who have no health care. . . . There were gasps as the crowd recognised one of their own on screen, a woman dumped here by a local hospital; cries as a mother’s baby died in casualty; outrage at 9... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=710324 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 19:21:34 +0100 710324 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=710325&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D607 4th IAS Conference On HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention 7/22/2007 International AIDS Society and Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Sydney, Australia Kaisernetwork.org, a free online health news and information service operated by the Kaiser Family Foundation is partnering with the International AIDS Society (IAS) as the official webcaster of the 4th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention in Sydney, Australia, July 22-25, 2007. Held every two years, the conference unites scientists, clinicians, public health experts and community leaders to examine the latest developments in HIV-related research, and to explore how scientific advances can inform the global response to HIV/AIDS. The Foundation, working in collaboration with IAS and the Australasian Soc... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=710325 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 18:21:53 +0100 710325 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=710326&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D606 Justice Stevens Calls On History He Lived ‘Bong Hits’ Dissent Points to Prohibition By Charles Lane Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, June 27, 2007; Page A17 . . . On Monday, [justice john paul] Stevens dissented in the case of the Alaska teenager who was suspended for displaying a “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” banner at a school event. While a majority of the court said the Constitution does not protect pro-drug student speech, Stevens took the historic view. Harking back to Prohibition, which began three months before Stevens’s birth and ended a month before he turned 13 in 1933, Stevens compared the current marijuana ban to the abandoned alcohol ban and urged a respectful hearing for those who suggest “however inarticulately” that the ban is &#82... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=710326 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 17:46:33 +0100 710326 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=708850&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D605 Across The Nation | South Carolina Gov. Sanford Approves $4M for HIV/AIDS Treatment [Jul 02, 2007] South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) on Wednesday approved a measure that will provide $3 million annually, as well as a one-time grant of $1 million, to provide increased access to HIV/AIDS treatment in the state, the Columbia State reports. The funds also will be used to reduce the number of people on the waiting list for the state’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program. As of June 29, the state’s ADAP waiting list stood at 362 people (Reid, Columbia State, 6/29). ADAPs are federal- and state-funded programs that provide HIV/AIDS-related medications to low-income, uninsured and underinsured HIV-positive individuals. South Carolina has the largest ADAP waiting list nationwide. HHS in ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=708850 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:38:47 +0100 708850 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=708851&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D602 U.S. hospital, doctor visits balloon, survey finds By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor Fri Jun 29, 5:12 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hospital and doctor visits in the United States have surged by 20 percent in the past five years and the most commonly prescribed medications are antidepressants, according to statistics published on Friday. The survey by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also found most people who visited emergency rooms had private health insurance, although the uninsured were twice as likely to use emergency services as people with insurance. The report estimates that 1.2 billion visits were made to hospitals, emergency rooms and physicians’ offices in 2005. “It was only a few years ago that we released that the total number of visit... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=708851 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 06:32:28 +0100 708851 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=705918&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D600 Indians use condoms as toys By Rahul Bedi in New Delhi Last Updated: 3:28am BST 30/06/2007 India is struggling to prevent millions of condoms from being made into toys or sold as balloons. The contraceptives were distributed free to control the country’s population and restrict the Aids virus. However, they are being used instead to strengthen roads, provide extra waterproofing for houses and to carry water. Health activists said millions of condoms were melted down for their latex and made into toys. Others were dyed and sold as balloons. In rural areas, villagers used them as water containers. India’s soldiers covered their gun barrels with condoms as protection against dust. Only a quarter of about 1.5 billion condoms made each year were “properly utilised&#8221... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=705918 Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:06:06 +0100 705918 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=705764&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D597 To take the on-line lube survey, click on this sentence & visit Lifelube.org; the link to the survey is on the right side of the screen. Thursday, June 28, 2007 HEALTH / Lubricant testing may not be all it’s cracked up to be Miriam Boon / Xtra / Thursday, June 28, 2007 Would you put lipstick up your ass? How about exfoliant cream? Yet you put lube up your ass and it’s classified as a cosmetic under Canada’s Food And Drug Act. “Lubricants are generally classified as cosmetics since they are intended for use on the skin,” says Health Canada spokesperson Renee Bergeron. “[The] vagina and rectum are considered as part of the skin.” Although we put lube up our love holes all the time, they are not required to be tested or approved for internal... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=705764 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 20:55:24 +0100 705764 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=705765&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D596 Opinion | Development of HIV/AIDS Vaccine Crucial to Fight Against Pandemic, Letter to Editor Says [Jun 29, 2007] A recent Washington Post article “shed welcome light on how, despite advances in access to AIDS treatment in the developing world, the disease is overwhelming efforts to combat it,” Seth Berkley, president and CEO of the AIDS Vaccine Initiative, writes in a Post letter to the editor. However, the article “failed to explore how these facts underscore the imperative for doing everything possible to find a safe, effective vaccine for AIDS,” according to Berkley. He adds that researchers have “made significant progress addressing the scientific challenges to designing an AIDS vaccine” and that more than “30 clinical vaccine trials are ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=705765 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 20:08:44 +0100 705765 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=705766&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D595 chers— from ajax stamos at ajax in the city: “One Way Or The Other.” then the link to and an excerpt from david france’s gaydar article. namasté —lyr Jun. 19th, 2007 Gay. Or straight. When it comes to bi, I’m not a believer. Unless… You’re a woman. Chicks are more fluid. Men? Men… Not so much. Check out the Science of Gaydar. But even without that – Ask an ex-con. He’ll tell you. In prison… He went gay. Out of prison, either he’s straight. Or he was a fag to begin with. Oh, and all those bi - strippers, go-go boys and porn stars you’re acquainted with, they’re Buy sexual. Not Bi. It’s either gay. Or straight. Not both. But, sometimes… It’s hard to tell - Str(ay) or G(aight)? ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=705766 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 18:15:08 +0100 705766 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=699343&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D593 The HIV / AIDS news headlines shown above are provided courtesy of Medical News Today and are subject to the terms and conditions stated on the Medical News Today website. HIV / AIDS News from Medical News Today Please click on this sentence and donate tax-deductibly to aids-write.org. adventures in unimaginable numbers: from the npp (national priorities project), a nifty little counter of the ever-accumulating dollar-cost of the iraq war. npp estimates the war money could have fully funded world-wide aids/hiv programs for 27 years, though that much bang for warbucks difficult to imagine. the need is so underestimated. i thought medicine was expensive. war is obscenely expensive, unless you are ceo of halliburton as well as vp. then it can’t cost enough. original text and gra... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=699343 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:26:35 +0100 699343 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=690063&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D587 Politics and Policy | House Approves Bill That Would Allow for Waiver of PEPFAR’s Abstinence Spending Requirements [Jun 22, 2007] The House on Thursday voted 241-178 to approve the fiscal year 2008 foreign aid spending bill (HR 2764), the Washington Post reports (Williamson, Washington Post, 6/22). The bill would allow President Bush and future presidents to waive the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief’s abstinence spending requirement. By law, at least one-third of HIV prevention funds that focus countries receive through PEPFAR must be used for abstinence-until-marriage programs. Rep. Dave Weldon (R-Fla.), who helped draft the original abstinence spending requirement, said that he is confident the Bush administration will continue to promote the requirement.... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=690063 Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:21:34 +0100 690063 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=638313&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D572 RIP TOD [may 21, 2007] All patients are devastated by the untimely death of Tod H Mikuriya,MD ,,community organizer & psycharist and dear friend It was my pleasure to work and travel with him since the early 60s. He truly was the grandfather of our cause He created the concept of patients rights for medical cannabis and along with Dr Berman was the pioneer medical expert on our issues. Always a courageously fearless organizer who first spoke on our behalf in Sacramento and Washington DC He will always be with us as we continue his work of patients rights. !! humbly,Jaime In Memoriam: Tod Mikuriya Posted by CN Staff on May 21, 2007 at 20:55:13 PT By David F. Duncan, DrPH, FAAHB Source: National Association of Public Health USA — Pioneering researcher on marijuana and cannab... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=638313 Sat, 26 May 2007 08:48:04 +0100 638313 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=638315&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D570 from kaiser family network: Politics and Policy | California Counties Facing Federal HIV/AIDS Funding Cuts; Pelosi Sends Letter to HHS Secretary [May 24, 2007] Programs for HIV-positive residents in three California counties are facing cuts in some services after HHS officials announced funding allocations that will result in an annual loss of $8.6 million in federal funds for the counties, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo counties receive funding for HIV/AIDS services under the Ryan White Program. However, the Ryan White Reauthorization Bill (HR 6143), which President Bush signed into law in December 2006, redistributes some funds from cities to rural areas. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday sent a letter to HHS Secretary Mike ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=638315 Thu, 24 May 2007 19:19:07 +0100 638315 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=623824&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D562 Tale of last 90 minutes of woman’s life County officials express dismay at the events surrounding the recent controversial death at King-Harbor hospital. One nurse has resigned. By Charles Ornstein Times Staff Writer May 20, 2007 In the emergency room at Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital, Edith Isabel Rodriguez was seen as a complainer. “Thanks a lot, officers,” an emergency room nurse told Los Angeles County police who brought in Rodriguez early May 9 after finding her in front of the Willowbrook hospital yelling for help. “This is her third time here.” The 43-year-old mother of three had been released from the emergency room hours earlier, her third visit in three days for abdominal pain. She’d been given prescription medication and a doctor&#8... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=623824 Sun, 20 May 2007 17:48:48 +0100 623824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=620425&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D560 kearns @ pan/aids-write reads open poem to la-city plum committee 5-15-07: “who are you to tell me how to sing the blues?” (646) . . . who are you to tell me how to sing the blues? i am the blues i ring the blues out loud for you: hear me now these are the 1983 denver AIDS principles in song: we are persons with AIDS, we are, we must be expert voices hearkened to in all public health policy dialogs about our lives & deaths & our disease the refrain is the same for medical cannabis here are the blues i sing to you our city must be not only a good place to live but also also a good place to die . . . adjournment list of military dead at weho cc meeting (5-7-07) (645) jordan rau @ the la times: schwarzenegger proposes 2% physician tax for medi-cal (5-14-07) (644) kaise... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=620425 Thu, 17 May 2007 17:19:00 +0100 620425 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=620428&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D557 Some doctors don’t like this Medi-Cal prescription Schwarzenegger’s plan would tap physicians to help pay for universal healthcare. The issue has left the medical profession increasingly divided. By Jordan Rau Times Staff Writer May 14, 2007 . . . “Most of the physicians who complain about this aren’t really serving the Medi-Cal or low-income population anyway,” said [hector] Flores, whose 22-doctor office treats a large number of uninsured and poor patients. “These are the docs who don’t mind paying $10,000 to join an exclusive club somewhere.” . . . This year’s debate over healthcare has exposed a number of other fissures: between doctors with profitable practices and those who tend to the poor; between those who are paid for servi... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=620428 Mon, 14 May 2007 19:54:20 +0100 620428 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=575762&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D550 photo from the laist Times Sports Writer Announces Upcoming Sex Change Photo by Yogi chers— wow. if you didn’t know already, now you do. sisterhood is powerful. namasté —lyr Old Mike, new Christine By Mike Penner, Times Staff Writer April 26, 2007 During my 23 years with The Times’ sports department, I have held a wide variety of roles and titles. Tennis writer. Angels beat reporter. Olympics writer. Essayist. Sports media critic. NFL columnist. Recent keeper of the Morning Briefing flame. Today I leave for a few weeks’ vacation, and when I return, I will come back in yet another incarnation. As Christine. I am a transsexual sportswriter. It has taken more than 40 years, a million tears and hundreds of hours of soul-wrenching therapy for me to work up... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=575762 Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:35:56 +0100 575762 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=574451&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D549 sister blogger degé coutee — we must work together: 4-27 karma collective story (636) (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=574451 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 21:15:25 +0100 574451 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=574457&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D545 from the kaiser family network hiv/aids report April 26, 2007 Across The Nation | Peoria Journal Star Publishes Series of Articles on HIV/AIDS [Apr 26, 2007] The Peoria Journal Star recently published a four-part series on HIV/AIDS. Headlines and excerpts appear below. • “Avoiding Infection” (Howard, Peoria Journal Star, 4/23). The Client Advisory Board at Heart of Illinois HIV/AIDS Center is a club no one should want to join. “When you join this club, you don’t ever get out for the rest of your life,” said a CAB member in his early 50s. “Some people want to feel part of a group. I’d say to them ‘choose another group.’ If I had the chance, I would.” Members of CAB are the HIV-positive patients treated at the center. ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=574457 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:35:44 +0100 574457 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=571514&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D544 1) david savage: Are passengers ’seized’ during a police stop? Supreme Court to decide (4-24-07) WASHINGTON — Are the passengers in a car that has been stopped by the police “seized” by the authorities, or are they free to walk away? The Supreme Court took up that question Monday in a California case that could decide whether passengers are protected from “unreasonable searches and seizures” when officers pull over the vehicle in which they are riding. Last year, the California Supreme Court gave police more leeway to search occupants of cars they stop when it ruled that drug evidence found on a passenger could be used against him. The passenger was “not seized as a constitutional matter” when the driver was pulled over, the state cour... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=571514 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:30:00 +0100 571514 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=571516&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D542 Gay-rights proposals gain in Congress Measures would add protections By Rick Klein, Boston Globe Staff | April 25, 2007 WASHINGTON — After more than a decade of government inaction, gay-rights proponents in Congress have gotten several major bills moving through the Democratic-controlled chambers, a development that could result in the greatest expansion of federal protections for gays and lesbians in US history. This week, a key House committee is set to approve a measure that would in some cases make hate crimes based on a victim’s sexual orientation a federal offense, as are crimes committed on the basis of the race or religion of the victim. Also, a bipartisan group of House members introduced a bill yesterday that would ban workplace discrimination based on sexual orie... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=571516 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:54:59 +0100 571516 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=559989&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D529 April 16, 2007 Good Evening Members of the West Hollywood City Council – My name is Degé Coutee. I was one of the first responders to the Election Day raid on West Hollywood Caregivers Group March 6th. I began taking photos of the scene and immediately encountered an agent who threatened me with arrest for photographing the busted door. In no way impeding the movement of the agents I continued to take pictures from at least twenty feet from the scene and behind the West Hollywood Sheriffs present. Soon a plain-clothed officer walked past them and up to me and introduced himself as “an agent of the federal government.” This “agent” was non-other than LAPD Detective Dennis Packer escorting the DEA into the sanctuary city of West Hollywood – a clear example of cross-deputiz... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=559989 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 05:43:05 +0100 559989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=546899&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D528 “I’m okay, I’m 82 years old for heaven’s sake. Dust to dust is the way it ought to be. The death of the young is inexcusable.” photo by tara walton/toronto star Activist Callwood dies at 82 Catherine Dunphy and Debra Black toronto star STAFF REPORTERS Apr 14, 2007 09:32 AM During one of her last visits to Casey House, the AIDS hospice she helped found that is named after her late son, June Callwood noticed that the place felt tired and that there was a 60-watt bulb in the ceiling of the lounge. No one could sit there and read under that light, she fretted. Friends rallied, the hospice’s original interior designer was contacted, and before she died Callwood saw photos of a sparkling, repainted hospice, replete with the fresh flowers Callwood believes that facility must alway... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=546899 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:34:21 +0100 546899 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=542966&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D526 table of contents at aids-write.org for saturday, april 14, 2007, los angeles & west hollywood, ca kearns poem @ aids-write: dayhit by dawnlit fire (4-13-07) (617) my thunderstrike in babylon my dayhit by dawnlit fire blasts dark ashy-crumbled brick-burning peals pelt’d in word-roaring peels peal’d & cascad’d & repeel’d & repealing night’s scrapperies pared like lemonskins ripp’d, stripp’d, shave’d, slice’d sliver’d, echo’d & noise’d all through my blue bell-bowl of sky a discovery & instant reverie of sung bright-burning greenstemm’d paperwhites my fire of language mornings my way & hides you among your sheltering shadows safe never-ceasing & mumbl’d until this day, this coming light —lyr breaking sac-bee story: n... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=542966 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 03:13:42 +0100 542966 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=542099&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D524 chers— never thought we’d have a breaking news alert. now we do. anything is possible. namasté —lyr New death chamber under construction By Ryan Lillis – Sacramento Bee Staff Writer Published 2:09 pm PDT Friday, April 13, 2007 Legislative officials were surprised to learn this week that the state is building a new death chamber at San Quentin State Prison as part of a response to a federal judge’s ruling that California’s lethal injection methods are unconstitutional, The Bee has learned. Staff members with the California Legislative Analyst’s Office were made aware of the project during a visit to the prison on Tuesday, according to Dan Carson, director of the office’s criminal justice section. The state Department of Corrections and Rehabil... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=542099 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:20:41 +0100 542099 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=542100&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D523 ” … when a society is in great danger, [writers are] likely to sound the alarms. I have the canary-bird-in-the-coal-mine theory of the arts. You know, coal miners used to take birds down into the mines with them to detect gas before men got sick. The artists certainly did that in the case of Vietnam. They chirped and keeled over. But it made no difference whatsoever. Nobody important cared. But I continue to think that artists — all artists — should be treasured as alarm systems.” — Playboy interview, 1973 “You cannot be a good writer of serious fiction if you are not depressed.” — Undated speech to the American Psychiatric Assn. “I do think … that public speaking is almost the only way a poet or a novelist or a playwright can have any ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=542100 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:35:17 +0100 542100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=539452&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D518 Diocese attorneys threatened with contempt of court By ALLISON HOFFMAN - Associated Press Writer Published 3:27 am PDT Wednesday, April 11, 2007 SAN DIEGO — Six weeks after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, lawyers for the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego are accused of moving to improperly transfer funds to parishes in an attempt to shield assets from any potential settlements with victims of clergy sexual abuse. Judge Louise DeCarl Adler ordered the lead attorney in the case to U.S. Bankruptcy Court Wednesday to explain why she and her colleagues should not be sanctioned for their alleged actions. In a sternly worded order issued Monday, Adler said attorneys Susan Boswell, Jeffry Davis and Victor Vilaplana, as well as two priests, appear to have “conspired wi... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=539452 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:37:38 +0100 539452 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=525977&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D508 boston globe 4-05-07 op-ed: lessons of dred scott (602) boston globe editorial 4-05-07: “contributions exhaust as they corrupt” (601) kearns posts number 600 at aids-write! send money! 4-6-07 (600) aids-write.org is a virtual public artspace, meetingplace and hometown/npo for a diverse, inclusive community of activist artists, thinkers and persons whose aim is to compose, record, document, listen to, reflect upon, feel, communicate and “mythologize” our aids/hiv stories and experiences, intending to create a cultural context for social change, and thus to be a significant pro-active voice in all health, social and environmental public-policy-related decisions by offering wise counsel drawn from our accumulated visions. michael rosenthal @ santa monica mirror: 2 publisher’s n... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=525977 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 13:05:09 +0100 525977 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=520689&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D496 kaiser family foundation launches new tracking poll for the presidential campaign season Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Election 2008 - March 2007 This Kaiser Family Foundation tracking poll is the first in a new series on the public’s views of health reform and the presidential candidates’ positions on health care. Through the Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: Election 2008, Kaiser will track changes in the saliency of health as a political and policy priority, what the public’s priorities are for a health reform plan, and whether any candidates are breaking through with the public with their health reform plans This first baseline survey shows that Iraq continues to top the public’s list of issues, with 44% of the public citing it as one of the most important problems for ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=520689 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 09:27:45 +0100 520689 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=512831&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D492 AGENDA Campaign To End AIDS National Outreach Workgroup Mastering the Media on HIV/AIDS Issues Karen Bates, Co-Chair Larry Bryant, Co-Chair 1-866-394-9505 (alt. 1-847-619-2419), 9357895# 1 pm EST, 12 pm CST, 11 am MST, 10 am PST April 2, 2007 (Tentative agenda) Introductions (assign note taker) Mastering the Media on HIV/AIDS Issues Developing an understanding of the basic elements needed for effective media coverage for a C2EA event or other HIV/AIDS-related issues is essential for delivering a message. Reagan Hoffman, Editor in Chief, Poz Magazine Questions/Comments Upcoming Dates/Events Keith Cylar AIDS Activist Awards (4/12), Ohio Leadership Conference (4/15-16), AIDSWatch (4/23-4/25), 2007 C2EA/SC Advocacy Summit (5/10, 12), HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (5/18), Nat. A... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=512831 Sat, 31 Mar 2007 09:39:38 +0100 512831 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=512834&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D489 Photo Caption: Brad and his wife Whitney will be HIV/AIDS and Hygiene Educators during their 27 month Peace Corps placement [university of southern florida, march 29, 2007] [dateline —rk] This evening my wife and I had the pleasure of attending a lecture on Social Justice and Global Health Equity put on by Dr. Paul Farmer. Dr. Farmer was as brilliant a speaker as I remembered him being the last time I saw him, which was seven months ago at the International AIDS Conference in Toronto, Canada. With memories of Toronto 2006 newly refreshed, it was somewhat of a shock to see my friend Richard Kearns writing about events that went on that same week when Abbott Laboratories failed to answer questions about their refusal to provide affordable access to AIDS wonder-drug Kaletra in the cou... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=512834 Sat, 31 Mar 2007 00:01:47 +0100 512834 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=504918&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D472 chers— this study, published in time for the la city council planning commission meeting, “corrects lapd inaccuracies on medical marijuana,” and urges la to take a “’sensible approach’ in regulating dispensaries.” —lyr Los Angeles (March 20, 2007) [dateline —rk]- A new report identifies several inaccuracies in the Los Angeles Police Department’s “Fact Sheet” about medical marijuana dispensaries and urges the city to take a “sensible approach” that respects the rights of medical marijuana patients and the legitimate, legal businesses that are serving their medical needs. . . . LAPD claims “anecdotal evidence” shows the growing number of dispensaries has caused an increase in the number of marijuana-related arrests ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=504918 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:24:29 +0100 504918 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=501897&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D468 [text version] [re-keyed by me] [letterhead] congress of the united states house of representatives washington, dc 20515-0530 henry a waxman 30th district, california march 1, 2007 mr. richard kearns . . . los angeles, ca dear mr kearns: thank you for contacting me to express your support for the right of patients to use medical marijuana, and for including your poem about living with AIDS. i am glad to know that we are in agreement on this issue and appreciate your taking the time to get in touch. people in the advanced stages of terminal diseases such as cancer and AIDS should receive compassionate pain relief, and i have long supported the compassionate use of prescription drugs and therapies, including medical marijuana. i was deeply disappointed with the us supreme court’s dec... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=501897 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:52:28 +0100 501897 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=501898&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D467 we are excerpted in spare change: Richard Kearns, the poet-activist at aids-write.org, writes about two issues that at first seem entirely unrelated: the CDC’s description of AIDS, and the designation of Daylight Saving Time. After his requisite lovely poem, . . . The implicit point that Richard makes with this juxtaposition of concepts is that definitions are powerful. The words we use to describe something can mean the difference between health and disease, between light and darkness. Jerry’s health status was exactly the same before and after the CDC’s pronouncement, but the new definition of a healthy t-cell count was essentially a death sentence. The sun is still in the same position in the sky as it would have been, whether we call it 6:00 or 7:00, but we can dela... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=501898 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:58:09 +0100 501898 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=495576&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D465 Physician’s Statement Regarding Medical Cannabis as per California Health & Safety Code 11362.5 To Whom It May Concern: this statement certifies that ___________________________________________ (patient) is a patient uncer my care and supervision for the treatment of ___________________________________________ (diagnosis) ____ (optional; please check if applicable) I decline to state my patient’s diagnosis to protect his or her confidentiality I have discussed the benefits and risks of cannabis use with my patient as a treatment for his or her condition. I recommend or approve cannabis use for my patient. If my patient chooses to use cannabis therapeutically, I will continue to monitor his or her condition and provide feedback on his or her progress. I understand that... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=495576 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 01:28:47 +0100 495576 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=495578&cid=t_148341_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D463 i was smelling flowers in the yard, and when i stood up and took a deep breath and all the blood rushed to my brain and i woke up dead on my back in the grass. i had apparently fainted, or died, for about sixty seconds. my neighbor saw me but he thought i had just suddenly thrown myself on the grass to enjoy the sun. during that timeless moment of unconsciousness i saw the golden eternity . . . (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=495578 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:09:37 +0100 495578