By: Sherri Ly, September 25, 2009
My Fox Washington D.C.
For the first time, scientists have found a vaccine that prevents HIV infection. It's a huge step forward, especially in cities like D.C., which now has the highest rate of HIV infection in the country. Read More...
By: Darryl Fears, September 24, 2009
Washington Post
Noting that the District is the "epicenter" of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation on Thursday opened a free treatment clinic in the 2100 block of K Street, at the gateway to Georgetown. Read More...
By: Staff Reporter, September 24, 2009
Associated Press
Actor Blair Underwood is expected to cut the ribbon on an HIV/AIDS clinic bearing his name. Read More...
By: Dmitry Rashnitsov , September 15, 2009
South Florida Blade
Free clinic provides services for men: In the fight against rising HIV and STD infection rates, Broward County is putting up a strong battle thanks to added help from one of the largest national AIDS non-profit organizations.
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By: , September 9, 2009
Medical Marketing & Media
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), a Los Angeles-based non-profit healthcare provider, launched a campaign against Merck accusing the company of “criminal AIDS drug pricing” on Isentress. Merck recently gained an expanded use for Isentress, which is now approved as a first-line therapy. The AHF will mail mock-up “WANTED” postcards depicting Merck CEO Richard T. Clark as a criminal to residents of Whitehouse Station, NJ, where Merck is headquartered. Isentress is the first of a new class of HIV/AIDS treatments called integrase inhibitors. According to an AHF statement, the product's retail price per patient, per year, comes to $12,864, making it “the most expensive antiretroviral recommended by the US Department of Health and Human Services for therapy naive patients.” Read More...
By: Staff Writer, September 9, 2009
Shearlings Plowed
Arriving in mailboxes around New Jersey this week, is the flyer at right -- click to enlarge. Here is the story:
. . . .As part of its ongoing campaign to lower drug prices and increase access, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) today unveiled its latest advocacy campaign challenging Merck and Co. Pharmaceuticals over the steep price of its key HIV/AIDS drug, Isentress® (raltegravir).
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By: Kimi Yoshino, September 2, 2009
Los Angeles Times
Saying that the Los Angeles County Public Health Department has minimized sexually transmitted diseases and HIV cases in the porn industry, AIDS activists and former adult film workers on Tuesday urged county supervisors to step up oversight of the industry. Read More...
By: , August 31, 2009
Periodico Milenio
Pese a estar certificados por la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), autoridades hacendarias impidieron la entrada a México de 200 mil condones que se regalarían como parte de la campaña Love Condoms (Amor a los Condones), de la organización de servicios de VIH Sida más grande de Estados Unidos, Aids HealthCare Foundation (AHF). Read More...
By: , August 31, 2009
Latin American Herald Tribune
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation and the Mexico City government presented the campaign “Love Condoms” in an attempt to have people get rapid AIDS testing and use condoms. Read More...
By: Víctor Lara Martínez, August 26, 2009
Por Esto!
Poco más de 200 personas respondieron al llamado de las organizaciones civiles y la Secretaría de Salud, pero no todas aceptaron hacerse la prueba para detectar si son portadores del VIH/SIDA, informó Carlos Méndez Benavides, del Oasis San Juan de Dios,. Read More...
