HIV/AIDS

Music Artist Milan Christopher and Los Angeles LGBT Center Urge Those Most At-Risk to be 'PrEP'd AF' Against HIV

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Friday, June 1, 2018
Medicine, Health, Clinical medicine, HIV/AIDS, Pandemics, Women's health, Pre-exposure prophylaxis, Los Angeles LGBT Center

LOS ANGELES, June 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Los Angeles LGBT Center, along with openly gay music artist, actor, and model Milan Christopher, are urging those most at-risk to be 'PrEP'd AF' against HIV.

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  • LOS ANGELES, June 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Los Angeles LGBT Center, along with openly gay music artist, actor, and model Milan Christopher, are urging those most at-risk to be 'PrEP'd AF' against HIV.
  • PrEP'd AF will also combat misconceptions about the safety and effectiveness of PrEP and the belief that it's unaffordable.
  • Though great strides have been made in treating people with HIV through medical care, thousands of new HIV infections continue to occur each year.
  • Since 1969 the Los Angeles LGBT Center has cared for, championed and celebrated LGBT individuals and families in Los Angeles and beyond.

INNOVATIVE BIORESEARCH Launched INNBC Token Sale to Develop a Low Cost AIDS Cure, a Decentralized Database for Clinical Data, and the First Token Backed by the Value of JDM Cars

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Thursday, May 17, 2018
HIV/AIDS, Pandemics, Women's health, Health, Medicine, Virology

INNBC Token sale is something unique among current ICO offerings.

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  • INNBC Token sale is something unique among current ICO offerings.
  • First ICO launched by a Biotech company for funding a low cost AIDS cure solution to allow access to the treatment where access to traditional costly HIV antiretroviral treatment is hampered by social and/or economic limitations.
  • Creation of the first decentralized database for storing and processing clinical data, with an application designed by a research scientist to ease the process of performing biomedical research.
  • "We hope to create a large community where HIV seropositive people can stand together and not feel alone in their battle against AIDS".

Medline to Unveil Consumer Website for Ordering Resident Supplies at Argentum Senior Living Executive Conference

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Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Health, Caregiving, Geriatrics, HIV/AIDS, Pandemics, Women's health, Assisted living

The platform provides an easy and cost-effective ordering experience designed by experts with the understanding of assisted living resident needs.

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  • The platform provides an easy and cost-effective ordering experience designed by experts with the understanding of assisted living resident needs.
  • To be unveiled at this year's Argentum 2018 Senior Living Executive Conference in San Diego at booth 321, PersonalCareDirect.com includes essential personal care products, such as incontinence supplies, skin health products, mobility aids, oral care necessities and nutritional supplements, among other products.
  • PersonalCareDirect.com is a solution for both communities and families," says Shawn Scott, senior vice president of Post-Acute National Sales at Medline.
  • "Any resident of a community offering PersonalCareDirect.com will have access to Medline's high quality, professional-grade personal care supplies through one online portal."

At The Age Of 81, Pioneering Virologist Dr. Robert Gallo To Lead Largest Study Ever On Impact Of HIV Programs

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Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Health, HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS in South Africa, Medicine, President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, HIV, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Gallo, Robert Gallo, Deborah L. Birx

"We commend President George W. Bush, who signed PEPFAR into law, on this historical global health initiative."

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  • "We commend President George W. Bush, who signed PEPFAR into law, on this historical global health initiative."
  • Dr. Gallo's longstanding colleague and Institute co-founder Robert Redfield, MD, was recently named director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
  • Dr. Gallo first rose to fame in 1984 when he made the co-discovery that HIV causes AIDS.
  • Since then, Gallo continues to work to advance research and currently oversees a promising HIV vaccine trial in humans.

Hollywood, Health & Society Announces Call for Entries for 2018 Sentinel Awards

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Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Midwifery, Health, Demography, HIV/AIDS, Pandemics, Women's health, Reproductive health

The awards are presented by HH&S, a resource for writers, producers and others in search of accurate information on health, safety and security topics.

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  • The awards are presented by HH&S, a resource for writers, producers and others in search of accurate information on health, safety and security topics.
  • Eligible topics include:HIV/AIDS, reproductive and maternal health, aging, chronic illness, the threat of nuclear weapons, cyber security, clinical trials, disability and more.
  • Storylines will be recognized in the following categories: Drama, Comedy, Reality, Children's Programming, and Spanish Language.
  • The deadline for this year's entries is June 1, 2018.

VMS BioMarketing Clinical Educators Gear Up to Help Reduce HIV Risks

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Wednesday, May 2, 2018
HIV/AIDS

Among other experienced HIV professionals, Dr. Cooke came to the VMS training to share his successes and lessons learned with the group of clinical educators.

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  • Among other experienced HIV professionals, Dr. Cooke came to the VMS training to share his successes and lessons learned with the group of clinical educators.
  • "The driving force of stopping the spread of HIV in Austin waseducationand decreasing barriers to care," said Cooke.
  • VMS clinical educators will be armed to do just that throughout the state with three imperatives to help professionals:
    Identify patients at risk for HIV.
  • Educators will kick off the program this spring throughout the state with hopes to expand the program to other areas of the country.

Power of the Arts: CANFAR partners with "SExT: Sex Education by Theatre" to educate Canadian youth about HIV prevention

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Wednesday, May 2, 2018
HIV/AIDS, Health, Medicine, Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research, HIV/AIDS in Canada, Flemingdon Park, Thorncliffe Park, Sex education

SExT was born out of Toronto's Thorncliffe/Flemingdon Park, a community where sexuality is a cultural taboo and sexual health education, a contentious issue.

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  • SExT was born out of Toronto's Thorncliffe/Flemingdon Park, a community where sexuality is a cultural taboo and sexual health education, a contentious issue.
  • SExT offers an engaging and creative initiative to further sex education among diverse young people in Canada, using a community-based approach that centres the voices of youth."
  • Over a quarter of new HIV infections in Canada occur in youth between ages 15 and 29.
  • CANFAR is committed to reaching the most at-risk Canadian youth through its National Awareness Programs, which focus on educating young people across the country about HIV prevention, testing and treatment.

Dig In, Dine Out For HIV Care April 26

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Friday, April 20, 2018
HIV/AIDS, Pandemics, Women's health, Daisy Duck, Health, Medicine, Fiction, HIV/AIDS in the United States

* Please note: While most cities will hold their event on Thursday, April 26, some have alternate dates.

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  • * Please note: While most cities will hold their event on Thursday, April 26, some have alternate dates.
  • 2018 Volunteer Dining Out For Life Spokespeople:
    Daisy Martinez, Chef and Host of Viva Daisy!
  • The idea behind thesingle-day event is simple and effective: Dine Out, Fight AIDS.
  • Each restaurant donates a percentage of the day'sfood sales, which goes to local organizations to fund care, prevention, education, testing, counselingand other essential HIV/AIDs services.