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September 10, 2010

In Memoriam: Randy Allgaier This issue of BETA is dedicated to the memory of Randy Allgaier, a local and national hero in the fight against AIDS, who passed away on November 27. Randy was a former SFAF staff member, a warm and collegial community advocate, and a true champion for people living with HIV and AIDS in San Francisco and beyond. This issue of BETA includes an article on aging with HIV and a feature story on HIV and cancer—topics central to Randy’s recent passions and personal experience. We will miss him sorely. For more information or a free subscription: (415) 487-8060 beta@sfaf.org Sex Work, Criminalization, and HIV: Lessons from Advocacy History Sex workers are frequently omitted from discussions about the links between criminalization, marginalization, and increased HIV transmission. We talk a lot about the effects of this dynamic on men who have sex with men, injection drug users, and people living with HIV—as we certainly should—but not about sex workers. Why is this group not like the others? Read more... A Glass Half Full: Cancer Risk for People Living with HIV Cancer cannot be mentioned without arousing anxiety. But there is reason to believe the glass is at least half full when it comes to people with HIV and their risk for cancer. Read more... The iPrEx Results: Lifting Hopes, Raising Questions Thanksgiving week was a truly auspicious time for results to be released from the first clinical trial evaluating the use of antiretroviral treatment to prevent HIV infection among gay men and transgenders. There was much to be thankful for: Data from the iPrEx study showed that taking once-daily tenofovir/emtricitabine (Truvada), as part of a comprehensive HIV prevention package, reduced new infections by about 44%. Read more... News Briefs The XVIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2010), a large biannual meeting encompassing all aspects of the HIV pandemic, took place July 18-23 in Vienna, Austria. Selected reports from this conference and others are included, along with recent news from medical journals and other sources. Read more... Drug Watch: Tesamorelin Update Since it first became available in the mid-1990s, highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has saved lives and improved health and quality of life for countless people living with HIV—but the drugs are not without their downsides. One of these became clear within a few years after HAART was introduced, when people taking the new drugs began to experience dramatic and disturbing body shape changes caused by shifts in where fat accumulates. Read more... Aging and HIV: Emerging Issues in Research, Treatment, and Care Thanks to better HIV treatments—and the efforts of treatment advocates—people are living longer with HIV. As HIV positive people get older, and as increasing numbers of people acquire HIV at an older age, the medical, emotional, and social issues typically associated with aging are compounded by HIV-related challenges. Read more... Open Clinical Trials A selection of currently enrolling clinical trials of antiretroviral therapy (ART), and therapies for HIV/AIDS-related conditions. Read more... HAART Chart - Approved Antiretroviral Drugs

Most Read: Latest Added Related Topics White House LGBT Conference on HIV/AIDS UNITED STATES: White House in Atlanta: LGBT AIDS Conference No more single-theme conferences: global HIV prevention conference planned FHI 360 Senior Scientist Lut Van Damme Receives International Microbicide Conference Lifetime Achievement Award Equatorial Guinea Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and UNICEF Refute Erroneous AIDS Prevalence Figures Photographs from A Day with HIV Now Online Bulgaria urges Libya to investigate AIDS nurses case Engineers enter fight against AIDS in Africa Gilead’s Complera® Non-Inferior to Atripla® Among Treatment-Naive HIV Patients UN chief Ban calls world leaders to end Aids by 2020 Ugandan youth move to front line of HIV, maternal health fight La lutte anti-sida de demain: pas de baguette magique mais un cocktail Los homosexuales canadienses podrán donar sangre tras 5 años de castidad Canada lifts ban on gay men donating blood Hepatitis Awareness: Bringing Attention to a Silent Epidemic AIDS scientists optimistic of AIDS cure, for some SWITZERLAND: Swiss TB Rate Below European Average SOUTH CAROLINA: DHEC Orders North Charleston Clinic to Halt Invasive Procedures CANADA: New Facility Unveiled for Homeless With Hepatitis C FLORIDA: Gospel of Health: Block Party Promotes HIV and AIDS Awareness UNAIDS reports more than 7 million people now on HIV treatment across Africa––with nearly 1 million added in the last year - while new HIV infections and deaths from AIDS continue to fall SOUTH AFRICA: AIDS-Related Deaths Falling in S. Africa: Agency Mpumalanga district falling behind NSP targets Prisoners falling prey to TB TEXAS: ExxonMobil Funds Summer Interns at 2 AIDS Agencies HIV increase in gay men caused by fall in condom use HIV levels in gay men 'not falling'WESTERN EUROPE: Prevalence of Drug-Resistant HIV Has Fallen Dramatically Among Antiretroviral-Experienced Patients in Western Europe UNITED KINGDOM: Steep Fall in Incidence of TB Among HIV-Positive Heterosexuals in the UK PENNSYLVANIA: 22 Philadelphia High Schools to Distribute Free Condoms
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