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HHS/FDA Grants Tentative Approval For 75th Generic Anti-Retroviral Drug As Part
Of President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief
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Medical News Today on 30 October, 2008 08:00:00
 
The Food and Drug Administration within the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) has reached the milestone of the 75th anti-retroviral generic
drug

Global Financial Crisis Could Harm HIV/AIDS Funding, Piot Says
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Medical News Today on 30 October, 2008 10:00:00
 
The current global financial crisis could harm HIV/AIDS funding and increase the
factors that make people vulnerable to the disease, UNAIDS Executive Director
Peter Piot

While Infecting Humans Tiny Fungi May Reproduce Sexually
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Medical News Today on 31 October, 2008 12:00:00
 
A fungus called microsporidia that causes chronic diarrhea in AIDS patients,
organ transplant recipients and travelers has been identified as a member of the
family

U.N. Secretary-General Calls On World Leaders To Fulfill MDG Pledges In Face Of
Economic Crisis
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Medical News Today on 31 October, 2008 03:00:00
 
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon earlier this week called on world
leaders to remember their pledges to help meet the U.N. Millennium Development
Goals

Nepal Faces Numerous Challenges In Achieving HIV/AIDS Millennium Development
Goal,  Inter Press Service Reports
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Medical News Today on 31 October, 2008 04:00:00
 
A large gap between reported and estimated HIV/AIDS cases in Nepal makes
achieving a target in the United Nations Millennium Development Goals of halting
and

Chile's Health Minister Resigns Following Incident Related To HIV/AIDS
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Medical News Today on 31 October, 2008 04:00:00
 
Chile's President Michelle Bachelet has accepted the resignation of Health
Minister Maria Soledad Barria following an incident in which the government
failed to notify people

Program In Vietnam Trains Haircutters To Provide HIV/AIDS Information To Clients
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Medical News Today on 31 October, 2008 05:00:00
 
Sidewalk haircutters in the Vietnamese city of Hai Phong are volunteering as
HIV/AIDS consultants as part of a program that aims to curb the spread

Sierra Leone's National AIDS Secretariat Director Urges Reporters To Take Active
Role In Addressing HIV/AIDS Issues
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Medical News Today on 31 October, 2008 05:00:00
 
Sierra Leone's HIV/AIDS Reporters Association should increase its role in
addressing the country's HIV/AIDS epidemic, Brima Kargbo, director of the
National AIDS Secretariat, said during

Stigma In China Prevents HIV-Positive People From Accessing Services, South
African Justice Cameron Says
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Medical News Today on 31 October, 2008 10:00:00
 
Many HIV-positive people in China do not seek treatment because of
HIV-associated stigma, and stigma also prevents many people from being tested
for the virus,

New: Hepatitis Book Review Page
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HCV Advocate on 30 October, 2008 02:36:34
 
Check out our new Hepatitis Book Review page where you can find links to reviews
by our staff, and also links to purchase the books