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PEPFAR 'Most Impressive' Of Bush's Efforts In Africa, Opinion Piece Says
20.11.2008 16:07
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President Bush "did better than most people are willing to admit in his dealings with Africa, a continent long victimized by the geopolitical tug of war between America and its adversaries," columnist DeWayne Wickham writes in a USA Today opinion piece. "Most impressive of these efforts" has been the
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Lesotho's HIV Testing Program Has Not Met Goals, Groups Say
20.11.2008 14:10
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An HIV testing campaign launched in Lesotho in 2005 has failed to meet its goals because of a lack of funding and administrative issues, according to a report released on Tuesday by Human Rights Watch and the AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa,
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Misconceptions Continue To Contribute To Discrimination Against HIV-Positive People In China, UNAIDS Official Says
20.11.2008 14:10
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People living with HIV/AIDS in China continue to experience discrimination based on public misconceptions of the disease, Bernhard Schwartlander, UNAIDS China country coordinator, said on Tuesday, Xinhuanet reports.
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Gannett Desert Sun Examines Antiretroviral Isentress
20.11.2008 12:21
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Gannett/Desert Sun on Monday examined Merck's antiretroviral drug Isentress, which was approved by FDA last year.
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Benefits Of Early HIV Testing And Treatment For Infected Infants
20.11.2008 08:17
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Testing very young babies for HIV and giving antiretroviral therapy (ART) immediately to those found infected with the virus dramatically prevents illness and death, according to a report in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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New HIV Infections Could End In United States In 30 Years
20.11.2008 04:08
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When the CDC announced this summer that new HIV infections in the U.S. have been 40 percent higher annually than previously had been estimated, a key part of the equation was left out of the story: No vaccine or cure is in sight and, yet, new HIV infections are down from 130,000 annually from the peak of the epidemic with HIV prevention efforts having played a critical role in this reduction.
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