HIV testing goes mainstream, San Franciscans experience “donor fatigue,” and the fundraising calendar fills up. This week’s About AIDS is about breakthroughs.
• Taiwanese AIDS activists use haunted house to educate population about HIV.
• The United Nations is concerned that Ukrainian homophobia will have negative impact on HIV transmission rates.
• Preventative Services Task Force recommends instituting HIV testing as standard procedure.
• Report warns that declining circumcision rate may cause boon in HIV and sexually transmitted diseases.
• Optimism about AIDS advances hurting donations in San Francisco.
• New research is optimistic about treatment for Kaposi’s Sarcoma.
• Treatment for HIV may be as close as the spice rack.
• Modification of drug molecule may boost prevention.
• University of Texas El Paso professor receives grant for HIV research.
• The social calender is filling up with three of Austin’s longest running benefits for people living with HIV/AIDS. Rubber Duck: The Party kicks things off this Saturday with their quackers event benefiting the Paul Kirby Emergency Fund. AIDS Services of Austin jump starts the AIDS Walk with a kick-off party and 25th anniversary celebration. Finally, The Octopus Club announce date for the 17th annual Octotea fundraiser.
This article appears in August 17 • 2012.