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Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:48:49 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734484&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35277&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.aac.org%2Findex.php%2F2011%2F04%2F18%2Fdisappointing-results-prompt-early-end-to-fem-prep-study-of-pill-based-prep-in-african-women%2F The recent success of the iPrEx study has raised hopes that pill-based pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) will become an important new tool for preventing HIV transmission.  However, because the iPrEx study included only men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women, many HIV researchers and advocates have been awaiting the results of other studies to see whether pill-based PrEP can also reduce the risk of HIV infection in other groups, including mixed-HIV-status couples, heterosexual women, and injection drug users. The hopes that pill-based PrEP might be a widely applicable prevention tool suffered a major setback on April 18, when Family Health International (FHI) announced its decision to end the FEM-PrEP study due to disappointing early results.  After reviewing the study’s i... AIDS Action Committee's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734484 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:25:37 +0100 4734484 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4197297&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35277&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.aac.org%2Findex.php%2F2010%2F11%2F24%2Fiprex-study-a-summary-of-the-key-features-findings%2F The news has been buzzing for the last 24 hours with the release of the National Institutes of Health’s results of the iPrEX trial.  Some of you may have participated in the study right here in Boston at Fenway Health.  Others might have seen the ads all over town toting the tag line, “can a pill a day prevent HIV?”.  Well, the results are out and it brings forth a new era in HIV prevention – it does work!!!  But, it is not 100% effective and here are some insights that need to be considered as work continues make it better. The iPrEX trial was a large research study examining whether a pill containing drugs (Truvada) used to treat HIV can also help prevent HIV infection.  This approach is called PrEP or pre-exposure prophylaxis (before exposure).   If you have your HIV test... AIDS Action Committee's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4197297 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:01:20 +0100 4197297 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4197298&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35277&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.aac.org%2Findex.php%2F2010%2F11%2F23%2Faids-action-committee-encouraged-by-new-pre-exposure-prophylaxis-study%2F BOSTON, November 23, 2010—Results published today from a National Institute of Health clinical trial shows that taking a once-a-day anti-HIV pill  can reduce the risk of HIV infection by 44 percent in gay and bisexual men, transgender women who have sex with men. Half of the participants in the clinical trial were given a daily pill containing two anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs), emtricitabine and tenofovir. Both drugs are already widely available in the ARV combination pill Truvada, which is commonly prescribed in HIV treatment. The other half of the trial participants were given a placebo pill. Participants were tested for HIV monthly, and received risk-reduction counseling, condoms, and management of any sexually-transmitted infections. During the trial period, 64 people in the placebo ... AIDS Action Committee's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4197298 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:56:29 +0100 4197298 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3858327&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35277&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.aac.org%2Findex.php%2F2010%2F08%2F11%2Fan-indepth-look-at-the-18th-international-aids-conference%2F The International AIDS Conference, which occurs every two years, has a broader scope than any other AIDS conference. Most other AIDS conferences and meetings tend to focus on either the hard science/medical aspects of HIV disease or the social aspects of the epidemic. In contrast, the International AIDS Conference encompasses the scientific, medical, social, and personal dimensions of HIV/AIDS. It brings together medical researchers, social scientists, community activists, and persons living with the virus from around the world. It provides a unique opportunity for the various stakeholders to learn more about each other’s accomplishments, goals, and concerns, and to strategize about ways to enhance their communication and work together more effectively toward common goals. This year�... AIDS Action Committee's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3858327 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:15:11 +0100 3858327 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3784451&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35277&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.aac.org%2Findex.php%2F2010%2F07%2F23%2Fmicrobicide-breakthrough-may-dramatically-improve-hiv-prevention%2F This study was conducted in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa with over 800 women participating. Researchers followed them for 30 months to determine if using the Tenofovir Gel before and after sex, reduced HIV transmission more than using a placebo gel. Tenofovir, the microbicidal agent in the gel has been used effectively as an oral medication to treat individuals infected with HIV. During the study all of the women received counseling, access to condoms, STD testing and treatment, as well as HIV and pregnancy testing.   Many different microbicide products have been tested over the years but none with this type of positive result. Here are a few reasons why these results are exciting: Tenofovir Gel was found to be effective at reducing transmission of HIV by 39%. (In people wh... AIDS Action Committee's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3784451 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:43:30 +0100 3784451 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370622&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35277&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.aac.org%2Findex.php%2F2010%2F03%2F16%2Faids-actions-leela-strong-lends-a-hand-in-haiti%2F The devastating earthquake in Haiti had many people and organizations wondering, “What can we do to help?” Immediately AIDS Action Committee began encouraging our donors and networks to contribute to relief organizations with direct access to Haiti and a history of effectiveness in crisis response — especially Partners in Health, a Boston-based organization with a strong track record fighting HIV/AIDS in Haiti. AIDS Action Committee’s senior staff reinstated a personnel policy from the days of Hurricane Katrina, allowing agency staff to donate their time to relief efforts. On February 4th, AIDS Action’s Associate Director of Client Services, Leela Strong, arrived in Haiti to do just that. Working with Farm Haiti, an NGO whose mission is to put tools for succes... AIDS Action Committee's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370622 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:48:59 +0100 3370622 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3189347&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35277&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.aac.org%2Findex.php%2F2010%2F01%2F19%2Feligibility-info-temporary-protected-status-for-haitians-living-in-the-us%2F NOTE (1:38pm, January 19, 2010): We’re posting the following information about temporary protected status for Haitians living in the US to inform qualifying individuals of their current options for staying in or leaving the country. We will post updates, including contact information for additional resources, as they become available. Meanwhile, we encourage people to continue supporting Haiti relief, particularly through Boston-based Partners in Health, a widely respected organization with one of the strongest records fighting HIV/AIDS in Haiti. TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS—Haitian nationals who were physically present in the United States on January 12, 2010 may be eligible for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). TPS allows eligible people to live and work in the United States fo... AIDS Action Committee's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3189347 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:40:46 +0100 3189347 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2634611&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35277&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.aac.org%2Findex.php%2F2009%2F07%2F23%2Faids-organizations-enlist-sen-kerry-in-securing-lgbt-rights-abroad%2F Massachusetts Senator John Kerry is Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which greatly influences American policies and practices abroad. In the last week, HIV/AIDS and LGBT rights organizations (including AIDS Action Committee) sent two letters to Sen. Kerry urging him to adopt LGBT rights provisions in a pending Foreign Relations Authorization Bill, which influences the State Department among other things. The letters emphasize the ongoing connection between gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM) and the growing AIDS pandemic, especially in countries that generally deny homosexuality and/or criminalize homosexual behavior. While epidemiologists have long known that the heterosexual transmission of HIV has been greater in countries outside of Europe and North Ame... AIDS Action Committee's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2634611 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:52:20 +0100 2634611 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1876146&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D967 ESPN: Radio station ‘regrets’ Magic Johnson AIDS remarks, promises PSA “The fact that they would make jokes about my status is unbelievable,” Magic Johnson said in a statement about a Minneapolis talk radio show’s comments. MINNEAPOLIS — Magic Johnson criticized a pair of talk show hosts Friday for accusing him of faking AIDS but said he didn’t want them to be fired. Chris Baker and Langdon Perry of KTLK in Minneapolis made the remarks during Baker’s conservative radio show on Wednesday. After Johnson condemned the statements, the station said it regretted “some offhand remarks” by the pair. “We can’t have people out here making false statements and putting out bad information, because this battle is too big when it c... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1876146 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:33:16 +0100 1876146 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1873131&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D943 Saturday, October 18th - 7:30pm The Howard Fine Theatre 1445 N. Las Palmas Ave. Hollywood, CA 90028 Valet Parking Available Appearances Include: Mark Ballas & Derek Hough Michael Chiklis E.G.Daily Sam Harris Joanna Lara Johnston Jean Louisa Kelly Eva La Rue Von Smith Artist participation is based on availability and is subject to change. Back-up Singers Include: David Goryl Amy Motta CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS NOW! (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1873131 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:18:00 +0100 1873131 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1321133&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D739 U.S. PATENT OFFICE REJECTS KEY HIV/AIDS DRUG PATENTS AT PUBPAT REQUEST: Government Finds Prior Art Submitted by PUBPAT Invalidates All of Gilead Sciences’ Claims New York, New York — January 23, 2008 — The Public Patent Foundation (”PUBPAT”) announced today that the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office has rejected four key HIV/AIDS drug patents held by Gilead Sciences that relate to the drug known generically as tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF), a key weapon in the battle against HIV/AIDS. Gilead markets TDF in the United States under the brand name VIREAD and as a part of its ATRIPLA combination product. Roughly 40 million people worldwide are infected with HIV/AIDS, including more than 1.2 million Americans. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1321133 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:32:31 +0100 1321133 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1307760&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D734 From: Ruel Nolledo [mailto:RNolledo@apla.org] Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 10:40 AM To: Richard Kearns Subject: SCHAC Meeting Rescheduled Richard— Just wanted to give you a heads up. Next week’s March SCHAC meeting has been rescheduled to Wednesday the 20th from 10:30am to 12:30pm I know you were thinking of going. other months: Ordinarily, SCHAC holds its workgroup meetings on the second Wednesday of every month, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For 2008, workgroup meetings take place at the Office of AIDS Programs & Policy, located at 600 S Commonwealth Ave 6th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90005. http://www.schac.org/MGMInfo.php I’ll let you know if I hear anything else. Hope all is well. Ruel Nolledo | Manager, State and Local Affairs AIDS Project Los Angeles The David Ge... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1307760 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:39:01 +0100 1307760 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1306563&cid=t_106457_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=1289123&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D725 chers— daylight saving time begins tonight at 2am. we loose an hour. ah, but the sun is back in the morning. change your clocks & enjoy! namaste —rk (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1289123 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 05:41:47 +0100 1289123 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1289124&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D724 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=1289124 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 04:58:49 +0100 1289124 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1261691&cid=t_106457_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=1258251&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D714 reyes photo 1 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. reyez photo 2 Why are we not outraged when we see such “treatment” planned on a massive scale? Planned for us? Caregiver Schwarzenegger’s planned dumping of Persons With AIDS (PWAs) from the state healthcare budget is somehow supposed to be a reasonable and excusable practice of “spreadsheet medicine.” Under the shadow of its “ethical guidance,” the Governor unimaginatively sugges... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1258251 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:47:18 +0100 1258251 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1256307&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D708 Kaiser network: Baltimore Sun Examines Concerns About Overuse of CT Scans [Feb 25, 2008] The Baltimore Sun on Saturday examined concerns about the number of patients who undergo CT scans, which many critics consider “untested, overused, risky and a prime example of health care ruled by profit and fad, rather than hard science.” Some experts estimate that each year, U.S. patients undergo between several hundred thousand and one million CT scans. The debate over the issue has increased since January, when CMS proposed restrictions on Medicare reimbursements for CT angiographies, which cost about $1,000 to $1,200 each, in response to reports that the procedure exposes patients to high levels of radiation and unnecessary health risks. CMS in March plans to make a final dec... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1256307 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:52:01 +0100 1256307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1256308&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D707 California lags in reporting of hospitals’ drug-resistant infection rates Experts say the state should require healthcare facilities to publicly disclose such information. By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer February 24, 2008 When California officials announced this month that they would begin tracking virulent “superbug” infections in gyms, schools and other community settings, they billed it as a major advance in public health. But the plan would capture just a fraction of drug-resistant infections, leaving the vast majority unreported to the state and unknown to the public, according to experts and consumer advocates. Disease-tracking experts say California lags behind at least 15 other states that monitor such infections where they are most li... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1256308 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:44:08 +0100 1256308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1256309&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D705 I’m Biking Backwards coast to coast August 17th 2007. I’m Raising Awareness for the Homeless, HIV/AIDS and Medical Marijuana. While crossing America you will be able to track me as I cross the country at www.bikingbackwards.net I’ve had the HIV virus for a little over a year now. I’m currently homeless and living with the HIV virus. February 24, 2008 - Hello! America… I arrived into New Orleans, Louisana yesterday… It was raining the day before… It was still a Rad ride day… I made it from Biloxi over to Bay St.Louis, Mississippi and from Bay St.Louis to New Orleans on Highway 90… I will be resting and getting ready to start crossing Texas… Backwards… It’s all up Backwards Across America… I do plan to ride the ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1256309 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:26:38 +0100 1256309 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1256310&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D704 New wave of drug-resistant HIV predicted Tuesday, February 19, 2008 LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18 (UPI) — A mathematical model predicts a new wave of drug-resistant HIV infections in San Francisco, researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles said. However, paradoxically at same time, the evolution of drug-resistant HIV may have actually reduced the severity of the city’s epidemic, saving many men from becoming infected, the study said. UCLA biomathematics professor Sally Blower said the model enabled the researchers to reconstruct the epidemic’s past and predict its future by calculating the evolution of several classes of drug-resistant HIV strains in San Francisco. The researchers examined the rise of HIV strains resistant to the three major classes of drugs &... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1256310 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:17:31 +0100 1256310 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1256311&cid=t_106457_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_106457_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_106457_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=1215348&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D699 National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Observed February 7 Communities Nationwide Hold Events to Raise Awareness February 7, 2007 marks the seventh annual observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD). This national mobilization effort is designed to encourage African Americans across the United States and Territorial Areas to get educated, get tested, get involved and get treated for HIV/AIDS, as it continues to devastate Black communities. Special events such as free HIV/AIDS testing, prayer breakfasts, town hall meetings and memorial services will be held throughout the country. While African Americans represent approximately 13 percent of the U.S. population, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that the group accounts for almost half (49%) of t... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1215348 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:54:40 +0100 1215348 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1213304&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D698 awo’s kearns to attend CA emergency AIDS/HIV state budget meeting at precious blood church today (775) jasmyne cannick video: black LGBT ‘08 presidential election forum parts 1-5 (774) emergency la community meeting 2-06-08: $11 million slashed from ca HIV/AIDS budget (773) david evans at poz: special report on growing older with HIV (772) According to the study, 70 percent of HIV-positive New Yorkers surveyed are living alone—more than double the percentage of elderly HIV-negative New Yorkers. The study also uncovered fairly high rates of social isolation, fear of HIV disclosure and loneliness among the participants. sorting it out at lulu’s #1 (771) beverly & detroit, north & west seven-fifty before eleven on unoccasions lean’d against the bookster bricks i’... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1213304 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:19:19 +0100 1213304 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1212115&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D697 chers— see you there. namasté —rk HIV DATE $11 MILLION SLASHED FROM CA HIV/AIDS BUDGET EMERGENCY COMMUNITY MEETING Wednesday, February 6, 2008 from 9:30am to 1:30pm Precious Blood Church 435 S. Occidental Blvd., LA, 90057 **there is free ample parking in the lot ane on the street** 4 ADPA contract approved HIV training hours RSVP to hivdatfla@yahoo.com or susan at 323.461.3161 ext. 14 CUT: $7 million ADAP CUT: $22 million Education & Prevention CUT: $1 million: Care, including • $400,000 Community-Based Care • $200,000 Early Intervention • $122,000 Residential AIDS Facilities aids-write.org report to follow link to metro trip planner (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1212115 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:42:10 +0100 1212115 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1204701&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D696 video: black LGBT ‘08 presidential election forum parts 1-5 On Wednesday, January 23, 2008 the Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community came together from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. to hold a Presidential Election forum. The two-hour event was held in Los Angeles before an audience in the historic African-American community of Leimert Park at the Lucy Florence Coffee House and Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Entitled “It’s A Black Thang! The Black LGBT Vote ‘08,” the Forum was the first of its kind that featured the voices and opinions of African-American LGBT persons, a community whose voice often goes unheard in both the mainstream gay community and African-American community. At the conclusion of the Forum audience members participated in a... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1204701 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:23:46 +0100 1204701 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1192875&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D695 text of flyer: HIV DATE $11 MILLION SLASHED FROM CA HIV/AIDS BUDGET “The Governors Budget included $404.1 million ($165.8 million General Fund) for the Office of AIDS’ Treatment and Prevention Program. This is a total decrease of $24.4 million, or 5.8 percent below the revised 2007-2008 budget. The 2008-2009 expenditure plan includes decreases of $13.4 million to reflect the removal of one-time adjustments and $11 million as part of the budget-balancing reductions.” Governor’s Budget 2008-2009 Proposed Budget Summary page 141 Kathy Watt, HIV Commissioner, will host discussion about the proposed budget and how it will affect Los Angeles. Other presenters TBA. EMERGENCY COMMUNITY MEETING Wednesday, February 6, 2008 from 9:30am to 1:30pm Precious Blood Church, 435 S. Occidental Bl... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1192875 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:50:26 +0100 1192875 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1188665&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D694 Aging Grace: Facing the Uncertainties of Growing Older With HIV by David Evans January 29, 2008 On the morning of January 6, readers of The New York Times awoke to a sobering headline: “AIDS Patients Face Downside of Living Longer.” The article highlights the stories of two fifty-something HIV-positive men, both of whom boast a disheartening list of ailments more typically found in much older people. Both men seem uncertain about how they might navigate a bleak future filled with illness. The article credits antiretroviral drugs for giving one man back his life and hopes for the future, but poses the question, “at what cost?” Some readers recognized their own struggles in the men’s stories and felt validated. Steven Deeks, MD, a prominent AIDS researcher and doctor at the Univ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1188665 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:48:51 +0100 1188665 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1182871&cid=t_106457_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=1182872&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D691 Biker pedals across the U.S. — backward To raise awareness for the homeless, HIV/AIDS patients and a federal medical marijuana law, a Kansas native is riding his bicycle across America — backward. Posted on Sun, Jan. 27, 2008 BY CAMMY CLARK cclark@MiamiHerald.com KEY WEST — Like many people before him, Curan Wright is biking across America for a good cause. Wright is just facing the wrong way. ‘’It was quite a freakish, slightly surreal experience,'’ said British tourist Owen Darbishire of Oxford, who saw Wright recently in the Keys. “Visually, he looked like he was riding his bicycle toward us, but when we got closer we realized he was riding backwards.'’ The 36-year-old former bounty hunter recently stopped in Key West, the halfway p... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1182872 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:57:08 +0100 1182872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1182873&cid=t_106457_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=1181828&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D688 chers— this is my quick-&-dirty-&-scrabbled-together list of hiv/aids-related internet sites. my whole intention in posting it is to add to it. send me additions at rk@aids-write.org. namasté —rk empowerment http://thelifegroupla.org/ The Life Group LA is a coalition of people dedicated to the education, empowerment and emotional support of persons both infected and affected by HIV/AIDS so that they may make informed choices and decisions regarding their healthcare and personal well being. — Founded in 2005 The Life Group LA provides free of charge, much needed information and emotional support through medical forums, emotional support groups and the POZ Life Weekend Seminar. All services are offered in a non-judgmental and safe environment with compass... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1181828 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:42:16 +0100 1181828 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1049049&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D685 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 place, i’m jumping back into my activism. i hope to organize poetry readings in weho-la-area medical cannabis clinics december 1-2, 2007 — world AIDS day weekend. this will be the second year. in addition, i have some print projects underway, and maybe t-shirt poetry. check in at the blog — am about to start writing again. b... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1049049 Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:10:33 +0100 1049049 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=950923&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D684 chers— i write this post to you with my newly-placed g-tube sticking out of my abdomen from a big patch of bleach-white gauze and paper tape, a feeding device to provide me with enough supplemental calories to gain 20 pounds and stabilize there by the end of the year. i’m sore — my doctor threaded it through me endoscopically (puncturing me from the inside out). my favorite kind of operation: the anaesthesiologist added gunk to my iv, and the next thing i knew, the procedure was finished. i went home. back at the end of may (my birthday) i had some kind of bug (aside from HIV) and my weight dropped to 135. there was just not enough of me to go around (and it’s not the first time i’ve been at this weight, though it’s my first time with a food tube). i set a goal of ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=950923 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 02:28:04 +0100 950923 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=928823&cid=t_106457_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=928824&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D682 Public Health & Education | About Two-Thirds of HIV-Positive People in U.S. Overweight, Obese, Study Says [Oct 04, 2007] About two-thirds of HIV-positive people in the U.S. might be overweight or obese, “mirroring” the total U.S. population, according to a study released Thursday at the 45th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America in San Diego, the AP/Los Angeles Times reports. For the study, Nancy Crum-Cianflone of TriService AIDS Clinical Consortium in San Diego and colleagues examined medical records of 663 HIV-positive patients at U.S. Navy hospitals in San Diego and Maryland. The researchers considered medication records, how long participants had been HIV-positive and whether participants had a history of diabetes or high blood pressure. Th... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=928824 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:49:52 +0100 928824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=915388&cid=t_106457_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_106457_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=867348&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D675 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=867348 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:51:38 +0100 867348 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=863808&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D674 i roll into monday brightness feetseeking earth a sundayless listener waiting to wake (medicating for non-heaval sun-burnishing the pain) i hear the riverroadcall deep humm’d feel the pull of my wet-trailing blue-shoe-sailing one-at-a-time soles-don’t-fail-me pre-steps practiced dreamed & planned to imaginary imperfection traipsed to my inner port & back in unanticipation & urgency & certain-seem’d sureity about returnity (shots & prepills & ointments & more pre) river song river call river might river thrall river beat river on fire shivering heat risen like a dawn wind from gilded waves as they burn aroused now my river beast sallies the day battling forty thousand fathoms of mud heart first —rk (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=863808 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 23:06:50 +0100 863808 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=863809&cid=t_106457_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_106457_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_106457_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_106457_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_106457_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_106457_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_106457_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=852569&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D666 Abuse claims are settled for $198 million The San Diego diocese’s agreement to pay 144 molestation victims is second only to the L.A. archdiocese’s in the church’s sex scandal. By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer September 8, 2007 SAN DIEGO — After years of negotiations, the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego announced Friday a $198.1-million settlement with 144 sexual abuse victims — an amount second only to the $764 million that the Los Angeles Archdiocese has paid out since the scandal gripped the church nationwide in 2002. The settlement is more than twice what the San Diego diocese had offered before filing for bankruptcy protection in February and slightly tops the average of $1.3 million per victim in the Los Angeles case. In announcin... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=852569 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 00:27:45 +0100 852569 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=817656&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D664 Laura Richardson Wins! Yep that’s right. I’m standing next to California State Assemblywoman Laura Richardson who is the newest member of the United States Congress, unofficially. With 100 percent of the 334 precincts reporting in the race for California’s 37th Congressional District, Richardson has emerged as victorious in her campaign to replace the late Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald who passed away from cancer in April. Richardson, 45, is the 243rd woman and 26th African-American female ever to serve in the United States Congress. Richardson received 67.05% of the votes cast. The final election results are expected to be certified by California’s Secretary of State Debra Bowen this week. Richardson will be sworn into office on September 4, 2007 in Washington... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=817656 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:17:10 +0100 817656 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=816708&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D663 good evening richard kearns, poet activist enchant this day o my song be a river be a voice be my herald tell my tale careen my joy among the bells of stars at night clapper’d by a darken’d moon here is the news i dawn’d this day [august 20, 2007, for the weho city council] come ye all to the la-weho townhall update dinner & gelato taste & dialog on medical cannabis thursday, august 30 at plummer park rooms five & six hosted by ten medical cannabis clinics inside & barely over the weho line down melrose & la brea with thanks to josh kurpies & jeff prang’s office & support as well from pan asa wamc & glaca i am waiting, waiting to confirm panel speakers like i gotta pee in a store with no bathroom (how long? how long?) (soon... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=816708 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:27:01 +0100 816708 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=816709&cid=t_106457_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=808696&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D661 From: MarkSKing@aol.com Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 To: rk@aids-write.org Subject: “When we were heroes” I’m very, very moved by your poem on aids-write regarding my piece. We are, many of us, heroes, and still are, and can be again. I was searching for the piece myself because I got the news today that it won the national gay and lesbian journalism award for written opinion piece. Mark King From: rk@aids-write.org Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 To: MarkSKing@aol.com Subject: RE: “When we were heroes” mark— deepest & fondest congratulations. will repost at aids-write.org with your note. —rk rk@aids-write.org http://aids-write.org http://cannabispatientvoice.blogspot.com an open poem to mark king from the timelessness of the net, i... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=808696 Sun, 19 Aug 2007 16:07:48 +0100 808696 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=797132&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D660 nedra at spare change has tagged me to share eight random facts about myself. she did it with her ipod shuffle. i have to hum along. 1. secret AIDS wisdom rule of thumb: if you don’t tell em you love em now, when will you tell ‘em? when it’s too late? 2. secret AIDS wisdom heuristic from 20 years of HIV-positive support group participation: a. what is the truth? b. what are you going to do about it? c. truth requires action; the verse should really run “the truth will set you free” to take action 3. a recent self-defining poem my anger is a mighty force, nor can the assembled look upon it; it is whirlwind; it is fire; it is truth; it burns; it slays. my song o my song is clear water the cleansing of the rush the cleansing of flame the cleansing of light... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=797132 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:26:31 +0100 797132 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=795149&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D660 nedra at spare change has tagged me to share eight random facts about myself. she did it with her ipod shuffle. i have to hum along. 1. secret AIDS wisdom rule of thumb: if you don’t tell em you love em now, when will you tell ‘em? when it’s too late? 2. secret AIDS wisdom heuristic from 20 years of HIV-positive support group participation: a. what is the truth? b. what are you going to do about it? c. truth requires action; the verse should really run “the truth will set you free” to take action 3. a recent self-defining poem my anger is a mighty force, nor can the assembled look upon it; it is whirlwind; it is fire; it is truth; it burns; it slays. my song o my song is clear water the cleansing of the rush the cleansing of flame the cleansing of light... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=795149 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:16:16 +0100 795149 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=795150&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D659 Vote of Confidence by Kellee Terrell How two HIV-positive mayors–John Duran of West Hollywood, California, and Larry Gierar of Oakland Park, Florida–outran stigma on Election Day Larry: How’s the weather out there in West Hollywood, John? John: Probably as sunny and warm as in Florida… Larry: Great. So who should go first? Let’s see—who’s older? John: A lady never talks about her age. Larry: Well, age goes before beauty. I was born in the ’50s. I’m 51. John: I was also born in the ’50s. But I’m 47. Larry: I guess I have to go first. John: Age before beauty. [Laughs] Why don’t you start by telling me about yourself? Larry: I just became mayor in March! It’s funny—being a former actor and model, I never would have thought I’d end up i... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=795150 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:17:02 +0100 795150 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=795151&cid=t_106457_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_106457_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=795153&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D656 This article appeared on page B - 8 of the San Francisco Chronicle (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=795153 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 04:11:28 +0100 795153 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=795154&cid=t_106457_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=795155&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D654 Newspapers are changing to suit readers’ tastes By TIM RUTTEN, REGARDING MEDIA August 11, 2007 SOONER rather than later, the newspaper you’re holding in your hands will be very different than it is today. A couple of fascinating new studies out this week suggest just how profound — and potentially troubling — some of those differences may be. One of those surveys comes from Britain, where the media research firm Nielsen/NetRatings reports that the online editions of Britain’s two largest “quality” newspapers — the Guardian and the Times of London — now have more American than British readers. The Independent, a smaller serious daily, already has twice as many readers in the U.S. as it does in Britain, and, if the current trend holds... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=795155 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 03:24:17 +0100 795155 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=795156&cid=t_106457_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=795157&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D652 Public Health & Education | Many High-Risk Older Black Women Are Uninterested in Receiving HIV Tests, Study Finds [Aug 09, 2007] Few women older than age 50, particularly black women, find it necessary to undergo testing for HIV even though many of the women have a moderate- to high-risk of exposure, according to a study published in the Journal of Women’s Health, United Press International reports. The study, led by Aletha Akers of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, involved 514 Atlanta, Ga., women ages 50 to 95 during an 11-month period in 2001 and 2002. The women completed a 68-item questionnaire about their attitudes regarding lifetime HIV infection risk and interest in being tested for HIV. Most of the women said they were not currently sexually active ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=795157 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 02:12:06 +0100 795157 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=792994&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D651 aids-write’s kearns launches CannabisPatientVoice: blogging to develop la-area grassrooots activists (734) today in la, sunday, august 05, 2007, i, richard kearns, am launching http://CannabisPatientVoice.com http://CannabisPatientVoice.blogspot.com/ • as a weblog site • as a hometown for a community of new media citizen journalists — grassrooters — • as an empowerment tool for self-advocacy, • as a resource & record & empty page-canvas on which to report our experiences & tales & takes & questions revealing and respecting our “indigenous” expertise as cannabis patients (along the metaphoric lines of the 1983 denver AIDS accords) • as a setting for public personal struggle & discovery • as a celebration of cultural activism • as an... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=792994 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:27:44 +0100 792994 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=788241&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D650 kearns launches CannabisPatietVoice weblog to empower, strengthen & unify la GRASSroots journalists in cultural activism (8-05-07) today in la, sunday, august 05, 2007, i, richard kearns, am launching http://CannabisPatientVoice.com http://CannabisPatientVoice.blogspot.com/ • as a weblog site • as a hometown for a community of new media citizen journalists — grassrooters — • as an empowerment tool for self-advocacy, • as a resource & record & empty page-canvas on which to report our experiences & tales & takes & questions revealing and respecting our “indigenous” expertise as cannabis patients (along the metaphoric lines of the 1983 denver AIDS accords) • as a setting for public personal struggle & discovery • as a celebrat... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=788241 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 20:06:37 +0100 788241 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=788242&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D649 This article appeared on page A - 1 of the San Francisco Chronicle (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=788242 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:22:21 +0100 788242 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=783010&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D648 Opinion | Letter to Editor Clarifies UNICEF’s Position on Breast-Feeding for HIV-Positive Women [Aug 06, 2007] Public Health & Education | Percentage of U.S. Women Breast-Feeding Their Infants Reaches Highest Level on Record, Report Says [Aug 06, 2007] #1 Opinion | Letter to Editor Clarifies UNICEF’s Position on Breast-Feeding for HIV-Positive Women [Aug 06, 2007] Although UNICEF “support[s] programs to prevent the transmission of HIV from mother to child in more than 90 countries,” the agency “does not now provide infant formula to mothers with HIV and has never provided infant formula in Botswana,” Alan Court, a UNICEF program director, writes in a Washington Post letter to the editor in response to a July 23 Post article that examined t... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=783010 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:43:52 +0100 783010 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=765791&cid=t_106457_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=765054&cid=t_106457_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F138521424%2F This something of an about face, but is likely designed to save face. And the move, which the drugmaker very quietly posted on its web site this weekend, came after tussling with the Student Global AIDS Campaign in recent days over the company’s intentions. Here’s the backdrop: On July 20, Abbott announced plans to seek FDA and EU approval for a new, lower-strength Kaletra for pediatric use. The student group quickly fired off a press release condemning Abbott for failing to include Thai children. Remember, Abbott last March threatened not to register any new meds in Thailand after Bangkok issued a compulsory license for Kaletra (and two other meds sold by other drugmakers). Abbott’s threat has been widely criticized, even by other drugmakers. Last week, for instance, Sc... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=765054 Sun, 29 Jul 2007 14:19:50 +0100 765054 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=764312&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D645 my name is richard kearns. i am a poet activist and new media citizen journalist alive with AIDS for more than 20 years in los angeles. i am here this day, [friday, july 27, 2007] to express my joy & admiration & gratitude over your courageous actions in passing the moratorium and ico for medical cannabis and for supporting us but i wanted also to touch on some broader issues that defy simple comment for or against your work. i suggest to you that we are watching the evolution of local self-governing community bodies in the medical cannabis comunity— self-government the way socrates and jefferson would understand it self-government, inner government, which socrates and jefferson would tell us is the only firm foundation for successful community government. i mean la-st... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=764312 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 22:54:36 +0100 764312 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=764313&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D644 my name is richard kearns. i am a 56-year-old gay angelino alive with AIDS for more than 20 years. i am a medical cannabis patient & advocate. i am a new media citizen journalist & poet i stand before you today risking my life to save my life pushing my health luck way past safe limits to speak to you this morning drug czar john walters’ claim that i am a “violent criminal terrorist” because i am a cannabis patient & grower is so foolish and plainly self-serving it seduces us into not taking it seriously it can be understood, though: principle defines walters’ behavior even without informing it the good is the enemy of the better we are stewards of the better. our mission is to create wiser government, using reason science, ratonal judgment & public discour... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=764313 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 22:21:44 +0100 764313 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=751743&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D641 chers— cannabis patient action alert: (how do you get to carnegie hall?) practice, practice, practice offering public comments to the los angeles city council tuesday, july 24, 2006 Arts District Healing Center, 620 e. 1st street los angeles, ca 90012 (213) 687-9981 tuesday morning 8am — breakfast & practice celebrate yami’s b-day (pure life) 9:30 — travel to city hall & sign up 10:00 —offer testimony also plans under way to meet wednesday, july 25 friday, july 27 location to be announced rspv—richard kearns 310-488-1328 rk@aids-write.org http://www.mta.net/riding_metro/ please forward this announcement check at http://aids-write.org for further information as it becomes available thanks namasté richard kearns (Source: aids-write.org... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=751743 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:40:29 +0100 751743 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=749459&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D640 citybeat: the federal government’s endless crackdown on medical marijuana and all things pot issue 215 week of july 19-25, 2007 Ron Garmon: Crushing Your Local Cannibis Collectives Feds use asset-forfeiture laws to spell evictions for medical-pot providers The feds stepped in last week with a flurry of letters to landlords of collectives reminding them of federal preeminence over state law, a possible 20-year prison term, and the unhappy implications of Title 21, U.S. Code 881(e), the assets-forfeiture statute. But as special Agent Sarah Pullen of the DEA reminds me, “They’re ongoing investigations, so they’re merely at this point to serve notice for the property owners that there are individuals there violating federal drug laws.” Cheerful and businesslike, she describes the... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=749459 Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:12:52 +0100 749459 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=747680&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D633 Drug czar gives warning Federal official calls marijuana growers dangerous terrorists By Dylan Darling (Contact) Redding Record Searchlight Friday, July 13, 2007 (Redlands, CA) The nation’s top anti-drug official said people need to overcome their “reefer blindness” and see that illicit marijuana gardens are a terrorist threat to the public’s health and safety, as well as to the environment. John P. Walters, President Bush’s drug czar, said the people who plant and tend the gardens are terrorists who wouldn’t hesitate to help other terrorists get into the country with the aim of causing mass casualties. Walters made the comments at a Thursday press conference that provided an update on the “Operation Alesia” marijuana-eradication effort b... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=747680 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:27:24 +0100 747680 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=747681&cid=t_106457_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_106457_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=747683&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D630 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=747683 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 11:43:54 +0100 747683 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=730423&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D629 chers— it’s been a busy week or so. there are new developments in the medical cannabis arena i’m still working on, as well as a series of reports on HIV and end-of-life issues, and a poem for the weho city council monday night. also, please note the series of posts with a transcription of susan kingston’s presentation in chicago, originally run on lifelube. there is also a link to the complete transcript. yours in haste. namasté —lyr daniel kuritzkes at AIDS clinical care: report from 16th int’l HIV drug resistance workshop in barbados, june (713) apla & lifelube & awo: reject holsinger as surgeon general (712) Please tell your senator to voice opposition to Holsinger’s nomination. It’s quick and easy using APLA’s In The Loop! http://ga0.or... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=730423 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 20:29:58 +0100 730423 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=729871&cid=t_106457_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_106457_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=729873&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D626 Politics and Policy | HIV Medicine Association, Other Groups Oppose Bush Surgeon General Nominee [Jul 12, 2007] The HIV Medicine Association and other groups — including the American Public Health Association and some gay and lesbian organizations — have announced their opposition to President Bush’s surgeon general nominee, James Holsinger, ahead of his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday, Reuters/Scientific American reports (Dunham, Reuters/Scientific American, 7/11). Thirty-five House members also have expressed their opposition to Holsinger’s nomination, according to the AP/International Herald Tribune (AP/International Herald Tribune, 7/12). Bush nominated Holsinger on May 24 to succeed former Surgeon General Richard Carmona, who ended his term last ye... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=729873 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:52:53 +0100 729873 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=726330&cid=t_106457_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=726331&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D624 [PART TWO] Crystal Meth Uncensored: Susan Kingston’s Remarks from the June 27 Center on Halsted Event The following is the second 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) ————————– …if you’re on a mission to rid the gay community of meth, you better also be prepared to start crowba... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=726331 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:13:41 +0100 726331 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=726332&cid=t_106457_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=726333&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D622 Sen. Sheila Kuehl, center, a Santa Monica Democrat, beams at Cynthia Campbell at Tuesday’s hearing of the Assembly Health Committee, which voted 12-5 in favor of Kuehl’s bill for universal, state-run health care. Sacramento Bee/Randall Benton Universal health bill advances — but faces veto S.F. nurse battling cancer lobbies Assembly panel for Senate Bill 840 By Aurelio Rojas - Bee Capitol Bureau Published 12:00 am PDT Wednesday, July 4, 2007 Story appeared in MAIN NEWS section, Page A3 Sixteen months ago, while working as a contract registered nurse in San Francisco, Cynthia Campbell purchased a short-term health insurance policy. Blue Cross of California refused to extend her policy after she used the plan once for a minor infection, Campbell said, and in a pinch she ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=726333 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:58:52 +0100 726333 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=721379&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D619 My friend and comrade Ferd Eggan died this morning at 7 minutes before 7 on the 7th day of the 7th month of the 7th year of this millennium. I guess he wanted to have an auspicious send off into wherever his spirit and energy goes next! He was a warrior, strategist, writer, artist, activist, friend … in the political, social and intellectual movements for liberation of our time. He was engaged wholeheartedly and variously in the southern US civil rights movement, the anti-Vietnam War movement, women’s and gay liberation, Weather Underground, Puerto Rican Independence, political art (as a writer, actor, film maker, website and blog creator), queer and critical theory, ACT UP, harm reduction, “post-Marxist” anti-capitalism, anti-imperialism, trans and gender variant ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=721379 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:45:14 +0100 721379 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=719442&cid=t_106457_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_106457_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=718857&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D615 chers— am posting my poem “tutorial” in 20 jpeg panels because html can’t handle the formatting. here is a text excerpt: home where the blaze of vast & legendary treasure keeps out the cold night air your place in the world not someone else’s not where you lived as a child not builded by any other not dug like a grave not a fanciful state of mind not merely an assemblage of comforts perhaps not safety or success or social acceptance though recalling your death you picture gathered round you your comrades your best of friends & all the flickering & opulent others to tell them the tale only you can tell hope you enjoy it. namaste —lyr tutorial (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=718857 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 04:54:37 +0100 718857 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=718095&cid=t_106457_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=711756&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D612 martin luther king: a vocation of agony & the fierce urgency of now (698) Some of us who have already begun to break the silence of the night have found that the calling to speak is often a vocation of agony, but we must speak. . . . kearns’ collected widgets @ aids-write (7-02-07) (697) kearns to see michael moore’s “sicko” this week; will no doubt have something to say (696) liza forman at london timesonline: sicko premiers in los angeles at union rescue mission monday (695) kaisernetwork covers australian AIDS conference, offers special free daily update 7-22 through 7-25 (694) rk’s note— Kaisernetwork.org will issue a free Daily Update email for the 4th IAS Conference On HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, in sydney, australia, broadcast during the w... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=711756 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 07:19:28 +0100 711756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=711757&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D611 chers (especially jim)— saw the following article in the july/august 2007 issue of foreign policy magazine: What happens when you take a 40-year-old CIA memo on losing a war and replace the word “Vietnam” with the word “Iraq”? The result is a set of conclusions that are just as true today. which is all well and good, but a memo to the cia is not my idea of a good time in prose. let’s try re-contextualizing and meditating on a more readable text. Some of us who have already begun to break the silence of the night have found that the calling to speak is often a vocation of agony, but we must speak. . . . the war in iraq: If we continue, there will be no doubt in my mind and in the mind of the world that we have no honorable intentions in [Vietnam] IRAQ. If we do no... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=711757 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 06:52:17 +0100 711757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=710323&cid=t_106457_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_106457_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_106457_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=708850&cid=t_106457_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_106457_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_106457_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=705762&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D599 bewitched Wednesday, June 13, 2007 I have decided to take a working vacation and spend some time in my home town of Chicago. The evening session at the National Testing Day Event at the new Center on Halsted holds some promise of great interest for me. Susan Kingston really has pioneered some amazing work and the programs in King County are exemplary. She is the featured speaker for the third session that day. I wonder sometimes, if she is more than a mere mortal. She seems to see truths before others do and tells it as she sees it and so eloquently to boot. And I am completely vexed. Here’s just a single example of the great work at Seattle King County. When Your Friend Has a Drug or Alcohol Problem A Guide for Gay and Bisexual Men Meth Expert to Speak at Chicago Conference Wed... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=705762 Sat, 30 Jun 2007 00:22:07 +0100 705762 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=705763&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D598 American Academy of HIV Medicine (AAHIVM), Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project (CHAMP), Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA), HIV Medical Association (HIVMA), National Coalition for LGBT Health, and Stop AIDS invite you to a teleconference on Anal Health: What We Should Know About Anal Carcinoma and Pap Screening. THURSDAY, July 19th at 2pm EST [1pm Central, 12noon Mountain, 11am Pacific] Toll-free number: 866-247-3147 Passcode: 4277# Please register by contacting Sarah at showell@champnetwork.org or 401-427-2303 x2 with your name, city/state, email, phone, and organization (optional). ________________________________________ PRESENTERS: • Terry Schwartz, RN, MS, FNP, ANP-C, nurse practitioner, HIV specialist & practitioner of High Resolutiion Anoscopy for the dia... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=705763 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:32:20 +0100 705763 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=705764&cid=t_106457_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_106457_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_106457_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=699342&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D594 kearns’ collected widgets @ aids-write (6-27-07) (684) flashes from three summer days: july 4, 2006; july 4, 2004; & the august, 1987 universal harmonic convergence.* an interactive aids timeline & temporal fugue (reprint) (683) july 4, 2004 in stockton, ca. morning, before it gets hot. we see stockton hometown fireworks tonight. i like fireworks. to me, fireworks are air-magic. lightning bugs adrift in the soft, dark, breezeless night air under the power lines behind my house when i was a kid. the shimmer of rainbow weather before the rainbow. shadowshiftings during a solar eclipse . . . aids-write endorses guidelines for HIV testing drafted by lambda legal, AIDS foundation of chicago, & center for HIV law and policy (682) The following document was drafted by the C... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=699342 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:33:31 +0100 699342 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=699344&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D592 welcome readers from the international carnival of pozitivities! july 4, 2004 in stockton, ca. morning, before it gets hot. we see stockton hometown fireworks tonight. i like fireworks. to me, fireworks are air-magic. lightning bugs adrift in the soft, dark, breezeless night air under the power lines behind my house when i was a kid. the shimmer of rainbow weather before the rainbow. shadowshiftings during a solar eclipse. spring equinox, 2004, i found a desire in my heart to see my years-gone-by la-writing compadres who migrated to the san francisco-stockton area, if that is an area. good companions who knew me before i was infected, or even out. i can’t remember what that was like. i went to them. i told them. i spoke with them. i said to them i have aids. they still loved me.... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=699344 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:13:13 +0100 699344 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=699345&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D591 The following document was drafted by the Center for HIV Law and Policy, the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, and Lambda Legal. It is widely endorsed by organizations around the country (including aids-write.org), and affirms that HIV testing must always be voluntary, confidential or anonymous, and accompanied by clear and complete information and counseling both before and after the test. People who receive positive test results must be connected to appropriate follow-up care. “People who test negative for antibodies to HIV must also receive follow-up counseling,” explained Catherine Hanssens, Executive Director of the Center for HIV Law and Policy. “About half of all new HIV infections were transmitted by newly-infected people who have not yet developed the antibodies that rapid testi... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=699345 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 06:35:03 +0100 699345 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=693294&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D588 please click on this link to find a testing site near your zip code: http://www.hivtest.org Dr. Agwunobi, CDC, webinar for bloggers: Since we do not have a vaccine or cure today, we need to encourage HIV testing as the best way to stop the spread of the epidemic. . . . As I mentioned, National HIV testing Day gives us an opportunity to encourage everyone who is at risk for infection to take the test and to take control of their lives and their health. For example, the National Association of people with AIDS is working with numerous community leaders and many civic and public health leaders including more than 20 mayors and two governors to take the test publicly. . . . As we prepare to recognize national HIV testing Day and to the 27, we would like to better understand how HIV testing ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=693294 Sun, 24 Jun 2007 17:22:14 +0100 693294 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=690063&cid=t_106457_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=688651&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D585 i write on the page i feel its emptiness fill & when i read i stand not in the room but there in ruins in battered fields in harvest in lost in burnt in unfindable wreckage home —rk (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=688651 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:12:07 +0100 688651 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=676440&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D582 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=676440 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:20:41 +0100 676440 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=676441&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D581 Dear Friends of the International Carnival of Pozitivities (ICP): The International Carnival of Pozitivities (ICP) has been selected by Blog Carnival as their featured carnival for today, June 15, 2007. I am thrilled to receive this honor, especially since it highlights the work of our last host, James Wortz, and all of the contributors to this volunteer project. Many, many kudos to all of you who have contributed in the past. Please visit Blog Carnival today. You might find another carnival that brings you passion. Peace to you all. Ron Hudson 2sides2ron Poundcake Love The International Carnival of Pozitivities (ICP) The 13th consecutive and first edition of Year Two of the ICP will be hosted at ScribeSpirit eZine. We, myself and the hosts Jody and Jolen, are now seeking submission... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=676441 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:54:12 +0100 676441 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=676442&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D578 Across The Nation | Navajo Nation Addresses HIV/AIDS Awareness Among Tribe Members [Jun 12, 2007] The AP/Santa Fe New Mexican on Saturday examined efforts to raise HIV/AIDS awareness among members of the Navajo Nation tribe. The Navajo Area Indian Health Service has identified 240 HIV/AIDS cases among group members from 1985 to 2006. There were 7.6 HIV/AIDS cases per 100,000 Navajo Nation American Indians in 2005 and 7.8 cases per 100,000 Navajo Nation American Indians in 2006, the AP/New Mexican reports. According to CDC data, there were 10.6 HIV/AIDS cases per 100,000 American Indians and Alaska Natives in 2005, compared with 72.8 cases for blacks, 28.5 for Hispanics, 9 for whites and 7.6 for Asians and Pacific Islanders. According to the AP/New Mexican, the Navajo Nation faces m... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=676442 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:15:46 +0100 676442 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=676443&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D577 List of military personnel killed between of 5/22/07 and 6/4/07 as reported by the Department of Defense. Total deaths as of Monday, 6/4/07: 3,770 Pfc. Matthew A. Bean, 22 Sgt. Chadrick O. Domino, 23 Pfc. Matthew E. Baylis, 20 Sgt. Bacilio E. Cuellar, 24 Spc. James E. Lundin, 20 Pfc. Joshua M. Moore, 20 Staff Sgt. Joseph M. Weiglein, 31 Sgt. Richard V. Correa, 25 Pfc. Robert A. Liggett, 23 Cpl. Jonathan A. Markham, 22 Spc. Alexandre A. Alexeev, 23 Cpl. Zachary D. Baker, 24 Chief Warrant Officer Theodore U. Church, 32 Sgt. Anthony D. Ewing, 22 1st Lt. Keith N. Heidtman, 24 Staff Sgt. Thomas M. McFall, 36 Pfc. Junior Cedeno Sanchez, 20 Cpl. James E. Summers III, 21 1st Lt. Kile G. West, 23 Lance Cpl. Emmanuel Villareal, 21 Spc. Clinton C. Blodgett, 19 Sgt. Clayton G. Dunn II, 22 Pfc. Char... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=676443 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:49:53 +0100 676443 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=676444&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D576 BOSTON GLOBE EDITORIAL Poetic injustice June 11, 2007 MAXWELL CORYDON Wheat Jr. was on his way to becoming the first poet laureate of New York’s Nassau County when county legislators realized he wrote not just about marshes and natural beauty, but also about war. The first verse of his poem “Iraq” reads: “Males and one woman sip coffee mornings in the White House, talk of desires about Iraq. For ten years Less-than-Elected-Vice-President Cheney evolves The Plan, the Empire of the United States of America.” The hearing on Wheat’s appointment erupted into an argument about supporting the troops. Nuance was lost. Tossing out this unruly poet, the unanimous choice of the nominating panel, came to seem like an act of valor. Voted down by county legislato... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=676444 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:56:33 +0100 676444 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=676445&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D575 excerpts from A black church to host gay service Event is a victory for advocates By Michael Paulson, Globe Staff | June 9, 2007 The annual gay pride interfaith prayer service today will for the first time take place in a predominantly black church, highlighting an intensive effort by advocates of same-sex marriage to demonstrate support from theologically conservative wings of the religious community. The worship service, just five days before a Constitutional Convention at which the Legislature is scheduled to decide whether to put a repeal of same-sex marriage onto next year’s ballot, is taking place at a church whose pastor is a member of the board of the Black Ministerial Alliance, an organization that has been among the most vocal opponents of same-sex marriage. . . . This ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=676445 Sun, 10 Jun 2007 06:22:07 +0100 676445 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=676446&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D574 Kaiser Network | Global Challenges | TB Testing, Treatment Should Be Linked With HIV Prevention Programs, WHO Official Says [Jun 08, 2007] African countries, especially those in Southern Africa, must link tuberculosis testing and treatment with HIV prevention programs to more effectively fight HIV/AIDS, Kevin de Cock, head of the World Health Organization’s HIV/AIDS department, said recently at the 3rd South African AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa, Reuters reports. De Cock said that the continued use of traditional treatments for TB could fuel the spread of the disease and exacerbate the HIV/AIDS epidemic. “TB programs alone cannot reverse the tide” of HIV/AIDS, he said, adding that it is vital to offer those living with HIV/TB coinfection convenient and effe... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=676446 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:03:58 +0100 676446 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=638313&cid=t_106457_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=638314&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D571 List of military personnel killed between of 4/17/07 and 5/21/07 as reported by the Department of Defense. Total deaths as of Monday, 5/21/07: 3,680 Pfc. Larry I. Guyton, 22 Pfc. Jerome J. Potter, 24 Sgt. Randell T. Marshall, 22 Staff Sgt. William C. Moore, 27 Sgt. Brice A. Pearson, 32 Lance Cpl. Dale G. Peterson, 20 Spc. Michael J. Rodriguez, 20 Sgt. Michael L. Vaughn, 20 Cpl. Ray M. Bevel, 22 Sgt. William W. Bushnell, 24 Staff Sgt. Marlon B. Harper, 34 Pfc. Christopher M. North, 21 Pvt. Michael J. Slater, 19 Staff Sgt. Steven R. Tudor, 36 Lance Cpl. Jeffrey A. Bishop, 23 Pvt. 1st Class Tomasz Jura, 25 Cpl. Ben Leaning, 24 Chief Warrant Officer Dwayne L. Moore, 31 Cpl. Wade J. Oglesby, 27 Cpl. Michael M. Rojas, 21 Trooper Kristen Turton, 27 Pfc. Jason M. Morales, 20 Pfc. Richard P. Lan... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=638314 Sat, 26 May 2007 02:35:03 +0100 638314 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=638315&cid=t_106457_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=629361&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D565 Top HIV/Aids Drug Rankings for: May 2007 We have 17 branded HIV/Aids drugs in our rankings for the month of May and 17 generic HIV/Aids drugs. The Top branded HIV/Aids drug is Kaletra made by Abbott followed by Sustiva made by Bristol Meyers Squibb and then Combivir made by GlaxoSmithKline. In our rankings for May the top generic drug for HIV/Aids is Zidovudine followed by Didanosine and we have Nevirapine in the third spot. Most Popular AIDS/HIV Medications (week of 05/20/2007) #1 Kaletra (Lopinavir and Ritonavir) #2 Sustiva (Efavirenz) #3 Combivir (Lamivudine and Zidovudine) #4 Viramune (Nevirapine) #5 Viread (Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate) #6 Epivir (Lamivudine) #7 Zidovudine #8 Viracept (Nelfinavir Mesylate) #9 Norvir (Ritonavir) #10 Zerit (Stavudine) #11 Retrovir (Zidovu... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=629361 Mon, 21 May 2007 06:28:43 +0100 629361 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=623822&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D564 This study demonstrates an alternative method that gives patients the same effects and allows controlled dosing but without inhalation of the toxic products in smoke,” said study lead author Donald I. Abrams, MD, UCSF professor of clinical medicine. The research team looked at the effectiveness of a device that heats cannabis to a temperature between 180 and 200 degrees C, just short of combustion, which occurs at 230 degrees C. Eighteen individuals were enrolled as inpatients for six days under supervision in the General Clinical Research Center at San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center. Under the study protocol, the participants received on different days three different strengths of cannabis by two delivery methods - smoking or vaporization - three times a day. Plasma... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=623822 Sun, 20 May 2007 18:38:30 +0100 623822 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=623824&cid=t_106457_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=620427&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D558 List of military personnel killed between of 4/17/07 and 5/7/07 as reported by the Department of Defense. Total deaths as of Monday, 5/7/07: 3,650 Sgt. Randell T. Marshall, 22 Staff Sgt. William C. Moore, 27 Sgt. Brice A. Pearson, 32 Lance Cpl. Dale G. Peterson, 20 Spc. Michael J. Rodriguez, 20 Sgt. Michael L. Vaughn, 20 Cpl. Ray M. Bevel, 22 Sgt. William W. Bushnell, 24 Staff Sgt. Marlon B. Harper, 34 Pfc. Christopher M. North, 21 Pvt. Michael J. Slater, 19 Staff Sgt. Steven R. Tudor, 36 Lance Cpl. Jeffrey A. Bishop, 23 Pvt. 1st Class Tomasz Jura, 25 Cpl. Ben Leaning, 24 Chief Warrant Officer Dwayne L. Moore, 31 Cpl. Wade J. Oglesby, 27 Cpl. Michael M. Rojas, 21 Trooper Kristen Turton, 27 Pfc. Jason M. Morales, 20 Pfc. Richard P. Lanenbrunner, 19 1st Lt. Shaun M. Blue, 25 Lance Cpl. Je... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=620427 Tue, 15 May 2007 06:30:38 +0100 620427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=620429&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D556 chers— the following report from kaiser family network sounds just like something is happening. don’t be fooled. what do you suppose it means, “zeroing in on discovering”? what was happening before? how is it different now? is it different now? namasté —lyr Science & Medicine | United Press International Examines Vaccine Development for HIV/AIDS, Other Diseases [May 11, 2007] Researchers are “zeroing in on discovering” vaccines against HIV/AIDS and other diseases, such as malaria and tuberculosis, that largely affect the developing world, scientists said this week at the BIO International Convention in Boston, United Press International reports. According to UPI, advanced trials of HIV vaccines are underway in Africa and China. Seth Berkley, presid... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=620429 Mon, 14 May 2007 19:34:27 +0100 620429 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=620431&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D554 . . . thank you namasté richard kearns poet-secretary patient advocacy network (pan) founder, writer, editor, publisher http://aids-write.org 310-488-1328 ps—normally, i would end the letter there, but life is short, so lemme give you some other background comment and materials. i have the habits & weaknesses of both a writer and a professor. this is a teeny anthology. we are both bloggers. to me, that means i am a citizen journalist, a grassroots journalist. my life is public & transparent — it has become so during the two years i have been publishing aids-write.org. everything gets discussed on the page. i am an example of the issues i cover. i am the change i wish to see, alá ghandi. i write to be alive. i blog to end AIDS. the liklihood is high the text o... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=620431 Sat, 12 May 2007 17:09:22 +0100 620431 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=574451&cid=t_106457_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=574455&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D546 chers— am wrestling with another series of posts: my uncle. my son. my husband. my daughter. me: HIV/AIDS crosses generational boundaries, kills families. following up on johnnie’s hiv/aids stigma story also, the morning after the karma collective raid. also, my right hip hurts a lot. think i must have some kind of injury in the last 2 weeks. makes walking dicey. but the futon and its pieces have arrived. i feel like some primary disconnect has been resolved, some storm of personal chaos has spent itself. i have a bed & chair & ottomon now. i can cohese the rest of the equipment & furniture & atmosphere & world around that — am building a resource publishing studio for activists. part of the poetry bus fundraiser when i turn 56 in may. photo se... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=574455 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:46:58 +0100 574455 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=574457&cid=t_106457_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=571516&cid=t_106457_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=571517&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D541 chers— notes from the tip jar at nedra’s spare change —lyr • Via OPC Today, Hindu priests are now blessing children with drops of polio vaccine instead of the traditional holy water usually offered in Hindu temples. The local health agency has trained hundreds of priests to administer the vaccine.”I was very surprised when the priest put polio drops into the mouths of several children, including my son, as god’s blessings,” said Sunita Devi of Bihar. “But we trust the priest as he can do us no harm.” What a clever partnership. • Next Monday, April 30, I will be moderating a panel at the Healthcare Blogging Summit in Las Vegas. The session is on using new media to market or motivate behavior change, and the three panelists will have a lot... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=571517 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:41:48 +0100 571517 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=571519&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D539 List of military personnel killed between of 3/19/07 and 4/16/07 as reported by the Department of Defense. Total deaths as of Monday, 4/16/07: 3,562 Spc. Wilfred Flores Jr., 20 1st Lt. Neale M. Shank, 25 Sgt. Joe Polo, 24 Sgt. Curtis J. Forshey, 22 Staff Sgt. Marcus A. Golczynski, 30 Master Sgt. Sean M. Thomas, 33 Pfc. Orlando E. Gonzalez, 21 Cpl. Jason Nunez, 22 Sgt. Jason W. Swiger, 24 Pfc. Anthony J. White, 21 Lance Cpl . Trevor A. Roberts, 21 Sgt. Greg N. Riewer, 30 Spc. Lance C. Springer II, 23 Cpl. Henry W. Bogrette, 21 Sgt. Freeman L. Gardner Jr., 26 Staff Sgt. Darrell R. Griffin, 36 Cpl. Dustin J. Lee, 20 Sgt. Adrian J. Lewis, 30 Sgt. Nicholas J. Lightner, 29 Joey T. Sams II, 22 Sgt. Wayne R. Cornell, 26 Spc. Curtis E. Glawson, Jr., 24 Pfc. Stephen K. Richardson, 22 Sgt. Ryan P.... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=571519 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:39:00 +0100 571519 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=571520&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D538 excerpt from laurie garrett @ us council on fgn relations Prepared Statement Before the Senate Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Witness: Laurie Garrett, Senior Fellow for Global Health April 18, 2007 complete statement: The World Needs Healthcare Workers The world is desperately short of health professionals, and the severity of that gap promises to increase sharply in coming years. The World Health Organization estimates the shortage breaks down currently as follows[iv]: • In 57 countries the deficit is labeled by WHO as “severe”; • The world needs, immediately, 2.4 million medical service providers; • 1.9 million laboratory workers, health managers, and administrators; • A total of 4.3 million healthcare workers are needed at this moment. ... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=571520 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:59:32 +0100 571520 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=565842&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D537 kearns to host “cannabis & coffee” on harm reduction, dr. paul farmer, & poetry of journalism @ lapcg 11am sunday 4-29-07 (626) i am delighted to announce i will host this sunday’s “cannabis & coffee” 11am - nooon at lapcg. among other things, i want to talk about harm reduction strategies & will read aloud a passage from tracy kidder’s biography of harvard-trained haitian-based liberation theology proponent dr. paul farmer, “mountains beyond mountains.” other topics: cross-deputization, taxation, the poetry of journalism, BROWNACTivism & guarding your heart. this is an open house at lapcg; community members are welcome to attend the event without being a registered patient. the dispensary will not open to patients until noon. brother blogger... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=565842 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:43:25 +0100 565842 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=563718&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D537 kearns to host “cannabis & coffee” on harm reduction, dr. paul farmer, & poetry of journalism @ lapcg 11am sunday 4-29-07 (626) i am delighted to announce i will host this sunday’s “cannabis & coffee” 11am - nooon at lapcg. among other things, i want to talk about harm reduction strategies & will read aloud a passage from tracy kidder’s biography of harvard-trained haitian-based liberation theology proponent dr. paul farmer, “mountains beyond mountains.” other topics: cross-deputization, taxation, the poetry of journalism, BROWNACTivism & guarding your heart. this is an open house at lapcg; community members are welcome to attend the event without being a registered patient. the dispensary will not open to patients until noon. brother blogger... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=563718 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:36:07 +0100 563718 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=563720&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D535 chers— from jaime: Thursday, April 19, 2007 Medical Cannabis Attorney General WANTS to hear from YOU Opinion Requests Assigned In March 2007 The Attorney General welcomes the views of interested persons concerning the legal issues raised in questions submitted below. See Views Solicited on Assigned Opinion Requests for details. # 07-306 Requested By: Senator Sheila James Kuehl Assigned To: Deputy Attorney General Marc J. Nolan Question(s): 1) Is it possible for a store front medical marijuana dispensary to be legally operated under the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 (Health & Saf. Code, § 11362.5) and the Medical Marijuana Program Act (Health & Saf. Code, §§ 11362.7-11362.83)? 2) If the governing body of a city, city and county, or county approves an ordinanc... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=563720 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:32:19 +0100 563720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=560834&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D534 chers— thursday was entirely too long a day. got in 10pm. ended up walking home from hollywood and highland after waiting for a la brea bus that never showed. after a high-stakes disagreement. life chaos. have my new futon frame but no mattress or mattress covers. an offer to assemble it monday. struggle everywhere. putting posts up today is a form of r&r. namasté —lyr (Source: aids-write.org) aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=560834 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 14:36:53 +0100 560834 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=559986&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D533 mathew 5:13 — ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? san diego bishop slated for questioning in bankruptcy By ALLISON HOFFMAN - Associated Press Writer Published 12:05 am PDT Friday, April 20, 2007 SAN DIEGO — More than 140 people who claim they were sexually abused by priests of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego have waited years for answers from church leaders. Some will finally have their chance to ask questions on Friday, when Bishop Robert H. Brom testifies before a meeting of the creditors’ committee in the diocese’s bankruptcy proceedings. The committee, which represents parties with financial claims against the diocese, includes a handful of the more than 140 plaintiffs who have filed civil... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=559986 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 07:02:12 +0100 559986 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=559989&cid=t_106457_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_106457_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=546900&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D527 good evening. richard kearns, poet activist. i have spoken to you before as a medical cannabis advocate. tonight i stand before you as a 55-year-old gay man alive with AIDS for more than 20 years. a supernatural being. i will be 56 next month, even more scary. tonight, i have come to speak with you about the lists of war and death. on march 21st, i attended the first meeting of the life group la’s forums for HIVers over 50. more than 70 AIDS warriors packed in at the acapulco in hollywood. i had trouble listening to the speaker. i was so moved we were so many. once we were so few. & as i sat there at the acapulco, i had — not a vision, but a hearing come to me. the AIDS warriors — the AIDS veterans — who went before became a river of names, recounted not onl... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=546900 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:54:11 +0100 546900 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=542099&cid=t_106457_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=542102&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D519 Discussion and activity on this matter have been reasonable and inclusive, so far. Patients are hoping the best. Patients Defending the Sanctuary City of West Hollywood The following is a brief of the medical cannabis dichotomy that is currently Los Angeles: January 16th – LAPD Chief Bratton makes statements to the media that he intends to shut down medical cannabis dispensaries in Los Angeles. January 17th – Media and DEA report 11 medical cannabis collectives raided, advocates count 14, most in West Hollywood and San Fernando Valley. Two protests organize in each community. No one is arrested. All medicine and money is stolen. Days later DEA revisits LA and re-raids those collectives that tried to reopen. Community is stunned. No one has yet been charged. January 22nd – LA me... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=542102 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:20:18 +0100 542102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=539452&cid=t_106457_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=539456&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D516 kaisernetwork | Coverage & Access | Three in Five Diabetics Experience At Least One High-Cost Complication Related to Disease, Study Finds [Apr 11, 2007] Three of every five diabetics in the U.S. experience at least one significant complication from the disease, such as heart disease, stroke, eye damage, chronic kidney disease or foot problems leading to amputation, according to research presented Tuesday at a meeting of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, the Los Angeles Times reports. For the study, researchers analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics between 1999 and 2004. The study found that one in 10 diabetics has two complications, one in 15 has three complications and one... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=539456 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 19:52:47 +0100 539456 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=539458&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D515 capitol’s agenda is jampacked By Dan Walters - Bee Columnist Published 12:00 am PDT Monday, April 9, 2007 Here’s a rundown on the four big issues, and a couple of others kicking around the Capitol this spring: • HEALTH CARE — Schwarzenegger has made expanding health insurance to the 6.5 million Californians who lack it his big issue this year and outlined a plan to do it. But it has yet to be put into detailed form, and its major provisions — especially taxes to be imposed on employers and health providers to pay for it — have generated immense division among the many “stakeholders.” One big question is whether Schwarzenegger would settle for an incremental, less costly plan. • PRISONS — A federal judge has already seized control of t... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=539458 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:48:44 +0100 539458 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=539461&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D512 California Focus: Constitution has no cannabis clause California’s medical marijuana law is gutted by abuse of Commerce Clause Friday, April 6, 2007 By GARY GALLES Pepperdine University law professor Angel Raich, whose doctor contends that marijuana is the only thing keeping her alive, can face federal prosecution for taking it, according to a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel’s ruling last month. Forcing someone in chronic pain and dire health to choose between taking necessary medicine and criminality is appalling. But it is the result of the Supreme Court’s 2005 ruling in Ashcroft v. Raich, which allowed federal charges against medical marijuana users in states where it was legal. That, in turn, originated in mistreatment of the Commerce Clause, tortured fro... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=539461 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:59:13 +0100 539461 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=539462&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D511 When Tribune Co. announced a deal with real estate billionaire Samuel Zell, the Center [for public integrity] quickly searched Federal Election Commission records and reported that he had made $100,000 in political contributions since the 1998 election cycle, most supporting Republican causes, while his wife, Helen, gave almost entirely to Democrats and abortion rights groups. Zell, 65, landed an $8.2 billion private bid for the Tribune Co., one of the country’s top media companies, which includes The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, The (Baltimore) Sun, 23 television stations and the cable Superstation WGN. The Center’s Media Tracker provides a complete list of Tribune-owned media properties, including the company’s political contributions, lobbying and sponsored con... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=539462 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:34:21 +0100 539462 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=539464&cid=t_106457_135_f&fid=35246&url=http%3A%2F%2Faids-write.org%2F%3Fp%3D510 kaiser family network: Recent Releases | Annual Report Gives Update on AIDS Drug Assistance Programs [Apr 11, 2007] “National ADAP Monitoring Project Annual Report, 2007,” Kaiser Family Foundation/National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors: Kaiser and NASTAD on Tuesday released an annual report that looks at state and territorial AIDS Drug Assistance Programs, which are federal- and state-funded programs that provide HIV/AIDS-related medications to low-income, uninsured and underinsured HIV-positive individuals. The report is based on a comprehensive survey of ADAPs in the U.S.; Washington, D.C.; Puerto Rico; Guam; and the U.S. Virgin Islands. According to the report, as of June 2006, 142,000 people were enrolled in ADAPs nationwide, an increase of 5% from 2... aids-write.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=539464 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:09:38 +0100 539464 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=525977&cid=t_106457_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