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June 27 is National HIV Testing Day: Presently Over 33 Million People Living with AIDS
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Presently Over 33 Million People Living with AIDS
Today there are an estimated 33 Million people living with AIDS. 1.2 million HIV-positive individuals are living in the United States according to the Centers for Disease Control. Of these, approx. 300,000 people do not know they are infected, and thus are suffering from a lack of treatment, while at the same time may be unknowingly spreading the virus. There are 22.5 million HIV-positive individuals living on the continent of Africa. 5700 people die from AIDS every day while 6800 people are being infected. Since 1981, more than 25 Million people have died from AIDS.
the Facts: 2008 AIDS Report
AIDS Report 2008
This document shows a summary of the latest statistics on the world epidemic of AIDS & HIV (data from UNAIDS/WHO - November 2007). During 2007 around two and a half million adults and children became infected with HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), the virus that causes AIDS. By the end of the year, an estimated 33.2 million people worldwide were living with HIV/AIDS. The year also saw more than two million deaths from AIDS, despite recent improvements in access to antiretroviral treatment. The overwhelming majority of people with HIV, some 95% of the global total, live in the developing world. What are needed to turn the tide are massive responses at the national and international level. Only through education and cooperation we can prevent AIDS' devastating impact on our societes, our economies and our lives...
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June 27 is National HIV Testing Day
if in doubt, get tested...
Over 300,000 Americans who are infected with HIV don't even know it! Don't be One of them.
Fact Sheet
An estimated 944,306 AIDS cases have been diagnosed inthe United States since the beginning of the epidemic through 2004. Of these cases:
80 percent were among men,
19 percent were among women, and
1 percent were among children less than
13 years of age.
Forty percent of the estimated total AIDS diagnoses are among Whites, 40 percent among Blacks, 19 percent among Hispanics, 1 percent among Asian/Pacific Islanders, and less than 1 percent among American Indian/Alaska Natives.
An estimated 38,730 new HIV cases were diagnosed in 2004.
African Americans accounted for 50 percent of the estimated new HIV cases diagnosed in 2004.
The 10 states and territories that reported the highest number of total AIDS diagnoses among their residents were: New York, California, Florida, Texas, New Jersey, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Puerto Rico, and Maryland.
Sixty-eight percent of the total estimated AIDS deaths (529,113) have occurred in persons between the ages of 25 and 44.
Of the adult and adolescent Hispanics diagnosed with
AIDS in the United States in 2004, roughly 79 percent were men.
Men of color represent 57 percent of HIV/AIDS cases diagnosed from 2001 through 2004 among men who had sex with men.
Women accounted for 29 percent of the estimated HIV/AIDS cases diagnosed from 2001 through 2004. Among these, Black and Hispanic women account for 82 percent of diagnoses. Among men, during the same time period, Black and Hispanic men account for 64 percent of HIV/AIDS diagnoses.
Persons between the ages of 13 and 24 account for
11 percent of new HIV/AIDS cases diagnosed from 2001 through 2004. Of these persons, females account for 38 percent of the cases.
Women across racial/ethnic groups most commonly reported heterosexual contact or injection drug use as their primary modes of exposure to HIV.
Test for AIDS
be certain, be tested!
Testing for HIV (HIV #3)
Over 300,000 Americans who are infected with HIV don't even know it! Learn how to avoid being among them.
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"Of the New Cases Reported from 2001-2004, 71% were male, 29% were female and 11% were under age 24."
Awareness is Everything!
May 22: amfAR Cinema Against AIDS
to be held on May 22 during the 61st annual Cannes International Film Festival
The annual star-studded event, which will benefit amfAR, will take place at Le Moulin de Mougins and will include a formal dinner, along with amfAR's world-renowned live auction. In addition, this year's event will feature a short clip of I Am Because We Are , the Madonna-produced and -narrated documentary about children orphaned by AIDS in Malawi.Founded in 1985, amfAR is dedicated to ending the global AIDS epidemic through innovative research. With the freedom and flexibility to respond quickly to emerging areas of scientific promise, amfAR plays a catalytic role in accelerating the pace of HIV/AIDS research and achieving real breakthroughs. amfAR-funded research has increased our understanding of HIV and has helped lay the groundwork for major advances in the study and treatment of HIV/AIDS. Since 1985, amfAR has invested $260 million in its mission and has awarded grants to more than 2,000 research teams worldwide.
Amazon Spotlight
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Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
In 1981, Elizabeth Glaser was infected with the AIDS virus through a blood transfusion, and unknowingly passed it on to both of her children. The Glaser family's tragedy inspired the creation of the Pediatric AIDS Foundation in 1988. Since then, we have been at the forefront of the fight against pediatric HIV/AIDS, making remarkable strides in our struggle against an illness that has ravaged the globe. The Foundation was created at a time when few people knew that HIV/AIDS affected children. There was no research specifically on pediatric AIDS, and the drugs being used and developed for adults were not being used or tested in children.Our Mission:
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation seeks to prevent pediatric HIV infection and to eradicate pediatric AIDS through research, advocacy, and prevention and treatment programs.
Children Living with AIDS
INVISIBLE: Children living with HIV/AIDS
Mini documentary created by Elspeth Duncan (Happy Hippy Productions) for TTCRC (Trinidad and Tobago Coalition for the Convention on the Rights of the Child) "Invisible" focuses on the story of a woman named Veronica* and her two children. Both the mother and her young daughter are HIV-positive and face the bitter effects of discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS in Trinidad and Tobago. CONTACT INFORMATION: 1. The organisation - TTCRC: ttcrc1999 (at) yahoo (dot) com 2. The film maker - Elspeth Duncan; Happy Hippy Productions: nowiswowisnow (at) yahoo (dot) com
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Pediatric AIDS Link List
- The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
- It is unthinkable and grotesque that we make the same mistake over and over again. There should be an uproar of children shouting, "What about me?" But they often can't speak and so their plight goes unnoticed until an outraged parent decides to speak out.
- Elizabeth Glaser, In the Absence of Angels - The Body: Pediatric
- HIV Treatment Guidelines: Pediatric with links to other articles within The Body for Pediatric concerns
CONDOMS
are the best way to protect against HIV as well as other sexually-transmitted diseases such as herpes and condylomas.
Remember Me...
AIDS remember me?
http://www.aids-remember-me.eu/ 740,000 people in the EU today have HIV/AIDS. One in three is unaware they have it. There is a rise of new infections in the EU and neighbouring countries. An EU survey reveals that in Europe less and less people know how the disease is transmitted and take the necessary precautions. Condoms are the best way to protect against HIV as well as other sexually-transmitted diseases such as herpes and condylomas. HIV is transmitted via mucus, wounds, used syringes and bodily fluids. Of these bodily fluids only 5 carry the disease from one person to another: blood, sperm, pre-seminal male secretions, vaginal secretions, and mother's milk. Download: http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/video/video_prod_en.cfm?type=detail&prodid=1273&src=1
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2008 Empire State AIDS Ride
August 10 to 16
The AIDS Research Institute at UCSF (ARI) is now recruiting a team to participate in the 2008 Empire State AIDS Ride from August 10 to 16, 2008. The 560-mile bicycle ride begins at the overlook above Niagara Falls and ends in New York City's Robert Wagner Park with a view of the Statue of Liberty. The Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise
The Global HIV Vaccine Enterpriseis an alliance of independent organizations around the world dedicated to accelerating the development of a preventive HIV vaccine by:
Shared scientific plan: Implementing a strategic plan for HIV vaccine research that spans vaccine discovery, product development and manufacturing, and clinical trials
Increased resources: Mobilizing significant new funding to achieve the scientific plan
Greater collaboration: Promoting more efficient, faster ways for researchers to share successes and failures and avoid duplication of efforts
Testing Positive
you are not alone...
Shabna's Story
Young mum Shabna has just found out her boyfriend Marco cheated on her with a girl who might have HIV. What's she going to do now?
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The Most Important Thing
You still have a life to LIVE, LIVE it!!!
Living with AIDS: the Fire Within
The Fire Within an HIV/AIDS documentary featuring Bob Bowers
The Fire Within is an illuminating story of two people with singular spirit. Bob Bowers is a long-term AIDS survivor. He met Shawn 10 years ago and in spite of his disease, she married him six months later. To this day she remains HIV-negative. We record Shawn's participation in a 7-day, 575-mile bike ride as she tries, in some measure, to replicate Bob's everyday battles, his every day victories. The Fire Within is not only a movie about surviving AIDS; this is a movie about thriving-regardless of your circumstances...
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"HIV nutrient requirements are affected by the disease itself and interaction of multiple medications"
Using Nutrition to Ward Off Side Effects
By Carla Heiser, R.D. and Tom Barrett, M.D.
Understanding the relationship between food and medicine has been of interest for centuries. The earliest medicines were derived from plants and animals. Digitalis, used in the treatment of heart conditions, is a medicine derived originally from a plant source -- foxglove. Pharmaceutical grade (pure) medications were developed to standardize both the quality and concentration of a drug in a medicine. Today Western medicine has grown reliant on pharmaceutical technology to produce drugs that will treat many conditions.In disease treatment we try to impact biochemical pathways (how medications and foods are processed). We "push" a pathway to produce specific chemical endpoint and to affect metabolism. We can also use what is known about the way medicine and nutrients work together to improve effectiveness and allow the use of lower doses -- translating to lower healthcare costs and lower side effects.
However, not all medicines work that way. HIV medications cannot be dose adjusted based on diet. Also, in HIV disease nutrient requirements are affected by the disease itself and the interactions of multiple medications. Still, we can minimize side effects and changes in metabolism with diet and nutrient supplements. Medication effectiveness and potency is increased through improved drug absorption and tolerability and less side effects.
Keep an Open Mind
Perhaps the most important thing to do is to keep an open mind about the process. Often people have the idea that they will never have another French fry again! They are frequently surprised by the variety of foods that are recommended in their diets.
Nutrition is Important!
- AIDS Nutrition
- Using Nutrition to Ward Off Side Effects
- Healthy Living for HIVers
- Beyond Medications: Healthy Living for HIVers
- Hepatitis C Prevention & Treatment
- Hepatitis C Prevention & Treatment
- THE BODY
- THE BODY: THe Complete HIV/AIDS Resource
New Table of Contents
- the Facts: 2008 AIDS Report
- June 27 is National HIV Testing Day
- if in doubt, get tested...
- Fact Sheet
- Test for AIDS
- Awareness is Everything!
- May 22: amfAR Cinema Against AIDS
- Amazon Spotlight
- Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
- Children Living with AIDS
- Pediatric AIDS Link List
- CONDOMS
- Remember Me...
- 2008 Empire State AIDS Ride
- The Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise
- Testing Positive
- The Most Important Thing
- Living with AIDS: the Fire Within
- Information on AIDS
- Using Nutrition to Ward Off Side Effects
- Keep an Open Mind
- Nutrition is Important!
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