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Obama, the President Who Ends AIDS
January 17, 2013 | The Huffington Post
The Blueprint for an AIDS-Free Generation released by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in November 2012 makes a bold declaration: We are at a tipping point in this most devastating pandemic of our time.
Indoor Sex Work—Is It Safer For Everyone?
January 1, 2013
Let's adopt British Columbia's strategy on HIV
December 20, 2012 | The StarPhoenix
Using treatment as a form of prevention in marginalized populations, B.C. reduced its HIV rate to 6.3 per 100,000 population in 2011.
Women-only Recovery Experiment: Did It Work or Not?
December 18, 2012
Vancouver's Rainier Hotel loses 'heart and soul' of unique addictions treatment program.
Diet and exercise help battle HIV
December 11, 2012 | Boston Globe
Improvement in the global prevalence of HIV infection suggests the world has seized an upper hand in the war on HIV and AIDS.
Business in Vancouver announces fresh crop of Forty Under 40 winners
December 11, 2012 | Business in Vancouver
BC-CfE researcher Dr. Evan Wood has been named as one of Business in Vancouver's Forty Under 40 winners for 2012/13.
Opinion: Does Canada want to be a leader in eliminating HIV?
December 1, 2012 | The Vancouver Sun
The scientific and clinical evidence is overwhelming. An HIV & AIDS-free generation is possible, even in sight, but lack of political leadership is failing to stop the epidemic and putting unnecessary lives at risk. As we mark World AIDS day, Canadians should demand government acts now.
World AIDS Day is a time to recall the great contributions of Vancouverites
December 1, 2012 | The Straight
According to a recent United Nations report, it's "entirely feasible" that the AIDS epidemic will eventually be eradicated. Approximately 34 million had HIV by the end of last year.
Canada’s role in ‘getting to zero’ on HIV
November 30, 2012 | Ottawa Citizen
This year’s World AIDS Day has an ambitious theme: “Getting to zero.” This means: Zero new HIV infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths.
Researcher calls for immediate treatment once people diagnosed with HIV
November 30, 2012 | Jamaica Observer
HAART, Dr. Montaner explained, stops HIV replication after which the HIV load falls to undetectable levels in plasma as well as in sexual fluids, and this results in sharp reduction in HIV transmission.