| John James 2005-10-17, 11:04 am |
| Now Online at AIDS Treatment News:
*** Modern HIV May Be Slightly Less Virulent, Laboratory Study Suggests
We use this well-publicized research finding as a starting point
for discussion of different kinds of immune-based therapy.
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2005/10/less-virulent.html
*** Major U.S. Treatment-Access Problems Likely: Inadequate Political
Response
2006 could be the worst year for U.S. access to HIV medical care
since the development of lifesaving drugs. Our community needs to
respond more effectively to this threat.
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2005/10/access-problems.html
*** Retroviruses Conference Deadlines Start October 2005
If you are going to the Retroviruses conference February 5-9 in
Denver, you must pay attention to deadlines that start in October.
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2005/10/retroviruses-
deadlines.html
*** U.S. Treatment Guidelines: New Version, October 2005
The new edition has a small number of revisions, which may be
most important to treatment-experienced patients.
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2005/10/treatment-
guidelines.html
*** New California Law: Insurers Cannot Deny Organ Transplants Solely
Because of HIV
California has become the first state to decide that a health
insurer cannot refuse to pay for a liver or other organ transplant
solely because the patient has HIV.
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2005/10/transplant-hiv.html
*** One-Day HIV Treatment Meeting Near Boston, November 11
This meeting on new drugs, treatment strategies, and clinical
trials will include talks by leading HIV physicians and researchers.
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2005/10/sfac-meeting.html
*** HIV Treatment in Resource-Limited Settings: Call for Information
AIDS Treatment News needs fact sheets for people with HIV in
resource-limited settings, such as developing countries, where many
drugs and tests commonly used in rich countries are not available.
Despite vast geographical and political differences in treatment and
access, some critically important background and suggestions can be
provided to people directly, or for local experts and organizations
to change as they wish. We are asking readers for advice on what has
proved useful.
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2005/10/resource-limited.html
*** Got Medicare? What People Living with HIV Need to Know about the
New Medicare Drug Benefit-– "Part D" - Starting January 1, 2006
Here is practical background on the new drug benefit, for persons
on Medicare or eligible for it -- including details on who can
qualify for the major low-income help in paying the fees.
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2005/10/medicare-d.html
*** ALERT: Two Weeks to Save Key Programs for People with HIV/AIDS
Call Congress this week on Medicaid, AIDS programs [Action alert
from C2EA, others].
Full article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2005/10/save-medicaid.html
*** Online-Payment, Fundraising Design Moved
Our design for online financial accounts that can reproduce,
inherit potentially hundreds of automatic services and options, and
evolve independently for fundraising and other purposes has moved to
www.smart-accounts.com
Full AIDS Treatment News article: http://www.aidsnews.org/2005/10/
smart-a.html
--
John S James
AIDS Treatment News
www.aidsnews.org
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aidsnews/
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
aidsnews-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
***********************************************************
For AIDS/HIV+ resources, visit the s.s.a.h+ website at :
http://www.webcom.com/benny/ssah/ssah+.html
***********************************************************
|