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Medicines Patent Pool Gets ViiV Voluntary License for Children

Poz - 4 March 2013 - 3:00pm
It's for pediatric formulations of the antiretroviral drug abacavir in 118 countries.

Van Stolen From AIDS Project New Haven

Poz - 1 March 2013 - 3:00pm
The van eventually showed up, but it was stripped of its parts. 

ARVs Extend Life Expectancy 11 Years in Rural South Africa

Poz - 1 March 2013 - 3:00pm
Advocates say these studies provide strong support for continuing PEPFAR.

Report Details HIV/AIDS Efforts in NYC From 2009 to 2011

Poz - 28 February 2013 - 3:00pm
Deaths from HIV/AIDS in New York City have declined.

Chagas Disease Costs $7B Annually

Poz - 28 February 2013 - 3:00pm
The disease was labeled “the new HIV/AIDS of the Americas” in 2012.

Husband Claims He Was Fired Because Wife Has HIV

Poz - 27 February 2013 - 3:00pm
He has sued his former employer for wrongful termination.

Rutgers University Gets $10.1M From NIH for HIV Research

Poz - 27 February 2013 - 3:00pm
Professor Eddy Arnold, PhD, is the lead researcher.

C. Everett Koop, Former Surgeon General, Dies

Poz - 26 February 2013 - 3:00pm
In 1986, Koop issued a 36-page report on AIDS with plain discussion about HIV transmission. 

Bill Would Lower HIV Criminal Penalties in Iowa

Poz - 26 February 2013 - 3:00pm
The proposed legislation would lower the current maximum penalty of 25 years in prison to five years.

Sequester Would Cut $380M From PEPFAR

Poz - 25 February 2013 - 3:00pm
Major cuts to federal spending—including HIV/AIDS funding—could begin March 1.

Bipartisan Federal Bill Would Lift Ban on HIV Organ Transplants

Poz - 25 February 2013 - 3:00pm
The organ donation pool could increase by 500 to 600 donors a year.

NIH Gives University of California $3.4M for HIV Aging Study

Poz - 22 February 2013 - 3:00pm
The study will be a first of its kind.

N.C. Black Church Offers HIV Testing

Poz - 22 February 2013 - 3:00pm
An average of one person is diagnosed with HIV each day in the county.

Attempted Murder Charges for Kentucky Inmate With HIV

Poz - 21 February 2013 - 3:00pm
He allegedly threw urine at a corrections officer.

Bills to Further Punish Throwing of Bodily Substances in Utah

Poz - 21 February 2013 - 3:00pm
The list already includes saliva, blood, urine and feces. 

Changes in Messaging, Attitudes on Teen Substance Abuse

Poz - 20 February 2013 - 3:00pm
The percentage of prevention messages from media and school-based prevention messages both fell.

Bill Would Decriminalize Marijuana in Michigan

Poz - 20 February 2013 - 3:00pm
Detroit and Grand Rapids have already decriminalized pot. 

HIV, Hep Complaint Filed Against California Medical Center

Poz - 19 February 2013 - 3:00pm
State health officials recently sanctioned the center.

PACHA Calls for Repeal of HIV Criminalization Laws

Poz - 19 February 2013 - 3:00pm
It seeks federal guidance and incentives for states to eliminate HIV-specific laws.

NAPWHA Ceases Operations, Files for Bankruptcy

Poz - 15 February 2013 - 3:00pm
The NAPWHA statement does not explain why the organization failed.
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