Progress Or Indication Of A Bigger Problem
30 years later about 50,000 Americans still become infected with HIV each year. This number has remained steady for the last 10 years. Currently, more people are living with HIV which translates into more opportunities to transmit the virus. This is why routine HIV testing and prevention is so important.
Dr. Kevin Fenton, chief of AIDS prevention for the CDC says, 50,000 is an unacceptably high level and without better prevention efforts, we’re likely to face an era of rising infection rates.
In fact, if the number of people living with HIV continues to grow, the stability will be short-lived. For most risk groups, infection rates remain stable with 61 percent of cases contracted through gay or bi-sexual sex, 27 percent through heterosexual sex and 9 percent through drug injections. However, the new HIV incidence data show that infections among African- American gay and bi-sexual men has rapidly increased by 48 percent.
The new generation of both men and women must be reached, so that they can learn how to protect themselves from HIV. We cannot become complacent.
Things that you can do to protect yourself and others include:
Routine HIV testing
Change your behavior
Use condoms EVERY time you engage in ANY sexual behavior
Be informed about HIV/AIDS
Source: http://articles.boston.com/2011-08-04/news/29851446_1_aids-prevention-infection-rates-aids-policy
International AIDS Conference Returns To US
For the first time in decades, the International AIDS Conference will take place in the United States. After many years and much controversy, the Obama administration has lifted a policy in place since 1987 which prohibited foreign nationals with HIV/AIDS from visiting the United States.
AIDS 2012 will take place July 22-27, 2012 in Washington, DC at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The International AIDS Conference is the premier gathering for those working in the field of HIV, policy makers, people living with HIV/AIDS and others committed to ending the epidemic. This is also a prime opportunity for researchers from around the world to share the latest scientific advances in the field, learn from one another s expertise, and develop strategies for advancing efforts to treat and prevent HIV.
Over 20,000 delegates from nearly 200 countries are expected to be in attendance. AIDS 2012 will play a key role in shaping international responses to this devastating epidemic.
Nacional Latino Para La Concientizacion Del SIDA
Día Nacional Latino para la Concientización Del SIDA
El 15 de Octubre culmina la celebración del Mes de la Herencia Hispana y marca el día designado como el Día Nacional Latino para la Concientización sobre el SIDA (NLAAD). NLAAD es una campaña nacional de mercadeo social que unió la comunidad Hispana sobre el VIH, la promoción de la prueba del VIH, la prevención y educación sobre diferentes temas de salud como hepatitis viral, enfermedades de transmisión sexual y tuberculosis. ñNLADD
Para más información:
Llama 615-256-3882
Cancer And HIV/AIDS A Tale Of Two Diseases
Thanks to better treatments, people with HIV/AIDS are living longer. Although, fewer people now die from AIDS, cancer is emerging as an important cause of death for the infected population. This can be attributed to the fact that these individuals often have more exposure to other viruses or agents that cause cancer, their immune systems are somewhat weakened and the risk of cancer increases with age. However, types of cancer that have traditionally been associated with AIDS progression are on the decline in the HIV/AIDS population while other types of cancer are on the rise. The most common non-AIDS-defining cancers in patients with HIV are anal, lung and liver cancers. As well as Hodgkin lymphoma. In 2001 through 2005, these four cancers made up nearly half of all non-AIDS-defining cancers.
In order to combat the increasing rates of cancer in individuals infected with HIV/AIDS, medical experts recommend prevention, screening, treatment and avoiding exposure to other risk factors.
Speak And Tweet Poetry Slam
Meet us downtown at BB Kings from 7PM-9PM for our Speak & Tweet Poetry Slam. Enjoy food, drinks, music and poetry.
This event open to the public.
Catherine Wyatt-Morley Wages War Against HIV/AIDS
In 1994, after being diagnosed with HIV, Catherine Wyatt-Morley was given 6 years to live. Almost eighteen years later, she’s still fighting while also helping others along the way.
Wyatt-Morley recently sat down with The Tennessean and Voice of America to discuss her struggles, triumphs and what she is doing to help others who are infected/affected by HIV/AIDS.
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