AIDS Alert Archives – June 1, 2006
June 1, 2006
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New hurricane season sparks discussions about lessons learned
Hurricane threats have become so common in recent years for Louisiana coastal residents that when state STD and HIV government officials closed their office doors in New Orleans on the Friday before Hurricane Katrina struck, they were convinced they would be returning on Monday morning to do business as usual. -
No easy task: Finding clients post-hurricane
Nine months after one of the deadliest and costliest hurricane disasters hit the United States, the Louisiana HIV/AIDS program still is looking for hundreds of clients who had been on medication lists prior to the New Orleans' flooding destruction. -
Program links newly HIV-diagnosed patients to care
The Baltimore (MD) City Health Department has found success with an HIV program that is modeled after an intervention already employed in sexually transmitted disease (STD) care. -
25 Years of HIV/AIDS: CDC to remove pre-test counseling requirements
After two and a half decades of fighting one of the most insidious and stigmatized public health epidemics in recent history, U.S. public health officials say they are ready to simplify HIV testing guidelines, including eliminating requirements for HIV pre-test counseling. -
Opt-out system for HIV testing proves successful
The Denver (CO) Public Health Department has changed its HIV testing program over the past few years to an opt-out, rapid HIV test program, which has resulted in a 50% increase in HIV positive cases identified in the sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinic. -
FDA Notifications: FDA issues guidance about HIV vaccine study
The FDA is issuing guidance to sponsors on initiation of HIV vaccine studies involving pediatric patients. The guidance also provides recommendations to investigators and institutional review boards (IRBs) involved with such studies.