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For an AIDS service organization to succeed in attracting an elusive and at-risk population, it must demonstrate that outreach workers care about the clients and accept them just as they are, according to a long-time HIV/AIDS activist who has succeeded where others have failed. Renaissance III of Dallas recently opened the states first community center for young African-American men who have sex with men (MSM).
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When discussions turn to HIV/AIDS, most people assume the U.S. epidemic is primarily a northeastern and western coast problem, where most of the AIDS activism and media attention are focused. Statistics paint a different picture, one that greatly affects the availability of resources and health care services for HIV patients.
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Based on the results of several clinical trials, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed new labeling for over-the-counter vaginal contraceptive drug products that contain nonoxynol 9 (N-9).
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A small Chicago study suggests that attitudes about HIV and AIDS among HIV-infected people can be broken down into types that are predictive of how well the patients will adhere to their medication regimens.
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After years of anticipation, the first of a new generation of rapid HIV tests is being shipped to hospitals and laboratories across the country. At the same time, health officials tell AIDS Alert that the OraQuick Rapid HIV-1 Anti-body Test soon could receive an Food and Drug Administration (FDA) waiver that would allow the test to be used in outreach settings as well.
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An ongoing debate over the facts about condoms still is not settled, even though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has posted an updated version of its on-line condom fact sheet.
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After two days of putting their heads together, a diverse group of HIV-prevention experts came up with dozens of proposed strategies. Here are some suggestions offered from one of four topic areas covered at a recent two-day HIV Prevention Summit at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
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The U.S. Office of the Inspector General is conducting four audits of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one of which is about to be completed and another that is soon to start.
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Hoping to refocus and re-energize the nations HIV prevention strategies, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta recently invited more than 125 HIV prevention experts for a two-day brainstorming session.
