Now online at AIDS Treatment News:
*** New Approach to Mental Health: Interview with Jeff Hoeltzel,
Community Living Room
A Philadelphia program for people with a mental health diagnosis
who are HIV-positive has won national recognition. We interviewed its
creator for ideas and approaches others can use. Photos.
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2007/02/clr-philadelphia.html
*** AIDS Treatment News Current-News Alerts, www.aidsnews.org/now
We select newspaper articles, medical-journal abstracts, and
other online reports and information -- and provide the headlines and
links all in one place, often on the first day the news appears. It's
free, with no need to register or subscribe.
Full article: www.aidsnews.org/now
*** FUZEON: Avoiding Injection-Site Reactions
The FDA changed the FUZEON prescribing information to help avoid
this common and unpleasant side effect of the drug.
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2007/02/fuzeon-isr.html
*** Sustiva: Revised Drug-Interaction Information
The FDA added new drug-interaction warnings to the prescribing
information for Sustiva (efavirenz).
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2007/02/sustiva-interactions.html
*** Prisoner Death Rate Very High Immediately After Release
During the first two weeks after release, prisoners in Washington
State had 129 times the death rate from drug overdose, compared to
other state residents -- probably because they did not know how much
less drug they could tolerate, after taking little or none of it
prison. Cardiovascular disease, homicide, suicide, cancer, and
traffic accidents also caused excessive deaths.
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2007/02/prisoner-deaths.html
*** Herzenberg Wins Kyoto Prize for Cell Sorter
The inventor of the machine used to count T-cells, collect stem
cells, and measure or collect many other rare cells was awarded the
prestigious Kyoto Prize for advanced technology, at a ceremony in Japan.
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2007/02/herzenberg-kyoto.html
*** Contest for Best Video Game Concept Against AIDS, Deadline March 16
The Kaiser Family Foundation and mtvU announced a contest for the
best concept for a Web-based video game "to help raise awareness
about HIV/AIDS among 15-24 year olds in the U.S. and to promote
personal action in response to the epidemic."
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2007/02/game-concept.html
*** AIDS Treatment News Current-News Alert Service: You Can Help Us
Improve It
This 7-question survey will help us improve our new service at
www.aidsnews.org/now. We most want to know if you would prefer
separate feeds for certain categories of news.
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2007/02/alert-survey.html
*** AIDS News Feeds: The Future
How news feeds can advance biomedical research -- as well as
helping people follow specialized news.
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2007/02/news-future.html
--
John S James
AIDS Treatment News
www.aidsnews.org