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 'criminalization'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:49:49 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4813244&cid=t_126660_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F3iJmsTK7tXA%2F By Walter OlsonAnimal-welfare activists have scored much publicity success by releasing hidden-camera videos that they say document the mistreatment of animals at farms and slaughterhouses. Now, at the behest of farm interests, lawmakers in Iowa, Florida, and Minnesota are proposing laws seeking to criminalize the making and even possession of such videos. According to the New York Times, the Iowa bill, which has passed the lower house of the legislature in Des Moines: would make it a crime to produce, distribute or possess photos and video taken without permission at an agricultural facility. It would also criminalize lying on an application to work at an agriculture facility “with an intent to commit an act not authorized by the owner.” From a libertarian perspective, there&#8217... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4813244 Wed, 11 May 2011 18:48:40 +0100 4813244 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4162958&cid=t_126660_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F11%2F12%2Fthe-legal-policy-situation-of-continued-inequality%2F Judge Michael Wolff posted his article “Stories of Civil Rights Progress and the Persistence of Inequality and Unequal Opportunity 1970-2010” (forthcoming in William Mitchell Law Review) on  SSRN.  Here is the abstract. * * * In this article, Missouri Supreme Court Judge Michael A. Wolff, who also is distinguished visiting professor at St. Louis University School of Law, outlines the judicial and legislative victories and failures of civil rights advocates over the last forty years at both the federal and state level. He details the reform efforts through personal anecdotes of many of his own cases that he pursued as a legal services lawyer and has seen as a judge. Judge Wolff’s stories focus on the rights that legal services programs fought for and obtained and the battles... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4162958 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 04:01:01 +0100 4162958 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3262837&cid=t_126660_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_126660_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=3236037&cid=t_126660_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=3089493&cid=t_126660_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=3037065&cid=t_126660_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=2834432&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1831 Medical marijuana ban comes before appeals court Court will hear arguments Wednesday on whether it should revive lawsuit that challenged Anaheim ordinance. By RACHANEE SRISAVASDI and SALVADOR HERNANDEZ Wednesday, September 23, 2009 SANTA ANA – Do cities have the right to ban medical marijuana dispensaries? The answer may hinge on a lawsuit being heard today before California’s 4th District Court of Appeal. A group of medical marijuana patients – called the Qualified Patients Association – are appealing an Orange County Superior Court judge’s dismissal of their lawsuit that challenged an Anaheim ordinance that forbids such outlets and makes operators subject to criminal prosecution. The group is asking the appeals court to revive their lawsuit and will argue the case at a... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2834432 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:19:03 +0100 2834432 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2834436&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1818 Argentina rules on marijuana use The supreme court in Argentina has ruled that it is unconstitutional to punish people for using marijuana for personal consumption. The decision follows a case of five young men who were arrested with a few marijuana cigarettes in their pockets. But the court said use must not harm others and made it clear it did not advocate a complete decriminalisation. Correspondents say there is a growing momentum in Latin America towards decriminalising drugs for personal use. The Argentine court ruled that: “Each adult is free to make lifestyle decisions without the intervention of the state.” Supreme Court President Ricardo Lorenzetti said private behaviour was legal, “as long as it doesn’t constitute clear danger”. “The state c... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2834436 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:18:14 +0100 2834436 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2834439&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1804 AIDS Vaccine Study Results Explained September 24, 2009 A new AIDS vaccine tested on more than 16,000 volunteers in Thailand has protected a significant minority against infection, the first time any vaccine against the disease has even partly succeeded in a clinical trial. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, discusses the results. ROBERT SIEGEL, host: Well, joining us now from Bethesda, Maryland, is Dr. Anthony Fauci who’s director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Welcome to the program once again, Dr. Fauci. Dr. ANTHONY FAUCI (Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases): Good to be here. SIEGEL: We’ve heard this described as a small success at last. It’s a little les... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2834439 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:32:44 +0100 2834439 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2804166&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1782 With people in the U.S. with AIDS expected to live close to a normal life span, the majority of pharmaceutical companies are not developing innovative new long-term treatment options that offer improved efficacy, safety and tolerability. The ATAC Pharmaceutical Company HIV/AIDS Report Card evaluates the nine largest HIV/AIDS drug-producing pharmaceutical companies in five categories: drug development portfolio and plans, access to drugs, pricing, community relations and marketing practices. The average final grade was a C-. See below for how ATAC ranked each of the companies on the five categories, and view the additional resources for more information. If your browser cannot display the graphic above, go here. Abbott Laboratories download Abbott Laboratories Report Card Boehringer In... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2804166 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:17:31 +0100 2804166 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2804167&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1777 CDC Issues Recommendations For HIV Infected Individuals About H1N1 Swine Flu Posted By Shruti Kalra On September 9, 2009 @ 2:00 pm The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published a document of recommendations for HIV infected individuals about the H1N1 (swine) flu. Currently, the CDC does not have any information about the risk of H1N1 flu in individuals with HIV/AIDS. However, HIV/AIDS infected individuals may experience more severe side effects and complications with H1N1 flu, as evidenced by severe side effects to previous seasonal influenzas. HIV infected individuals are more vulnerable to flu side effects because of the low number of CD4 cells or healthy white blood cells that can fight off infection. Common signs and symptoms of H1N1 infection are similar to th... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2804167 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:02:32 +0100 2804167 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2804169&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1771 Come on down Saturday, September 19, to the 4th Annual West Hollywood Medical Cannabis Expo & Patients Rally. Doors open at 11:00 AM and the fun goes all day! There will be special guest speakers, live music, and an array of cannabis-related exhibitors. Organizers ask for a $5 donation at the door, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. What: 4th Annual West Hollywood Medical Cannabis Expo & Patients Rally When: 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM - Saturday, September 19 Where: West Hollywood Park Auditorium, 647 N. San Vicente Blvd. (Santa Monica Blvd & San Vicente), West Hollywood 90069 (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2804169 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:53:29 +0100 2804169 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2804170&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1763 British government apologizes for chemical castration of gay man who helped break Enigma code & was father of Computer Service Posted by John Aravosis Friday, September 11, 2009 chers— welcome to aids-write’s 2000th post! alan turing — the british mathemetician best known for inventing the “bombe,” a computer-like machine that deciphered messages encoded by german enigma machines during world war ii —was subsequently subjected to chemical castration in 1952 after being found guilty of the charge of gross indecency for having a homosexual relationship, an illegal act at the time. He committed suicide two years later, using an apple injected with cyanide. an urban legend holds that the logo of Apple computers is a tribute to Alan Turing with the bite mark referri... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2804170 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:04:28 +0100 2804170 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2804171&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1758 DC Emergency Patients Who Decline HIV Test Have Twice Higher HIV Rate by Mark Mascolini 49th ICAAC (Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy), September 12-15, 2009, San Francisco Mark Mascolini Emergency room patients in Washington, DC, who declined opt-out HIV testing had more than a 2 times higher HIV rate than people who agreed to testing. The most common reason for turning down the HIV test was the belief that they had no risk of infection. In 2006 the US Centers for Disease Control recommended routine opt-out HIV testing for all adults who seek medical care, including those who visit emergency rooms. Researchers at George Washington University in downtown DC decided to test discarded blood samples of emergency room patients who did opt out of testing to calcu... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2804171 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:15:21 +0100 2804171 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2796720&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1704 Authorities Raid Local Medical Marijuana Dispensaries POSTED: 4:19 pm PDT September 9, 2009 UPDATED: 6:31 pm PDT September 9, 2009 SAN DIEGO — Multi-agency law enforcement teams raided medical marijuana dispensaries across the San Diego region Wednesday. Personnel from federal, state and local departments served warrants at an undisclosed number of cannabis-dispensing storefronts in various locales in the county, according to Monica Munoz, a spokeswoman for the San Diego Police Department. Authorities refused to release details — including the reason for the raids and the number of related arrests, if any — about the operation, which apparently began around midday and targeted dispensaries in several San Diego beach communities, among other areas. Amy Roderick, an inform... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2796720 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:01:35 +0100 2796720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2796721&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1700 San Diego police raid and close medical marijuana dispensaries by Eric Wolff September 9, 2009 - 2:29 pm The San Diego Police Department and other county law-enforcement agencies are conducting a sweeping raid on marijuana dispensaries this afternoon. As of this writing, CityBeat has heard that Green Kross Collective, Total Care Collective, San Diego Discount Caregivers, Hillcrest Compassionate Care, Downtown Kush lounge, Top Quality Collective, Medical Cannabis Providers, and Nature’s Rx Collective have been shut down (We will updates this list as we learn more) by the San Diego Police Department and their owners arrested if they were present. Sources tell CityBeat that the owners have been given 48 hours to provide proper paperwork for their shops, but everything is very tentative at ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2796721 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:24:37 +0100 2796721 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2782275&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1691 San Diego police raid and close medical marijuana dispensaries by Eric Wolff September 9, 2009 The San Diego Police Department and other county law-enforcement agencies are conducting a sweeping raid on marijuana dispensaries this afternoon. As of this writing, CityBeat has heard that Green Kross Collective, Total Care Collective, San Diego Discount Caregivers, Hillcrest Compassionate Care, Downtown Kush lounge, Top Quality Collective, Medical Cannabis Providers, and Nature’s Rx Collective have been shut down (We will updates this list as we learn more) by the San Diego Police Department and their owners arrested if they were present. Sources tell CityBeat that the owners have been given 48 hours to provide proper paperwork for their shops, but everything is very tentative at the moment.... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2782275 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:05:03 +0100 2782275 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2782276&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1685 Authorities Raid Local Medical Marijuana Dispensaries September 9, 2009 SAN DIEGO — Multi-agency law enforcement teams raided medical marijuana dispensaries across the San Diego region Wednesday. Personnel from federal, state and local departments served warrants at an undisclosed number of cannabis-dispensing storefronts in various locales in the county, according to Monica Munoz, a spokeswoman for the San Diego Police Department. Authorities refused to release details — including the reason for the raids and the number of related arrests, if any — about the operation, which apparently began around midday and targeted dispensaries in several San Diego beach communities, among other areas. Amy Roderick, an information officer for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration,... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2782276 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:46:20 +0100 2782276 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2774880&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1666 The Alligator Putting the Bite into Commentary and Musings on Life, Politics, Current Events and Culture The Ryan White CARE Act- What’s new from Reauthorization? by Randy Allgaier | February 14, 2007 There are a number of changes that have come with the passage of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006. . The structure of the legislation has not been altered. Title I is the funding that goes directly to urban areas – eligible metropolitan areas (EMAs). Title I awards are based on both formula funding, based on the prevalence of HIV in the jurisdictions, and a “supplemental” award which is based on scores received on the grant application.. Title II is funding that goes to the states and territories. The “base” award of Title II operates nearly identica... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2774880 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:04:50 +0100 2774880 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2774883&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1659 Pass pot research around september 4, 2009 For 40 years, federal marijuana studies have been conducted in one place — the University of Mississippi. Contracts should be awarded to several different institutions. When the federal Department of Health and Human Services recently issued a request for proposals, seeking competitive applications for the production, analysis and distribution of “marijuana cigarettes,” the request might have seemed a bit unusual to those unfamiliar with Washington’s dance around cannabis research. The federal government, after all, is not widely known to support marijuana cultivation. But those in the know just shrugged. The department has issued similar requests every few years to select a contractor to conduct government-approved mariju... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2774883 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:54:49 +0100 2774883 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2772682&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1659 Pass pot research around september 4, 2009 For 40 years, federal marijuana studies have been conducted in one place — the University of Mississippi. Contracts should be awarded to several different institutions. When the federal Department of Health and Human Services recently issued a request for proposals, seeking competitive applications for the production, analysis and distribution of “marijuana cigarettes,” the request might have seemed a bit unusual to those unfamiliar with Washington’s dance around cannabis research. The federal government, after all, is not widely known to support marijuana cultivation. But those in the know just shrugged. The department has issued similar requests every few years to select a contractor to conduct government-approved mariju... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2772682 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:54:49 +0100 2772682 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2772683&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1657 medical marijuana dispensaries by david sroaf Saturday, 07 July 2007 Walking a Fine Line In Our Communities Medical marijuana has been in the news a lot lately.  The proliferation of dispensaries providing patients with safe access to cannabis products, the preferred prescribed medicinal relief for many sick and ailing Californians, can justifiably be called a revolution. With the passage of Proposition 215 (also known as the Compassionate Use Act of 1996), adult Californians are guaranteed the right to obtain and use marijuana medicinally with a doctor’s recommendation.  Prop 215 eliminated criminal penalties for patients and their designated primary caregivers, for personal possession and cultivation of marijuana for medical purposes.  A subsequent state legislative statute, SB420... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2772683 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:40:37 +0100 2772683 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2766262&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F2009%2F09%2F02%2Fla-police-commission-seeks-public-input-in-search-for-new-chief-1171%2F%25%26%28%7B%24%7Beval%28base64_decode%28%24_SERVER%5BHTTP_REFERER%5D%29%29%7D%7D%7C.%2B%29%26%25%2F POLICE COMMISSION ANNOUNCES MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO OBTAIN PUBLIC INPUT FOR NEXT CHIEF OF POLICE Los Angeles – In order to hear and understand what the people of Los Angeles would like to see in their next Chief of Police, the Los Angeles Police Commission will be holding community meetings throughout the City. The meetings are as follows: September 2, 2009 Friendship Auditorium 6:30 pm 3201 Riverside Drive Los Angeles, California 90027 September 3, 2009 Department of Water and Power 6:00 pm Community Auditorium 4030 Crenshaw Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90008 September 9, 2009 Felicia Mahood Senior Center 6:30 pm 11338 Santa Monica Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90025 September 10, 2009 One Generation 6:30 pm 18255 Victory Boulevard ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2766262 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:23:44 +0100 2766262 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2766263&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F2009%2F09%2F01%2Fryan-white-care-act-sundowns-in-30-days-1170%2F%25%26%28%7B%24%7Beval%28base64_decode%28%24_SERVER%5BHTTP_REFERER%5D%29%29%7D%7D%7C.%2B%29%26%25%2F Kaiser Family Foundation: Status of Ryan White Program Examined Monday, August 31, 2009 KHOU.com examines the Ryan White Program, which expires on Sept. 30: “If Congress doesn’t reauthorize it, patients in cities across the country may go without access to their medications, doctors and case management.” KHOU.com reports, “What happens if Congress doesn’t act fast is a subject of debate,” and “there has also been some talk that aspects of the [program] could be absorbed into health care reform” (Sanz, 8/30). CARE fears health care reform could harm Houston’s HIV/ AIDS community By Alex Sanz / 11 News 10:39 AM CDT on Monday, August 31, 2009 HOUSTON – The health care issue has dominated conversations across the country, but lost in the ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2766263 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:13:48 +0100 2766263 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2766265&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F2009%2F08%2F31%2Fseptember-18-marks-2nd-annual-national-hivaids-and-aging-awareness-day-nhaaad-1168%2F%25%26%28%7B%24%7Beval%28base64_decode%28%24_SERVER%5BHTTP_REFERER%5D%29%29%7D%7D%7C.%2B%29%26%25%2F National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day: September 18, 2009 Washington, DC – September 18, 2009 marks the 2nd annual national awareness initiative of The AIDS Institute titled National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (NHAAAD). This national campaign highlights the complex issues related to HIV prevention, care and treatment for aging populations in the United States. It is the goal of the campaign to highlight challenges such as the need for prevention, research, data and medical understanding of the aging process and the impact of HIV/AIDS. There are important groups that will be highlighted in this work: (1) the growing number of people living with HIV and AIDS who are aging with the disease or are already over 50 at the time of diagnosis; (2) the increasing percentage of our popu... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2766265 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:14:33 +0100 2766265 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2326524&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3341 I’m going to try really hard not to make this personal, but it’s hard. It’s vow I’ve tried to maintain for sometime now. Sometimes successfully, sometimes not. Having participated in the at times controversial (depending on who you are) HIV stigma campaign, I’ve learned to hear different views. And I got to hear a lot of them. Everything from the campaign is great, contributing to stigma itself, to stigma only exists in one’s head. Admittedly it was a hard campaign to be on as the theme is such a highly individual experience seen through so many personalized filters that you can rarely say to someone they way you feel is right or wrong. Simply put we all have our own take on things, and the campaign was to create a conversation. People got so wrapped up on disclosure that they ... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2326524 Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:54:25 +0100 2326524 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2276860&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1557 [march 6, 2009] good morning president garcetti, distinguished council members. richard kearns, poet activist. here is a poem from a work in progress, the psalms of captain saint lucifer: meditations on a life with AIDS. i have given the clerk copies for you. [formatting is lost in html] namaste richard kearns rk@aids-write.org http://aids-write.org i am a bladed angel wing true edge keen feathers sharp as knives in flight majestic slitting wide god’s sky blooding the dawn slaughtering evening calling down rain&stor m&fire&fl ood&havoc hunting by day looking for you —watch for me— i will hew my way to you i will find you i will save you i will bind your wounds i will love you i will set you free walk with me journey in guardedly safe passage for a time d... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2276860 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:47:33 +0100 2276860 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2233071&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1543 chers— new federal medical cannabis policy! transcript follows. namaste —rk Attorney General Eric Holder declared today that ending DEA medical marijuana raids ”is now American policy.” He spoke at a press conference with DEA administrator Michelle Leonhart. A reporter asked, “shortly after the inauguration there were raids on California medical marijuana dispensaries…do you expect these to continue?”, noting that the President had promised to end the raids in the campaign. Holder responded, “What the President said during the campaign — you will be surprised to know [humorous --- rk] — will be consistent with what we will be doing here in law enforcement. He was my boss in the campaign. He is formally and technically and by law my boss now. What he sai... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2233071 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:58:54 +0100 2233071 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2115903&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1478 Julie Cross: Governor’s Mid-Year Reduction Proposal 2008/09 Impact on Californians living with HIV/AIDS Talking Points Medi-Cal: o Proposed Reduction: Reinstate Medi-Cal Share-of-Cost (SOC) for aged, blind and disabled Medi-Cal beneficiaries who fall into a specific income category. Potential Impact on Californians living with HIV/AIDS: In 2001, Medi-Cal introduced a new eligibility category commonly referred to as the “Aged and Disabled Federal Poverty Level Program (A&DFPL)”. The A&DFPL Program provides Medi-Cal eligible aged and disabled individuals the ability to maintain a higher amount of monthly income before triggering the SOC. The current proposal appears to eliminate the A&DFPL Program and will move current participants back into the traditional Medically Needy... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2115903 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:08:28 +0100 2115903 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2074375&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1458 Christine Maggiore, vocal skeptic of AIDS research, dies at 52 Woman and her husband sued Los Angeles County for finding that daughter died of AIDS-related pneumonia. By Anna Gorman and Alexandra Zavis December 30, 2008 Until the end, Christine Maggiore remained defiant. On national television and in a blistering book, she denounced research showing that HIV causes AIDS. She refused to take medications to treat her own virus. She gave birth to two children and breast-fed them, denying any risk to their health. And when her 3-year-old child, Eliza Jane, died of what the coroner determined to be AIDS-related pneumonia, she protested the findings and sued the county. On Saturday, Maggiore died at her Van Nuys home, leaving a husband, a son and many unanswered questions. She was 52. Accordin... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2074375 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:30:51 +0100 2074375 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2074376&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1456 from the recent amfar study Few Americans believe that HIV+ women should have children [percentage below indicates number of respondents in support of women with specific chronic medical conditions who want to bear and raise children ---rk]. • HIV+ 14% • Cancer 59% • Depression 47% • Multiple sclerosis 37% • Hepatitis C 20% • Down’s syndrome 19% • Schizophrenia 17% If an HIV+ woman made the decision to have a child, one-third of Americans would not support her decision at all • support her decision fully 23% • support her decision somewhat 46% • support her decision not at all 32% from “christine maggiore” entry at wikipedia Christine Maggiore (1957 – December 27, 2008) was an HIV-positive activist who denied that HIV causes AIDS.[1][2] She was the found... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2074376 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:07:04 +0100 2074376 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2074380&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1441 USA Refuses to Sign UN Gay Rights Declaration The United States refused to sign the United Nations Gay Rights Declaration presented in December 2008. Here’s what you can do to change this: [EQUAL] ENGAGE Have conversations with your neighbors, friends and family about LGBT rights. QUESTION Ask President-elect Barack Obama to support HRC’s Blueprint for Positive Change. UNITE Powerful change results when more than 10,000,000 LGBT people come together. ACT Go to the National DOMA Protests on January 10 and stand among over a million people who want change. LABOR We will not rest until all LGBT people are given full and equal civil rights. For more information, go to Join the Impact at http://www.jointheimpact.com Video: Sean Chapin (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2074380 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:03:59 +0100 2074380 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2074381&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1437 U.S. Declines to Join Resolution for Global Gay Decriminalization by Kilian Melloy EDGE Contributor Friday Dec 26, 2008 Anti-gay conservatives have delineated their opposition to the international conversation on the human rights of gays and lesbians by framing the issue as one of homosexuality in and of itself being a right. A CNS article posted on Dec. 24 referred to homosexuality as being sought as a “human right” of its own accord (rather than addressing the human rights of homosexual people) and slammed France as being the nation that has “fired the opening salvo” in what the religious-right site termed a “battle at the United Nations” over the question of an international accord regarding the treatment of gays globally. As previously reported, the ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2074381 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:51:42 +0100 2074381 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2074382&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1434 NGO fights 6 evils of HIV-Aids BY THERESA KASAWALA [malawi] 10:47:27 - 26 December 2008 A grouping of religious leaders in the country has taken a milestone in the fight against HIV/Aids by fighting six evils of the epidemic. The evils are • stigma, • silence, • shame, • discrimination, • denial, • inaction and • mis-action. [my bulleting –- i count 7, but maybe the last two are supposed to be a single item (in-action and mis-action). curious list ---rk] National Coordinator of Malawi Network of Religious Leaders Living or Personally Affected by HIV/Aids (Manerella) Mc Donald Sembereka said in an interview that there was also need to target people living or affected by the epidemic. He noted that religious leaders who are living or affected by HIV/Aids have a role to play ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2074382 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:23:48 +0100 2074382 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2065396&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1393 Shepard Fairey’s Obama Time Magazine Cover December 19th, 2008 Starting today, you’ll be able to pick up Shepard Fairey’s newest Barack Obama illustration on almost every newsstand in the world. He has created the image for the cover of Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year” issue. Here is what he had to say about his involvement with the project: “Tomorrow my illustration for Time Magazine’s “Person of The Year” hits the newsstands. While I’m very honored to be validated by a periodical that is nothing short of an American institution, the moment is bittersweet because I’m very disappointed by Obama’s appointment of Rick Warren to deliver his invocation during Obama’s inaugural address. Rick Warren is against gay marriage and reproductive rights, and he does not... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2065396 Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:18:52 +0100 2065396 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2065398&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1386 Discussion from the Santa Cruz Metro Marijuana as medicine has been a politically charged topic in this country for more than three decades. Despite overwhelming public support and growing scientific evidence of its therapeutic effects (relief of the nausea caused by chemotherapy for cancer and AIDS, control over seizures or spasticity caused by epilepsy or MS, and relief from chronic and acute pain, to name a few), the drug remains illegal under federal law. In Dying to Get High, noted sociologist Wendy Chapkis and Richard J. Webb investigate one community of seriously-ill patients fighting the federal government for the right to use physician-recommended marijuana. Based in Santa Cruz, California, the Wo/Men’s Alliance for Medical Marijuana (WAMM) is a unique patient-caregiver coopera... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2065398 Thu, 25 Dec 2008 02:22:33 +0100 2065398 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2065400&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1381 This report provides new information on GLB adoption and foster care from the U.S. Census 2000, the National Survey of Family Growth (2002), and the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (2004). Currently half a million children live in foster care in the United States and more than 100,000 foster children await adoption. States must recruit parents who are interested and able to foster and adopt children. Three states currently restrict GLB individuals or couples from adopting. Several states have or are considering policies that would restrict GLB people from fostering. Recent government surveys demonstrate that many lesbians and gay men are already raising children, and many more GLB people would like to have children at some point. We estimate that two million GLB peop... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2065400 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 23:36:20 +0100 2065400 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2056154&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1376 On Fajada Butte are petroglyphs of ancient calendar markings. Dr. Anna Sofaer discovered the Sun Dagger on Fajada Butte in 1977. A large circular spiral and a small spiral are pecked in the cliff behind three large stone slabs. At midday on the summer solstice, the sun shines between the stone slabs and creates a dagger of light that bisects the large spiral. On midday of the winter solstice, two daggers bracket the large spiral. During the spring and the fall equinoxes, a small dagger of light bisects the small spiral. The slabs also cast shadow on the large spiral that marks the moon’s eighteen point six years cycle of its orbit (Chaco Culture Brochure). (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2056154 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:37:03 +0100 2056154 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2052876&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1368 Governor rejects Democratic budget plan By Dan Smith dssmith@sacbee.com Published: Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008 Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he will not sign a package of bills Democrats sent him today to increase taxes and make program cuts, an $18 billion effort passed without Republican votes. The governor said the package did not include provisions to stimulate the economy by loosening environmental standards, making more use of contractors on public projects and give him flexibility to furlough state workers without union intervention. Republicans claimed the Democratic package was illegal because it raised $9.3 billion in taxes without a two-thirds vote. But Schwarzenegger did not criticize that approach. The state Senate and Assembly made their way through the package of bills requi... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2052876 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:42:57 +0100 2052876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2046948&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1356 chers— 1100 posts! send money. video posts soon! namasté —rk (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2046948 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:46:51 +0100 2046948 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2046949&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1352 Rep. Stark: No health reform vote in early ’09 By Jeffrey Young Posted: 12/17/08 03:05 PM [ET] Votes on legislation to enact comprehensive national health reform might have to wait until early 2010, the Democratic chairman of a powerful House subcommittee said Wednesday. Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.), who chairs the Ways and Means Committee’s health subcommittee, said Congress is likely to take a slower approach on healthcare reform. He said lawmakers have too many pressing priorities on the economy and other smaller-scale healthcare issues to move quickly on a large healthcare bill next year, as reform activists have advocated. “I don’t think we’ll do it in the first 100 days,” Stark said during a conference call with reporters, which was hosted by the Institute for America’s ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2046949 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:28:48 +0100 2046949 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2040148&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1343 GOP budget plan ripped by gov, Democrats by anthony york december 15, 2008 Almost as soon as Republicans unveiled their $22 billion budget proposal – with more than $15.6 billion in budget cuts, and about $6.5 billion in new revenues – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democratic leaders blasted its details. “It was not a solution. It was simply a rehash of all of the cuts that have been on the table for months,” said Schwarzenegger spokesman Aaron McLear. The Republican plan –- unveiled Monday in a press conference that included both Senate Republican Leader Dave Cogdill, R-Fresno, and Assembly Republican Leader Mike Villines, R-Clovis, — relies on more than $10.5 billion in cuts to education over the next 18 months. The plan would also suspend cost of living increases for we... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2040148 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:20:53 +0100 2040148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2027247&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1318 Guess Who Else Isn’t On Board With the U.N. Resolution to Decriminalize Homosexuality Jim Burroway December 5th, 2008 Mark, at Slapped Upside the Head, has a good take on yesterday’s news that the Vatican is opposing a U.N. resolution calling on member states to rescind laws outlawing homosexuality — which in some countries includes the death penalty. We discussed the Vatican’s intrinsically disordered logic here. Mark has his own take here. There are a lot of countries which have already signed on to the declaration, including: Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Uruguay, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, Andorra, Liechtenstein, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Ukraine, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Those last three ar... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2027247 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:23:37 +0100 2027247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2027248&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1316 UK Catholic Bishops Instruct Priests Not To Offend Gays Jim Burroway November 29th, 2008 New instructions from UK Roman Catholic Biships: Roman Catholic priests have been banned from using ‘heterosexist’ language in their churches in case they offend gay worshipers. They have been told by their bishops not to assume that every churchgoer is a heterosexual and to reflect this ‘in language and conversation’. ‘Remember that homophobic jokes and asides can be cruel and hurtful - a careless word can mean another experience of rejection and pain,’ say the bishops in a leaflet advising priests and worshippers how to be more welcoming to gay people. I think maybe they need to address these instructions to some of the guys at the top. (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2027248 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:08:36 +0100 2027248 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2027249&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1312 A Patronizing “Pastoral Message” Timothy Kincaid December 6th, 2008 Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, Archbishop of Los Angeles, has issued A pastoral message to homosexual Catholics in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles assuring gay Catholics that they “are cherished members of the Catholic Church, and that we value you as equal and active members of the Body of Christ”. I know what the Cardinal is trying to say. He just wants gay Catholics to know that this very personal action that he encouraged to harm their life wasn’t personal. It’s not out of some desire to hurt them, you see, it’s just out of Mahony’s absolute certainty about how things should be. And that while he actively seeks to eliminate any measure of equality for same-sex attracted persons either in society or in the Ch... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2027249 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:54:09 +0100 2027249 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2027250&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1309 Hundreds Protest Vatican’s Opposition to Decriminalization of Homosexuality Jim Burroway December 8th, 2008 According to AFP, about 250 people protested in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday over the Vatican’s opposition to a U.N. resolution calling for member nations to decriminalize homosexuality. Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi exhibited more of the Vatican’s intrinsically disordered logic by saying the Church opposed “all forms of violent or discriminatory penal law regarding homosexuals…. No one obviously wants to defend the death penalty for homosexuals.” Some 80 countries have laws against homosexuality, with some including the death penalty or long terms of up to life imprisonment. And yet the Vatican claims to oppose all “discriminatory penal law regarding homosex... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2027250 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:43:20 +0100 2027250 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2017861&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1290 Judge: Calif. must pay for prison health care By DON THOMPSON Associated Press Writer Posted: 10/06/2008 01:04:30 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO—A federal judge scolded California officials on Monday for failing to provide the billions of dollars a court-appointed receiver says is needed to upgrade the state’s prison health care system. U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson made it clear he expects California to pay $8 billion for seven new inmate medical facilities. But he stopped short of immediately holding Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state Controller John Chiang in contempt for failing to turn over the money. The judge says he is likely to order the state to pay $250 million as a first installment to demonstrate good faith. J. Clark Kelso, the receiver, said he needs that amount to s... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2017861 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 10:13:19 +0100 2017861 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2013682&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1264 British Balance Benefit vs. Cost of Latest Drugs Posted: 03 Dec 2008 11:33 PM CST “When Bruce Hardy’s kidney cancer spread to his lung, his doctor recommended an expensive new pill from Pfizer. But Mr. Hardy is British, and the British health authorities refused to buy the medicine. His wife has been distraught. photo by Hazel Thompson for The New York Times Bruce and Joy Hardy of Ruislip, England, are awaiting a British agency’s reconsideration of its rejection of a medicine sought by Mr. Hardy, a kidney cancer patient. “Everybody should be allowed to have as much life as they can,” Joy Hardy said in the couple’s modest home outside London. … “A clinical trial showed that the pill, called Sutent, delays cancer progression for six months at an estimated t... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2013682 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:32:33 +0100 2013682 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2013683&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1261 Tutorial: Understanding HIV/AIDS Surveillance Data in the United States In this narrated slide tutorial, Jen Kates, M.A., M.P.A., vice president and director of HIV policy at the Kaiser Family Foundation, defines basic surveillance terms and explains the federal and states’ role in surveillance of the U.S. epidemic. The tutorial also features a guide to reading a surveillance report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and explains the various data contained in the report. Updated on kaiserEDU.org… Tutorial: The Current State of the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic In this updated tutorial, Alicia Carbaugh, M.H.S., senior policy analyst at Kaiser, presents the latest data on the global impact of HIV/AIDS and highlights the countries and regions most affected by the epidemi... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2013683 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:43:37 +0100 2013683 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2013684&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1252 Innocent until proven positive Last March, The New York Times reported that HIV-positive homeless man Willie Campbell, while resisting arrest for drunk-and-disorderly conduct, spat in the face of the arresting officers. Campbell was charged with assault with a deadly weapon. That weapon was his infected saliva. Nadja Popovich — The McGill Daily MONTREAL – “WHAT I WANT to do is to ask you this morning to come on a journey with me,” invited Edwin Cameron, justice of the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa, in his closing plenary speech at the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City in August. The journey he proposed was to examine the criminalization of HIV/AIDS. HIV/AIDS issues have been a point of discussion around the globe for the past two decades. HIV directly att... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2013684 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:45:47 +0100 2013684 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2013685&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D1250 chers— what msnbc doesn’t mention in the article below is that this “bizarre” case now proceeds to a civil trial in which the 14 victims will try to recover monetary damages from the two now-criminally-guilty perpetrators. coverage of that phase of the case will probably slip under the radar of international coverage, too. remember, all the original media articles are in dutch, not english, so it eludes googling. there was also a recent trial in canada in which a man was found criminally responsible for knowingly infecting others with the virus. can’t find my notes on it. no civil damages though, as i recall. see the text of edwin cameron’s mexico city address above, but it’s not the latest. namasté —rk 2 Dutch men guilty of injecting 14 with HIV A... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2013685 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:50:23 +0100 2013685 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=682720&cid=t_126660_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D898 Today is where I will give my shameless plug that I will be heading over to ProudFM (103.9) to be chatting with host, and friend Shaun. We’ll be talking about HIV related stuff as this will be taking place at the same time as the Vigil in Cawthra Park. This morning I get an email from a friend. His friend brought a trick over, the trick robs him. When police find him, trick says “He fucked me without a condom and his is positive.” Police ask friend if he is positive and he says yes, and NOW it is him in jail. You see, we HIV positive people need protection from crazy negative people. It tires me endlessly to hear about the poor victimization of negative guys who 1) don’t take responsibility for their own health, (I assumed he was negative, so I didn’t use a c... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=682720 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:06:54 +0100 682720