News and Features - amfAR http://www.amfar.org/rss.aspx?c=146 News and Features http://www.amfar.org/images/amfarLogo.gif 150 65 amfAR http://www.amfar.org/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:37:40 GMT amfAR Deeply Critical of Re-Imposition of Ban on Federal Funding for Syringe Exchange http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NewsAndFeatures-Amfar/~3/1Y1Yaf3jNoU/article.aspx <p>amfAR has voiced strong criticism of a ban on the use of federal funds for syringe exchange programs that will take effect if Congress passes the fiscal year 2012 spending bill as expected.<br /></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y6syJTb3g7f4qGGEuezk7AaTDYE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y6syJTb3g7f4qGGEuezk7AaTDYE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y6syJTb3g7f4qGGEuezk7AaTDYE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y6syJTb3g7f4qGGEuezk7AaTDYE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NewsAndFeatures-Amfar/~4/1Y1Yaf3jNoU" height="1" width="1"/> Joseph Isahack Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:35:30 GMT http://www.amfar.org/hill/article.aspx?id=10634 amfAR Welcomes Sweeping Obama Administration Policies Designed to Protect Gays and Lesbians Abroad http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NewsAndFeatures-Amfar/~3/dzziUQdObLQ/article.aspx Secretary Clinton cites importance of LGBT rights in global response to HIV/AIDS epidemic <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4dMKnJg6oja_NWWNO-_sGjltSB8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4dMKnJg6oja_NWWNO-_sGjltSB8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4dMKnJg6oja_NWWNO-_sGjltSB8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4dMKnJg6oja_NWWNO-_sGjltSB8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NewsAndFeatures-Amfar/~4/dzziUQdObLQ" height="1" width="1"/> Joseph Isahack Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:10:35 GMT http://www.amfar.org/hill/article.aspx?id=10625 amfAR Applauds President Obama’s Bold Commitment to Begin to End the AIDS Epidemic at Home and Abroad http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NewsAndFeatures-Amfar/~3/d6XORW3kUCY/article.aspx In his speech, President Obama renewed the United States’ commitment to ending the AIDS epidemic both domestically and abroad by pledging to deliver antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) to six million people around the world—up from four million today—and allocating $50 million to help curb the spread of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hF5kUGt6tv837UFgkOKXmsTUzSw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hF5kUGt6tv837UFgkOKXmsTUzSw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hF5kUGt6tv837UFgkOKXmsTUzSw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hF5kUGt6tv837UFgkOKXmsTUzSw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NewsAndFeatures-Amfar/~4/d6XORW3kUCY" height="1" width="1"/> Joseph Isahack Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:17:02 GMT http://www.amfar.org/hill/article.aspx?id=10602 CDC Says Only a Quarter of Americans with HIV Have the Virus “Under Control” http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NewsAndFeatures-Amfar/~3/TYz2QwFntEM/article.aspx A new report estimates that one in five HIV-positive Americans are not aware they are infected, and among those who are aware, only half are receiving ongoing medical care and treatment. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z7OfwqLQnaxGLfgfROf3xppDZds/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z7OfwqLQnaxGLfgfROf3xppDZds/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z7OfwqLQnaxGLfgfROf3xppDZds/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Z7OfwqLQnaxGLfgfROf3xppDZds/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NewsAndFeatures-Amfar/~4/TYz2QwFntEM" height="1" width="1"/> Joseph Isahack Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:16:23 GMT http://www.amfar.org/community/article.aspx?id=10593 Closing in on a Cure http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NewsAndFeatures-Amfar/~3/dpPES7xnTaE/article.aspx <p><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px solid; BORDER-LEFT: 0px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 6px; PADDING-RIGHT: 6px; BORDER-TOP: 0px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px solid" title="First Panel" border="0" hspace="6" alt="First Panel" align="left" src="http://www.amfar.org/uploadedImages/Articles/Articles/In_The_Lab/first panelc.jpg" width="150" height="100" />An amfAR symposium on November 29 brought together leading scientists, advocates, journalists, and one extraordinary “patient” to discuss the holy grail of AIDS research: a cure. The event featured a conversation with Timothy Brown, “The Berlin Patient,” who is recognized internationally as the first and only documented case of a person being cured of HIV.</p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ArVxzzKSu6A25HQTLFEd2-A4jEw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ArVxzzKSu6A25HQTLFEd2-A4jEw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ArVxzzKSu6A25HQTLFEd2-A4jEw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ArVxzzKSu6A25HQTLFEd2-A4jEw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NewsAndFeatures-Amfar/~4/dpPES7xnTaE" height="1" width="1"/> Larry Switzer Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:49:28 GMT http://www.amfar.org/lab/article.aspx?id=10599