-- The New York Times Report That Four People Have Died - and More than 350 Remain - on a Waiting List in South Carolina for the State s AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP). AIDS Healthcare Foundation Calls on the Drug Industry to Step Up Contributions to Prevent Future Deaths and Eliminate ADAP Waiting Lists Nationwid
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Faith leaders signed a Call to Action, pledging to raise the issue of HIV with their community members, in a groundbreaking Tri-State World AIDS Day 2006 Community Prayer Breakfast on December 1st, co-hosted by the National Coalition of Pastors Spouses (NCPS) and Friends For Life
KAMPALA, Uganda , Dec. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- International and Uganda AIDS researchers concluded a three-day symposium to identify what works in reducing the AIDS pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa. Participants included researchers and pioneers of the distinctive behavior-based Ugandan Model. Participants sought t
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Napo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (LSE: NAPL), which focuses on the development and commercialisation of proprietary pharmaceuticals for the global marketplace in collaboration with local partners, announces that it has completed a feasibility assessment at four
-- US Largest AIDS Healthcare, Prevention & Education Provider Says Newly Reauthorized AIDS Funding Bill Prioritizes Medical Care, Cuts Bureaucracy and Will Bring More HIV Positive Individuals Into Treatment WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest AIDS healthcare, preventio
-- AIDS Action Council Says, The Work Is Just Beginning. Calls for New Funding WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- President George W. Bush signed the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006 into law today, officially reauthorizing the Ryan White CARE Act until Sept 30, 2009. AIDS Action Coun
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi released the following statement this morning on H.R. 6143, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006, which President Bush signed today: Today s signing of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act is a crucial st
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NutraCea (OTC Bulletin Board: NTRZ) announced that this week they began distributing 80,000 pounds of their RiSolubles(R) product to thousands of orphans through Community Based Organizations in Malawi as part of an extraordinary collaborative effort with Feed
OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The modern treatment era of triple-combination AIDS therapies is making it possible for HIV+ patients to safely have surgeries they may not have risked a decade ago, according to a new study by Kaiser Permanente researchers. The study, the largest to date on the topic, appears i
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to initiate a ban on primate research across the U.S., Animal Defenders International s (ADI) San Francisco office has called on all members of the U.S. House and Senate asking for support on a proposed motion that would phase out all research on primates in laborator
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the US largest provider of HIV/AIDS healthcare, education and prevention and operator of free AIDS treatment clinics in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean and Asia, today echoed the sentiments of a Washington Post editorial, A Question of Will,
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest AIDS healthcare, prevention and education provider in the United States which operates free AIDS treatment clinics in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean and Asia, is pleased to announce an in-kind donation by Laboratory Corporation
OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The modern treatment era of triple-combination AIDS therapies is making it possible for HIV+ patients to safely have surgeries they may not have risked a decade ago, according to a new study by Kaiser Permanente researchers. The study, the largest to date on the topic, appears i
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the US largest provider of HIV/AIDS healthcare, education and prevention and operator of free AIDS treatment clinics in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean and Asia, today echoed the sentiments of a Washington Post editorial, A Question of Will,
-- US Largest AIDS Healthcare, Prevention & Education Provider Cites Critical GAO Report Faulting FDA for Laggard Response in Regulating Direct-to-Consumer Drug Ads LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest AIDS healthcare, prevention and education provider in the
-- KOH COSMETICS, a World Leader in Luxury Hand and Nail Products, Kicks off Their Collector s Item Series With the 28-Carat Diamond-Studded KOH Diamond Nail File AMSTERDAM, Netherlands , December 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Proving yet again that the world of high end luxury has a global conscience, Amsterdam-based KOH COSMETI
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the US National Institutes of Health announced that men who undergo circumcision may reduce by one-half their risk of acquiring HIV. Paul Zeitz, Executive Director of the Global AIDS Alliance, made the following comment: We have to make sure men understand that circumcision wil
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The President s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has been slow to allow the procurement of generic antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) to treat HIV/AIDS patients, instead favoring more expensive brand-name drugs, according to a new report (http://www.publicintegrity.org/aids/report.as
-- Unique Assay System to Identify Anti-Infectives That Inhibit tRNA CARY, N.C. and BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Trana Discovery, a drug discovery company, and Southern Research Institute, a contract research organization conducting basic and applied preclinical drug research, today announced a collaborati
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Calypte Biomedical Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: CBMC), medical diagnostic tests manufacturer for the detection of antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) for the professional point of care (PRO) and over the counter (OTC) segments of the market annou
CARLSBAD, Calif., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Immune Response Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: IMNR), an immuno-pharmaceutical company focused on developing products to treat autoimmune and infectious diseases, announced that Dr. Joseph O Neill, President and CEO, will present an overview of the Company s imm
-- US Largest Provider of HIV/AIDS Healthcare, Education and Prevention Calls on Pfizer to End Marketing of Viagra as Sexual Enhancement Drug, Thereby Encouraging Its Recreational Use and Contributing to the Spread of STDs, including HIV LOS ANGELES, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the nation
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the US largest provider of HIV/AIDS healthcare, education and prevention and operator of free AIDS treatment clinics in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean and Asia, today called for the pharmaceutical industry to take some responsibility for th
-- US Largest AIDS Healthcare, Prevention & Education Provider Urges President Bush to Sign Bill; Revamped AIDS Funding Bill Prioritizes Medical Care, Cuts Bureaucracy and Will Bring More HIV Positive Individuals Into Treatment WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest AIDS he
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Chemotherapy, the most common type of treatment for cancer patients, can cause troublesome side effects, such as nausea and vomiting, hair loss, fatigue, and life-threatening toxicities. An important area of progress has been the development of minimally toxic non- chemotherapy age
-- House leadership fails to respond to President Bush s call for reauthorization on Dec. 1 WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- President Bush has called for passage of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act. He endorsed passing the Act most recently a week ago, Dec. 1, World AIDS Day. As Chair of the House
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- In a show of support to reauthorize the largest federal program for people living with HIV/AIDS, several AIDS organizations joined Members of Congress in a news conference today on Capitol Hill to urge passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment M
SEATTLE, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Malaria may be fueling the spread of HIV in areas of sub-Saharan Africa where there is a substantial overlap between the two diseases, while HIV may be playing a role in boosting adult malaria-infection rates in some parts of the region, according to a new study by researchers at Fred Hu
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- In a statement issued on December 4, Swaziland s Ambassador to the United States noted that The epidemic of HIV/AIDS is one of the most serious issues we have faced in the history of the Kingdom of Swaziland. The disease affects nearly every family in the country and has profound rami
-- Two Respected Organizations to Formalize Agreement Via World AIDS Day Signing of Memorandum of Understanding; AHF- India Cares is the first International NGO to Gain Approval from NACO to assist in ART delivery, provide Care, Services in India NEW DELHI, India and LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- On World AIDS
-- World AIDS Day Executive Order Rescinds Provision Requiring Special Waivers for HIV Positive Individuals Seeking Entry to US LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the US largest HIV/AIDS healthcare and prevention and education provider, which operates free AIDS treatment clinics in th
-- Pastor Warren and Senators Brownback and Obama Publicly Test Negative for HIV in Global Summit on AIDS and the Church LAKE FOREST, Calif., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Community Valley Church and author of The Purpose Driven Life, and his wife, Kay, convened an unprecedented coalition
NUTLEY, N.J., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 750 local Roche employees are participating in the fourth annual Global Roche Employee AIDS Walk today to raise funds to support children infected and affected by HIV/AIDS here in New Jersey and in Malawi , Africa. Since its inception, the Global Roche Employee AIDS Walk h
MTHATHA, South Africa , Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Zanana may be only 26 years old, but she has already learned more about life than some people many years older. Zanana is HIV-positive, out of work, and shunned by others around her. Despite this, she is embracing life as a volunteer counselor at the SOS Social Center in M
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for Public Integrity (http://www.publicintegrity.org/default.aspx) today released Divine Intervention, (http://www.publicintegrity.org/aids) a year-long investigation into how President Bush s $15 billion initiative for care, treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS abroad has
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- During a community prayer breakfast in observance of World AIDS Day 2006, the National Coalition of Pastors Spouses (NCPS) and Friends For Life, Corp., issued a Call to Action to fellow faith leaders from across the Mid-South asking them to increase their involvement in the fight
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Esperanza USA President, Rev. Luis Cortes, Jr., released the following statement today in commemoration of World AIDS Day: Today, as people around the world come together for World AIDS Day, I invite my fellow Hispanic faith leaders to join Esperanza USA in our national education an
-- Abbott and the Magic Johnson Foundation Kick Off I Stand With Magic: Campaign to End Black AIDS LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott and the Magic Johnson Foundation today announced the national launch of the I Stand with Magic: Campaign to End Black AIDS with a goal to help reduce new HIV infections in the Af
-- Broad Access Program for Patients with Limited Available Treatment Options NEW YORK, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pfizer announced today that it plans to establish a multi-national Expanded Access Program (EAP) to make the investigational CCR5 antagonist maraviroc, currently in ongoing phase 3 clinical trials, a
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monogram Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: MGRM) announced today that its collaborator Pfizer , Inc. (NYSE: PFE) has separately announced plans to establish a multi-national Expanded Access Program (EAP) that will make its investigational CCR5 antagonist maraviroc
GENEVA, Dec. 1 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to grow. Some 40 million people, their families, and their communities, are now living with HIV. Effectively tackling this epidemic remains one of the world s most pressing public health challenges. In August this year, at the XVI International AIDS
NEW YORK, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The KNOW HIV/AIDS public education initiative -- a partnership of CBS Corporation through its CBS Cares campaign, Viacom Inc. and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation -- today announced the launch of four powerful new PSAs in recognition of World AIDS Day. In addition, KNOW HIV/AIDS an
CALVERTON, Md., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Twenty-five years after the discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), millions of people in developing countries still do not understand how the virus is transmitted or how they can protect themselves from it. For the past five years, the Demographic and Health Surveys
-- Unique Two-Day Conference Emphasizes Local Church-Based Strategy to Mobilize Millions of Congregations in HIV/AIDS Treatment and Prevention LAKE FOREST, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Valley Community Church and author of The Purpose Driven Life, and his wife Kay today launched
-- Contribution Brings World AIDS Day Commitments to IPM Close to CAD20 Million SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Momentum for HIV-prevention research advanced significantly today with the announcement of a grant of CAD15 million (US$ 13.2 million) from the government of Canada to the International Partner
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement by Mike Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services, on World AIDS Day 2006: On the 19th annual World AIDS Day, as we pause to reflect on the important progress made, we must also reflect on the significant challenges in stopping HIV/AIDS assault in t
ATLANTA, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement by Dr. Julie Gerberding, CDC Director: More than 25 years into the AIDS epidemic, we ve made important progress against the disease but serious challenges remain. Advances in treatment continue to extend and improve the lives of people living with HIV and AI
-- Women Will Receive Needed Outfits From Clothing Boutique and Will Assemble AIDS Caregiver Kits for International Distribution NEW YORK, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Twenty HIV positive Hispanic and African American women from the Bronx will give their time building AIDS Caregiver Kits for international distribution and w
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Seventy-seven new medicines and vaccines are in development to treat HIV/AIDS and related conditions, according to a survey released today by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). Recent reports show AIDS has killed more than 25 million people and infected
-- AHF Joins the Magic Johnson Foundation and Other AIDS Groups to Provide Three Days of HIV Education and Testing Targeting L.A. s Minority Communities -- AHF to Offer Free Tests Through Its Mobile Testing Unit Named in Honor of Magic Johnson: M-POWER-U (Magic s Prevention Outreach Wellness Education & Referral Un
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones issued a challenge to all Americans and specifically to African American women to get tested for HIV/AIDS in support of World AIDS Day. Rep. Tubbs Jones was tested today for HIV/AIDS at the Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland. Tod
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Young black adults are far more likely to be infected with a sexually transmitted disease, including HIV, than young white adults, even when they engage in the same or even safer behavior, according to research released today. The study, electronically published by the America
-- Global AIDS-Themed Film, Directed by Thom Fitzgerald, Stars Sandra Oh, Chloe Sevigny and Lucy Liu, Among Others; Percentage of Proceeds From Screening on Friday, December 1st Will Benefit AIDS Healthcare Foundation s HIV/AIDS Treatment, Care and Prevention Programs What: Screening of 3 Needles Benefiting AIDS Health
-- Lives Are At Stake Awareness Campaign a Reminder of the 15 Million AIDS Orphans WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- World AIDS Day 2006 will be recognized at some 80 colleges and universities across the U.S. through activities such as Lives are at Stake, a program led by World Vision s Acting on AIDS movement. Stude
SILVER SPRING, Md., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Discovery Health has partnered with fashion icon Kenneth Cole and amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, to bring the message of unity in the worldwide fight against HIV and AIDS to audiences across multiple platforms. As an extension of Kenneth Cole s ongoing We All Have A
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- December 1st, 2006, marks the 18th annual World AIDS Day. HIV/AIDS continues to infect and affect millions around the world. In 2005, almost 3 million people worldwide died from HIV. Certain populations such as Latinos have disproportionately high rates of HIV/AIDS. Even though Lati
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Emeka Okafor, 2005 NBA Rookie of the Year and Charlotte Bobcat star, announced Thursday, November 30th in Washington, DC, the launch of his new One Million African Lives Initiative ( Million Lives Initiative ) in partnership with the Safe Blood for Africa Foundation (SBFA). The
-- Opening Reception Thursday, November 30th at 6:00 p.m. Photo Exhibit Celebrates Victory of Life Over Death for Indians & Americans on Treatment; -- Highlights Need for Greater Access to Life-Saving AIDS Medicines in the Developing World What: Photos of Hope: Lives Saved & Transformed by HIV Treatment Photo E
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of World AIDS Day, December 1, the Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa has released A Guide to Supportive and Palliative Care for HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. Written for healthcare workers in sub-Saharan Africa and for those supporting them a PDF of
TIANJIN, China , Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chinese government has kindly invited Dr. Roger Hershline to host the Fifth Session of the International HIV/AIDS Programs Cooperation and New Technology/Product Showcase at the World AIDS Day in China, 2006. Dr. Roger Hershline will present insight into the CureHIV, Inc. pu
NEW YORK, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Approximately 1,050 families affected by HIV and AIDS in Rwanda and Uganda are on their way to becoming economically self-sufficient through Francois-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) International s Village Model Program. A recent analysis made for World AIDS Day showed that FXB raised almost $1.
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Ignite Health, an independent marketing agency that specializes in medical advertising that focuses on the patient, has swept the annual awards scene by garnering seventeen honors in five separate competitions. In one of them, the World Wide Web (WWW) Health Awards (http://www.he
-- In Honor of World AIDS Day, Free Exhibit Opens to Public On November 30 at Hokin Gallery, Columbia College ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Nov. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- One in four children with HIV in Malawi (Africa) will die before their fifth birthday. In other parts of Africa and throughout the developing world, the situation is t
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- BET today announced a lineup of special HIV-themed programming to commemorate World AIDS Day on Friday, December 1, 2006. The cable network s 2006 World AIDS Day programming line-up concludes a successful year of grassroots efforts, screenplay competitions, and a special 25 Heroes pu
-- Third Annual Light to Unite Program to Provide Funds and Information WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) in cooperation with the National AIDS Fund today launched the third annual Light to Unite campaign in support of World AIDS Day. This year s Light to Unite pro
-- Study Confirms Latino Immigrants Are Missing Out On Important Health Treatments -- Latino Coalition Against AIDS Calls for Action from Health Providers and Pharmaceutical Companies to Address Need to Outreach to HIV Positive Latino Immigrants LOS ANGELES, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- As World AIDS Day approaches on Decem
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Almost two-fifths of Americans have difficulty sympathizing with HIV/AIDS victims, according to a study commissioned and released by Compassion International. Thirty-nine percent of the people polled agreed strongly or somewhat with the statement: You have more sympathy
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- With World AIDS Day rapidly approaching and 2006 being the 25th year of the AIDS epidemic, Who s Positive is calling for parents, schools, faith based organizations and political leaders to bring immediate action to help reduce infection rates among America s youth. Who s Pos
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- On Friday, December 1st, Latinos in Los Angeles will come together to observe World AIDS Day. The event is organized by BIENESTAR, the largest Latino community based organization in the United States committed to meeting the needs of people living with HIV/AIDS and those most at ris
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of World AIDS Day (December 1), more than 30 commercial airlines will air the award-winning film BEAT THE DRUM, raising more than $300,000 to help orphans in Africa. Passengers on more than 40,000 flights throughout the month of December -- including American Airlines
-- Ribbon-Cutting and Dedication to Take Place This Friday, November 24th US Largest AIDS Group Joins Forces With Federal, State and Local Mexican Government Bodies and Vallarta Contra el SIDA, a Respected Local Mexican NGO, to Extend HIV/AIDS Medical Care and Access to Life-saving Anti-Retroviral Treatment in Puerto V
-- VH1 Goes (RED) TODAY - Tuesday, Nov. 21 NEW YORK, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), announced today that (RED), the groundbreaking initiative that marries the private sector with the buying power of the public to generate funds towards the fight to eliminate AIDS in Africa
NEW YORK, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Immtech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex: IMM) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has granted orphan drug designation for Pafuramidine (DB289) to treat Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP). PCP is a common life-threatening opportunistic infection i
-- Dine Out Ann Arbor Unites Area Restaurants In The Fight Against Aids ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Dine Out Ann Arbor will give area residents the opportunity to fight AIDS by doing something they frequently do: Eat Out! Fifty restaurants from Ann Arbor and neighboring cities will participate in the annu
BURBANK, Calif., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- As the world collectively marks the 60th birthday of Freddie Mercury, Hollywood Records has a crazy little thing in store for his fans: Lover of Life, Singer of Songs: The Very Best of Freddie Mercury Solo, a double-CD set boasting the most comprehensive collection of Mercury s
-- Green Family Health Initiative Awards $60,000 to Group of Four Doctors, to Further Pediatric HIV/AIDS and Cystic Fibrosis Research MIAMI, Fla., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Green Family Foundation Health Initiative (GFFI) announced today that it has awarded $60,000 in grants to four doctors in the Department of Pedia
-- The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs Announces euro 12 Million (US$15.2 Million) Grant to the International Partnership for Microbicides SILVER SPRING, Md., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM) commends the government of the Netherlands for its leadership in the global ef
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Napo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (LSE: NAPL), which focuses on the development and commercialization of proprietary pharmaceuticals for the global marketplace in collaboration with local partners, announces the successful production of crofelemer Active Pharmace
WHO Carl Lewis (Gold Medalist), Pat Boone (singer), Brenda Russell (The Color Purple), Loretta Devine (Grey s Anatomy), Rocky Carroll (Chicago Hopes/Roc), Debi Morgan (Colors of the Cross), Jimmy Jean Louis (Heroes/Phat Girlz), Vanessa Williams (Soul Food), Tracee Ellis Ross (Girlfriends), Mathew St. Patrick (Six Feet
BOSTON, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, Inc. today announced its opposition to the Public Health Council s adoption of a regulation requiring providers to report cases of HIV infection by name to the Department of Public Health, instead of the code that has been in use since 1999. In res
NEW YORK, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- On World AIDS Day, December 1, 2006, Kiehl s Since 1851, the venerable New York-based purveyor of fine quality skin and hair care preparations, will host one of the world s largest HIV/AIDS benefits -- SHOP TO STOP AIDS. The 2 hour shopping events will take place from 5:00 pm until 7:0
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to the deaths of three HIV positive individuals on South Carolina s ADAP waiting list, Brent Wilkes, national executive director, League of United Latin American Citizens released the following statement: The need for the Senate to immediately reauthorize the Ryan White C
-- Six Months After County Releases Report on L.A. Syphilis Outbreak, DPH Has Done Little to Address Urgent Public Health Issue AIDS Healthcare Foundation Calls County s Latest Plan Inadequate and Urges DPH to Collaborate With Community Groups on Stepped-Up Screening LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- At yesterday s
-- Chris Ludacris Bridges and Emmy Rossum Start National Campaign to Rally Students WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Ever fallen victim to a prank? YouthAIDS, an action-based initiative implemented by Population Services International (PSI) in partnership with corporate sponsors the Levi s(R) brand and Virgin Unite,
SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Mission Pharmacal announced today that its antiprotozoal drug Tindamax(R) (tinidazole) is now recommended as a first line therapy for the treatment of trichomoniasis in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s (CDC) recently issued 2006 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatmen
NUTLEY, N.J., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Encouraging results from an interim analysis of a new study suggest that the boosted protease inhibitor (PI/r) INVIRASE(R) 500 mg/r (saquinavir mesylate) has the potential to achieve comparable levels of viral suppression to the most commonly used PI,
LOS ANGELES, LONG BEACH, Calif. and BOSTON, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- An award-winning HIV prevention campaign targeting those already infected is launching a new phase with the provocative slogan, I AM THE CURE. The national campaign, HIV STOPS WITH ME ( http://www.hivstopswithme.org ), employs HIV positive spokesmodels
BOSTON, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- At its annual meeting today, AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, Inc. (AAC) reported its 2006 results, inaugurated Commitment to Action Awards, highlighted past year challenges and solutions regarding HIV/AIDS in Massachusetts and issued its annual report, Inspired Action. Rebecca Ha
-- Deaths of Three People on Waiting List for Lifesaving AIDS Drugs From the Under-funded AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Reported in South Carolina, While Bipartisan Federal AIDS Funding Bill Stalls -- US Largest AIDS Group Repeats Call for an Additional $100M Increase in Funding for $2B Nationwide Program and Imm
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa , Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The combined efforts of many AIDS communication campaigns in South Africa showed positive impacts on HIV prevention behaviors, increased positive attitudes towards people living with HIV and AIDS, and increased community involvement in response to the epidemic, accord
SUBANG, Malaysia , Nov. 6 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- With an estimated 930,000 new HIV infections in Asia and Pacific in 2005, UN agencies have called for urgent efforts to better integrate HIV prevention, treatment and care into maternal and newborn health services to prevent the escalating spread of the virus and reduce
ISSAQUAH, Wash., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The global AIDS crisis is measured in staggering numbers: 38.6 million now living with the disease, and more than 25 million deaths since 1981. The impact of AIDS is overwhelming: 4.1 million adults and children newly infected in 2005. Africa alone has 12 million AIDS orphans, wh
CHICAGO, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- As World AIDS Day, December 1st, approaches an estimated 38.6 million people are living with HIV worldwide. In 2005, 4.1 million people were newly infected with HIV, according to data in the UNAIDS 2006 Report on the global AIDS epidemic. World AIDS Day is an opportunity for leaders from
LILONGWE, Malawi , Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bringing hope to hundreds of children in one of the countries hardest hit by HIV/AIDS, the Abbott Fund, Baylor College of Medicine and the Government of Malawi have joined forces to build the country s first pediatric HIV clinic. The First Lady of Malawi, Madame Ethel
-- Updated Re-auth of Crucial AIDS Funding Bill Could Help Reduce Projected $12 Billion Annual Tab to Care for 40,000 New US HIV/AIDS Cases Per Year (Study: November Issue, Medical Care ) -- US Largest AIDS Group Decries Congressional Impasse That Threatens Passage of Bill That Would Prioritize Medical Services and Str
LAKE FOREST, Calif., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Pastor and best-selling author Rick Warren and his wife Kay, in conjunction with the Purpose Driven Network, will host the second annual Global Summit on AIDS & the Church Nov. 30 - Dec. 1 at Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., coinciding with World AIDS Day on Dec.
FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Airlines today announced it will work with amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, on a new awareness campaign to raise support for research into HIV and AIDS. The campaign is intended to encourage area companies to join in supporting the Foundation s crucia
BOSTON, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wainwright Bank (Nasdaq: WAIN) last night awarded its 18th annual Wainwright Bank Social Justice Award to Community Research Initiative of New England (CRI) and its Executive Director, Julie Marston, and Director of Research, Dr. Cal Cohen. CRI is the only independent, nonprofi
AZUSA, Calif., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The results of Viral Genetics (OTC Bulletin Board: VRAL) recent AIDS study of VGV-1 in South Africa will be presented at the Institute of Human Virology s (IHV) 2006 Annual International Meeting on November 17 in Baltimore, Maryland. The poster presentation focuses on th
-- 20,000 Downloads from More Than 140 Countries Underscore Power and Appeal of Slivercasting through New Media IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing its mission of elevating the discussion of HIV using a broad range of media, Incendia Health Studios, the first purpose-driven media company devoted to chron
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Today s Oprah Winfrey Show, called Magic Johnson: HIV and AIDS in America, highlighted the important role that AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the nation s largest AIDS organization, and its four Magic Johnson Clinics are playing in the fight against HIV/AIDS in the U.S. The AHF M
NEW YORK, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Gay Men s Health Crisis (GMHC) today announced the appointments of Marjorie Hill, Ph.D. as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Robert Bank, Esq., as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the agency. These appointments are part of a new management structure created b
-- US clinical trial site opens for recruitment for VivaGel(TM) study -- First clinical trial funded by NIH to test a microbicide to prevent genital herpes MELBOURNE, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Starpharma Holdings Limited (ASX: SPL; OTC: SPHRY) today announced that the U.S. site for the clinical trial of SPL7013
KENILWORTH, N.J., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) today reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has approved NOXAFIL(R) (posaconazole) Oral Suspension for the treatment of oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC), including infections refractory to itraconazole and/o
-- Formulation Marks The First One Capsule, Once Daily Protease Inhibitor Dosing Option for Use With Ritonavir In Appropriate Patients PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (
HALIFAX, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - MedMira Inc., ( MedMira ) (TSX Venture: MIR, NASDAQ: MMIRF) a global market leader in premium rapid diagnostic solutions, announced today that it has received United States Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) approval for its Reveal(R) G3 Rapid HIV-1 Antibody Test (Reveal G3).
-- Countries, WHO and Partners to Mobilize Response Teams to Confront Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis GENEVA, Oct. 17 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Health experts have confirmed that the emergence of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) poses a serious threat to public health, particularly when associated
-- HIV Positive Youth Travel U.S. to Support HIV Awareness and Promote HIV Testing Among Peers Leading up to World AIDS Day WAYNE, N.J., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Half of all new HIV infections occur in youths. That s why Who s Positive, a national non-profit organization committed to raising awareness of HIV and its con
-- Re-authorization of Landmark AIDS Funding Legislation Stalled in Senate in Late September Leaving AIDS Services for Hundreds of Thousands in Bureaucratic Limbo -- US Largest AIDS Group Says Congressional Appropriation of an Additional $100M Could Break Legislative Impasse Over Crucial $2 Billion AIDS Care Funding Pr
ACCRA, Ghana , Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- An International Blood Safety Workshop on the crucial role of Developing Voluntary Blood Donor Programs was held in Accra, Ghana, October 2 to 13, 2006 for 16 West and Central African countries. These workshops, organized by Safe Blood for Africa Foundation s Multi-Country Trainin
NEW YORK, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- National Latino AIDS Awareness campaigns are underway as of Sunday, October 15, 2006 with local HIV testing campaigns and prevention education nationwide. The awareness campaign which has adopted the slogan, Saber es Poder -- Knowledge is Power, encourages Latinos to get tested for HIV
-- The virco(R)TYPE HIV-1 Analysis, Now Enhanced With Linear Modeling (LM), Assists Clinicians in Optimizing the Selection of Antiretroviral Regimens for Treatment-Experienced Patients MECHELEN, Belgium , Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Responding to the need to make timely evaluations and decisions when treating treatment exp
NEW YORK, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- International AIDS advocate Kay Warren was joined by seven other women being recognized this week at the CNN Inspire Summit at the Time Warner Center in New York. The women were acknowledged for their impact on global issues through political, social and humanitarian efforts that have
OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The implications of globalization for health care in the United States and abroad will be the focus of Kaiser Permanente s 29th annual Diversity Conference, Global Diversity: A Call to Action. The impact of global trends on American health care will be front and center -- trends
Gap, Motorola, Converse, Giorgio Armani, Apple and MTV Networks Join Forces to Launch Massive Product, Retail, Marketing and Online Campaigns Designed to Eliminate AIDS in Africa LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Harnessing the power of some of the world s most iconic brands, Bono and Bobby Shriver announced today t
-- Gala Will Honor Sir Richard Branson and Feature Musical Performances By Michael McDonald, Jorge Moreno WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading celebrities, corporate leaders, public officials, musicians, and health professionals will come together tonight for the 2006 YouthAIDS Gala to raise funding and awarenes
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- In commemoration of October 15, the National Latino AIDS Awareness Day, Esperanza USA today launched a bold, national HIV/AIDS awareness and education campaign for Hispanic churches called Tu eres la respuesta (You Are the Answer). Esperanza USA is raising AIDS awareness in the His
TORONTO, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has pledged more than $200,000 in support of the HIV Medicine Association s (HIVMA) Minority Clinical Fellowship Program. The program will help provide high quality HIV training for physicians, particularly African-American and Latino physicians, who serve in commu
NUTLEY, N.J., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- In the agreement announced today, Roche will provide funding to UNICEF Switzerland to supply desks, school uniforms, textbooks and other educational material to schools attended by children orphaned by AIDS. The agreement builds on an existing project between Roche and the European
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is statement of Cristina V. Beato, MD, Former Acting Assistant Secretary of Health, Department of Health & Human Services, on National Latino Aids Awareness Day: Knowledge is power, Get the facts, Get tested for HIV, is the message of the fourth annual National Lati
ATLANTA, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Well Project, a provider of information and support for women living with HIV, today announced the formal launch of a Spanish-language version of its website, http://www.thewellproject.org/es_US/, narrowing the gap in HIV/AIDS treatment education for a population disproportionately
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Converse further extends its global partnership with (PRODUCT) RED with the launch of the Converse (PRODUCT) RED Core Canvas Chuck Taylor(R) All Star(R) collection exclusively at Gap. The release of Converse (PRODUCT) RED core canvas high top shoes marks the first collabora
PARMA, Ohio, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Giving Women Power Over AIDS, a traveling exhibit, will be on display at Cuyahoga Community College s Western Campus, 11000 Pleasant Valley Road, Parma, October 16-29. Sponsored by the Global Campaign for Microbicides, the exhibition features In Her Mother s Shoes, an award-winning
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Studies presented at the Modern Vaccine Adjuvants et Delivery Systems Conference and at the AIDS Vaccine Conference 2006 show improved immunogenicity of vaccines when used with the Biojector(R) 2000 ( B2000 ) in cancer and AIDS vaccines. In a study presented at the Moder
-- Steven Spielberg, Jennifer Garner, Chris Rock, Penelope Cruz, Christy Turlington, Don Cheadle, Mary J. Blige, Dakota Fanning and Apolo Ohno Help Celebrate Launch of GAP (PRODUCT) RED in a Powerful New Gap Ad Campaign SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On October 13, Gap will introduce Gap (PRODUCT) RED(
PRINCETON, N.J., FOSTER CITY, Calif., and WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY), Gilead Sciences , Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) and Merck & Co. , Inc. (NYSE: MRK) today announced the submission of a Marketing Authorisation Application (MAA) for ATRIPLA(TM) (
NEW YORK, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA) and the Procter & Gamble Web site, Beinggirl.com -- a site created for teen girls, by teen girls -- have joined forces to chronicle the stories of eleven teens that volunteered to spend one month in Africa. The
NEW YORK, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Financial Times will publish a Special Report on December 1, 2006, titled Business & Aids. This report will look at the impact of HIV/AIDS on business worldwide, and will provide practical and invaluable advice on best practice for companies in response to this worldwide epidemi
WALTHAM and FRAMINGHAM, Mass., MEDFORD, N.Y. Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. (Amex: IMA), Chembio Diagnostics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CEMI), and StatSure Diagnostic Systems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SSUR) announced today that they had entered into a series of agreements that pro
-- New Product Will Be Launched in Conjunction With APTIMA HCV RNA Qualitative Assay SAN DIEGO, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gen-Probe (Nasdaq: GPRO) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has granted marketing approval for the APTIMA(R) HIV-1 RNA qualitative assay. The assay may be used
AZUSA, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Coinciding with the recent appointment of Dr. Eric Rosenberg, Viral Genetics (OTC Bulletin Board: VRAL) has added two top Harvard Medical School immunology and virology specialists to its Scientific Advisory Board. The appointments of Drs. Marcus Altfeld and Todd M. Allen
-- Asha & Raj Rajaratnam make first generous contribution NEW YORK, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The American India Foundation s (AIF) 3rd annual Fall Benefit Gala in San Francisco on Saturday, September 23rd raised a record-breaking $1.75 million for AIF s development work in India. The event was attended by over 700 pe
-- US Largest AIDS Group Notes Landmark Changes to Ryan White CARE Act Would Prioritize Medical Care, Reduce Bureaucracy and Help Bring More HIV Positive Individuals Into Treatment WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the nation s largest provider of HIV/AIDS medical care serving thous
WASHINGTON, Sep. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Action Council, on behalf of its Members, Board and staff, expressed disappointment that Congress was unable to pass the Ryan White CARE Act in the Senate this week but remains confident that it will pass when Congress reconvenes on Nov. 9. The CARE Act, which provides treatment
-- Phase 1 Study Demonstrates Proof of Concept for the HGS CCR5 mAb Program -- HGS004 Exhibits Significant Antiviral Activity at Doses of 8 mg/kg or Higher -- In Vitro Results Predict Greater Antiviral Activity for Alternate CCR5 mAb Candidate, HGS101 - ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Human Genome Sc
-- AB 1677, (Koretz, D-West Hollywood) Sought to Reduce Spread of HIV and Other STDs in California Prisons and Communities at Large; AIDS Healthcare Foundation, a Co-Sponsor of the Bill, Calls Today s Action A missed Opportunity to Protect Public Health SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- AB 1677 (Paul Koretz,
BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Tibotec Therapeutics Clinical Affairs, a division of Ortho Biotech Clinical Affairs, LLC, announced today the initiation of the largest clinical study conducted to date in treatment-experienced adult women with HIV to evaluate gender differences in response to an HIV medicati
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the nation s largest provider of HIV/AIDS medical care serving thousands of patients at 14 healthcare centers in California and Florida, today applauded the United States House of Representatives for its 325 to 98 vote today to reauthorize the Ryan
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The HIV medication TRIZIVIR(R) (abacavir sulfate, lamivudine, and zidovudine) administered twice daily provides comparable efficacy to a regimen containing COMBIVIR(R) ( 3TC /ZDV) administered twice daily plus atazanavir administered once-daily, in patients who have never taken a
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Data presented today show low rates of virologic failure and antiviral drug resistance with the HIV protease inhibitor LEXIVA(R) boosted with ritonavir (LEXIVA/r). The virologic analysis from a 48-week study in treatment-naive patients, compared LEXIVA/r to
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Home Access Health Corporation (HAHC), the manufacturer of the only U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA )-approved at-home HIV-1 test, is poised to facilitate routine HIV testing following the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s (CDC) recommendation for
RICHMOND, Calif., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGMO - News) announced today data demonstrating that human immune system cells can be made permanently resistant to HIV infection by treatment with zinc finger DNA-binding protein nucleases (ZFN(TM)). Sangamo s ZFNs are designed to
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest AIDS organization in the United States , is joining the AIDS Community Action Foundation, AIDS Walk Ft. Lauderdale, and the Crystal Meth Working Group in calling attention to the growing problem of addiction to methamphetamine
LAKE FOREST, Calif., Sept. 27 -- The following was released today by Purpose Driven: Physicians, pastors, and politicians will be among the speakers at the 2006 Global Summit on AIDS and the Church, Nov. 30-Dec. 1, at Saddleback Church. The summit -- the second hosted by the Saddleback Church HIV/AIDS Initiative -- wil
CHICAGO, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Female Health Company (OTC Bulletin Board: FHCO) today announced plans to install a third production line for its FC2 Female Condom(TM), increasing its annualized production capacity for the second-generation product to approximately 21 million units. This is in addition
AZUSA, Calif., Sept. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Viral Genetics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VRAL) will be a presenter at the EdgeWater Research Partners Fall 2006 Micro and Small Cap Investment Conference Thursday, September 28, in San Diego. Viral Genetics is currently developing VGV-1, a thymus nuclear protein therap
YARDLEY, Pennsylvania, September 25 /PRNewswire/ -- ATTN: Not for Publication in the United Kingdom Tibotec Pharmaceuticals Ltd. announced today that the expanded access program (EAP) for TMC125, its investigational non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase (NNRTI), has opened in the U.S. and will open shortly in
-- New Recommendations Designed to Increase Early Diagnosis of HIV Infection as a Pathway to Improved Treatment and Prevention Embargoed Until: Thursday, September 21, 2006, Noon ET ATLANTA, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today published new recommendations for health
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Calypte Biomedical Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: CBMC), medical diagnostic tests manufacturer for the detection of antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) for the professional point of care (PRO) and over the counter (OTC) segments of the market anno
AUCKLAND, New Zealand , Sept. 21 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The World Health Organization Western Pacific Region, in collaboration with international partner agencies, is seeking to scale up HIV/AIDS prevention and control activities in line with the goal of universal access for HIV/AIDS treatment throughout Asia and the P
-- Discussion with film s acclaimed Producer and Director Todd Ahlberg Follows Screening BOSTON, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Since 1988, methamphetamine use among men who have sex with men in Boston has grown to eight percent, and every indication is that the problem will grow rapidly, as it has in New York. Crystal meth
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- An 80-year old Jesuit Priest and physician is anxious to realize his life s dream. Father Angelo D Agostino, S.J., wants hundreds of AIDS orphans, HIV+ and vulnerable children and their caregivers to take up residence in a safe, self-sustaining rural eco- village. The village, which
-- Patients in Senegal , Ghana and Kenya to Benefit From New Partnership With Leading International and Local Health Organizations NEW YORK, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As part of a collaborative effort to address global health issues, Pfizer announced
-- Senator Says CDC s Move to Make HIV Testing Part of Routine Health Care is Key to Controlling and Reducing the Number of Undiagnosed Individuals and Will Help Break the Chain of Infection -- More Than One Million People in the U.S. are Currently Infected with HIV; About Half Do Not Consistently Receive Medical Care,
-- Halloween Event on September 21st Features Fashion Show of Costumes Created by LA s Hippest Designers Exclusively From Items Found at AIDS Healthcare Foundation s Award-Winning Out of the Closet Thrift Stores WHAT: Elvira, Mistress of the Dark Presents Something Wicked! Halloween-Themed Fashion Show and Live Auction
NEW YORK, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- President Bill Clinton and two Ukrainian foundations, headed by Elena Franchuk and Victor Pinchuk, signed an agreement of cooperation today that will expand the work against HIV/AIDS in Ukraine . Under the agreement Ukraine will receive access to the best practices to fight epidemics
CHICAGO, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- CNN will air a one-hour program on the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa featuring the work of AID Village Clinics, a U.S. public charity, founded and managed by Chicago philanthropist, Ann Lurie. The program highlights AID Village Clinics innovative health model that uses a central medical fa
BOSTON, Sep. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, Inc. (AAC), which already operates the state s only HIV and Hepatitis Hotlines, introduces a new bilingual, statewide hotline, 800-988-5209, to answer questions about Pharmacy Access. The hotline is effective on Mon., Sep. 18, when the new law perm
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- America s pharmaceutical research companies are currently developing 581 medicines to treat diseases that disproportionately affect Hispanic Americans, according to a new report released today by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). America s pharmaceuti
-- First Post-Katrina AIDS Walk Benefits NO/AIDS Task Force and Other Louisiana AIDS Service Organizations; Also Launches Delivery of Medical Care Via CareVan, a Mobile Clinic Operated by NO/AIDS Task Force and AIDS Healthcare Foundation NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- NO/AIDS Task Force, a local non-profit agenc
CLARIFICATION: The Two Positive Healthcare Pharmacies Opening in Orlando & Tampa Florida this Week Are Open to and Will Serve All People Living With HIV/AIDS Who May Be Seeking the Expert Services of Pharmacists Knowledgeable about HIV/AIDS and Guidance and Support in Adherence to the Lifesaving AIDS Drug Regimens
PRINCETON, N.J. and HUDDINGE, Sweden , Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and Medivir AB (Stockholm: MVIRb.ST) today announced a worldwide collaboration to develop and commercialize MIV-170, a preclinical non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, or NNRTI, intended for the
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Multi-GRAMMY winning and platinum-selling rock band Jars of Clay, well known for its humanitarian efforts world-wide, is using the release of its new album as a platform to provide clean water for Africans in need. The band hopes to raise at least $300,000 for clean water proj
-- Results Demonstrate Ideal Zone of Immune Response to Significantly Reduce the Risk of Infection and Rejection in Transplant Patients -- Analysis of Clinical Outcomes Published in Transplantation COLUMBIA, Md., Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Cylex Incorporated, a life sciences company and leader in immune function testing,
AZUSA, Calif., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Prior to embarking on a development program for VGV-1 in the United States , Viral Genetics (OTC Bulletin Board: VRAL) is initiating a comprehensive communications program to highlight key development milestones and promote awareness of the Company and its products. Bas
OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2nd Annual East Bay AIDS Walk will take place at Lakeside Park at Lake Merritt in Oakland on Saturday, September 9th. The East Bay AIDS Walk supports a variety of organizations in the Alameda and Contra Costa Counties that provide support to those affected by HIV/AIDS. I am
EDMONTON, Alberta, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medical Services International Inc. (OTC: MSITF) is pleased to announce that it has expanded its distribution network in the Caribbean. It has added two additional distributors, one on the island of St. Martin and another in the Dominica
NEW YORK, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Alliance for TB Drug Development (TB Alliance) today applauded the efforts of health experts meeting in Johannesburg to address the spread of a deadly new form of tuberculosis through tactics that include the accelerated development of new drugs. The expert consultation toda
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Sept. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- AlphaVax, a North Carolina-based vaccine company, presented an analysis of blinded results last week at the AIDS Vaccine 2006 meeting in Amsterdam from a Phase 1 clinical trial, run in collaboration with the Division of AIDS (DAIDS) at the National Institutes of Hea
Europe Satellite Feed WHO: Debbie Harry, Eve, Lisa Marie Presley and Dita Von Teese have been appointed the new spokespeople for the MAC Viva Glam VI campaign. Party guests include Lil Kim, Christina Aguilera, Nas, Kelis, Petra Nemcova, Maggie Rizer, Narcisco Rodriguez, Roberto Cavalli, Nina Garcia and other surprise g
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vical Incorporated (Nasdaq: VICL) announced today that a prime-boost vaccine regimen tested in 40 HIV-uninfected subjects in a National Institutes of Health (NIH) sponsored Phase 1 clinical trial was safe and well-tolerated, and was highly effective in inducing T-cell immune
-- AIDS Healthcare Foundation Joins with Management Sciences for Health (MSH) to Provide Technical Assistance in Scale Up and Delivery of HIV/AIDS Treatment in Haiti FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest AIDS organization in the United S
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Calypte Biomedical Corporation (Amex: HIV changed to OTC Bulletin Board: CBMC), medical diagnostic tests manufacturer for the detection of antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) for the professional point of care (PRO) and over the counter (OTC) segment
BEIJING, Aug. 31 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- China has what it takes to control its HIV epidemic and to take care of those who have already been infected and are requiring care, treatment and support. No, I do not believe that in the year 2010 there will be 10 million people living with HIV in China. The Government has set
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of The Latino Coalition (TLC) today called on New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to allow passage of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act. Senator Clinton s efforts to block modernization and reauthorization of the CARE Act have
HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Penn., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cellegy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLGY) announced today that Family Health International (FHI) plans to stop the Savvy(R) (C31G vaginal gel) Phase 3 trial being conducted in Nigeria to determine whether Savvy is safe and effective for reducing women s ris
NEW YORK, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The Latino AIDS Action Coalition (LAAC), an alliance of more than 70 of our nation s leading Latino HIV/AIDS service providers and advocates, announced today its strong support for Senator Hillary Clinton s (D-NY) opposition to S. 2823, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization A
-- As Senate Passes Groundbreaking Condoms in Prisons Legislation Today (AB 1677, Koretz, D-West Hollywood) in 22 to 15 Vote, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, a Co-Sponsor of the Bill, Praises Leadership for Support of This Vital Public Health Measure SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- AB 1677 (Paul Koretz, D-West
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Health system leaders from around the world have agreed to launch a Health System Action Network (HSAN) to increase understanding of the importance of strengthening health systems to achieve urgent health priorities. HSAN will share important information and best practices acro
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the Global AIDS Alliance joined South African organizations in calling for the resignation of South Africa s Minister of Health, Manto Tshabalala-Msimang. South Africa has the largest number of people living with AIDS of any country, yet the government s response to the crisis
-- General and Plastic Surgery Devices Advisory Panel to Review Radiesse for Correction of Facial Wrinkles and Folds and for the Restorative Treatment of HIV-Associated Facial Lipoatrophy SAN MATEO, Calif., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration s ( FDA ) General and Plastic Surgery Devi
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vical Incorporated (Nasdaq: VICL) announced today the initiation of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) sponsored Phase 1 clinical trial of a prime-boost vaccine approach designed to prevent or control disease in patients already infected with HIV. The trial involves primi
EVANSTON, Ill., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Northwestern University has received a four-year, $4.9 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop and produce affordable diagnostic devices for infectious diseases plaguing developing countries. The grant is part of the foundation s Grand Challenges in
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Concluding an extensive national call for submissions and thorough review process of over 150 screenplay entries, BET, the Black AIDS Institute and the Kaiser Family Foundation proudly announce today that Beverly Abbott, Casey Arrillaga & Wyndle Jord
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- California inmates continue to become HIV positive at rates of up to eight times higher than the general population. Statistics show that 20-26 percent of people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States have spent time in the correctional system. Despite the disproportionate rates
First 24-Week Results with a CCR5 Receptor Antagonist Reported Schering-Plough Initiates New VICTOR-E1 Phase II Study To Evaluate Higher Doses TORONTO, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Schering-Plough today reported that results from an ongoing Phase II clinical trial showed vicriviroc, its investigational CCR5 recept
NEWARK, N.J., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff vs. LANE LABS-USA, INC., a corporation, and ANDREW J. LANE, an individual, Defendants. Civil Action No. 99-5782 RESTITUTION TO PURCHASERS TO: ALL PERSONS (ULTIMATE CONSUMERS) WHO PURCHASED BENEFIN, MGN-3, AND/OR SKINANSWER AT ANY TIME BETWEEN SEP
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- What better way to celebrate the slightly crazed and fiercely dedicated supporters of the National AIDS Memorial Grove than by throwing a Mad Hatter s Tea Party in the forest? The 15th anniversary event, which will take place on Saturday, September 9 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the G
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Mission Pharmacal today announced that the company has submitted a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) for a new indication for Tindamax(R) (tinidazole) as treatment of bacterial vaginosis (BV), the most common vaginal i
MONTREAL, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Alcan announced today that it has joined the Business Leaders Initiative on Human Rights (BLIHR). BLIHR s principal purpose is to find practical ways of applying the aspirations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights within a business context and to inspire other busines
TORONTO, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, leading microbicide experts unveiled the Microbicide Development Strategy, a plan to accelerate the development of a safe and affordable microbicide that could help women reduce their risk of acquiring HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. Microbicides are recognized as
ROCKLAND, Mass., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Serono (virt-x: SEO and NYSE: SRA) announced today positive results of a pivotal Phase III trial of Serono s recombinant human growth hormone (r-hGH) for the treatment of HIV-associated Adipose Redistribution Syndrome (HARS) at the XVI International AIDS Conference in
TORONTO, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Antenatal services for HIV-positive pregnant women should include insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and malaria prophylaxis because co-infection can mean low birth weight, maternal anemia, increased infant mortality, and possibly an increased chance of mother-to- child transmission of HIV
TORONTO, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- This month, The Lancet published results of a study showing that HIV regimens using LEXIVA (Telzir) Tablets+ ritonavir or Kaletra ( lopinavir /ritonavir) Capsules both given twice-daily had comparable (n
NEW YORK, Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- EDUN, the socially conscious clothing brand created by Ali Hewson, Bono and New York clothing designer Rogan Gregory, has partnered with ONE: The Campaign to Make Poverty History to launch a new ONE T-shirt made by EDUN at Nordstrom stores and Nordstrom.com ($40 retail). The project wi
TORONTO, Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Tibotec Pharmaceuticals Ltd. presented 48 week efficacy and safety data on TMC125 a next-generation non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) at the 16th Internationals AIDS Conference (IAC), AIDS 2006, in Toronto, Canada this week. TMC125 is currently being investigated in
TORONTO, Aug. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XVI International AIDS Conference, Toronto, August 13-18, 2006 -- Program leaders from Bristol-Myers Squibb , New York (NYSE: BMY ), and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, today outlined innovative medical care, treatment and research and social support
TORONTO, Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Ford Foundation and Elton John AIDS Foundation announced they would be joining the Kaiser Family Foundation in together providing one million USD to support the operations of the Caribbean Broadcast Media Partnership on HIV/AIDS, the region s first media-led initiative on HIV
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 650,000 American teens have exchanged sex for drugs or money, new research has revealed. About two- thirds of them are boys. Researchers aren t certain how many of these events are what s commonly considered to be prostitution, because the study found that the median nu
WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: LIOX), a leading provider of globalization and offshoring services, today announced that it is localizing the web site for The Well Project Inc., a not-for-profit corporation with a mission to change the course of the HIV/AIDS pand
NEW YORK, Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 17, 2006 at the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto, Canada , EngenderHealth, an international not-for-profit organization that works to improve sexual and reproductive health care for women and men worldwide, leads a 90-minute Learning from Practice Session from 10
TORONTO, Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- In a new report released today, fifty top AIDS experts warn that a range of promising new HIV prevention approaches are nearing completion of clinical trials, but the world is unprepared to ensure widespread access for those in need. In addition, while some of these prevention approache
BOSTON, Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Graced by optimal bike-riding weather, this past weekend s Mass Red Ribbon Ride visited cities and towns from The Berkshires to Greater Boston as the world marks 25 years since AIDS was first identified by the CDC. Nearly 300 riders, crew, volunteers and community supporters, including a
TORONTO, Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at the XVI International AIDS Conference, the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) proposed new scientific and policy initiatives to accelerate AIDS vaccine development, foster capacity building in developing countries, and build and sustain long- term commitment from mult
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- To-do list for 23 Maryland companies and university faculty for the next year: cure cancer and HIV. Prevent a common bacterial disease. Find terror suspects, concealed weapons, and explosives with better technologies. What may sound more like a wish list could soon be reality
NEW YORK, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The next phase of U.S. Television Network VH1 s unprecedented, multi-million dollar media partnership with The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will be unveiled at The Global Fund s press conference at the International AIDS Conference in Toronto on Monday, August 14
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Calypte Biomedical Corporation (Amex: HIV; the Company ), medical diagnostic tests manufacturer for the professional point of care (PRO) and over the counter (OTC) segments of the market primarily for the detection of antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus (H
TORONTO and OSAKA, Japan , Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (Shionogi) announced today that they have completed an initial clinical study in humans with an investigational integrase inhibitor, 364735, which is being developed for the treatment of HIV/AIDS. Integrase inhibitors
TORONTO, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The African American Leaders Delegation of The Black AIDS Institute (BAI) today made a historic pledge to work with the entire African American community to accept personal responsibility for ending the devastation of AIDS in the Black community. The Delegation, which is part of BAI s r
CHICAGO, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As the 16th International AIDS Conference begins in Toronto, the Female Health Company (OTC Bulletin Board: FHCO) received notice from the World Health Organization (WHO) that after a stringent technical review process regarding design, product characteristics, quality control
TORONTO, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Rick Warren and his wife Kay emphasized that the Church can and must play a more vital role in the global response to HIV and AIDS. They also challenged ecumenical Christian leaders from around the world to recognize the unique resources they bring to this struggle at the Ecumenical
TORONTO, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Additional safety and efficacy data for PREZISTA(TM) (darunavir) 300mg tablets, an anti-HIV medication, will be presented Tuesday, 15th August, at the 16th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2006) in Toronto, Canada . In an oral presentation, researchers will report data from patients
TORONTO, Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Bill and Melinda Gates today called upon world leaders to put the power to prevent HIV in the hands of women by accelerating the search for microbicides and other new HIV prevention tools. Bill Gates said he thought the discovery of an effective microbicide or oral prevention drug to re
TORONTO, Aug. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Twelve-month interim clinical data from a study in four sub-Saharan African countries show that HIV-positive patients who receive integrated medical care and broad-based community programs achieve and sustain good clinical outcomes. Researchers from SECURE THE FUTURE(R), an in
TORONTO, Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Updated treatment guidelines issued today by the International AIDS Society-USA (IAS-USA) now include three GlaxoSmithKline HIV medications as part of their recommendations for initial antiretroviral therapy. These guidelines were presented today at the International AIDS Conference (IA
TORONTO, Aug. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Updated treatment guidelines issued today by the International AIDS Society-USA (IAS-USA) now include the HIV protease inhibitor LEXIVA(R) boosted with ritonavir as a recommended option for protease inhibitor-based regimens in the initial treatment of adults with HIV infection
NEW YORK, Aug. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 13, 2006 at the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto, Canada , EngenderHealth, an international not-for-profit organization that works to improve sexual and reproductive health care for women and men worldwide, leads a two-hour satellite meeting from 2:45 p.m. to 4:45
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BD Diagnostics, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), today announced immediate availability in Africa of the BD Vacutainer(R) CD4 Stabilization Blood Collection Tube. The new device is designed to improve the accuracy of CD4 test results fo
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monogram Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: MGRM) today reported that four studies demonstrating the utility and clinical significance of its Trofile(TM) co-receptor tropism assay will be presented at the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto. The studies su
SITKA, Alaska, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- HHS Deputy Secretary Alex Azar this week toured Native and non-Native health sites in cities and villages throughout Alaska. He attended the Biannual Meeting of the Alaska Tribal Leadership, the State Health Director, and State Partners and met with local health leaders to discuss
TORONTO, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ - Dr. James Orbinski, President and co-founder of Dignitas International, will be available to comment to media during the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto. Dr. Orbinski was International President of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF/Doctors Without Borders) from 1998 to 2001 and
TORONTO, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ - Scott Simpson had a dream: he planned to cycle across the continent of Africa, a distance of 13,000km. As an HIV positive Canadian, Scott recognized that those infected with HIV in developing countries do not have the same access to life-saving HIV/AIDS medications that have kept him ali
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by American Red Cross: WHO: American Red Cross HIV/AIDS health and technical expert, Rachel Lucas, and thirteen other American Red Cross HIV/AIDS staff from the U.S., Russia , Nigeria , Tanzania ,
AZUSA, Calif., Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The results of Viral Genetics (OTC Bulletin Board: VRAL) recent AIDS study of VGV-1 will be presented at the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto, Canada beginning August 13. The poster presentation focuses on what appeared to be beneficial immunological changes
SAN DIEGO and TORONTO, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Millions of people in Africa are food insecure; lack of proper nutrition not only places them at risk for HIV transmission, it also speeds progress of the virus in those already infected. Food and nutrition security are integral to HIV & AIDS response, and particularly
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: What: A new PSA, featuring Mrs. Laura Bush, has been released to raise HIV/AIDS awareness. The PSA provides information on testing and the importance of early detection and treatment in the fight again
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Calypte Biomedical Corporation (Amex: HIV), medical diagnostic tests manufacturer for the professional point of care (PRO) and over the counter (OTC) segments of the market primarily for the detection of antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), announced
Saturday, August 12, 2006 * 7:30 VIP * 8:00 p.m. Doors Open * The Henry Fonda/Music Box Theatre WHAT: AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), a non-profit, Los Angeles-based AIDS treatment and advocacy organization, will be the beneficiary of a fundraiser entitled HOT IN HOLLYWOOD. All proceeds will benefit AHF s HIV Prevent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- In anticipation of the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto, Canada next week, the National AIDS Fund released a groundbreaking publication challenging the global community and its perception of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. In recent months we have witnessed unprecedented leadership
-- Briefing by Conference Call With Top AIDS Experts; 12:00 Noon ET, Thursday, Aug. 10 WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by the Global AIDS Alliance: WHAT: A press briefing by conference call with top experts on global HIV/AIDS, looking ahead to a major, biannual HIV/AIDS conference Augus
-- CIPLA Prices Generic Version of Tenofovir at $700 Per Year in India , While Making Drug Available for Half That in Africa; High Domestic Price Means Essential AIDS Drug Out of Reach for Most Indians Living With HIV/AIDS NEW DELHI, India and LOS ANGELES, Aug.
NEW YORK, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Worldwide Orphans Foundation (WWO) announced today that it will honor Mary Fisher, UNAIDS Special Representative, at its Second Annual Benefit Gala, October 16, 2006. Dr. Jane Aronson, founder and medical director, made the announcement. Ms. Fisher, an artist, author and speaker who tra
-- Thousands of AIDS Treatment Advocates Expected to Fill Streets of Toronto to Call for Universal Access to Treatment, Will Deliver Toronto 2006 Treatment Declaration to Senior Conference Officials on Steps of Rogers Centre Just Prior to Opening Ceremonies and Concert WHAT: AIDS Treatment Now: Time to Deliver March an
-- Photo Exhibit Celebrates Victory of Life Over Death for Africans on Treatment; Highlights Need for Greater Access to Life-saving AIDS Medicines in the Developing World and Echoes Toronto AIDS Conference Theme: Time to Deliver WHAT: AfricAlive: Portraits of Success, Photo Exhibition -- Gala Opening Reception (Featuri
-- US Largest AIDS Group Says that Re-authorization Process for Landmark AIDS Funding Legislation is Bogged Down and That Delay Will Likely Leave Crucial AIDS Services for Hundreds of Thousands in Bureaucratic Limbo -- Changes Would Also Create Bureaucratic Nightmare, as Proposed Care Act Provisions Would Directly Cont
CHICAGO, July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Female Health Company (OTC Bulletin Board: FHCO) today issued a corporate update for its shareholders and members of the investment community, as follows: The first six months of FY2006 produced positive cash flow from operations and a 34% increase in revenues over the cor
LOS ANGELES, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- It s count down time for the 2nd Annual Always Sisters Girl s Conference, the anticipation of this year s event is building. All roads lead to Belmont University s Curb Event Center in Nashville, TN, August 4th & 5th. Gospel singer, CeCe Winans, is taking a stand for today s you
-- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), Association IDEI and Hospital National Dr. Rodolfo Robles to Host Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony & Clinic Dedication on Wednesday, July 26th at 11am -- New AIDS Treatment Clinic is Located in a Government Tuberculosis (TB) and Pulmonary Disease Hospital - Clinic to Provide Free Life-Sa
SEATTLE, July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Amnis Corporation, a manufacturer of advanced instrumentation for the life science research and diagnostics markets, announced today the publication of a major new study in the field of AIDS research. The pioneering work, involving the development of a robust murine model for long-term
WASHINGTON, July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Culminating an extensive national call for submissions, BET Networks, the Black AIDS Institute (The Institute), and the Kaiser Family Foundation are proud to announce the 10 finalists in the 3rd Annual Rap-It-Up/Black AIDS Short Subject Film Competition (RIU/BASS), who are now eligib
STATE COLLEGE, Pa., July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- HALF of all new HIV infections occur in YOUTH. For this reason, Who s Positive announces OPERATION GET TESTED: Infected, Affected. Real Stories, Real People, a nationwide campaign to humanize HIV; prevent and reduce infection rates among youth; and empower, encourage, and pro
AZUSA, Calif., July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Viral Genetics (OTC Bulletin Board: VRAL) first double-blind, placebo-controlled study of VGV-1 for the treatment of HIV and AIDS showed positive results consistent with four previous human trials of the drug. Results indicate statistically significant reductions in vira
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abt Associates researchers will present the results of 17 diverse studies at the 16th International AIDS Conference in Toronto, August 13-18. The conference, with 20,000 attendees and over 400 sessions, meetings, and workshops is expected to be the largest in the hist
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., July 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Calypte Biomedical Corporation (Amex: HIV; the Company ), medical diagnostic tests manufacturer for the professional point of care (PRO) and over the counter (OTC) segments of the market primarily for the detection of antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus (H
WASHINGTON, July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Washington Mystics Foundation and YouthAIDS announce today that chart topping R&B recording artist Lyfe Jennings and well known HIV/AIDS experts Dr. Mark Dybul and Marsha Martin will join YouthAIDS Global Ambassador Ashley and YouthAIDS U.S. Ambassador Wynonna Judd to host th
WASHINGTON, July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a transcript of remarks by President Bush at the NAACP Annual Convention: Washington Convention Center Washington, D.C. 10:35 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Bruce, thanks for your introduction. Bruce is a polite guy
SEATTLE, July 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced 16 grants totaling $287 million to create an international network of highly collaborative research consortia focused on accelerating the pace of HIV vaccine development. The grants will support a range of innovative approaches for
-- Exposes Gap in Patient Understanding of Critical Challenge in HIV Care WASHINGTON, July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- HIV-treating physicians and patients agree that resistance to anti-HIV medications is one of the most challenging issues in HIV care today. However, their degree of concern is dramatically different, according
-- Living, Breathing Tales Motivate, Inspire and Educate Global Audience IRVINE, Calif., July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- While the breakthrough animated series Live With It (http://www.livewithit.com) quietly debuted last Fall, an international audience now awaits the much-anticipated premiere of its latest episode, entitled
-- US Largest AIDS Group Calls on Other Drug Companies to Follow Gilead s Lead and Make Lifesaving AIDS Drug Treatments More Affordable and Available in Middle Income Countries LOS ANGELES, July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) the largest US-based AIDS organization with free AIDS treatment clinics i
BOSTON, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Last night Pharmacy Access became law in Massachusetts. The Senate joined the House in overriding the Governor s veto of the measure which permits the sale and possession of needles without a prescription. As of this date, Massachusetts joins 47 other states which have committed to reduc
-- AHF Also Wants More Accurate Tally of Those on Treatment; PEPFAR & Global Fund Each Claim Over 500,000 on Treatment, But Numbers Overlap by at Least 180,000 LOS ANGELES, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- As the annual G8 Summit convenes in St. Petersburg, Russia this weekend, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest
-- BET s Mad Linx Slated to Host Teen Health Forum with Celebrity Panel Including Actor Lamman Rucker WASHINGTON, July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- BET s Rap-It-Up, the cable network s award-winning national HIV/AIDS public awareness initiative, brings its exceptional campaign to West Palm Beach to host a teen health forum at th
BOSTON, July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Today s decisive override by the House of Representatives of the Governor s veto of the Pharmacy Access bill puts Massachusetts one step away from joining the 47 other U.S. states, and all New England states, in allowing the purchase of needles from pharmacists, said Rebecca Haag, Execut
-- Product Developed Through U.S. Joint Venture between Bristol-Myers Squibb and Gilead Sciences , the First of Its Kind in HIV Treatment PRINCETON, N.J., and FOSTER CITY, Calif., July 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced the U.
NEW ORLEANS, July 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Prior to Hurricane Katrina, more than 7,400 individuals with HIV were living in metro New Orleans. With a changed demographic landscape, the number today is undetermined: What is certain is that there is a great need for care. NO/AIDS Task Force is bringing healthcare services into
-- Youths in the U.S. don t necessarily distinguish viruses from other causal agents of illness, and their beliefs regarding the efficacy of prevention options reflect this Press Contact: Jennifer Cummings, Harris Interactive, 585-214-7720 Harris Interactive Inc. 07/06 SOURCE Harris Interactive http://www.harrisinterac
CHICAGO, July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Female Health Company (OTC Bulletin Board: FHCO) announced it has received orders for over 8.5 million FC female condoms to date for delivery in calendar year 2006 from USAID, The United States Agency for International Development. Under an existing agreement between USAID
-- MALE Center, 571 Columbus Ave. (near Mass. Ave., South End), Hosts Through July BOSTON, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- What better home for a free history exhibit chronicling Boston s community response to HIV/AIDS over 25 years than a community center in Boston? There is none, according to AIDS Action Committee of Massach
-- 2006 Theme Is Chosen: Knowledge Is Power. Get the Facts. Get Tested for HIV NEW YORK, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) Planning Committee announced the theme for the fourth annual NLAAD event: Knowledge is Power. Get the Facts. Get Tested for HIV. This year s theme, which was vot
EDMONTON, Alberta, July 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medical Services International Inc. (OTC: MSITF) wishes to announce that it will begin shipping its VScan HIV test kits into several European countries who are now doing their own testing rather than wait for Medical Services to get CE approval. Preliminary testing by
BEIJING, July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- In a bold move to implement new health policy standards to help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in China, the Safe Blood for China Foundation is partnering with the Chinese Ministry of Health and its National Center for Clinical Laboratories -- the top regulatory and standard setting agen
OAK BROOK, Ill., July 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Interactive Business Systems, Inc. (IBS), a global technology services company, today announced its sponsorship of a three-year effort to provide essential services, build self-sufficiency and offer much-needed hope for AIDS orphans, other orphans, their families and caregivers i
WASHINGTON, July 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Washington Mystics Foundation announced that it is giving away 1,000 tickets to YouthAIDS Day at the Washington Mystics on July 27 at the Verizon Center. The celebrity event will bring together local teens to participate in a day-long event beginning with a town hall meeting about
Auction Opens Mon., July 3rd at 5:00 p.m. What: eBay Auction of BET Awards Gift Bag Items Donated by celebrities such as Harry Belafonte, Marlon Wayans, Lil John, Three Six Mafia, Chamillionaire and Will.i.am from the Black-Eyed Peas, items up for auction include signed memorabilia, Chanel sunglasses, gold jewelry and
ABBOTT PARK, Ill., July 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) announced today that it has received marketing authorization from the European Commission for the tablet formulation of Kaletra (R) ( lopinavir / ritonavir ), a new, m
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) and Tibotec Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., a Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) company, announced today that the companies will establish a global health initiative to increase the prevention, diagnosi
-- Latest Newsweek Ad Urges Men to Enjoy What It [Viagra] Can Do to Improve Your Sex Life, Even if it Only Happens Once in a While ; US Largest AIDS Organization Calls on Pfizer to Place Public Health Above Profit and End All Direct to Consumer Advertising of Viagra LOS ANGELES, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare
SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cepheid, a broad-based molecular diagnostics company (Nasdaq: CPHD) announced today that it has entered into an amendment of its patent license agreement with Applera Corporation relating to real-time thermal cycler instruments. Under the terms of the amendment, Ceph
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands , June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dutch Minister of Development Cooperation, Mrs. Agnes van Ardenne, and the former CEO of AEGON, Kees Storm, chairman of the Health Insurance Fund (HIF), have launched a groundbreaking initiative for a new health insurance fund for Africa in the presence of the to
HOUSTON, June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of Houston s African-American community met on National HIV Testing Day yesterday to learn about the disproportionately high incidence of HIV among African-Americans and what they can do to empower themselves and others in response to this health crisis. TV sports broadcaster an
-- Quantitative Real-Time PCR Test for CMV Detection and Monitoring Delivers Rapid, Accurate Diagnostics for Improved Management of Immunocompromised Patients SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD), a broad-based molecular diagnostics company, today announced the European release of
RICHMOND, BC, June 27 /PRNewswire/ - bioLytical(TM) Laboratories announced today, that their INSTI(TM) kit, a rapid HIV antibody test developed by the company, received CE Mark approval in their European Community. We are delighted to have received CE Mark approval for INSTI , says Robert Mackie, President and CEO. To
LOS ANGELES, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest AIDS organization in the United States , is joining the AIDS Community Action Foundation, AIDS Project Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center and the Crystal Meth Working Group in calling attention to the growing problem of
BOSTON, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts (AAC) anonymous toll-free hotline (1.800.235.2331) stands ready for the volume of callers who will take advantage of the variety of HIV testing locations and types of tests available, especially tomorrow, the 10th Annual National HIV Testing Day, cr
CHICAGO, June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Independent Forensics, the nation s leading independent forensics laboratory, has developed the world s first test to determine human genetic resistance to HIV. The test can determine if a person is a fast, neutral or slow progressor to AIDS after HIV infection. Results of the test can
NEW YORK, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The approval of a Ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitor (PI), Darunavir, by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) will enable physicians and patients to create a potent new treatment combination with FUZEON(R) ( enfuvirtide ) for people living with
BRIDGEWATER, N.J., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has granted accelerated approval to the anti-HIV medication PREZISTA(TM) (darunavir) tablets. PREZISTA, a protease inhibitor previously known as TMC114, was developed by Tibotec Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and will be marketed in the U.S.
-- Following FDA Approval of Prezista (TMC114), Tibotec s New Protease Inhibitor Today, Company to Set Steep Price for New HIV/AIDS Drug LOS ANGELES, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest AIDS organization in the US which operates clinics in the US, Africa, Asia and Latin America/Caribbe
SAN FRANCISCO, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fair Pricing Coalition, an ad hoc coalition of hundreds of community AIDS organizations, medical facilities and concerned individuals, today applauded the pricing of Tibotec Therapeutics new protease inhibitor for the treatment of people with advanced AIDS and resistant virus.
-- Anderson Makes Donations to HIV/AIDS Organizations on Behalf of the M.A.C AIDS Fund in Dublin, Greece and London NEW YORK, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Pamela Anderson is participating in a European tour of Dublin, Greece and London coinciding with National HIV Testing Day to urge people to do their part in the fight aga
INDIANAPOLIS, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Elmwood Park, NJ-based Bio-Reference Laboratories (Nasdaq: BRLI) will service approximately 3 million patients this fiscal year. And now, the Bio-Reference Labs will be the first in the region to have a fully automated molecular diagnostics test system for HIV-1 ribonucleic acid (R
WASHINGTON, June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA-US) kicks off the 12th annual National HIV Testing Day this Monday, June 26, 2006 from 9 am to 11 am at the National Press Club s 1st Amendment Room. Along with HIV-positive speakers and significant leaders in the AIDS movement toda
SAN DIEGO, June 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex: ANX) announced today that it gave an oral presentation describing broad antiviral activity for Thiovir(TM) at the 14th International Symposium on HIV and Emerging Infectious Diseases (ISHEID) program. The presentation entitled Thiovir ex
MEDIA ADVISORY WHO: The Magic Johnson Foundation, Inc. WHAT: The Magic Johnson Foundation, Inc., in partnership with Minority AIDS Project, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Diva Foundation and 100.3 The Beat will observe the 12th annual National HIV Testing Day by hosting a free screening for HIV/AIDS. The event will offer
-- Takes us one step closer to saving lives in Massachusetts with clean needles in pharmacies BOSTON, June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the Massachusetts Senate and the House of Representatives enacted Pharmacy Access legislation which would repeal the prescription requirement currently needed to purchase needles from phar
RED BANK, N.J., June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report by the not-for-profit National Women s Health Resource Center (NWHRC) finds that although women account for nearly half of all AIDS cases worldwide, those at greatest risk still do not feel empowered to protect themselves against the deadly virus. According to Women
PRINCETON, N.J., June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Church & Dwight, Inc., the makers of Trojan(R) brand condoms, welcomed new data demonstrating that consistent condom use among newly sexually active women appears to reduce the risk of cervical and vulvovaginal human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. The study, Condom Use and
-- New Test Detects antibodies to HIV 1, HIV 2 and HIV 1-Subtype O on Bayer s ADVIA Centaur Immunoassay System - TARRYTOWN, N.Y., June 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bayer HealthCare Diagnostics Division, a member of the Bayer Group (NYSE: BAY), today announced that the first fully-automated test for antibodies for human
-- Study Confirms Ability of Vaccine Candidate to Elicit Anti-gp41 Antibodies -- Phase I Human Clinical Trial Planned by the End of 2007 NYON, Switzerland , June 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mymetics Corporation (Nasdaq: MYMX.PK) announced today encouraging, preliminary findings from non- human primate preclinical stud
-- Part of sharpened focus on policy leadership to serve members clients WASHINGTON, June 20 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Action Council, a national membership organization dedicated to HIV/AIDS policies and programs, has announced the appointment of Ronald S. Johnson as Deputy Director. Johnson, a national and local HIV/AIDS
-- NAPWA s National HIV Testing Day Press Conference will be held 9-11 a.m. June 26, 2006 at the National Press Club s 1st Amendment Room, located at 529 14th Street N.W. Suite 1300, Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA-US) kicks off the 12th annual Na
-- Featured At Calderwood Pavillion of the BCA in The South End through Sun., June 25 BOSTON, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning tomorrow, Tues., June 20, The History Project s highly acclaimed photo exhibit Above and Beyond: Our Community Responses to HIV/AIDS, extends its free public display in Boston, presented by AI
BALTIMORE, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of Baltimore s African-American community met yesterday to learn about the disproportionately high incidence of HIV in the African-American community and what they can do to empower themselves and others in response to this health crisis. Specifically, the group was advised to
BEIJING, June 16 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- The World Health Organization country office in China is pleased to announce the creation of its new website which is formally being launched today. Our new WHO China website can be accessed at http://www.wpro.who.int/china This URL reflects the inclusion of China under WHO s Wes
WASHINGTON, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- BET Networks, in partnership with Kaiser Family Foundation, today announced its plans to televise special programming to coincide with National HIV Testing Day, June 27th. The cable network will premiere the second winning film from the 2005 Rap-It-Up/Black AIDS short subject film co
-- Summer 2006 Pilot Youth Trip to Namibia & South Africa Will Help Strengthen Local Communities NEW YORK, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- HERO, an awareness-building and fundraising campaign of the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA), dedicated to helping support childre
SAN DIEGO, CA, June 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Nventa Biopharmaceuticals Corporation (TSX: NVN) today announced results, recently published in the journal AIDS, from a clinical trial to test HspE7, an investigational therapeutic vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV)-related diseases, on patients with high-grade anal
ASHLAND, Mass., June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- MatTek Corp. today announced that EpiVaginal(TM), an innovative human cell-derived tissue model incorporating immune (dendritic) cells, for use by HIV/AIDS researchers in their investigations of HIV infection in women, has been granted a patent by the U.S. Patent Office. The AIDS
AMSTERDAM, June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Primagen Holding BV, an emerging company in molecular diagnostics for infectious diseases and cancer, today announced that its special dry filter paper (DFS) technology has been internally validated for use with the Roche COBAS AMPLICOR(R) HIV-1 test v 1.5. DFS will give HIV/AIDS care
-- Nation s Largest AIDS Organization Hosts Community Forum at Plummer Park to Discuss Its Innovative & Provocative HIV: Not Fabulous (Stay Negative) Prevention Campaign, Methods and Goals WHAT: HIV Prevention Community Forum The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) presents a Community Forum about the high profile, so
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ohio AIDS Coalition (OAC) today called upon Congress to modernize and reauthorize the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, which expired last September. The CARE Act is the payer of last resort for some 571,000 primarily low-income, underinsured and u
FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. and NEW YORK, June 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, and Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB), a U.S.-based Catholic charity focused exclusively on international healthcare, today announced a continuation of th
WASHINGTON, June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Mrs. Laura Bush announced Malawi , Mozambique , Rwanda , and Senegal as the newest countries to be added to the President s Malaria Initiative (PMI) -- an historic $1.2 billion, five- year initiative to control malaria in Afri
-- June 5th Marks The First Reported Cases of the AIDS Virus and June 27th is National HIV Testing Day NEW YORK, June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- THIS IS A MULTIVU REPORT FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. IT S BEEN TWENTY-FIVE YEARS SINCE THE FIRST REPORTED CASES OF AIDS IN THE U.S. IN 1981 THE H-I-V/AI
BOSTON, June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the Massachusetts Senate passed Pharmacy Access legislation which would repeal the prescription requirement currently needed to purchase needles from pharmacists. Massachusetts is one of only three states in the U.S. and the only New England state, to criminalize the possession of a
-- Institute will play a major role in the fight against HIV/AIDS JOHANNESBURG, South Africa , June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Safe Blood for Africa(TM) Foundation has launched The African Institute of Transfusion Medicine, to support the delivery of quality blood services in forty African countries. This Institute will pla
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pharsight Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: PHST), a leading provider of software and strategic services for optimizing clinical drug development, announced today that Rene Bruno, Ph.D., Managing Director for Strategic Consulting Services, Europe, will speak to mem
HILTON HEAD, S.C., June 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Roger Kenneth Hershline announces today that he has established CURE HIV, a not-for-profit public charity, to raise money to proceed with the development of this new medication as a topical microbicide with the intent of preventing HIV/AIDS transmission through intercourse,
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Minority Health Month Foundation marked the 25th anniversary of the first documented AIDS cases by calling upon Congress to immediately modernize and pass the Ryan White CARE Act. The CARE Act, which expired last September, supports access to HIV/AIDS treatment and ca
WASHINGTON, June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by the Global Coalition on Women and AIDS, a UNAIDS initiative: WHAT: The Global Coalition on Women and AIDS (GCWA) -- a broad-based alliance of community organizations, networks of women living with HIV, and United Nations agencies, supported by activist
BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz., June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The answer is simple and clear, and it s not from the lack of money or effort, claims a former Arizona state senator and Physician s Assistant, Stephen Davis. It s impossible to create a vaccine or find a cure if we have the wrong cause to begin with, and HIV fails every med
-- In Commemoration of 25th Anniversary of the First AIDS Diagnosis in United States , Black Leaders Release National Report with Recommendations to Mobilize Efforts NEW YORK, June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the first diagnosed cases in America of what has become known as AIDS, Black
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In the race to fight AIDS, researchers have long worked to view the moments at which starter molecules for HIV are most vulnerable to new drugs. With help from the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) and Silicon Graphics (OTC: SGIDE), a group of
-- Nation s Largest AIDS Organization Calls for Normalization and Streamlining of HIV Testing; Supports CDC s Recent Call for Routine and Widespread Availability of HIV Testing Nationwide LOS ANGELES, June 5 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation, (AHF) the nation s largest AIDS organization which operates free AID
-- Despite Lessons Learned in the Early Years of the Epidemic, World Still Repeating Deadly Mistakes in Developing Countries WASHINGTON, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- While the past 25 years have produced dramatic advances in the fight against AIDS, the overall response to children has been the most shameful chapter in the hi
HOUSTON, May 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Results from a study of Tanox s (Nasdaq: TNOX) viral-entry inhibitor antibody, TNX-355, demonstrate the investigational agent s synergy with the only currently approved viral-entry inhibitor, enfuvirtide . Synergistic antiviral activity between the two agents was demonstrated a
LOS ANGELES, May 30 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) the nation s largest AIDS organization which operates free AIDS treatment clinics in the United States , Africa, Latin America/Caribbean and Asia, praised worldwide AIDS activists, the United States and the global community for the progress made in th
REDMOND, Wash., May 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A quarter-century after the first diagnosed cases surfaced, HIV/AIDS continues to spread rapidly throughout the world. To help shed more light on the history of this pandemic and educate people about what can be done to stop it, Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) principal r
-- Oxfam, Plan International, Save the Children, UNICEF, World Vision and Others Come Together to Rally for Child-Focused Treatment, Research and Investment NEW YORK and LONDON, May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Only one child in twenty who needs HIV treatment receives it, according to a report launched today by seven of the worl
-- GBC and TPAA Initiate Union of the Two Organizations, Launching a New Dynamic Partnership in the Global Fight Against AIDS NEW YORK, May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GBC) and Transatlantic Partners Against AIDS (TPAA) announced today the appointment of TPAA President and Founder John
NEW YORK, May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: A press briefing by conference call with top experts on global HIV/AIDS, as the world marks the 25th anniversary of the first reported AIDS deaths in the US. The call will brief journalists about the critical issues to be addressed at the UNGASS + 5 AIDS Review in New York, where
-- Traveling Photo Exhibit Celebrates the Victory of Life Over Death for Africans on Treatment; Highlights Need for Greater Access to Life-saving AIDS Medicines in the Developing World WHAT: AfricAlive: Portraits of Success, Photo Exhibition -- Gala Opening Reception - (Featuring 4 ft. x 6 ft. photographs, African danc
LOS ANGELES, May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation, (AHF) the nation s largest AIDS group and a direct provider of HIV/AIDS medical care to tens of thousands of AIDS patients in the U.S., Africa, Latin America/Caribbean and Asia, today called on Congress to put an end to the controversial $120 million AIDS
NEW YORK and ZUG, Switzerland , May 22 /PRNewswire/ - Xstrata, through its subsidiary Xstrata Coal South Africa , has been recognised as one of six companies leading the global fight against HIV and AIDS. Xstrata will receive the Business Excellence in Testing and Counselling Award from the Global Business Coalition on
CHICAGO -- According to results of national surveys released today in the Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (JIAPAC), 95 percent of HIV-treating physicians surveyed said they believe half or fewer of their patients typically understand what they are told about HIV and its treatment. In
-- Stricter Core Medical Services Would Mean More People Could Access Lifesaving Treatment. Of the 1 Million People in the US Currently Living With HIV/AIDS, 500,000 are Not in Treatment LOS ANGELES, May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the nation s largest provider of HIV/AIDS medical care serving
HALIFAX, May 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - MedMira Inc., ( MedMira ) (TSX Venture: MIR, NASDAQ: MMIRF) the global market leader in premium rapid diagnostic solutions, announced today that it has received approval from the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) of the People s Republic of China for its MiraWell(R) Rapi
PORTLAND, Ore., May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- As players and fans eagerly anticipate the opening whistle of the 2006 World Cup, children in Africa are stepping onto the soccer field to learn about HIV/AIDS. The international humanitarian agency Mercy Corps is using the drawing power of the world s most popular sport to reach
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX), and the AIDS Coalition Silicon Valley (ACSV) today announced the second annual Unmask the Mysteries Mardi Gras Gala and Awards of Distinction event, scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara. Building on last y
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced preliminary 48-week results from a head-to-head clinical study that indicated that Lexiva (Telzir;
NEW YORK, May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The Balm In Gilead announces the seventh annual Our Church Lights The Way: The Black Church HIV Testing Campaign, a partnership between the Balm In Gilead, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Black Church to solicit the Black faith leadership to encourage Africa
DEARBORN, Mich., May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday, Arab American community leaders held a landmark event aimed at shedding light on a rarely addressed health concern affecting Arab Americans -- HIV/AIDS. The HIV/AIDS all day workshop was held at the Historical Arab American National Museum and concluded a week-long c
Motorola mobile phone users to contribute with each call, text and download as the UK telecommunications industry unites Consumers can now do the RED thing with BT Mobile, Carphone Warehouse, Fresh, O2, Orange, Tesco Mobile, T-Mobile, Virgin Mobile and Vodafone BASINGSTOKE, England, May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mot
PHILADELPHIA, May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- New research on signaling pathways in immune cells bolsters evidence of connections between the central nervous system and the immune system. The findings may also advance the scientific foundation for a potential HIV treatment that may block the virus that causes AIDS. The cell cul
SAN FRANCISCO, May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- WHO: Vice Admiral Richard Carmona, U.S. Surgeon General Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center, San Francisco, CA John Manzon-Santos, Executive Director, Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center Miss San Francisco, Carol Chen Tien Bui, VP, Monogram Biosciences, Inc., A
-- US Largest AIDS Group Supports Proposed Changes to Ryan White CARE Act That Seek to Prioritize Medical Care and Bring More HIV Positive Individuals Into Treatment LOS ANGELES, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the nation s largest provider of HIV/AIDS medical care serving thousands of patients
CHICAGO, May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Female Health Company (OTC Bulletin Board: FHCO) announced it has received an initial order for 500,100 FC Female Condoms (FC1) for the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India
SAN FRANCISCO, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 10, AIDS activists will stage a vigil outside the shareholders meeting of Gilead Sciences , a company based in Foster City. The vigil is sponsored by the American Medical Student Association, ACT UP East Bay, Global AIDS Alliance, Global Exchange, Peninsula Peace and Justice,
IRVINE, Calif., May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Ignite Health, the five-year-old independent advertising agency that now ranks among the top 20 independent health care agencies in the US, has taken top honors in four recent awards competitions. The agency, known for its innovative interactive campaigns, was a winner in the DTC N
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Mission Pharmacal today announced the launch of a new Web resource, http://www.Tindamax.com , designed to educate visitors about trichomoniasis, or trich, the most common curable sexually transmitted disease (STD) in the United States . In addition to offering facts and news ab
-- After 25 Years of AIDS in America Basic Misconceptions About the Disease Persist WASHINGTON, May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- At a time when there is a growing budget deficit, the American people, despite their characteristic distaste for foreign aid, increasingly believe that the U.S. should be a global leader on HIV/AIDS, in
NEW YORK and SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) and Monogram Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: MGRM) announced today a non-exclusive collaboration to make Monogram s HIV Co-Receptor Tropism Assay available for patient use on a global basis. The assay is a diagnostic tool to sho
PHILADELPHIA, May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- A technical advance in laboratory techniques may provide biology researchers broader access to RNA interference, a process of blocking the activity of targeted genes. RNA interference has recently emerged as an important tool in studying how genes function in normal biological proces
NEW YORK, May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- For many women, marriage is a risk factor for AIDS because of their husbands dangerous behavior, writes Melinda French Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, in an essay in the current issue. Worldwide, 80 percent of women newly infected with HIV are practicing monogam
-- On Growth of Aids Awareness and Acceptance: Things Are Changing. I See it Everywhere I Go. Men And Women Are Feeling Less Helpless And Ashamed; Believes That Positive Energy Together With Resources of Rich World Will Create Tremendous Progress Over the Next Few Years NEW YORK, May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- If we ve learned
-- Newsweek Looks at Aids at 25, A Disease That Changed The Nation Continues to Claim a Magnitude of Lives; Tom Hanks on Views People Had of Aids: At First, a Ton of People Said That Whoever Gets Aids Deserves to Have Aids ... But That Didn t Hold. -- Cose on Black Community Leaders Lack of Playing Significant Role in
NEW YORK, May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- When President Clinton left the White House, he wanted to do more to stem the number deaths from AIDS in the developing world, especially in Africa, home to more than two thirds of the people with the virus, he writes in an essay in the current issue. In the May 15 issue of Newsweek AIDS
WASHINGTON, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from Kent R. Hill, USAID Assistant Administrator for Global Health: On Sunday, many in the international community will focus on a compelling and complex reality that many children face throughout the developing world. As a result of disease, conflict and v
-- Richard Gere Leads Getty Images Change Me Initiative to Raise Awareness, Funds to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Worldwide SEATTLE, May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Getty Images, Inc. (NYSE: GYI), the world s leading imagery creator and distributor, today announced Change Me, a new initiative designed to harnes
HOUSTON, May 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tanox, Inc. (Nasdaq: TNOX) today reported 48-week results of its Phase 2 clinical trial of HIV drug candidate, TNX-355. Following previously reported 24-week data, the new results show that HIV-infected patients who received either study dose of TNX-355, in combination with an o
VIENNA, Austria , April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- R1626, one of a new class of hepatitis C therapies called polymerase inhibitors, demonstrates an antiviral effect by achieving clinically significant viral load reductions in chronic hepatitis C patients with genotype 1, the most difficult to treat genotype, according to preli
VIENNA, Austria , April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Roche announced today that results from a new trial have shown that 24 weeks of therapy with PEGASYS(R) (peginterferon alfa-2a) combined with ribavirin is more effective than 16 weeks for patients infected with hepatitis C genotypes 2 and 3. The additional eight weeks gave pat
-- Sponsored by AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Walk Benefits Local HIV/AIDS Service Organizations, Raises Awareness of Broward County s Increasing AIDS Epidemic what: AIDS Walk/Ft. Lauderdale Pre-Event Media Availability with AIDS Walk Celebs when: THIS Sunday, April 30th Opening Ceremony Begins @ 9:15AM where: Huizenga P
BOSTON, Apr. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- This May, shoppers at the 15 greater Boston-area locations of Whole Foods Market (Nasdaq: WFMI) can support AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts s (AAC) HIV prevention and support services by making tax-deductible donations through a register coupon program. When customers check out at
SAN FRANCISCO, April 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Major motion picture actor Jason Scott Lee joins Asian & Pacific Islander (A&PI) Wellness Center in hosting the 2nd annual National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on May 19, 2006, at AT&T Park -- Home of the Giants -- at Third & King Streets,
MOSCOW, April 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Russian Fashion Week has teamed up with Transatlantic Partners Against AIDS (TPAA) to call attention to Russia s frightening AIDS explosion. Alexander Shumsky, Russian Fashion Week s Producer-General, along with TPAA s CEO John Tedstrom, will co-produce a few major PR joint ventures, no
BOSTON, April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston-based Replikins, Ltd. has unveiled a new computer software product which can detect and count proteins that may allow scientists to better predict viral epidemics, such as the H5N1 (avian) flu. We have identified a group of viral peptides we call Replikins, whose concentration co
RIXENSART, Belgium , April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from Joe Cohen, the inventor of the RTS,S malaria vaccine and Vice President of R & D, Vaccines for Emerging Diseases & HIV for GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals. Few scientists ever have the chance to see their daily work transformed into new
SAN RAMON, Calif., April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) invested more than $73 million in community initiatives, deployed a global HIV/AIDS policy and became the largest producer of renewable energy among oil and gas companies, according to the company s Corporate Responsibility Report 200
-- Black Book, Written by Darren J. Guttenberg, Chosen From Nearly 50 Entries, to Be Produced on the Paramount Lot for Air on CBS Corporation s Showtime Networks, and Viacom s mtvU, and mtvU Uber HOLLYWOOD, Calif., April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Darren J. Guttenberg, a junior at UCLA, has been awarded the Grand Prize in the
MELBOURNE, Australia , April 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- * NIH is providing funding for the clinical development of VivaGel(TM) for genital herpes * Starpharma now has substantial development support from NIH for VivaGel(TM) in key indications, HIV and genital herpes * Funding is non-dilutive for shareholders and
-- Keynote Speaker Rev. Irene Monroe is a 17-year Breakfast Attendee and Participant; Sat., April 22 10 a.m. Event is Free and Open to the Public BOSTON, April 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Hundreds of elected officials, activists, community and religious leaders, HIV/AIDS and GLBT leaders from Boston s communities of color and a
EDMONTON, Alberta, April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medical Services International Inc. (OTC: MSITF) is pleased to announce that its combined rapid test kit for HIV and Tuberculosis (TB) is now fully tested internally and is ready for independent testing in the market. The independent testing will start by the end of
PHILADELPHIA, April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, The Philadelphia AIDS Consortium (TPAC) released that it has been awarded three (3) new grants totaling over $296,000 to increase and strengthen its services to those persons infected by HIV/AIDS. Board President, Luciano Orsini, said The fight against HIV/AIDS is more than
WASHINGTON, April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- BET and the Kaiser Family Foundation, through Rap-It-Up, the award winning HIV/AIDS public education initiative, have teamed up with Scenarios USA to create the 2006 Scenarios USA/Rap It Up Story and Scriptwriting Contest. The contest, entitled What s the REAL DEAL on Growing Up in
WASHINGTON, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- HIV and AIDS is spreading at an alarming rate within Native communities, threatening the loss of lives, language, and culture. Now, for the first time, a national conference will address critical issues regarding HIV and AIDS among the Indigenous peoples of North America. The Embrac
BOSTON, April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Eight Massachusetts Senators and Representatives are planning to speak at tomorrow s legislative briefing about empowering women to promote comprehensive prevention as part of a program presented by Prevention First Coalition, a set of organizations that work together to promote compreh
ABBOTT PARK, Ill., April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) announced today it has entered into a partnership with Earvin Magic Johnson to address health disparities in minority communities through a multi-year, nationwide education effort. The partnership will create an opportunity to have meaningful dialo
MELVILLE, N.Y., April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allion Healthcare, Inc. ( Allion ) (Nasdaq: ALLI), a national provider of specialty pharmacy and disease management services focused on HIV/AIDS patients, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of the customer list of selected HIV patients from H&H Dr
-- AHF Applauds 32 to 0 Vote Approving SB 699 (Soto, D-Pomona), Bill is Crucial to Preventing Loss of Millions in Federal AIDS Funds Due to New CDC Reporting Requirements of HIV Incidence in California SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the nation s largest AIDS group and oper
-- BET s Gerard Henry Hosts Rap-It-Up Teen Forum Featuring Performances by Canton Jones, Lisa McClendon and Izzy WASHINGTON, April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- BET s Rap-It-Up, the cable network s award-winning national HIV/AIDS public awareness initiative, brings its campaign to Springfield to host a teen health forum at the Spr
MEDFORD, N.Y., April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Like home pregnancy tests and tests for cholesterol, blood pressure, diabetes, fertility and body fat, a rapid HIV/AIDS test could be coming to a drug store near you. Larry Siebert, Chief Executive Officer of Chembio Diagnostics, Inc. (http://www.chembio.com), a New York-based dev
-- Felix Baker criticizes decisions that he approved as Director of AnorMED VANCOUVER, April 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - AnorMED Inc. (TSX: AOM; AMEX:AOM) announces today that a proxy circular filed by a group of dissident shareholders, represented by Felix J. Baker and seeking to replace the AnorMED Board of Directors,
LOS ANGELES, April 5 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest AIDS organization in the US which operates free AIDS treatment clinics in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean and Asia today lauded a 228-page report commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) and drawn up by the Commission
WASHINGTON, April 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a new report today which shows that the US approach to AIDS prevention is essentially unworkable. The Report is posted online at: http://www.globalaidsalliance.org/docs/GAO_Report_April_2006.pdf The State Department requires that t
BOSTON, April 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Prevention First Coalition gives Apr. 11 state house briefing on empowering women to promote comprehensive prevention; also presents Giving Women Power Over AIDS photo exhibit. WHO: The Prevention First Coalition Members: American Association of University Women of Massachusetts, ACLU of
-- Abbott to Maintain Current Lopinavir/ Ritonavir Pricing for New Non-Refrigerated Formulation Throughout Africa and the Least Developed Countries JOHANNESBURG, South Africa , April 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott today announced that it has filed for registration of the new tablet formulation of its HIV medicine,
SAN DIEGO, April 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex: ANX) announced today that data were presented showing strong antiviral synergy without added cytotoxicity with combinations of Thiovir(TM) and zidovudine ( AZT ) in a series of in vitro tests serving as models for human immunodeficiency
-- US Largest AIDS Group Joins Forces With The Ministry of Health, Royal Government of Cambodia and The National Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology and STI Control (NCHADS) to Provide Life-Saving Anti-Retroviral AIDS Therapy (ART) at Three provinces in Cambodia -- Occasion Marked by Formal Ribbon-Cutting Ceremonies at Ne
-- Dr. Jonathan Kuwabara-Wagg to Present on HIV Development Methods and Case Examples Consistent With FDA s Critical Path Initiative MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pharsight Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: PHST), a leading provider of software and strategic services for optimizing clinical d
-- Nation s Largest AIDS Group Calls for Swift Reauthorization and Reform of CARE Act to Address Inefficiencies LOS ANGELES, March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) the largest US-based AIDS organization today decried the loss of $100 million in unspent Ryan White CARE Act (RWCA) funds which are set t
WILMINGTON, Del., March 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Millenia Hope Inc., a biopharma company in Montreal, Canada (OTC Bulletin Board: MLHP), has put in place a program to treat major infectious diseases that impact global health and is currently developing treatments for Malaria and HIV/AIDS, two major diseases that co
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., March 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Saliva Diagnostic Systems Inc., is pleased to announce the Company has changed its name to StatSure Diagnostic Systems, Inc.; its new ticker symbol is SSUR . The new name reflects the Company s focus on its flagship product StatSure(TM) HIV, a rapid, point-of-care t
WASHINGTON, March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation today voted unanimously to appoint Pamela Barnes as president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Ms. Barnes has been chief operating officer of the Foundation since November 2004 and has been i
SAN DIEGO, March 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex: ANX) announced today that it will present preclinical study results for its antiviral compound, Thiovir(TM), and its oncology compound, ANX-530 (vinorelbine emulsion) at upcoming scientific conferences: ADVENTRX will present Synergistic
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., March 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Calypte Biomedical Corporation (Amex: HIV) announced today the Kenyan National Public Health Laboratory Services (NPHLS) has issued notification of registration and approval for the Calypte Aware(TM) HIV-1/2 BSP (blood) and Aware(TM) HIV-1/2 OMT (oral fluid) rapid t
-- Launches Larry s Team to lead the Walk and renames concurrent Run after Kessler to honor his legacy and to acknowledge 25 years since AIDS was first identified BOSTON, March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts (AAC) is dedicating its 6.2-mile AIDS Walk, Boston, From All Walks of Life(TM),
VERNON HILLS, Ill., March 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Immtech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex: IMM) announced today that it has initiated a Phase III pivotal trial of its oral drug pafuramidine maleate in the U.S. to treat HIV/AIDS patients with Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP). The study is planned to enroll patients at mult
-- Data submitted to China health authorities for marketing approval, following recent US and EU submissions SHANGHAI, China and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDIX) and Novartis (NYSE: NVS) today announced new data that demonstrate telbivudine, an investigati
WASHINGTON, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a $1 million grant to the Green Light Committee of the global Stop TB Partnership to help expand cost- effective treatment of the type of tuberculosis (TB) that is multi-drug resistant. The funding will enable th
MANILA, Philippines , March 24 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Preliminary reports indicate that countries in East Asia and the Pacific have won an important battle in the war on tuberculosis (TB). In a meeting organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Pusan, Republic of Korea, of TB experts and partners, Dr Shiger
-- Author Terry McMillan Makes Final Stand Over Gay Ex-Husband s Revelation WASHINGTON, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Cowards ... sexual deviants ... liars ... murderers. And those are just the one-word bullets fired across the spectrum of opinions and emotions in THE DOWN LOW EXPOSED, a shocking documentary presented by BE
-- Barnard Alumna is First Woman and First Person of Color To Lead International Poverty Fighting Organization CARE USA -- Discusses Latest Developments in Women and AIDS, Vision for CARE in 21st Century, and What Inspired Her to Become a Doctor and Go Into Public Health NEW YORK, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- WHO: DR. HELE
HALIFAX, March 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - MedMira Inc., ( MedMira ) (TSX Venture: MIR, NASDAQ: MMIRF) the global market leader in premium rapid diagnostic solutions, announced today that it has filed a provisional patent application for a system which enables over-the-counter (OTC) home testing and diagnosis of infect
NEW YORK, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- VH1 was presented the prestigious Joel A. Berger Award at the 73rd Annual Beacon Awards held at the JW Marriott Hotel in Washington, D.C. The Awards ceremony, held on March 21 is one of the highlights of the Cable Television Public Affairs Association s (CTPAA) annual 2006 conference.
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., March 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GlaxoSmithKline has begun distributing a medicine tagged with radio frequency identification (RFID) technology as part of a pilot project to help protect patient safety. The tags will be placed on all bottles of
WASHINGTON, March 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Quintiles Transnational Corp., the world s leading pharmaceutical services organization, today announced it has donated $100,000 to the Seattle Vaccine Research Fund (SVRF) to support anti- retroviral treatment for HIV vaccine trial participants who become infected during vaccine st
HALIFAX, March 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - MedMira Inc., ( MedMira ) (TSX Venture: MIR, NASDAQ: MMIRF) the global market leader in premium rapid diagnostic solutions, announced today that it has received an order for 10,000 MiraWell(R) Rapid HIV Tests (MiraWell(R) HIV) from its Middle East distributor, Spree Trading, a
SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 21 /PRNewswire/ -- With new data revealing surprising numbers of day laborers engaging in unsafe sex for money and a spiraling crystal meth crisis among Latino men, AIDS advocates today pressed state lawmakers to re-focus state HIV prevention efforts in response to disproportionate growth in n
CALVERTON, Md., March 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Just over half of Kenya s hospitals and 12 percent of its health centers now provide antiretroviral treatment (ART) for people living with HIV, according to a recently published national survey. While ART services are still not available to everyone, Kenya s health care system i
VANCOUVER, March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - AnorMED Inc. (AMEX:AOM; TSX:AOM) is pleased to announce that preliminary clinical data on AMD070, an HIV entry inhibitor, shows the drug candidate is active, generally safe and well tolerated in HIV patients. The open label dose finding study, XACT, funded by AnorMED, involv
LONDON and GENEVA, March 17 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- A new strategy to fight one of the world s leading killers - tuberculosis (TB) - was launched today by the World Health Organization (WHO). The new Stop TB Strategy addresses the current challenges facing countries in responding to TB - how to continue scaling-up TB co
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mike Langner, who hosts a radio talk show on New Mexico s top rated AM station KKOB, recently conducted a hard-hitting interview with Allen D. Allen, CEO of CytoDyn, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CYDY). Allen was in town to give an invited talk to the New Mexico Biotech
NEW YORK, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Assessing the long term epidemiology of global HIV/AIDS, new research released today clearly paints a picture of the disparity between the theoretical and realistic markets for HIV/AIDS therapeutics and diagnostics. According to HIV: A Strategic Analysis of Therapeutic and Testing Mar
MALVERN, Pa., March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), announced approval today from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), of an additional commitment of approximately $1.0 million to fund the third year of a 4
-- As HIV Rates Continue to Increase Nationwide, Los Angeles to Lose $1.9M in Federal Ryan White CARE Act Funding. Nation s Largest AIDS Group Asks Feds to Streamline and Update Crucial Funding Source, and Will Ask Los Angeles County s Office of AIDS Programs and Policy (OAPP) to Shoulder This Cut LOS ANGELES, March 16
-- Great Pyramid, Forbidden City Among Other Venues in Concert Series Benefiting Children, Youth affected by HIV/AIDS DENVER, March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The 8th Wonder of the World, a leading entertainment company formed by Tantra and East West Entertainment, announced today that global superstar Kelly Rowland of platinu
MELVILLE, N.Y., March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allion Healthcare, Inc. ( Allion ) (Nasdaq: ALLI), a national provider of specialty pharmacy and disease management services focused on HIV/AIDS patients, announced today that it has signed a letter of intent to purchase certain assets, including customer lists, books
WASHINGTON, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced grants of $579.7 million to fund HIV/AIDS primary care and support services for low-income residents living in major metropolitan areas hit hardest by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The 51 grants to Eligible Metropolitan Areas (EMAs) are awarded un
ATLANTA, March 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GeoVax Inc., an Atlanta, Georgia biotechnology company developing human vaccines for diseases caused by HIV-1 (Human Immunodeficiency Virus - AIDS) and other infectious agents, today announced that the FDA [Food & Drug Administration] granted Safe to Proceed status to a
WASHINGTON, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Human rights organization International Justice Mission has received a $5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to create a replicable model for combating sex trafficking and slavery. The initiative, named Project Lantern, will allow International Justice Missio
WASHINGTON, March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is transcript of remarks by the first lady in honor of the visiting guests from the Mothers to Mothers-to-Be programme in Capetown, South Africa : The East Room 11:04 A.M. EST MRS. BUSH: Thank you, everyone. Thank you so much. (Applause.) Please be seated. Distin
ABBOTT PARK, Ill., March 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Following today s announcement of the U.S. government s new public-private initiative for pediatric AIDS treatment, Abbott pledges its support and active engagement in the initiative to create solutions to advance treatment for children with HIV. Abbott has been a longstandin
NEW YORK, March 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- POZ Magazine, the award-winning monthly magazine for people with HIV/AIDS, confirmed today that Regan Hofmann will become its new editor in chief. Hofmann, who is HIV positive, has long served as the author of the magazine s Anonymous column. POZ magazine founder, Sean Strub
PHILADELPHIA, March 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) today joined a coordinated effort with the White House, US State Department, other pharmaceutical companies, UNICEF and UNAIDS to reduce barriers to treatment for children with AIDS in developing countries. Launched at a White House event
NYON, Switzerland , March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mymetics Corporation (OTC: MYMX) announced today that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has agreed to initiate testing of the Company s proprietary HIV-AIDS mucosal prophylactic vaccine candidate. The preclinical study will test Mymetics vaccine in a non-hum
-- CDC-Backed Study Conducted in LA-Area Bathhouses Showed an Alarming 11% HIV Positive Rate Among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Los Angeles Commercial Sex Venues (CSVs); New County DSH Regulations Took Effect March 1st 2006 LOS ANGELES, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS advocates from AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF),
LOS ANGELES, March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CytRx Corporation (Nasdaq: CYTR) today reported substantial progress in its drug discovery programs aimed at using its proprietary RNA interference (RNAi) technologies to develop novel molecular medicines to treat obesity and type 2 diabetes. During the past year, CytRx-sp
NUNSPEET, The Netherlands , March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- A website http://www.remembermewhenimgone.org has been launched which provides a template to help parents who are dying to create a memory book to leave their children. Though the concept is valid in all situations where the untimely death of a parent is imminent, the
SILVER SPRING, Md., March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement by IPM CEO, Dr. Zeda Rosenberg: As the world commemorates International Women s Day, the International Partnership for Microbicides urges the world s leaders to redouble efforts to develop new tools to enable women to better protect themselves fro
HOUSTON, March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Activists, seeking to expand access to new drugs for people living with HIV who have run out of treatment options, are urging Tibotec Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson, to provide compassionate access to their TMC 125 non-nucleoside HIV investigational drug. Comp
AURORA, Colo., March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $500,000 grant to Evolutionary Genomics (EG), a company located in the bioscience park at Fitzsimons, to continue its work on developing a unique approach to treating AIDS, based on successful adaptations in chimpanzees that keep
HALIFAX, March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - MedMira Inc., ( MedMira ) (TSX Venture: MIR, NASDAQ: MMIRF) the global market leader in premium rapid diagnostic solutions, announced today that it will participate in the US Food and Drug Administration s ( FDA ) Blood Products Advisory Committee (BPAC) meeting taking place on
WASHINGTON, March 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is a transcript of remarks by President Bush and Mrs. Bush for Women s History Month and the celebration of International Women s Day: The East Room 10:44 A.M. EST MRS. BUSH: Good morning. Welcome to the White House. Welcome to the women leaders from
PLEASANTON, Calif., March 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Juvaris BioTherapeutics, Inc. today announced the award of an 18-month Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)-Advanced Technology grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the testing of a no
CORK, Ireland , March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Tibotec Pharmaceuticals Ltd. today announced that the New Drug Application (NDA) for TMC114, an investigational HIV protease inhibitor, has been accepted for priority review by the United States Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ).
BOSTON, March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Wed., Mar. 8, International Women s Day, heralds in the Massachusetts debut of the traveling photo exhibit Giving Women Power over AIDS, which was displayed at the United Nations last year and other select U.S. locations since 2004. The exhibit provides a compelling visual narrative of R
CHICAGO, March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Equip for Equality, the federally-mandated protection and advocacy agency for persons with disabilities in Illinois, today announced a settlement of the federal lawsuit it brought against Lambs Farm, Inc. on behalf of John Doe, an individual with HIV. The suit claimed that Lambs Farm, w
NEW YORK, March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Kiehl s Since 1851, the New York-based skin and hair care company is partnering with YouthAIDS to call on college students and organizations nationwide to take part in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The Kiehl s College Challenge to benefit YouthAIDS is a student led campaign to fight HIV/
GAITHERSBURG, Md. and RICHMOND, Calif., March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MaxCyte, Inc. and Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGMO) announced today a license, option, development, and supply agreement to utilize MaxCyte s proprietary cell loading system for use in Sangamo s HIV/CCR5 ZFP Therapeutic(TM) program. The tw
HARRISBURG, Pa., March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Pennsylvanians will see critical health care programs expanded and services increased with the 2006-07 budget proposed for the Pennsylvania Department of Health by Governor Edward G. Rendell, according to state Health Secretary Dr. Calvin B. Johnson. The critical expansion of se
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 200 leaders in the fight against AIDS from around the state gathered today in Springfield for the 6th annual Caring for Our Communities Illinois HIV/AIDS Lobby Day. Armed with empty pill bottles and personal stories, advocates called on Governor Rod Blagojevich and t
PARIS, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, France and the UK announced a much greater level of cooperation on innovative ways to raise money to fight disease and support basic education in poor countries. Up to now there has been relatively little cooperation, with each government pushing its own approach. Today, however,
NEW YORK, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 70 of our nation s leading Latino HIV/AIDS service providers and advocates have come together under the umbrella of the Latino AIDS Action Coalition to oppose the Bush Administration s proposed changes to the Ryan White CARE Act, the largest federal program for people living
BOSTON and WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Enhancing a decades-long working relationship, the Boards of AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts (AAC) and Washington, D.C.-based AIDS Action announced their agreement to appoint Rebecca Haag Executive Director of both organizations. Haag, both AAC s Executive Director
MONTREAL, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 1st, ALDO, a global fashion footwear and accessories brand, in partnership with YouthAIDS, an HIV/AIDS education and prevention initiative, and 21 international celebrities will launch a second wave of the successful global campaign to fight HIV/AIDS around the world. The camp
FREDERICK, Md., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- ImQuest Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Frederick, MD, United States ) announced today the licensing of the entire pyrimidinedione series of anti-HIV compounds discovered and patented by Samjin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. ImQuest plans to develop the lead inhibitor in this series as a front-l
-- Traveling Photo Exhibit Celebrates the Victory of Life Over Death for Africans on Treatment; Magnifies Need for Greater Access to Life-Saving AIDS Treatment in Developing World NEW YORK, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- What: Photo Exhibition -- Gala Opening Reception (exhibition & reception features 4 x6 photographs, Af
WILMINGTON, Del., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Millenia Hope Inc., a biopharma corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: MLHP), has acquired a patent (pending) on AIDS that specifically describes compounds that inhibit HIV-1 RNase_H. The viral RNase_H has been shown to be essential for HIV replication. There are no inhibit
-- Over Past Year, County Supervisors Cut More Than $1.2 Million in Funding for Care Services, While Spending Over $22 Million on Bureaucracy at Office of AIDS Programs and Policy (OAPP) - Says AIDS Healthcare Foundation LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest AIDS organizatio
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- As the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) prepares to launch the first annual National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on March 10th throughout the United States , Community Education Group (CEG), a DC-based agency, prepares to launch two new initiatives: Dusk to
-- Operated by Baylor College of Medicine and the Government of Swaziland ; Funded by Bristol-Myers Squibb s SECURE THE FUTURE(R) Initiative MBABANE, Swaziland, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The first pediatric center dedicated to caring for HIV/AIDS-infected infants and children in Swaziland, the African country with the hi
What: Press Conference & Teleconference Introduce amendments to Ryan White CARE Act for Funding of HIV/AIDS Care & Services When: Tuesday February 28th -- 11:00am ET Where: Washington, DC Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 628 Who: Dr. Tom Coburn, U.S. Senator (R-OK) Michael Weinstein, AIDS Healthcare Foundat
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The sixth annual National Conference on African-Americans and AIDS takes place in Philadelphia at The Wyndham Philadelphia at Franklin Plaza Hotel on February 27-28. Joycelyn Elders, M.D., former U.S. Surgeon General, appointed under President Bill Clinton and advocate of good heal
-- Nation s Largest AIDS Group Urges All State Medicaid Programs to Follow Idaho s Lead to Protect the Health of HIV/AIDS Patients and Avoid Unnecessary Negative Fiscal Impact LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the nation s largest AIDS group, providing medical services to over 17,00
-- Large Patient Populations, High Medical Need, and Potential for Chronic Treatment Make These Drug Markets Lucrative, According to a New Report from Decision Resources WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, Inc., one of the world s leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical an
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Sir Elton John s iconic Yamaha DC6A Pro digital acoustic 6 11 grand piano, played by Elton at a variety of special events and high visibility television appearances surrounding his hit Las Vegas show, The Red Piano, will be up for bid on eBay to raise funds for the Elton John AIDS F
RESTON, Va. and GENEVA, Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Clinical Care Options (CCO), a leader in the development of innovative interactive medical education for healthcare professionals, has been selected by the International AIDS Society (IAS), the world s leading independent association of HIV/AIDS professionals and custodia
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GenoMed (Pink Sheets: GMED), a Next Generation Disease Management company whose business is public health, announced today that its first HIV patient had his viral load fall to zero after starting GenoMed s trial. The patient is a 54 year old African American man who was dia
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the nation s largest AIDS group and operator of the largest alternative site, community-based HIV testing program in California which conducts more than 15,000 HIV tests annually, commended the California Assembly s Health Committee for its v
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monogram Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: MGRM) announced today that it is collaborating with Merck & Co. , Inc. by providing its PhenoSense and GeneSeq testing technologies for use in Phase III trials of MK-0518, Merck s investigational HIV-1 integrase inhib
HALIFAX, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - MedMira Inc., ( MedMira ) (TSX Venture: MIR, NASDAQ: MMIRF) the global market leader in premium rapid diagnostic solutions, announced today that it has signed a distribution agreement with Clindia Benelux ( Clindia ) of The Netherlands for the MiraCare(TM) Rapid HIV Antibody Te
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pharsight Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: PHST), a leading provider of software and strategic services for optimizing clinical drug development, announced today that Bill Poland , Ph.D., Senior Scientist, will speak to members of the pharmaceutical and biotechno
-- Eraxis Builds on Pfizer s Strength in Antifungal Medicines NEW YORK, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pfizer Inc said today that Eraxis(TM) (anidulafungin) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat candidemia, a potentially life-threatening bloodstream infection. Candidemia is the most dea
CORK, Ireland , February 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Data presented by Tibotec Pharmaceuticals Ltd. at the 13th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Denver, CO last week reinforced the breadth of its research and development portfolio in HIV/AIDS. Since CROI last year, further progress has been made
SANTA FE, N.M., Feb. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CytoDyn, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CYDY) has reached out to Dr. Jacob Lalezari at Quest Clinical Research in San Francisco for a Principal Investigator to conduct the Company s next clinical trial of Cytolin(R), a targeted immune therapy for treating HIV/AIDS. According
NEW YORK, and LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Gay Men s Health Crisis (GMHC) and AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) today announced the launch of mysexycity.com, a novel approach to reach young gay and bisexual men, 31% of whom are estimated to be living with HIV in the United States . This internet-based outreach t
-- Following Reckless New Year s Eve and Super Bowl Viagra Ads, US Largest AIDS Group Urges FDA to Pull Pfizer s Campaign and Overhaul Its Regulation of All Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertising LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation, (AHF) the nation s largest AIDS group and a direct provider of
MELVILLE, N.Y., Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allion Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALLI), a national provider of specialty pharmacy and disease management services focused on HIV/AIDS patients, announced today that Michael P. Moran, Allion s President and Chief Executive Officer and James G. Spencer, Allion s Chief Fin
KENILWORTH, N.J., Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) presented data from several clinical studies in the ongoing development of vicriviroc, its investigational CCR5 receptor antagonist, at the 13th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Denver, Colorado. Vicri
NUTLEY, N.J. and MORRISVILLE, N.C., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- New data presented in an oral session at the 13th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) this week support the continued development of two next-generation HIV fusion inhibitor peptide candidates, Roche and Trimeris, Inc. (Nasd
RIDGEFIELD, Conn., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- New data on Aptivus(R) (tipranavir) capsules from a 48-week combined analysis of the RESIST-1 and RESIST-2 studies were presented at the 13th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunists Infections (CROI) in Denver, CO. The RESIST trials are randomized, controlled, open-label Ph
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monogram Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: MGRM) today announced the presentation of over 25 abstracts related to its portfolio of HIV resistance assays at the 13th Annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI). Data presented at the confere
DENVER, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tanox, Inc. (Nasdaq: TNOX) presented study results on the most-advanced antibody in clinical development for HIV/AIDS treatment, TNX-355, Feb. 8, 2006 at the 13th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Denver. The oral presentation detailed new data re
SEATTLE, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Koronis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that Donald Elmer, chairman and interim chief executive officer, will participate in a panel discussion Infectious Disease: Next Wave of HIV drugs at the BIO CEO & Investor Conference to be held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, N
LAUSANNE, Switzerland , February 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Debiopharm S.A., the independent drug development company specialising in oncology, endocrinology, CNS and niche products presented results from a double blind placebo controlled study in asymptomatic chronically HIV-1-infected subjects. The aim of the study was to ass
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands , February 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Primagen Holding BV, The Netherlands, an emerging company in molecular diagnostics for infectious diseases and cancer, has developed special dry filter paper (DFS) technology that can be used as a simple, cost effective sample collection system for patients requir
PENSACOLA, Fla., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Johnny Chisholm, founder and producer of Orlando s legendary One Mighty Weekend events at Walt Disney World, today announced that the Elton John AIDS Foundation ( http://www.ejaf.org ) will be the beneficiary of the June 1-4 One Mighty Weekend ( http://www.onemightyweek
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at the National Press Club, Dr. Helene Gayle of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Congressman Danny Davis (D-IL) discussed the state of research into HIV microbicides, which could significantly strengthen HIV prevention efforts by giving women a prevention tool that is
-- Winning Film Will Be Televised on BET and Submitted to Independent Film Festivals WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- BET, the Black AIDS Institute, and the Kaiser Family Foundation today announced the 3rd Annual Rap-It-Up/Black AIDS Short Subject (RIU/BASS) Film Competition. Following two successful years that inclu
-- Distinguished Service Award for Exceptional Policy Leadership Presented at Annual Membership Meeting BOSTON, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts (AAC) Board President Michael T. Wong, M.D., today received the Distinguished Service Award from the Washington, D.C.-based American Academy of HI
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Calypte Biomedical Corporation (Amex: HIV) today announced its support for President George W. Bush s proposal in his recent State of the Union address of an initiative to increase efforts to prevent, treat and ultimately defeat HIV/AIDS. The initiative proposes to di
-- US Largest AIDS Group Pressed FDA to Call for Pfizer s Withdrawal of Direct-to-Consumer-Advertising (DTCA) Campaign LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation, (AHF) the nation s largest AIDS group and a direct provider of HIV/AIDS medical care to tens of thousands of AIDS patients in the US, Afr
NUTLEY, N.J., Feb. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Roche today announced that effective February 15, 2006, the company will discontinue the U.S. sale and distribution of Fortovase(R), the soft-gel formulation of the HIV protease inhibitor saquinavir, due to the continued availability of the INVIRASE(R) 500 mg tablet formulation -- a
-- US Largest AIDS Group Joins Forces with The Ministry of Health, Republic of Rwanda and The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria in Partnership to Provide Life-saving Anti-retroviral AIDS Therapy at Two Rwandan Health Centres of Kagugu & Nyakigezi KIGALI, Rwanda, and LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2 /PRNewswi
ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Longtime collaborators CONRAD and the Biosyn Division of Cellegy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced a non- exclusive licensing agreement to research and develop Biosyn-patented microbicides for the prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. The three microbicide
-- This Year s Co-Sponsors to Include Audi, Chopard and VH1 LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Sir Elton John and David Furnish will host the 14th Annual Academy Award(R) Viewing Dinner and After-Party to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) along with co-sponsors Audi, Chopard and VH1 on Sunday, March 5, 200
-- The Balm In Gilead CEO is Special Guest of First Lady During Address NEW YORK, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- In his fifth State of the Union address, last night President Bush highlighted the HIV/AIDS public health crisis and committed to working with African American churches. Pernessa C. Seele, Founder and CEO of The Bal
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Benitec Ltd. (ASX: BLT), a leading developer of RNA interference (RNAi)-based therapeutics, announced today that the Investigational New Drug (IND) filing with the US Food & Drug Administration ( FDA ) for its HIV/AIDS therapeutic will be delayed. The delay i
- Percentage of Proceeds to Benefit AIDS Research and Women s Health Charities LOS ANGELES, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Introducing Just in Case, the first luxurious condom case compact for women, which doubles as a mirrored compact. Need to refresh your lipstick? No problem. When you open Just in Case to use the mirror no
NEW YORK, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The American India Foundation (AIF) invites applications to its newly-launched AIF India Medicorps fellowship. In line with its broader Public Health - HIV/AIDS program strategy, AIF launched Medicorps on World AIDS Day 2005 to connect U.S.-based healthcare professionals with recipient
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) the largest US-based AIDS organization which operates free AIDS treatment clinics in the US, Africa, Central America and Asia, today challenged a public call at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland , to double global funding for AIDS vaccin
Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS-Supported Initiatives Will Dramatically Increase Private Sector Donations to Africa and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria NEW YORK, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GBC), the pre-eminent organization mobilizing international business in the
BEIJING, Jan. 25 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- China s AIDS epidemic shows no signs of abating with an estimated 70,000 new HIV infections occurring in 2005, according to a report released today by the Chinese Ministry of Health, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS ( UNAIDS ) and the Wo
ATLANTA and SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GeoVax, Inc. ( GeoVax ), a privately held biotechnology company based in Atlanta, Georgia, and Dauphin Technology, Inc. ( Dauphin ), a publicly traded company with no current business operations based in Schaumburg, Illinois whose common stock trades on th
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex: ANX) announced today that key data from Thiovir(TM) preclinical studies will be presented at the HIV Pathogenesis Meeting, in Keystone, Colorado, which takes place March 27 - April 2, 2006. The abstract entitled Synergistic Antiviral Act
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. and LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest AIDS organization in the US which operates free AIDS treatment clinics in the US, Africa, Central America and Asia, has been surveyed by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and awarded Full Accred
TORONTO, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Maple Biosciences, a new division of public Canadian company and the global leader in premium rapid diagnostics, MedMira Inc. (MedMira) (TSX Venture: MIR, NASDAQ: MMIRF), was officially launched earlier today in Toronto. Maple Biosciences will bring to market the next evolution
-- Nation s Largest AIDS Group Says Fast Action on Bill Will Help Stave Off Potential Loss of Millions in Federal AIDS Funds Due to New Federal and CDC Reporting Requirements of HIV Incidence in California SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the nation s largest AIDS group and
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Calypte Biomedical Corporation (Amex: HIV) today announced the introduction of an over-the- counter (OTC) version of the Aware(TM) Oral Fluid HIV-1/2 Rapid Diagnostic Test. Calypte expects to initially launch the sale of this product in over-the-counter markets in th
NEW YORK, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Gay Men s Health Crisis (GMHC) today announced the selection of Dr. Marjorie J. Hill to serve as the agency s interim Executive Director. Dr. Hill will serve in this position while a search is conducted to find a replacement for Ana Oliveira, who served the ag
HALIFAX, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - MedMira Inc., ( MedMira ) (TSX Venture: MIR, NASDAQ: MMIRF) the global market leader in premium rapid diagnostic solutions, announced today that its MiraCare(TM) Rapid HIV Antibody Test (MiraCare(TM)) has received CE Mark and is now approved for sale throughout the European Uni
NUTLEY, N.J. and MORRISVILLE, N.C. -- As part of their ongoing collaboration in the development and commercialization of fusion inhibitors for the treatment of HIV/AIDS, Roche and Trimeris, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRMS) today announced the selection of two next-generation fusion inhibitor peptides for co-development and progress
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Montel Williams, an Emmy-winning syndicated talk show host, author and motivational speaker, has been named the national spokesman of the Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA), a patient assistance program clearinghouse launched last April. Since then, the PPA has matched mor
BOSTON, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- If your New Year resolutions include toning up, it is time to get involved in the third annual Mass Red Ribbon Ride, scheduled for the weekend of August 12-13, 2006. The Ride is a collaboration of more than eight AIDS organizations in Massachusetts to raise funds and awareness for HIV/AI
-- ENDURE Study to Assess Low-Dose PEG-INTRON Monotherapy in Helping to Prevent Hepatitis C Disease Progression in Coinfected Patients AMSTERDAM, Netherlands , Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Schering-Plough announced today that it is initiating a large multinational clinical trial to evaluate the use of low-dose PEG
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Calypte Biomedical Corporation (Amex: HIV) today announced that it has received notification from the Beijing Drug Administration (BDA) that its application for approval in China of its Aware(TM) OMT (Oral) HIV-1/2 rapid test has been formally accepted. The Company s
WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. (Amex: IMA), a leading manufacturer and marketer of consumer and professional medical diagnostic products and developer of advanced medical devices, announced today that its subsidiary Orgenics, Ltd., has been selected by the William
NEW YORK, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GBC), an alliance of over two hundred international companies promoting greater business action on the global AIDS epidemic, welcomes the recent announcement by the Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative to bring lifesaving medicines to people
-- However people under 30 are more likely to believe these programs are effective ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Most programs intended to prevent or reduce HIV/AIDS have focused on safe sex and the use of condoms, both in this country and abroad. The use of condoms and other contraceptives have also been ce
-- U.S. Celebrities, Scientists, and Walkers from Around the Globe Unite in Tanzania for a Week-long Walk to Raise Funds in the Fight Against the Global HIV/AIDS Pandemic -- AIDS Walk Africa is Expected to Raise More Than $500,000 for Foundation Programs SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Elizabeth Glase
-- 24-Week Data from International Phase II Study Demonstrates Virologic Response to Oral Monotherapy TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Romark Laboratories announced that it is initiating U.S. clinical development of Alinia(R) (nitazoxanide) tablets for treating chronic hepatitis C. The company has filed an Investig
-- 2006-07 Budget Increase for State s ADAP Program Will Help More Low-Income Californians Get Life-Saving AIDS Drug Treatments; US Largest AIDS Group to Press State on Medicare Part D Drug Plan Coverage LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) the nation s largest AIDS organization which o
-- US Largest AIDS Organization Teams With Respected Global Information and Support Network Working Throughout Asia to Stop HIV Among Injection Drug Users -- Partnership s Goal: Scale Up of Free ART for Injecting and Non-injecting Drug Users NEW DEHLI, India and LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS H
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Minority Health Month Foundation (NMHMF) today announces a broad-based national campaign aimed at encouraging the U.S. Congress to support the reauthorization and modernization of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act in 2006. Recent patterns i
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Home Access Health Corporation, the manufacturer of the only U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA )-approved at-home HIV-1 test, announced today that it has begun providing next business day results for its Express HIV-1 Test System. The accelerated, next business-day re
MELBOURNE, Australia , Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Starpharma (ASX: SPL, USOTC: SPHRY) today announced that the US Food & Drug Administration ( FDA ) has granted Fast Track status to VivaGel(TM), an Investigational New Drug (IND) for the prevention of HIV. There are currently no approved products for the
-- GlobalHealthFacts.org Enables Comparisons Across Countries and Mapping of HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, Avian Flu and Other Key Health and Socio-economic Data MENLO PARK, Calif., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- GlobalHealthFacts.org -- a new and freely available website with the latest country and region-specific data on HIV/AIDS,
-- Successful Completion of Trial Meets Pre-Specified Primary and Major Secondary Endpoints GENEVA, Switzerland and ROCKLAND, Massachusetts, January 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Serono (virt-x: SEO NYSE: SRA) announced today the completion of its pivotal Phase III double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of Serono s recom
-- After Recent NIH Study Proves Trizivir s Ineffectiveness, Nation s Largest AIDS Group Sends Letter to Medi-Cal Requesting Prior Authorization Status for Drug to Protect the Health of California s HIV/AIDS Patients and to Avoid Negative Fiscal Impact to State LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the results
BOSTON, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- We at AIDS Action support survivors of sexual assault and would support legislation that offers actual and practical assistance for survivors, but from today s press conference at the State House, it is not apparent that the proposed bill would provide either. As of this writing, the prop
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