AIDS Alert Archives – April 1, 2006
April 1, 2006
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President’s budget, FY2006 final appropriations paint dim picture
Just when HIV/AIDS groups have adjusted to flat domestic HIV/AIDS funding for the past five years, the latest budget proposals arouse fear of budget cuts that could result in fewer prevention programs and longer waiting lists for antiretroviral drugs. -
ADAP funding still fails to meet the growing need
Nearly 1,000 people were on waiting lists for AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs) at the beginning of 2006, and this number is expected to jump at least 10% when the 118 people who receive medication through the Presidents ADAP Initiative join the ranks since the initiatives funding ran out in March. -
Acute infection patients have more partners
New research suggests that patients with acute HIV infection have a significantly larger number of partners than what has been reported, historically, by HIV patients with non-acute infection. -
No evidence of HIV-1 strain cross transmission
Sixteen HIV-infected men who have sex with men (MSM), recruited from a Seattle cohort for a study about HIV and anal dysplasia, reported having long-term sexual partners, says Mary Campbell, MD, a senior fellow in infectious diseases at the University of Washington in Seattle. -
FDA discusses studies to support OTC HIV test kits
Below is contextual information regarding the design of proposed studies to support marketing approval of Over-the-Counter (OTC) home-use HIV test kits which includes an historical overview of rapid HIV test kit approval in the United States, and key issues for consideration by the FDA Blood Products Advisory Committee. -
AIDS Alert International: Tijuana’s HIV prevalence rate has had an alarming increase in recent years
A new study has found a rising HIV prevalence rate in the border town of Tijuana, Mexico, and researchers say this could be the start of a disturbing trend. -
AIDS Alert International: Global Partners Forum advocates for children
One in six global AIDS deaths and one in seven new HIV infections worldwide are among children under age 15, Also, an estimated 15 million children are orphans because of AIDS, and in sub-Saharan Africa, this number is expected to rise to 18 million orphans by 2010.