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Current efforts to reduce tuberculosis (TB) death tolls in areas with high rates of HIV infection promote the development of drug-resistant strains of the deadly disease, according to a study by Harvard School of Public Health researchers. Instructor in Medicine Theodore H. Cohen and Assistant Professor of Epidemiology Megan Murray will publish their findings in the May 2 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The new study puts an emphasis on areas with high HIV rates and warns against the effects of indiscriminately using isoniazid on all patients, Cohen said. Isoniazid preventive therapy, a drug...
...were invited to the event in an effort to get them involved. Clinton eloquently called on the corporate and government leaders in the room to work harder, and her speech was punctuated by applause. With more than 25 million people dead from AIDS and 40 million currently infected with HIV, one can hardly argue with the fact that far more needs to be done. Trevor Neilson Executive Director, Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS New York City...
South African AIDS activist Zackie Achmat urged Harvard Friday to make its HIV research and intellectual property more available for public use. “For too long we have allowed our science to remain within the walls of academic institutions,” he said in the opening keynote address of a conference hosted at the Kennedy School of Government. Achmat expressed frustration with the American patent system. He acknowledged Harvard’s “special place” in work on AIDS, but he argued it should license its intellectual property more widely. He urged...
...Foundation Movement as well as a blend of spoken word “slam-poetry,” stand-up comedy, and a world fusion dance mix spun by a DJ duo. The proceeds from the concert will be donated to the Selula Sandla AME Village, a home for HIV orphans in Swaziland, and the Liberty Hall Youth Culture Center, which teaches cultural literacy and computer skills to children in the ghettoes of Kingston, Jamaica. “No one is strong enough to stand alone—no matter how strong your beat...the movement is stronger than...
...were invited to the event in an effort to get them involved. Clinton eloquently called on the corporate and government leaders in the room to work harder, and her speech was punctuated by applause. With more than 25 million people dead from aids and 40 million currently infected with hiv, one can hardly argue with the fact that far more needs to be done. Trevor Neilson Executive Director, Global Business Coalition on hiv/aids New York City Even my well-to-do, liberal Democrat brother-in-law rejects the notion of Hillary as President and says he might vote for John...