Infographics
[Courtesy Medical Billing and Coding]
[Courtesy http://www.MCOL.com]
Since 1993, the average lifespan of a person infected with HIV (after their initial diagnosis) has tripled, largely thanks to treatments like the “cocktail.” However, with the cost of such drugs ranging from $10,000 to $15,000 per year for each person taking them, scientists are still on the hunt for a cure.
Assessment
Recent research may have uncovered a potential treatment that could cure HIV through stem cell research. Here, you will find out how this cure works along with other information on one of the most infamous STDs of all time.
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[ID docs are among the worst paid specialists in the US. They train for several additional years, take difficult call schedules, but make less money than peers]
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HIV is devastating poor and minority communities
The HIV pandemic in the US has developed a stable appearance over the last few years, and that appearance is notably non-white and non-wealthy. But, when the pandemic was discovered nearly thirty years ago, it was—in the US—primarily a disease of gay men.
http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2011/08/hiv-devastating-poor-minority-communities.html
Amy
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AIDS.GOV [The Mission]
Making a difference together in the fight against AIDS, http://www.AIDS.gov works to increase HIV testing and care among people most at-risk for, or living with, HIV, by using emerging communication strategies to provide access to Federal HIV information, policies (e.g. the National HIV/AIDS Strategy), programs, and resources.
Barbara
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Do Men Think About Sex All the Time?
Maybe not as this study may debunk the notion that males focus on the subject far more often than females.
http://health.msn.com/mens-health/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100282148
Submitted for your consideration on World AIDS Day!
Barbara
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Dental office may have spread hepatitis, HIV
Health officials urged 7,000 patients of an Oklahoma dentist to seek medical tests after discovering that instruments weren’t properly cleaned.
http://vitals.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/28/17505087-7000-okla-dental-patients-possibly-exposed-to-hiv?lite
Mary
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Dear ME-P and Friends,
This has been a year of change and growth for AID Atlanta. The one constant has been our ability to provide free HIV testing, education and outreach programs, medical care and client case management services to thousands of people annually for the past thirty-one years. Now more than ever, we need those services to continue.
When it comes to HIV, Georgia, and especially the metro Atlanta region, suffers from extraordinarily high rates of HIV prevalence and transmission. In 2009, 25 of the 48 U.S. counties with the highest prevalence of the disease were in Georgia. Just minutes south of our state capitol and nestled in the shadow of the Georgia Dome, the zip codes 30310 (3.2%) and 30314 (3.5%) have average HIV prevalence rates that rival or exceed those of countries that provide little to no access to health care for many of its citizens. Those neighborhoods have around three times the rates of Haiti (1.1%) and Thailand (1.2%). They top the rate of Rwanda (2.9%) and rival Nigeria’s rate (3.7%). And nearly 70% of Georgians living with HIV/AIDS live here in the Metro Atlanta area; they are our friends and neighbors.
Though we receive a good portion of our budget from Federal Ryan White funds and some state and local grant programs, none of our more than 20 programs are fully funded from a single grant. In addition, we know that more cuts are coming due to sequestration and changes in funding due to the Affordable Care Act. We have to make up the gap in order to continue the essential services we provide for people in need. Between now and the end of the year we must raise an additional $50,000 in individual gifts.
DONATE HERE: https://www.aidatlanta.org/2013-year-end?erid=1172486&trid=412eea2a-fde3-41bb-8984-2019a0024ef0
We need your support to meet our goals.
AID Atlanta
[via Dr. Marcinko]
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AIDS patients in Obamacare limbo as insurers reject checks
http://news.msn.com/us/aids-patients-in-obamacare-limbo-as-insurers-reject-checks
A dispute over federal subsidies and Obamacare rules on fraud threaten insurance coverage for hundreds of people with HIV/AIDS in Louisiana.
Mikale
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AIDs in Decline
The world has finally reached “the beginning of the end” of the AIDS pandemic that has infected and killed millions in the past 30 years, according to a leading campaign group fighting HIV.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/aids-campaigners-say-pandemic-has-finally-reached-tipping-point/ar-BBgaLIt?ocid=iehp
World AIDs Day!
Hope R. Hetico RN MHA
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World AIDS Day: The History of a Virus in 7 Stories
December 1st. has been World AIDS Day since 1988 — but though the awareness and activism around the disease has changed drastically during the years between then and now; so have our attitudes.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/world-aids-day-the-history-of-a-virus-in-7-stories/ar-BBgbXsB?ocid=iehp
Many thanks for remembering; Dr. Marcinko.
Alice
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AIDs
The origins of HIV and the making of an AIDS scapegoat.
http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2014/12/origins-hiv-making-aids-scapegoat.html
Ruth
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CDC: 30% of Those with HIV had the Virus Under Control
According to a recent Vital Signs report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
• 66% of Americans with HIV had been diagnosed but were not engaged in regular HIV care.
• 20% of Americans with HIV did not yet know they were infected.
• 4% of Americans with HIV were engaged in care but not prescribed antiretroviral treatment.
• 10% of Americans with HIV were prescribed antiretroviral treatment but did not achieve viral suppression.
• In 2011, 1.2 million Americans were living with HIV.
Note: Data is from 2011.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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AIDS Outbreak
[The Irony of Public Health Week 2015]
More than 100 people in southeastern Indiana have tested positive for HIV in an outbreak linked to the sharing of intravenous needles. And, public health officials are trying to combat unfounded fears among drug users that they could be arrested if they take part in a needle-exchange program created to stem the spread of the virus.
The state’s Joint Information Center said there had been 95 confirmed HIV cases and 11 preliminary positive cases tied to the outbreak as of Thursday. That’s up from last week’s 84 confirmed HIV cases and five preliminary positive cases.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/rural-indiana-countys-hiv-outbreak-tops-100-cases/ar-AAaIIfk?ocid=iehp
All of those cases have been linked to needle-sharing among intravenous drug users, most of whom injected a liquefied form of the prescription painkiller Opana.
Hope R. Hetico RN MHA
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