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lilSugar (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
The "Happy Birthday" tune isn't good for just one day out of the year. When teaching your tot how to wash her hands, have her sing songs as she lathers her little limbs. The director of hospital infectious programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Dr. Julie Gerberding says it takes about 10 to 15 seconds to thoroughly clean hands. Perfect tunes for the task...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
... will follow the morning and afternoon sessions. The conference will feature keynote speaker, Dr. Julie Gerberding, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with a panel of experts including: Governor Tommy Thompson, former United States Secretary of Health & Human Services Dr. William Winkenwerder, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Ms. Lisa...
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
Comments According to the Globe, the fact that more people than previously thought might have contracted HIV since the late 1990s will have "profound consequences" for physicians, policymakers and HIV/AIDS advocacy groups (Boston Globe, 8/3).CDC Director Julie Gerberding said that the new data likely will influence decisions about efforts to control the epidemic. She added that although...
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RHRealityCheck.org blogs (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
US HIV Infection Rate 40% Higher than Previously Reported At the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City on Saturday, CDC officials released new data on the HIV infection rate in the US, showing that 56,300 people are infected each year, instead of the 40,000 previously estimated. The CDC's Dr. Julie Gerberding says that it's impossible to tell whether the new numbers reflect an...
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Bring it On! (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
... number of decisions about efforts to control the epidemic, said the disease centers’ director, Dr. Julie Gerberding, and other AIDS experts. Timely information about trends in HIV transmission, they said, is essential for planning and evaluating prevention efforts and the money spent on them. Dr. Kevin Fenton, who directs HIV- prevention efforts at the agency, said, “CDC’s new incidence...
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All Spin Zone (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
... number of decisions about efforts to control the epidemic, said the disease centers’ director, Dr. Julie Gerberding, and other AIDS experts. Timely information about trends in HIV transmission, they said, is essential for planning and evaluating prevention efforts and the money spent on them. Dr. Kevin Fenton, who directs HIV- prevention efforts at the agency, said, “CDC’s new incidence...
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Thought Theater (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
... number of decisions about efforts to control the epidemic, said the disease centers' director, Dr. Julie Gerberding, and other AIDS experts. Timely information about trends in HIV transmission, they said, is essential for planning and evaluating prevention efforts and the money spent on them. Dr. Kevin Fenton, who directs HIV - prevention efforts at the agency, said, "CDC's new incidence...
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Physorg (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
... "This is the biggest news for public health and HIV/AIDS that we've had in a while," said Julie Scofield, executive director of the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors. Experts in the field, advocates and a former surgeon general called for more aggressive testing and other prevention efforts, noting that spending on preventing HIV has been flat for seven years. The...
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Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
... is the biggest news for public health and HIV/Aids that we've had in a while," said Julie Scofield, executive director of the National Alliance of State and Territorial Aids Directors.The revised estimate by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the methodology behind it were to be presented on Sunday, the opening day of the international Aids conference in Mexico City.Since...
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
... number of decisions about efforts to control the epidemic, said the disease centers' director, Dr. Julie Gerberding, and other AIDS experts. Timely data about trends in HIV transmission, they said, is essential for planning and evaluating prevention efforts and the money spent on them.New testing methodA separate historical trend analysis published as part of the study suggests that...
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France24 (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
... we are far from winning the battle against this preventable disease," said CDC Director Julie Gerberding. "We as a nation have to come together to focus our efforts on expanding the prevention programs we know are effective," she said. The study found that the annual number of new infections was never as low as 40,000. While new infections increased in the last 1990s, they have been...
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Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
... is the biggest news for public health and HIV/AIDS that we've had in a while," said Julie Scofield, executive director of the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors.Experts in the field, advocates and a former surgeon general called for more aggressive testing and other prevention efforts, noting that spending on preventing HIV has been flat for seven years.The revised...
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CBS 4 - South Florida's Source for (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
... is the biggest news for public health and HIV/AIDS that we've had in a while," said Julie Scofield, executive director of the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors.The revised estimate by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the methodology behind it were to be presented Sunday, the opening day of the international AIDS conference in Mexico City.Since AIDS...
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Time (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
... "This is the biggest news for public health and HIV/AIDS that we've had in a while," said Julie Scofield, executive director of the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors.The revised estimate by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the methodology behind it were to be presented Sunday, the opening day of the international AIDS conference in Mexico City.Since...
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Fox News (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
... is the biggest news for public health and HIV/AIDS that we've had in a while," said Julie Scofield, executive director of the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors.The revised estimate by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the methodology behind it were to be presented Sunday, the opening day of the international AIDS conference in Mexico City.Since AIDS...
