February 2012
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Is an "HIV Prevention Pill" Worth It?
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an experimental method of HIV prevention. It involves a doctor prescribing antiretroviral HIV/AIDS drugs to a healthy person in order to prevent that person from possibly getting infected with HIV. So far, clinical trials have failed to prove PrEP’s effectiveness… (Click below to read more.)
The 2007 iPrEX...
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January 2012
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December 2011
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November 2011
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October 2011
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Why Ukrainians Need HIV Testing Now More Than Ever
By Elena Gridasova, AHF guest blogger from Kiev
Many Ukrainians have a rather lax disposition toward their own health. They usually try to avoid thinking about anything that has to do with diseases or health care. The same is true about their attitudes toward HIV and the risk of getting infected.
Some might rationalize it by saying, “I don’t use drugs, and don’t use the services of commercial...
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September 2011
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The Yogi and His Baggage…
Jessica Reinhart Grassroots Community Manager
After the fourth debate and unknowingly adding fuel to his fire, we decided to agree to disagree – the Yogi and me, that is.
When I say yogi I’m referring to my friend and business partner, Wayde who has been working with me on the drug pricing advocacy campaign since I’ve arrived in New Jersey two months ago. I refer to him as a “yogi” ...
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Human Lives vs. Profits: The Intellectual Property...
Denys Nazarov Global Policy Coordinator
Next time you decide to embarrass your friend by singing “Happy Birthday to You” in public in honor of his or her birthday, think again because you might violate an intellectual property law by performing it without paying royalties.
This may sound ridiculous to some, but the song rakes in about $2 million a year in royalties. Such idiosyncrasies in...