| May 2008 eNews
05/01/2008 |
| Includes information on the Ryan White Medical Providers Coalition, the proposed ABIM Focused Practice Recognition in HIV Medicine, and the uncertain financial future of ADAP. |
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| Study Shows Common Vitamin and other Micronutrient Supplements Reduce Risks of TB Recurrence
04/25/2008 |
New findings show a link between micronutrient supplementation and reduced risk of recurrence during tuberculosis chemotherapy, according to a study published in the June 1 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available online. |
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| Letter to Chairman Henry A. Waxman
04/22/2008 |
HIVMA Reiterates Support for Comprehensive, Science-based Sexuality Education Programs in a statement submitted for the record for April 23 Congressional hearing on domestic abstinence-only programs. |
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| HIVMA Supports HR5501
04/02/2008 |
A letter to Congress from HIVMA Chair Arlene Bardeguez, MD, MPH, in support of the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008. |
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| HIVMA Supports the Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 (H.R. 5613)
03/20/2008 |
The bill would place a one-year hold on Medicaid regulations that would make significant cuts to the program over the next five years and jeopardize access to HIV care across the country. |
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| ID, HIV Experts Urge More Resources for TB
03/20/2008 |
In honor of World TB Day 2008 (March 24), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the HIVMA Medicine Association (HIVMA) are urging U.S. policymakers to step up the fight against tuberculosis by committing substantial resources against the disease both at home and abroad. |
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| HIV Medical Workforce Letter to Chairman Kennedy
02/12/2008 |
Letter to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions regarding hearing on healthcare workforce issues for the future. |
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| Update on MRSA in MSM
02/12/2008 |
The California Department of Public Health's new fact sheet on methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) for gay men and MSM. A clinical update is also available here. |
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| 2009 Bush Budget a Disaster for HIV/AIDS
02/04/2008 |
The President’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2009, if enacted, would spell disaster for the nation’s health, and by extension, our national effort to respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States. |
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| HIV Groups Urge Congress to Support Medicaid in Stimulus Package
01/25/2008 |
HIVMMWG letter encouraging a temporary economic stimulus package, including critical assistance for state Medicaid programs. |
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