United States Conference on AIDS 2012 Hosted by the National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC), the annual United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) takes place from Sunday, September 30, to Wednesday, October 3, in Las Vegas.
NYC Warns MSM With HIV About Meningitis Cases Four cases of meningitis have occurred in New York City within the past four weeks among HIV-positive men who have sex with men resulting in one death and one person in critical care, according to a statement by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Michael Kaplan to Join AIDS United as President and CEO AIDS United has named Michael Kaplan as president and CEO, according to an AIDS United statement. Kaplan was the executive director of the Cascade AIDS Project in Portland, Oregon.
September 26, 2012
Scripps Gets $20M to Research HIV Drug Resistance
The Scripps Research Institute will get $20 million over five years from the National Institutes of Health to study how drug resistance develops in HIV, according to a Scripps statement.
EJAF Gives Nearly $2M in Second Round of 2012 Grants The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) has awarded more than $1.8 million in its second round of 2012 grants to two new and 11 renewal grantees, according to an EJAF statement.
September 25, 2012
Former Employee Sues Delta Air Lines for HIV Discrimination A former employee of Delta Air Lines is suing the company for disability discrimination and harassment resulting from his HIV status,
according to paperwork
filed in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Debut Album by HIV-Positive Country Singer Jimbeau Hinson Strong Medicine, the first album by openly bisexual and
HIV-positive country musician and songwriter Jimbeau Hinson, debuts September
25, according to a statement by his record label Wrinkled Records.
September 24, 2012
Video Implicates Michigan Police Officer in HIV Discrimination
A Michigan police dashboard video shows an officer issuing a traffic ticket to a man and a ticket for marijuana possession to a woman with HIV because he was “aggravated” she didn’t disclose her status before he searched her car, The American Independent reports.
$538M in Cuts to Federal HIV/AIDS Funds Could Occur Jan. 2
The AIDS Institute has sent a letter to congressional leaders outlining $538 million in cuts to HIV/AIDS funding that could occur on January 2 unless Congress and the president find another option.
Jerome Horwitz, Creator of AZT, Dies Jerome P. Horwitz, a researcher who created the drug AZT (azidothymidine), died on September 6, The New York Times reports. He was 93.
Paris Hilton Says Most Gay Guys 'Probably Have AIDS' In
an audiotape, Paris Hilton is heard perpetuating the myth that
most gay men
have AIDS, RadarOnline.com reports. A New York City taxi driver
who had the
Hilton Hotels heiress and a gay male friend in his backseat
recorded the
audiotape.
Home for Orphans With HIV to Close in Nepal Ten HIV-positive children ages 3 to 10 from the Saphalta HIV Shiksya Sadan School in Nepal face an uncertain future after the sale of their building, The Associated Press reports.
amfAR Gives Over $800,000 to Three HIV Cure Research Teams
The Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) has awarded more than $800,000 in three new HIV cure grants to research teams in the amfAR Research Consortium on HIV Eradication (ARCHE), according to an amfAR statement.
Federal Judge Allows Alabama HIV Inmate Segregation Trial Under a federal judge’s order, a lawsuit to end the segregation of HIV-positive prisoners in Alabama jails will begin on Monday, September 17, The Associated Press reports.
Eastern Europe Has World's Fastest-Growing HIV Epidemic Eastern Europe and Central
Asia have the world’s fastest-growing HIV epidemic, IPS reports. New HIV cases
have risen 22 percent in the region since 2005, according to the World Health
Organization.
AIDS Activists Interrupt Paul Ryan Values Voter Summit Speech
Two women were thrown out of a conservative gathering after yelling “corporations aren’t people” during a speech by Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, Talking Points Memo reports.
September 13, 2012
Younger MSM on Mobile Apps to Find Sex Dislike Condoms
Nearly half (46.4 percent)
of younger men who have sex with men (MSM) who use mobile apps to find sex have
unprotected anal intercourse, according to a new study by researchers Renato
Barucco and Luis Freddy Molano, MD, and reported by The Advocate.
Grindr Blamed by Hong Kong AIDS Group for Rising HIV Cases AIDS Concern, an HIV awareness group in Hong Kong, claims Grindr, a gay dating mobile app, is contributing to the rise in new HIV cases in the city among men who have sex with men, China Daily reports.
Boy With HIV Settles Hershey School Suit for $715,000
A settlement has been reached in the case of a boy who was allegedly denied admission to the Milton Hershey School because he has HIV, according to a statement by the U.S. Department of Justice.
September 11, 2012
Santa Monica Refuses Bus Ads for AIDS Walk Los Angeles The public bus operators of Santa Monica, California, are refusing to run paid advertisements from AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) to promote its upcoming AIDS Walk on October 14, Southern California Public Radio reports.
HIV Research Fraud Verdict Upheld by Federal Appeals Court A federal appeals court has
upheld the 2010 judgment of a federal court that Weill Medical College at
Cornell University and a former faculty member submitted false claims to the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) related to grants for HIV/AIDS research, according to a statement by
Salmanson Goldshaw, PC, the law firm representing Daniel Feldman, PhD, the
whistleblower in the case.
George Michael Sings at Paris Opera for AIDS Charity In support of French AIDS
charity Sidaction, George Michael became the first international pop star to
perform at the Opera Garnier in Paris, The Associated Press reports.
MSU Launches HIV Registry Including Rural Patients The new HIV registry
launched by Michigan State University (MSU) will be one of the first in the
country to include people from rural areas, according to an MSU statement.
300 People Protest Unmet HIV Demands in China About 300 people with HIV
and their relatives pried a gate off a government office in central
China to protest unmet demands for financial help, The Associated Press reports.
September 05, 2012
Angry Birds Honors Freddie Mercury for AIDS Fundraiser The creators of the mobile game Angry Birds have made an animated video of one of
its birds dressed up as Freddie Mercury to support HIV research, according to a
statement from The Mercury Phoenix Trust, the AIDS charity founded by the
surviving members of Queen.
Georgia Eliminates Its ADAP Waiting List The waiting list for the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) in Georgia has been reduced to zero, The Associated Press reports.
September 04, 2012
Bienestar Sues New Landlord for HIV Discrimination Bienestar, a social
services organization in Southern California serving Latinos and other
underserved communities, has filed suit against the landlord of its new Van
Nuys location for terminating the lease and changing the locks only 48 hours
after opening its doors, according to a Bienestar statement.
Matthew McConaughey to Lose 30 Pounds for HIV Role Actor Matthew McConaughey
plans to drop 30 pounds by mid-September when he begins shooting the HIV-themed
The Dallas Buyer’s Club, the
Daily Mail reports.
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