We Need To Hear Your Voice

Please consider this an invite to attend the next Community Advocacy Committee (CAC) on October 13, 2009.  This meeting will be from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the Kansas City Health Department 2400 Troost Ave., KCMO, 64108-Suite 1000.  The Community Advocacy Committee is responsible for enhancing the full participation of people living with or affected by HIV in planning and implementing the Kansas City Transitional Grant Area (TGA) Comprehensive HIV Prevention and Care Planning Council programs by… Continue

Created by Roberto Oct 12, 2009 at 2:32pm. Last updated by Roberto Oct 12.

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Created by Roberto Sep 8, 2008 at 8:16pm. Last updated by Roberto Oct 12.

All About PAC

A LITTLE HISTORY...

Created by Roberto Sep 12, 2008 at 2:42am. Last updated by Roberto Sep 28.

Up Kaletra Dose During Late Pregnancy

This information was sent to me from AIDSmeds.com

HIV-positive pregnant women should take a higher-than-normal dose of Kaletra (lopinavir/ritonavir) during the three months leading up to delivery, according to a study published online in the Journal of Acquired Immune Defic… Continue

Created by Roberto Jan 12, 2009 at 9:24am. Last updated by Roberto Jan 12.

Not Enough Antibodies to Protect Against Superinfection

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Most people’s immune response to HIV isn’t strong enough to protect them from being infected with a second strain of the virus, according to a study published in the December 2008 issue of the Journal of Virology and reported… Continue

Created by Roberto Jan 12, 2009 at 9:20am. Last updated by Roberto Jan 12.

To Tell or Not To Tell: Disclosing Your HIV Status

This information was taken from the Poz magazine website-www.poz.com

Introduction

You're HIV positive (HIV+). You've only just learned about your status. OR you've known about it for sometime. Whether it's still fresh news that you are beginning to absorb or it's something you have been living with for a while, there are bound to be many situations i

Created by Roberto Jan 2, 2009 at 5:44am. Last updated by Roberto Jan 2.

Starbucks and (RED) Extend Joint Project One Year

On October 31, POZ reported that mega coffee chain Starbucks had teamed up with Bono’s AIDS organization (RED) to donate a portion of sales from its holiday drinks—peppermint mocha twist, gingersnap and espresso truffle lattes—to help provide lifesaving AIDS meds to HIV-positive Africans. Because of the high number of (RED) drink sales during the past month, the pro… Continue

Created by Roberto Dec 29, 2008 at 12:27pm. Last updated by Roberto Dec. 29, 2008.

Ring, Ring: Cell Phones That Test for HIV?

Scientists from the University of California in Los Angeles converted an ordinary mobile phone into an inexpensive portable blood analyzer that can detect diseases such as HIV and malaria, reports Science Daily. The device could possibly save lives in poorer countries that can’t afford expensive testing equipment.  

Aydogan Ozcan, PhD, MS, BS, a UCLA researcher, developed the software that allo… Continue

Created by Roberto Dec 29, 2008 at 12:17pm. Last updated by Roberto Dec. 29, 2008.

Path to a Cure? The Risk and Promise of Gene Therapy by David Evans

Recent news about a possible cure for HIV in a stem cell transplant patient could jump-start the related field of gene therapy. Stem cell expert Dr. David Scadden talks about the risks and the hopes that are moving researchers forward.

Created by Roberto Dec 10, 2008 at 12:44am. Last updated by Roberto Dec. 10, 2008.

Latinos Most Likely, Blacks Least Likely to Have Lipodystrophy

HIV-positive Latino patients were the most likely and HIV-positive black patients were the least likely to have lipodystrophy—undesirable changes in body

Created by Roberto Dec 2, 2008 at 4:43pm. Last updated by Roberto Dec. 2, 2008.