National Minority AIDS Council Building Healthier Communities
Building Leadership in Communities of Color to Address HIV/AIDS
May 2008
May 2008
California Researcher Offers HIV Vaccine Database
State health officials plan HIV/AIDS conference
HIV/AIDS leaders press Congress for national AIDS strategy
May 29
South Carolina House Approves Bill That Would Modify Regulations Concerning HIV-Positive Students
HIV/AIDS Vaccine Likely Will Not Be Available Soon, Researcher Says
May 28
San Francisco Mayor Rejects Proposed Budget Cuts to HIV/AIDS Services
Yet Another AIDS Expert Blasts HIV Spitting Case
Black Preachers vs. AIDS in Kansas City
Monitoring Board Finds HIV Combo Inferior
May 27
Gold Nanoparticles Revive HIV Drug’s Prospects
May 25
Wales West AIDS case could be heard in Federal court
May 23
Banyan Tree Project Fights Against HIV/AIDS Stigma
MAP raises awareness of HIV/AIDS in API community
Advocates Call for Increased Funding, Renewed Efforts for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Research
Miami Herald Examines Spread of HIV Among IDUs in Florida
May 22
National Education Summit to Tackle African-American HIV/STD Crisis
Learn hair and fashion tips at HIV/AIDS conference on Saturday
U.S. Patent Office Upholds One of Four Patents on Gilead's Antiretroviral Viread
Study Finds Increased Risk of Some Cancers Among HIV-Positive People in U.S.
Most HIV Cases Traced to Transmission of Single Virus, Study Finds
Smaller Pharmacies Focusing on HIV Care
Thalidomide Helps HIV-Related Colitis
May 21
HIV/Aids Global Infection Catapults to 33 Million
Advocates Call for Creation of National Strategy To Fight HIV/AIDS in U.S.
HIV Orgs Decry 35-Year Sentence for U.S. Man Who Spit on Cop
The Long, Hard March Toward an HIV Vaccine Continues
The Search Must Go On, Vaccine Advocates Say
New York City’s Florent Restaurant, a Home to Many Living With HIV, to Close
Annual Report Finds Racial Health Disparities in Anne Arundel County, Md.
May 20
HIV/AIDS Advocacy Groups Protest Ruling in Case Regarding HIV-Positive Man, Saliva
NPR Program Examines HIV/AIDS Education in U.S.
May 19
Paul Kawata Featured in Poz Article, Rallying Behind HIV Vaccine Research
New York Times Profiles Support Group for HIV-Positive Women Over Age 50
Report Reviews Developments in HIV/AIDS Vaccine Research
Lambda Legal Responds to HIV Spitting Conviction
Global Health Ministers Talk HIV Drug Access
HIV Awareness Game Pos or Not played 5.1 Million Times in Three Weeks
May 18
NMAC Honors National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day with New Online Materials and a Poster Contest
NMAC Executive Director, Paul Kawata, featured in POZ Special Report, Rallying Behind HIV Vaccine Research
May 17
May 16
Researchers Discover 'Reservoir' That Allows HIV To Remain Infectious Despite Treatment
City Efforts Raise Health Awareness Among Blacks, Seek Minorities' Participation for Clinical Trials
HIV-Positive Man Sentenced to 35 Years for Spitting
May 15
Essay Examines Progress, Challenges in HIV/AIDS Research
May 14
Preventing HIV/AIDS in the United States: A Focus on CDC's HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs
Increased Evidence Finds Exercise Beneficial to HIV-Positive People, Sacramento Bee Reports
Immune Cells Harbor Infectious Virus
Man to Sue Hospital for Disclosing His Status
Does HIV Affect Memory and Thinking?
Racial and Ethnic Disparities: States and Feds to the Rescue?
Hollywood in the 1980s: Fighting HIV in the U.S. Epidemic's Darkest Hour
HIV and Aging: The Challenges of a Graying Epidemic
On an HIV Anniversary, Scientists Talk About the Progress of HIV Research
May 13
State Initiatives to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
High Cholesterol Good for Hepatitis C Treatment?
May 12
CDC Director Gerberding Calls for Increase in HIV Prevention Efforts for Black Community
Guest Column: HIV/AIDS first hand
May 11
Rep. Barbara Lee Urges Blacks to Talk About HIV/AIDS
May 9
AIDS Research Continues at US Laboratory, After Human Trials Halted
Anti-depressants may act as potential saviours against HIV/AIDS
Updated Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Black Americans, Latinos, and Women Available
Minnesota AIDS Project to Host 21st Annual AIDS Walk and Inaugural 10K Run
South Carolina Legislature Approves $2.4M for State ADAP
Latino Commission on AIDS Project Focuses on HIV/AIDS Among Hispanic Immigrants in Deep South
Initiatives in Baltimore and California Address Minority Health Issues
May 8
Money allocated to treat HIV/AIDS
Teens Receive HIV/AIDS Education
Biotech Firm GeoVax Labs To Launch Phase II Trials of HIV Vaccine Candidate
May 7
Long Island May Win Back Funds for HIV Services, Thanks to Federal Court Ruling
AIDS is a growing public health threat across rural Minnesota ...
From Prevention to Policy: HIV/AIDS Panel on Friday
Group Launches Program To Expand Role of People Living With HIV ...
Researchers Discover Potential New Way to Hit HIV From Many Directions at Once
Early Findings Show Tantalizing Promise for Therapeutic HIV Vaccine
Majority of Patients Will Be Able to Use Intelence
May 6
New Report: Some ADAPs Cover HCV Treatment
May 5
Expert Calls for Emergency HIV Prevention Plan
New Infections Increase Among African-born Minnesotans
Stimulated Cells Control SIV, and Hopefully HIV
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Profiles Founder of Children Affected by AIDS Foundation
Anti-HIV NanoViricide Drug Candidate Demonstrates Significant Therapeutic Efficacy in Animal Trials
May 2
“Video Doctor” Reduces Unsafe Sex and Drug Use
Efforts, Events Address Diabetes, HIV/AIDS, Other Health Issues Among Minorities
Magic Johnson Calls for More HIV Testing Among Blacks in D.C.
HIV Official Won’t Reopen San Francisco Bathhouses
A Home for HIV-Positive New Yorkers
May 1
Sex Ed for Palm Beach Preteens
Specific Adverse Effects of Antiretroviral Therapy Vary Depending on Race, Gender, Study Says