Libya acts in HIV row with Bulgaria Nov 21, 2008
Libya is to impose a trade and investment embargo on Bulgaria for what it calls Sofia's failure to take responsibility for the infection of hundreds of Libyan children with HIV, a government official said yesterday ... "Libya will boycott Bulgarian companies and shut the doors of all investment and trade opportunities for Bulgarian companies because the Bulgarian government has ignored demands to take responsibility for the action of its citizens in the HIV case," the official told Reuters. (Yahoo News -- Libya)
Libya's Bulgarian medics appeal Nov 21, 2008
Five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor have appealed to a Libyan court against their death sentences imposed for infecting 426 children with HIV. ... Several of the HIV-infected children joined the 60 demonstrators outside the court, wearing mock military uniforms and carrying fake pistols, reports the AFP news agency ... International experts, including Luc Montaignier, the French doctor who first isolated the HIV virus, say the epidemic was sparked by lack of hygiene at the hospital. (Yahoo News -- Libya)
NHS heroin 'will protect women' Nov 21, 2008
She is HIV positive and has had Hepatitis C so it's vital she doesn't share needles. Currently just over 1% of heroin users in the UK, around 400 people, get their heroin in this way. (Yahoo News -- Substance Use)
Early HIV Treatment Best for Babies Nov 21, 2008
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A new study finalizes research that changed guidelines around the world regarding when HIV-infected babies should begin drug therapy. Based on preliminary findings released last year, several health agencies like the World Health Organization now advise doctors to begin HIV treatment early in babies, instead of waiting because of fear that the medications will do more harm than good ... "Given good health care, these babies can survive and grow up to become... (MEDLINEplus)
Working in Health Care Can Be Risky, Study Hints Nov 21, 2008
Needlesticks and other accidents on the job expose nurses, doctors and other health care workers to infection with HIV (the virus that causes AIDS), hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, Luckhaupt and her NIOSH colleague Dr. Geoffrey M. Calvert note in a report in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine. The researchers had previously found that male health care workers are at increased risk of HIV and viral hepatitis ... Luckhaupt and Calvert looked at data from the National Occupational Mortality... (MEDLINEplus)
10 Questions for Magic Johnson Nov 21, 2008
Do you think you would be the same successful person had you not contracted HIV and retired from basketball early ... My having HIV has no bearing on my business ... HIV is about educating people about it, raising the awareness level. (Time.com)
UK charity promotes safe injections Nov 21, 2008
According to World Health Organisation estimates, there are an estimated 30,000 HIV infections and over 21,000,000 Hepatitis B infections every year due to unsafe injections. However, Dr Narendra Arora, executive director of INCLEN (International Clinical Epidemiology Network) which had conducted the 2004 study chose to differ. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Axed SA minister billed for trip Nov 20, 2008
Her sacking was condemned by Aids activists and the opposition as a setback in the fight against HIV.. They say she played a critical role in changing South African policy towards the treatment of HIV/Aids, moving it towards a more science-based approach ... 5m South Africans are HIV positive, more than in any other country. (Yahoo News -- South Africa)
Row over SA minister's transplant Nov 20, 2008
Dr Tshabalala-Msimang has - in the past - come under fire over her unorthodox approach to the HIV-Aids crisis. Her emphasis on the use of garlic and beetroot for HIV sufferers brought her many critics. (Yahoo News -- South Africa)
Early HIV treatment lowers risk for babies Nov 20, 2008
Sooner is better when it comes to treating infants born with HIV, the AIDS virus, researchers reported yesterday. A South African study of 377 babies found that giving newborns drug therapy right away, and not waiting until conventional tests showed a higher risk of becoming ill, cut the death rate by 76 percent. (Boston Globe)
Rapid care 'cuts baby's HIV risk' Nov 20, 2008
Rapid care 'cuts baby's HIV risk. Babies across the world have been infected with HIV ... Rapid drug treatment of babies with HIV dramatically cuts their risk of death and debilitating disease, international research shows. (BBC News)
Everest mobile call effort begins Nov 20, 2008
Rapid care 'cuts baby's HIV risk. MOST READ. (Yahoo News -- Wireless Technology)
Zimbabwe: Funerals Become Lucrative Business Nov 20, 2008
"Most people [used to be] reluctant to get into the funeral business because of the myths that are associated with the dead, but with more and more people dying from HIV/AIDS and other diseases related to the economic crisis ... it has become a lucrative business. "The reason small businesses like ours are still getting customers is because we still charge affordable prices compared to the big and established funeral parlours, who are now only charging in foreign currency, just like all other... (allAfrica.com)
Breastfeeding alone cuts HIV Nov 20, 2008
Exclusively breastfeeding until a baby is six-months old can significantly reduce the risk of mother-to-child HIV transmission, an African study says ... In the developed world, the risk of mother-to-child HIV transmission has been cut from 25% to under 2% because of the use of antiretroviral therapies, exclusive formula feeding and good healthcare support ... There, World Health Organization (WHO) guidance says HIV positive women who can afford to use formula, and who have the facilities they... (BBC News -- Health)
Updates: Whatever Happened to Midsize Black Holes? Nov 20, 2008
Also: updates on HIV's origins, Neandertal fishing and transgenic guidelines ... Longtime Companion A lymph node biopsy taken in 1960 from a woman who lived in what is now Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, contained traces of the HIV-1 genome ... Comparison with existing HIV sequences suggests that HIV surfaced in 1908, pushing back by a decade an earlier estimate based on an infected blood sample collected from the same city in 1959. (Scientific American)
Health board expands program Nov 20, 2008
Instances of HIV went from six in 2006, to 18 in 2007 and 12 in 2008. (The increase in numbers since 2006 are) most likely due to increased reporting, Hardesty said, addressing the concerns of board members. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
Kids From Juvenile Justice System 7 Times More Likely To Commit Criminal Acts, Study Finds Nov 20, 2008
29, 2008) Kids who have been arrested and are depressed are more likely to use drugs and alcohol and engage in unsafe sexual behavior that increases their HIV risk ... Number of stories in archives: 44,032 ... Enter a keyword or phrase to search ScienceDaily's archives for related news topics, the latest news stories, reference articles, science videos, images, and books. (Science Daily)
Individuals With HIV Have Higher Risk Of Non-AIDS Cancers Nov 20, 2008
19, 2008) The risk of non-AIDS cancer is higher for individuals infected with HIV than for the general population, according to a meta-analysis presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research ... 3 times higher for men with HIV and 1 ... 5 times greater for women with HIV. Among individuals with HIV, however, incidence rates were similar for those with AIDS and those without, relative to the general... (Science Daily)
Modest gains for Bush at Summit of Americas / Sweeping promises, sharp divisions as 34-nation meeting ends Nov 20, 2008
The summit's final declaration included sweeping commitments to crack down on corruption, reduce government secrecy, reduce the time and cost of starting new businesses and improve education and health care, including care for HIV and AIDS patients. The leaders made an equally imprecise pledge to conclude talks on the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), an agreement aimed at eliminating customs duties through the hemisphere. (Yahoo News -- Summit of the Americas)
Sars patients can provide therapy Nov 20, 2008
" Dr Lanzavecchia said he was particularly hopeful it could be applied to HIV, whose ability to generate many different variants poses a major problem for doctors. A spokeswoman for the Health Protection Agency said: "We welcome this research, which is important in the incremental process of understanding how we can use an immune response to protect others from viral infections such as Sars. "Further work is still needed and we will watch this area with interest.". (Yahoo News -- SARS)
Fraud jury convicts ex-judge Nov 20, 2008
At times, he has believed he's had heart attacks, a brain tumor, Lou Gehrig's disease and HIV.. But the government said he couldn't have it both ways. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Gay marriage is against God's law Nov 20, 2008
There is more to gays and lesbians marrying, there is also the exposure to HIV and AIDS. As far as I know, they still have not found a cure for this devastating illness ... Melissa wrote on Nov 19, 2008 5:06 PM:" Once again here is someone who is on a soap box, yes we are protesting, guess what many Amreicans do so when they feel something happening is not fair,yet so many people are putting homosexuals down for expressing their rights to speach. Seems to me that there is group that will not be... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Some students unprepared to remedy winter woes Nov 20, 2008
"HIV, syphilis, chlamydiae, gonorrhoeae, and of course herpes, are the gift that keeps on giving," Mathews said. In response to these outbreaks, University Health Services gives free condoms to all the dorms, and the Health Department visits monthly for free sexually transmitted disease screenings, Mathews said. (The University Echo, TN)
ARV bungle kills 330000 Nov 20, 2008
Over 330000 lives were lost to HIV/Aids in South Africa between 2000 and 2005 because a feasible and timely antiretroviral (ARV) treatment programme was not implemented, a study revealed on Wednesday. In addition, 35000 babies were born with HIV during the same period because anti-Aids drug nevirapine was not made available, according to researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health ... "Access to appropriate public health practice is often determined by a small number of political... (iAfrica.com)
'Why fuel price stays high' Nov 20, 2008
Briefing journalists at the end of the meeting, Minister of Information and Communications, Mr. John Odey, said that it approved a draft bill that would guarantee the security of jobs and freedom of people living with HIV/AIDS from discrimination ... Odey went on: "The Council approved a proposal for the enactment of a bill for an Act to make provision for the prevention of HIV/AIDS based discrimination and to protect the human rights and dignity of people living with and people affected by... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Non-AIDS Cancer Risk Higher for Those with HIV Nov 20, 2008
TUESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- People with HIV have about twice the risk of developing a non-AIDS cancer as members of the general population, a new report says ... The researchers did not examine why these increased rates exist, but they said doctors should note this potential increased risk with their HIV patients ... "In particular, clinicians of HIV-infected patients should inquire about well-known modifiable cancer risk factors," researcher Meredith Shiels, an epidemiologist at Johns... (MEDLINEplus)
Landmark study defines benefits of early HIV testing and treatment for infected infants Nov 20, 2008
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. The study found that giving ART to HIV-infected infants beginning at an average age of 7 weeks made them four times less likely to die in the next 48 weeks, compared with postponing ART until signs of illness or a weakened immune system appeared--the standard of care when... (EurekAlert!)
Marcia Hines Has A Lot Of Heart Nov 20, 2008
The Red Ribbon Appeal raises money to fight HIV/AIDS and to help people living with the virus ... The concept focuses on people in every day situations who have loved ones affected by HIV/AIDS, says ACON (AIDS Council of NSW) President Mark Orr ... Ms Hines says she hopes the campaign will help people understand that with 20 Australians being diagnosed with the virus every week, HIV is still a major health issue. (Same Same)
Lesotho struggling in HIV fight Nov 20, 2008
Johannesburg - The southern African country of Lesotho has failed to test enough people for HIV to make substantial progress in the fight against the virus, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. While the US-based group noted that Lesotho was one of the first countries to implement a mass HIV testing drive, it said the drive was ineffective ... Lesotho is struggling with a raging HIV/Aids crisis that is thought to have infected about one third of adults in the country of 1. (News24.com)
SUBVERSE: Equal rights for some Nov 20, 2008
Asked by the high court to prove that HIV/AIDS would spread if homosexuality were decriminalised a central argument by 377 supporters the government came up empty-handed ... If anything, 377 only makes it more difficult to curb the spread of HIV within the gay community. (India Times, India)
Women Gets HIV From Transfusion, Sues Hospital Nov 19, 2008
Woman Who Got HIV From Transplant Sues Hospital ... CHICAGO A 33-year-old woman who claims she contracted HIV and hepatitis C from a kidney transplant has sued the University of Chicago Medical Center and one of its doctors. (Fox News)
Africa: Who is to Blame for Health Crisis? Nov 19, 2008
"First [investing resources into] fighting diseases and only later fixing health care systems does not bring satisfactory results," Pannenborg said, stressing the fact that, particularly in Africa, better health systems were needed if countries want to successfully fight HIV, malaria and tuberculosis. "Africa hit a wall because of corrupt and badly designed health structures, severe human resource shortage and lack of health facilities," Pannenborg added. (allAfrica.com)
New, more efficient anti-AIDS drug for untreated patients Nov 19, 2008
AFP/File A laboratory technician tests blood samples for HIV. Medical researchers on Sunday unveiled clinical ... Developed by US pharmaceutical giant Merck and Co, Isentress is the first of a new type of anti-AIDS medication called HIV integrase inhibitor, based on the enzyme that controls HIV virus reproduction ... The study's Phase III clinical trials -- the last step before an approval request can be submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) -- showed Isentress reduced HIV viral... (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Lilly, Bristol-Myers post solid 3Q sales growth Nov 19, 2008
44 billion, and the HIV drugs Sustiva and Reyataz both grew by about 25 percent, to a combined $636 million. Revenue growth like that helped both Bristol and Lilly beat expectations and turn in a better earnings performance than others in the pharmaceutical sector, said Dr. Jon LeCroy, an analyst for Natixis Bleichroeder Inc.. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Safe injection may save system $14-million Nov 19, 2008
Vancouver's safe-injection site will save the health-care system at least $14-million and prevent more than 1,000 HIV infections over a 10-year period, according to a new study about the controversial program. The study, published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, is the latest piece of research to suggest the potential social benefit of Insite in helping curb substance abuse, and reducing the spread of hepatitis C, HIV and other infectious diseases ... The models were created... (Globe and Mail)
Why HIV Treatment Makes People So Susceptible To Heart Disease And Diabetes Nov 19, 2008
18, 2008) Clinicians have known for some time that people treated for HIV also become much more susceptible to diabetes and heart disease ... People being treated for HIV tend to lose fat on their arms, legs, face and buttocks and gain it around their abdomen, said Samaras ... Professor Samaras collaborated with Professor Andrew Carr from St. Vincent s Hospital s Centre for Immunology to measure the body compositions and metabolic responses of patients with HIV-infection. (Science Daily)
First At-home Test For Vasectomized Men Proves To Be Safe And Accurate, Study Finds Nov 19, 2008
29, 2004) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of oral fluid samples with a rapid HIV diagnostic test kit that provides screening results with over 99 percent accuracy in as little as 20 ... Number of stories in archives: 44,032 ... Enter a keyword or phrase to search ScienceDaily's archives for related news topics, the latest news stories, reference articles, science videos, images, and books. (Science Daily)
Researchers Identify Toehold For HIV's Assault On Brain Nov 19, 2008
18, 2008) Scientists have unraveled in unprecedented detail the cascade of events that go wrong in brain cells affected by HIV, a virus whose assault on the nervous system continues unabated despite antiviral medications that can keep the virus at bay for years in the rest of the body ... The new research reveals key steps taken in the brain by Tat, a protein that is central to HIV's attack on cells called neurons ... The discovery of a major molecular player in the process opens up a new avenue... (Science Daily)
How Cells Take Out The Trash To Prevent Disease Nov 19, 2008
HIV hijacks the cell's ESCRT machinery during virus budding. "So, if you block the function of ESCRTs, you could block HIV release," said Emr ... Number of stories in archives: 44,032. (Science Daily)
Peru blood banks face HIV crisis Nov 19, 2008
Dozens of blood banks in Peru have been closed after at least four people were infected with the HIV virus through contaminated transfusions ... The crisis was prompted after 44-year-old Judith Rivera contacted the media earlier this week to say she had been infected with HIV during a routine operation. (Yahoo News -- Peru)
Nigeria probes HIV graduate test Nov 19, 2008
Authorities are investigating a church-owned Nigerian university which has imposed compulsory HIV testing for its graduates, officials say ... "We are trying to find out if it's true that students are being tested for HIV and pregnancy," an Nuc spokesman said ... "We are not testing our students for HIV," Covenant University spokesman Emmanuel Igban told the BBC News website. (Yahoo News -- Nigeria)
Zulu leader breaks SA Aids taboo Nov 19, 2008
"I reach out to all the other people who died of HIV/Aids. My son did," the country's Sunday Independent quoted the former home minister as saying ... 3 million South Africans live with HIV or Aids ... A spokesman for the Aids Unit in KwaZulu-Natal said he hoped Mr Buthelezi's comments would "go a long way in what we have always asked for - that we should not stigmatise HIV and Aids". (Yahoo News -- Africa AIDS Epidemic)
Feds say S.F. has more pot clubs than Starbucks, but it might not add up Nov 19, 2008
Among the programs getting hit hardest: Behavioral health services would lose more than $2 million; nearly $1 million would be cut from mental health and substance-abuse outreach programs; HIV prevention efforts would lose more than $1 million; and security work now performed by the Sheriff's Department at hospitals and clinics would be outsourced to private companies. - Erin Allday. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Study: Misconceptions "still cause AIDS stigma" in China Nov 19, 2008
BEIJING, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Public misconceptions surrounding AIDS in China still cause discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS, a United Nations official said on Tuesday. This situation means that many people are unwilling to live in the same household, have meals or work with an HIV-positive person, which should be a cause of concern, said Bernhard Schwartlander, UNAIDS China Country Coordinator ... The survey was jointly conducted by the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, TB... (Xinhuanet, China)
Woman who got HIV from transplant sues Chicago hospital Nov 18, 2008
CHICAGO (AP) A 33-year-old woman who claims she contracted HIV and hepatitis C from a kidney transplant sued the University of Chicago Medical Center and one of its doctors Monday, saying they should have told her the organ donor was gay ... He said he knows of no other lawsuit in American courts stemming from a patient who got HIV from a transplant ... It was not until Nov. 1 that Jane Doe was asked to come to the hospital because three other patients who had received organs from the same donor... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
HIV-positive travelers banned Nov 18, 2008
HIV-positive travelers challenge countries with 'no entry' policy - CNN.com ... HIV-positive travelers challenge countries with 'no entry' policy ... Russia is one of 11 countries worldwide that restricts HIV positive visitors. (CNN -- International)
Axed SA minister billed for trip Nov 18, 2008
Her sacking was condemned by Aids activists and the opposition as a setback in the fight against HIV.. They say she played a critical role in changing South African policy towards the treatment of HIV/Aids, moving it towards a more science-based approach ... 5m South Africans are HIV positive, more than in any other country. (Yahoo News -- South Africa)
Row over SA minister's transplant Nov 18, 2008
Dr Tshabalala-Msimang has - in the past - come under fire over her unorthodox approach to the HIV-Aids crisis. Her emphasis on the use of garlic and beetroot for HIV sufferers brought her many critics. (Yahoo News -- South Africa)
Keeping Africa on Washington's radar Nov 18, 2008
Renowned AIDS researcher Robert Gallo wrote this week in the Washington Post that the president's AIDS program has been such a success that it ironically should "illustrate for the next administration the benefits that would come from creating a similar program to battle the rise of HIV infections in America's inner cities.". In leading a bipartisan effort to triple global HIV/AIDS funding to $48 billion this year, Vice President-elect Joe Biden, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,... (Boston Globe)
Transplant patient sues U of C after getting HIV Nov 18, 2008
(AP) A 33-year-old woman who claims she contracted HIV and hepatitis C from a kidney transplant sued the and one of its doctors Monday, saying they should have told her the organ donor was gay ... He said he knows of no other lawsuit in American courts stemming from a patient who got HIV from a transplant ... It was not until Nov. 1 that Jane Doe was asked to come to the hospital because three other patients who had received organs from the same donor had tested positive for HIV. She then... (Crain's Chicago Business)
Novel Regulatory Step During HIV Replication Nov 18, 2008
17, 2008) A previously unknown regulatory step during human immunodeficiency (HIV) replication provides a potentially valuable new target for HIV/AIDS therapy, report researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and the University of Wisconsin, Madison ... Their study, published in this week's early online edition of the Public Library of Science, PLoS Pathogens, describes a new biological function for sulfonation a type of chemical modification which ensures that viral genes can be... (Science Daily)
Chemical From Medicinal Plants May Be Used To Fight HIV Nov 18, 2008
But a new UCLA AIDS Institute study has found that a chemical from the Astragalus root, frequently used in Chinese herbal therapy, can prevent or slow this progressive telomere shortening, which could make it a key weapon in the fight against HIV. ... "The problem is that when we're dealing with a virus that can't be totally eliminated from the body, such as HIV, the T-cells fighting that virus can't keep their telomerase turned on forever," Effros said ... Previous studies have shown that... (Science Daily)
Tiny Sacs Released By Brain Tumor Cells Carry Information That May Guide Treatment Nov 18, 2008
(June 5, 2007) HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, uses a pre-existing transport system to leave one infected cell and infect new ones, scientists have discovered. The findings counter the prevailing belief that HIV ... Number of stories in archives: 44,032. (Science Daily)
'Orphan' Genes Play Important Role In Evolution Nov 18, 2008
3, 2008) Researchers at Harvard Medical School have identified a gene in Asian monkeys that may have evolved as a defense against lentiviruses, the group of viruses that includes HIV. The study suggests that ... Number of stories in archives: 44,032 ... Enter a keyword or phrase to search ScienceDaily's archives for related news topics, the latest news stories, reference articles, science videos, images, and books. (Science Daily)
Sarkozy to boost EU-Libya links Nov 18, 2008
The six were convicted of deliberately infecting Libyan children with HIV. ... The six medics - including a Palestinian-born doctor granted Bulgarian citizenship last month - had been held for eight years after being accused of deliberately infecting 438 children with HIV-tainted blood at a hospital in Benghazi ... In a statement, the Libyan Association for the Families of HIV-infected Children condemned the release and pardoning of the medical workers as absurd and disrespectful. (Yahoo News -- France)
Clinton launches child HIV drugs Nov 18, 2008
Bill Clinton met some of India's child sufferers of HIV/Aids. A foundation headed by Bill Clinton has negotiated a deal to make HIV/Aids treatment cheaper for children, the former US president has announced ... More than 40m people worldwide are infected with HIV/Aids, the UN says. (Yahoo News -- Bill Clinton)
Clinton launches low-cost Aids drugs Nov 18, 2008
Sonia Gandhi and Bill Clinton at the launch of the HIV/Aids initiative in New Delhi ... At least 100,000 HIV-positive children are to receive low-cost drugs for life using money raised by a tax on flying ... The former US president Bill Clinton said today that the new charges on airline tickets, pioneered by France, meant his Clinton Foundation HIV/Aids Initiative had the buying power to negotiate with drug companies for big discounts. (Yahoo News -- Bill Clinton)
Cochise College to host HIV/AIDS awareness activities Nov 18, 2008
Cochise College will host numerous HIV/AIDS awareness activities at the Douglas Campus the week of Nov. 17 ... Moroso, a naturopathic specialist who created the nationally recognized program Positively Beautiful to help HIV-positive women with self-esteem issues, will talk about the stigma and alienation associated with AIDS. Her presentations will be Monday, Nov. 17 at 9:15 a.m. in the Little Theatre, at noon in Student Union Room 501, and at 5 p.m. in Room 1136 ... On Tuesday, Nov. 18, the... (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)
Doctors warn against use of Melanotan to top up tans Nov 18, 2008
Doctors fear that because the drug is self-injected, users of Melanotan are putting themselves at risk of infections such as hepatitis or HIV.. The drug is available in two forms Melanotan I, which helps produce a tan, and Melanotan II, which is also known to boost libido. (Independent)
Fraud case of ex-judge goes to jury Nov 18, 2008
Testimony throughout the trial showed that Mr. Joyce at various times in his life has believed that he had a brain tumor, Lou Gehrig's disease, heart attacks, HIV and meningitis. He had none of those. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Stigmas of homelessness prevent hands-on help Nov 18, 2008
Nationwide, homeless people are three times as likely to be infected with HIV. The stigma resulting from both these real and imagined problems keeps morale low, and is one of the factors preventing the homeless from moving up in society. A more concrete example might be businesses and employers who are hesitant to hire someone experiencing homelessness. (Yale Herald, CT)
Libya's Bulgarian medics appeal Nov 18, 2008
Five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor have appealed to a Libyan court against their death sentences imposed for infecting 426 children with HIV. ... Several of the HIV-infected children joined the 60 demonstrators outside the court, wearing mock military uniforms and carrying fake pistols, reports the AFP news agency ... International experts, including Luc Montaignier, the French doctor who first isolated the HIV virus, say the epidemic was sparked by lack of hygiene at the hospital. (Yahoo News -- Libya)
Libya acts in HIV row with Bulgaria Nov 18, 2008
Libya is to impose a trade and investment embargo on Bulgaria for what it calls Sofia's failure to take responsibility for the infection of hundreds of Libyan children with HIV, a government official said yesterday ... "Libya will boycott Bulgarian companies and shut the doors of all investment and trade opportunities for Bulgarian companies because the Bulgarian government has ignored demands to take responsibility for the action of its citizens in the HIV case," the official told Reuters ...... (Yahoo News -- Libya)
NHS heroin 'will protect women' Nov 18, 2008
She is HIV positive and has had Hepatitis C so it's vital she doesn't share needles. Currently just over 1% of heroin users in the UK, around 400 people, get their heroin in this way. (Yahoo News -- Substance Use)
Bone marrow may offer HIV cure Nov 18, 2008
Researchers from Berlin's Charite hospital were successfully able to ward off HIV virus from a patients body with the help of bone marrow transplantation. According to the doctors, bone marrow transplants are generally used to fight leukaemia, however, during the present study the researchers found that the procedure can also prove effective against HIV virus ... But Dr. Andrew Badley, director of the HIV and immunology research lab at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn, suggests, a lot... (Times of India)
