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From: "News at The Body" <update@...>Date: 15 Mar 2012 12:50:55 -0400<nelsonvergel@...>Reply "News at The Body" <update@...>Subject: News Views: HIV Treamtent Update; When Will Men Let Women In?; the HIV-Fighting Virus; and MoreMarch 15, 2012Top Stories at TheBody.comNews Views LibraryChange/Update SubscriptionBlog CentralHIV Treatment Health IssuesHIV in the NewsOpinions PerspectivesHIV/STD Transmission EducationBLOG CENTRAL Aless Piper: Flaming Red's Social Media Toolkit"I truly believe that there is absolutely no reason why someone who wants to be involved, should not be involved in some way. Likewise, I believe that there is absolutely no reason for [HIV/AIDS organizations] to not be present and accounted for on social media." B. Osten: The Day I Was Diagnosed With HIV"Like many of my generation, the answer to HIV and AIDS was 'Don't ask. Don't tell.' I never thought the reality of it would hit so close to home. ... Reflecting back, the telltale signs of the disease were in plain sight. I guess I just refused to see it." T. Mejia: My Trip to Colombia, and the Importance of "Disconnecting" (Video)"This is so important for our health! Not only have I been really taking care of my body -- I stopped smoking, started eating organic and very healthy -- but I am also learning to stop and look at the beautiful gift that is nature. ... This was a total spiritual medication for me."More Headlines From HIV/AIDS Blog Central: Maloney: Tell Gilead to Reduce the Cost of HIV Medications Now! B. Terry-: HIV-Positive Zimbabwean Woman Laced Child's Porridge With Menstrual BloodYou Don't Need to Destroy Yourself!(A recent post from the " Living With HIV " board)"I just want to say how grateful I am to be alive and sober today. I tested HIV positive in 1985 when I was 25 years old. I believed at that time I was going to die. So, I attempted to kill myself by using drugs and alcohol for the next 25 years. By the grace of God, I have never had an OI, and still have CD4s in the 600 range. ... I thought I would share this with people who may be having a hard time accepting the fact that they are HIV positive. It is not a death sentence, as most of you probably already know. Don't go off the deep edge and use drugs like I did." -- ClayClick here to join this discussion, or to start your own!To do this, you'll need to register with TheBody.com's bulletin boards if you're a new user. Registration is quick and anonymous (all you need is an email address) -- click here to get started!HIV TREATMENT HEALTH ISSUES State of ART at CROI: New Concepts and New Integrase InhibitorsHIV drugs in development may no longer command a lion's share of CROI as they once did, but sessions devoted to new antiretrovirals and promising paths for HIV treatment are still filled to bursting. Young, M.D., Ph.D., summarizes the latest research on the shining compounds currently in the pipeline. (On TheBodyPRO.com) HIV Treatment Update From CROI 2012 (Video)CROI 2012 featured a number of noteworthy presentations highlighting new research on HIV antiretrovirals in development, the treatment of HIV/HCV coinfection, and metabolic complications and malignancies in people with HIV. IFARA brings you this interview with leading experts Cal Cohen, M.D., and Ellion, M.D., on these breaking research issues. (On TheBodyPRO.com) GBV-C: A Virus That Could Be Beneficial for People Living With HIVHIV-positive people who are infected with GB virus C (GBV-C) appear to have a lower mortality risk than people who aren't infected with the virus, according to studies presented at CROI 2012. Although very preliminary, the findings could open up a new direction in the development of new forms of HIV treatment. (On TheBodyPRO.com)More Headlines on HIV Treatment and Health Issues:Psoriasis Linked to Protection From HIV-1 Progression (From Scientific American)HIV Speeds Lung Function Decline in Cohort of Smokers (From AIDSmeds)Controversy Regarding Strategic Treatment Interruptions in Young Children Who Start ART During Infancy (From aidsmap)Kaposi's Sarcoma in Africa: People With Low CD4 Counts Still at Risk Despite ART (From aidsmap)Ken H. (From Bronx, N.Y.) on "Jamar : Behind the Voice""To those with HIV and AIDS who think it's impossible ... I am 19 years old and on September 21, 2011, I was diagnosed with HIV. I keep my head strong and really clap it up to people like you who are strong enough to prove to America nothing is impossible as long as you believe."Read the rest of this comment and join the discussion on this article!HIV IN THE NEWS India Issues "Compulsory License" Legalizing Generic Drugs; Could Have Implications for HIV Treatment AccessIndia's Patent Office has set an important new precedent in generic drug access: This week, it said that a local generic drugmaker could legally make and sell a generic form of a patented anti-cancer medication. The move could ultimately have a huge impact on generic HIV medication access as well. Ethiopians With HIV Start to Trade Holy Water for AntiretroviralsEthiopia is slowly embracing antiretrovirals to treat HIV/AIDS, following years in which superstitious views of the disease dominated, and affected people often shunned drugs in favor of holy water as a curative.More News Headlines:New Zealand Appeals Court Rules Non-Disclosure of HIV Can Yield Rape Charge (From Radio New Zealand)Eye on Rwanda: Successes and Challenges in HIV Testing and Treatment (From Science Speaks)New Documentary About Church and HIV Coming Soon (From "D.C. HIV/AIDS Examiner" on TheBody.com)Chinese Marriage Ruled Invalid Due to Concealment of HIV (From China Daily)Global Fund Releases More Than $7 Million to South Africa Following Request From AIDS Organizations (From the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)OPINIONS PERSPECTIVES When Will Male HIV/AIDS Leaders Make Women and Girls a Priority?"We are drowning in a culture that seriously devalues women, and unfortunately, the HIV/AIDS movement is part of that same culture," our news editor Kellee Terrell writes. "I challenge male leaders to stop with the sappy pseudo-empowering rhetoric about how women and girls can overcome this epidemic and how our voices really do matter." If Fluke's a Slut, What Am I? HIV and (Institutional) Violence Against Women"I know all too well what character assassinations, funding restrictions, and the overall environment can do to women," writes Naina Khanna of the U.S. Positive Women's Network. "Media rampages attacking women pave the way for ... poor health outcomes that can complicate HIV vulnerability and disease progression." , Director of The Announcement, Talks Magic and HIV/AIDSThe Announcement, a documentary about Magic 's public HIV disclosure in 1991, debuted on March 11 to stellar reviews. TheBody.com talked with the film's director, , about how HIV/AIDS has impacted his personal life and what he hopes people will take away from the movie.More Opinions & Perspectives:Photos: A Glimpse Inside One of the World's Biggest HIV Research Conferences (On TheBody.com's Facebook Page)My Grindr HIV Disclosure Experiment (From UKPositiveLad)Logan Voxx and the Positive Young People Foundation (From "The Positive Pitch" on TheBody.com)When HIV Privacy Goes Too Far: Massachusetts' HIV Testing Records (From Short White Coat)Teenagers Born With HIV Tell of Life Under Society's Radar (From The Guardian)HIV/STD TRANSMISSION & EDUCATION Update on HIV Vaccines and Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies (Video)Dennis Burton, Ph.D., is one of the most respected, invested researchers in the field of HIV vaccine research. In this interview from IFARA, Burton offers his sense of where we are today and where we're going in work around broadly neutralizing antibodies and HIV vaccines. (on TheBodyPRO.com) HIV Pill for Prevention Debated as FDA Ruling NearsAhead of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration expert panel review in May, HIV/AIDS advocacy groups are weighing in on efforts to get the HIV medication Truvada (tenofovir/FTC) approved for use as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) -- i.e., by HIV-negative people to help protect themselves from HIV.More HIV/STD Transmission Education Headlines:HIV Superinfections May Happen as Often as First Infections (From HIVandHepatitis.com)South Africa: Circumcision Tied to Drop in Herpes, Too (From the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Researchers May Have Spotted Evidence of Ongoing Animal-to-Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transfer (From aidsmap) Tell Gilead to Reduce the Cost of HIV Medications Now! Under Attack: Your Health Care Rights Ohioans Living With HIV/AIDS Need Our Help! Activists Launch New Survey to Help Speed HIV Cure Research Demand Hershey Reverse Decision on HIV+ Student and Dismiss School Officials Count HIV+ Women In! PWN Launches National Campaign on World AIDS Day