AIDS Alert Archives – December 1, 2008
December 1, 2008
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Yes we can? Obama's win brings hope to HIV/AIDS groups
Next month a new administration will usher in great expectations with regard to how President-elect Barack Obama will fund a variety of domestic programs, including HIV/AIDS prevention and medical care. -
Making grant $ stretch through networking
A New York City AIDS organization has demonstrated for years how to stretch funding and make programs more effective through a combination of collaborative meetings, networking, and volunteers. -
Adherence Strategies: ASO's collaborate with medical providers
With HIV/AIDS medical providers and AIDS service organizations (ASOs) all making do with less federal money these days, there is a new model for how the two groups can help more HIV patients with medical treatment adherence through collaboration. -
Research focuses on rapid HIV testing
Is rapid HIV testing in use in your local family planning facility? Findings from a 2007 survey conducted by the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors Rapid point to "yes"; 94% of health departments indicated they use rapid HIV testing as part of health department-supported HIV testing programs.1 -
Time to step up HIV testing in women
Review the last three patient charts: a 19-year-old college student, a 26-year-old mother of two, and a 43-year-old woman who is newly divorced. Which women were offered screening for HIV? -
FDA Notifications
FDA approves generic lamivudine: On Oct. 7, 2008, the FDA granted tentative approval for a generic formulation of lamivudine 150 mg and 300 mg tablets, manufactured by Macleods Pharmaceuticals Limited of Daman, India, indicated for use in combination with other anti-retroviral drugs for the treatment of HIV-1 infection.