Creating an AIDS-Free Generation
November 8
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke at the National Institutes of Health on "A vision for the next steps in the fight against HIV/AIDS"
For full speech transcript & video, click here
Government-Funded Health Care May Take Big Hit Under Debt Deal
July 31
Medicare and Medicaid could be in line for big cuts under the debt deal that President Obama and congressional leaders announced on Sunday evening. Based on what was known about the details, the fate of entitlement spending will likely rest on a 12-member bicameral, bipartisan committee required in the agreement that Democratic and Republican leaders have begun briefing their caucuses on. To read more, click here
Fact Sheet: Reducing the Deficit, Raising the Debt Limit and Avoiding Default
"AIDSinfo" Updates Fact Sheets
July 28, 2011
AIDSinfo has updated and redesigned its series of fact sheets for people living with HIV and their family and friends. HIV and Its Treatment includes information about HIV testing, anti-HIV medications and recommended treatment regimens, treatment adherence, HIV coinfections, and the prevention of HIV transmission. It is based on current treatment guidelines.
View the fact sheets
Scientists Aim at HIV's Last Holdout
July 19, 2011
A group of 35 scientists and stakeholders on Monday published “The Rome Statement for an HIV Cure,” which asserts, “Now, more than ever, it is time to seriously start looking for an HIV cure.”
The statement — released in Rome at the 6th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention — kicks off a new global scientific strategy, “Towards an HIV Cure,” which targets the virus’ remarkable resiliency.
To access the Rome Statement, click here
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