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AIDS drug waiting list shortens, but experts say numbers will rise again

By | 11.07.11 | 2:40 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The number of people on Florida’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program waiting list continues to drop, but with more than 3,200 people, the list remains the longest in the U.S.

New federal bill would defund abstinence-only programs, include LGBT youth in sex-ed discussion

By | 11.03.11 | 4:44 pm

Under newly proposed legislation, the federal government would no longer fund projects that only teach sex education in the context of “abstinence only until marriage.”

American Academy of Pediatrics recommends routine HIV testing for teens

By | 10.31.11 | 11:54 am | More from The Michigan Messenger

In a position paper released Monday morning, the American Academy of Pediatrics changed its HIV testing recommendations for teens.

Florida HIV/AIDS bureau chief updates legislature on drug assistance program

By | 10.20.11 | 12:41 pm | More from The Florida Independent

A Florida House of Representatives Health subcommittee meeting report (.pdf) released Wednesday includes updated information about the state’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program, which has the longest waiting list (.pdf) in the U.S.

Rising number of HIV/AIDS cases for Latinos as national awareness day approaches

By | 10.14.11 | 3:45 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Americans will recognize National Latino AIDS Awareness Day this Saturday, amid a rising number of HIV/AIDS cases for Latinos across the U.S.

Florida AIDS Drug Assistance Program waiting list still the longest in the U.S.

By | 10.14.11 | 11:15 am | More from The Florida Independent

More than 7,400 (.pdf) people in 10 states are still on AIDS Drug Assistance Program waiting lists. Half of them, almost 3,700, live in Florida.

The AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (known as ADAP) provide medications for the treatment of HIV and AIDS for people who cannot afford to pay because they More…

Florida health department suggests cuts to crisis pregnancy funding

By | 10.13.11 | 9:55 am | More from The Florida Independent

Florida’s Department of Health suggested cutting state funding to crisis pregnancy centers, among other services, to state legislators during a committee meeting last week.

The department presented a report on what it sees as possible areas of budget reduction to legislators in the Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, More…

HIV-positive man in Minn. found guilty of assault for not using condom

By | 10.12.11 | 11:52 am | More from The Michigan Messenger

An HIV-positive 30-year-old resident of Minnesota has been convicted by a jury of attempted first degree assault for allegedly failing to use a condom during sex.

United Press International reports that while the jury believed the man had disclosed his HIV-positive status to his partner, it was obligated to More…

Florida county holds spirited forum over abstinence-only sex ed

By | 10.11.11 | 12:36 pm | More from The Florida Independent

The Manatee Tiger Bay Club last week hosted a discussion about the county’s sex education policies and what members see as the failure of abstinence-only polices in their schools.

As previously reported, Manatee County addressed a significant rise in More…

New study ties injected birth control to risk of HIV transmission

By | 10.06.11 | 6:50 pm | More from The Michigan Messenger

A study that could have far-reaching implications on birth control regimens around the world has found an increased risk of HIV transmission for women on injection hormone therapies with an HIV-positive partner.