Pandemics

NACCHO Reports CDC Finds Babies Born to Women With Zika Virus Developed Health Problems Not Apparent at Birth

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Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Zika virus, RTT, Zika fever, Health, Medicine, National Association of County and City Health Officials, Public health, Pandemics, 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic, Zika virus outbreak timeline

"This report raises new alarm about the potential for devastating health impacts to develop in babies born with Zika virus months after birth.

Key Points: 
  • "This report raises new alarm about the potential for devastating health impacts to develop in babies born with Zika virus months after birth.
  • Local health departments can connect families affected by Zika with support groups and services and encourage communication between healthcare providers and families.
  • CDC recommends that all babies born to mothers with Zika virus infection during pregnancy receive a variety of screenings and care even if they appear healthy at birth.
  • The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) represents the nation's nearly 3,000 local governmental health departments.

Grindr to Host HIV/AIDS Policy Experts, Advocates at Its First-Ever HIV Data Privacy Summit

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Thursday, July 26, 2018
Geosocial networking, Grindr, Male homosexuality, Terms of service, Pandemics, Privacy, Software, Internet privacy, HIV/AIDS, Human sexuality, Computing

LOS ANGELES, July 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Today, Grindr announced it will be hosting its first-ever HIV Data Privacy Summit in Los Angeles.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, July 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Today, Grindr announced it will be hosting its first-ever HIV Data Privacy Summit in Los Angeles.
  • Grindr is also in discussion with other leading HIV/AIDS organizations to determine interest and availability for participation.
  • "The New York City Anti-Violence Project is thrilled to take part in Grindr's HIV Data Privacy Summit to help create measures to ensure every user feels they can safely self-disclose.
  • To request additional information as it becomes available on Grindr's HIV Data Privacy Summit, please contact [email protected] .

Every three minutes a teenage girl is infected by HIV - UNICEF

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Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Pandemics, HIV/AIDS, Women's health, HIV, Adolescence, Health, Medicine, Microbiology

"This is a crisis of health as well as a crisis of agency," said UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore.

Key Points: 
  • "This is a crisis of health as well as a crisis of agency," said UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore.
  • HIV thrives among the most vulnerable and marginalized, leaving teenage girls at the centre of the crisis."
  • Last year, 130,000 children and adolescents 19 and under died from AIDS, while 430,000 almost 50 an hour were newly infected.
  • Some 1.2 million 15-19 year-olds were living with HIV in 2017 3 out of 5 of them girls.

Sir Elton John and Prince Harry Launch Global Coalition to Fight HIV and AIDS

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Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Pandemics, HIV/AIDS, Women's health, Health, HIV, Medicine, Microbiology, HIV/AIDS in the United States, Media portrayal of HIV/AIDS

"Young people are the only age group where HIV infections are rising, not falling," warned rock star and veteran AIDS campaigner Sir Elton John as he announced the launch of the MenStar Coalition focused on testing and treating HIV infections in men at the 2018 International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam today.

Key Points: 
  • "Young people are the only age group where HIV infections are rising, not falling," warned rock star and veteran AIDS campaigner Sir Elton John as he announced the launch of the MenStar Coalition focused on testing and treating HIV infections in men at the 2018 International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam today.
  • "We have to do much, much more to bring men, especially younger men more fully into the fold," he insisted.
  • The MenStar Coalition will invest $1.2 billion in the fight against HIV/AIDS and the group's first project is to launch a new HIV self-testing campaign aimed at young men in Kenya.
  • Prince Harry has long campaigned for HIV awareness and is no stranger to INSTI.

Global HIV Drugs Market 2018-2023: Key Players are Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson & Merck

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Friday, July 20, 2018
HIV, Lentiviruses, Pandemics, HIV/AIDS in China, Health

The "HIV Drugs Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2018-2023" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "HIV Drugs Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2018-2023" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The global HIV drugs market exceeded a value of US$ 17 Billion in 2017.
  • One of the primary factors catalysing the growth of the global HIV drugs market is increase in the prevalence of HIV and its diagnosis.
  • Moreover, the introduction of generic drugs, which are cost-effective and chemically identical to branded drugs, act as another factor that is contributing towards the demand for HIV drugs.

African States Urged to Accelerate Efforts Towards Achieving HIV Testing and Treatment Goals Required to End Childhood AIDS in Africa by 2030

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Friday, June 15, 2018
Women's health, HIV/AIDS, Pandemics, Health, HIV/AIDS in South Africa, Medicine, Microbiology

OAFLA and the African Union are leading the Free To Shine campaign to provide continental leadership to address this issue.

Key Points: 
  • OAFLA and the African Union are leading the Free To Shine campaign to provide continental leadership to address this issue.
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    "We need to ensure that children who have or are at risk of HIV are not left behind.
  • The Free To Shine campaign was launched in January 2018 and aims to help end childhood AIDS in Africa by 2030 and keep mothers healthy.
  • 'Free To Shine' is a campaign to help end childhood AIDS in Africa by 2030 and keep mothers healthy.

Long-term Survivors of HIV Share Stories and a Message of Hope with Others: 'You Are Never Alone'

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Monday, June 4, 2018
HIV/AIDS, Pandemics, HIV/AIDS in Australia, HIV/AIDS in China

These sentiments were shared by a group of long-term survivors of HIV as they reflected on how they felt when they were diagnosed.

Key Points: 
  • These sentiments were shared by a group of long-term survivors of HIV as they reflected on how they felt when they were diagnosed.
  • In 1990, after Michelle Lopez left a domestic violence situation, she and her infant daughter were homeless and were both diagnosed with HIV.
  • We need to help support one another," says Ed Shaw, who lost a cousin to HIV before being diagnosed himself.
  • The HIV: The Long View Coalition is comprised of organizations from across the HIV and healthcare communities.

Long-term Survivors of HIV Share Stories and a Message of Hope with Others: 'You Are Never Alone'

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Monday, June 4, 2018
HIV/AIDS, Pandemics, HIV/AIDS in Australia, HIV/AIDS in China

These sentiments were shared by a group of long-term survivors of HIV as they reflected on how they felt when they were diagnosed.

Key Points: 
  • These sentiments were shared by a group of long-term survivors of HIV as they reflected on how they felt when they were diagnosed.
  • In 1990, after Michelle Lopez left a domestic violence situation, she and her infant daughter were homeless and were both diagnosed with HIV.
  • We need to help support one another," says Ed Shaw, who lost a cousin to HIV before being diagnosed himself.
  • The HIV: The Long View Coalition is comprised of organizations from across the HIV and healthcare communities.

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.

Key Points: 
  • 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.

Key Points: 
  • 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".