The following is a list of press releases from CDC and other organizations.
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from a CDC official. They also include contact information from the Office
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Press Releases from Other Organizations
From the CDC
Office of Communication - Media Relations 
"8th
Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections Chicago, February
4 - 7, 2001"
This press release highlights the 8th Conference
on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections and discusses CDC's new
approach to HIV prevention that will involve intensive prevention outreach
and services to those living with the disease.
(Added February 5, 2001)
"CDC
Issues New Report On STD Epidemics"
This press release discusses the CDC report
release that shows an increase of gonorrhea rates
in the United States by nine percent between
1997 and 1999, raising concerns that steady declines in the disease
over the past two decades could possibly be reversed. (Added
December 5, 2000)
"CDC
Issues New Report On STD Epidemics"
This press release discusses the CDC report
release that shows an increase of gonorrhea rates
in the United States by nine percent between
1997 and 1999, raising concerns that steady declines in the disease
over the past two decades could possibly be reversed. (Added
December 5, 2000)
"Most
Teens Are Not Provided STD Or Pregnancy Prevention Counseling During
Check-Ups"
This press release discusses a CDC study released
at the National STD Prevention Conference held Dec. 4 to 7 in Milwaukee,
WI. The findings suggest that a greater effort is needed to encourage
health care providers to talk with teenage patients about STD and pregnancy
prevention. (Added December 4, 2000)
From Other
Organizations
"Study
Confirms Gender Differences in Progression from HIV to AIDS"
This news release from the National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) discusses the
findings reported in the March 8 issue of The New England Journal
of Medicine. Despite differences in "Viral Load," men and women
develop AIDS at the same rate. (Added March 8,
2001)
"World
Bank and CDC Sign Agreement to Improve Health in Developing and Transition
Countries"
This press release from the U.S.
Department of Health & Human Services, Health
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces the signing
of a groundbreaking agreement by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) and the World Bank to work more closely together to
improve health in developing and transition countries through better
communication, coordination, and collaboration. (Added
February 6, 2001)
"HIV
Treatment Guidelines Updated for Adults and Adolescents"
This news release from the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) announces the release of the updated
version of the Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in
HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents, which includes revised recommendations
for when to initiate anti-HIV therapy. (Added
February 6, 2001)
"HRSA
Awards Nearly $583 Million for HIV/AIDS Care in High-Incidence Areas"
This press release from the U.S.
Department of Health & Human Services, Health
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces that nearly
$583 million in Ryan White CARE Act grants to fund primary health care
and support services for low-income individuals in the 51 eligible metropolitan
areas hit hardest by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. For the third year, part
of the funds each EMA receives will be used to bolster HIV-related health
care. (Added January 24, 2001)
"HRSA
Awards $42.3 Million for Early HIV/AIDS Treatment"
This press release from the U.S.
Department of Health & Human Services, Health
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces that organizations
in 22 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico will share $42.3
million in new grants to provide early intervention, outpatient health
care and related services to low-income people with HIV and AIDS and
those at risk of contracting HIV.
(Added January 17, 2001)
"World
AIDS Day 2000: NIH Announces New Plan for Global AIDS Research"
This news release from the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) announces a new initiative and strategic
plan for global research on HIV/AIDS aimed at slowing the disaster and
reversing its destruction of communities, economies and nations worldwide.
(Added December 1, 2000)
