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5/16/2012 12:00:00 AM</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://www.medicinenet.com/guide.asp?s=rss&amp;a=158228&amp;k=HIV_General</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://www.medicinenet.com/guide.asp?s=rss&amp;a=158228&amp;k=HIV_General</guid><category>AIDS</category></item><item><title>U.S. HIV Aid Has Prevented 741,000 Deaths</title><dc:creator>NLM.NIH</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:02:51  EDT</pubDate><description>The United States foreign aid program that sends billions of dollars to African countries for HIV treatment and prevention has cut the number of people dying for any reason in those</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_125215.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_125215.html</guid><category>AIDS</category><media:thumbnail 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EDT</pubDate><description>When used by professionals, OraQuick HIV test was accurate 99 percent of the time; when tested in studies by consumers, only accurate 93 percent of the time       </description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/CBSNewsHealth/~3/phIarwkHukQ/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/CBSNewsHealth/~3/phIarwkHukQ/</guid><category>AIDS</category></item><item><title>FDA panel backs first rapid, take home HIV test</title><dc:creator>USATODAY</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:57:24 GMT</pubDate><description>American consumers may soon be able to test themselves for the virus that causes AIDS in the privacy of their own homes.  </description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomHealth-TopStories/~3/mG9a8nbwSSc/1</link><guid 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Higher Odds of Sudden Cardiac DeathCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/14/2012 6:05:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 5/15/2012 12:00:00 AM</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://www.medicinenet.com/guide.asp?s=rss&amp;a=158164&amp;k=HIV_General</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://www.medicinenet.com/guide.asp?s=rss&amp;a=158164&amp;k=HIV_General</guid><category>AIDS</category></item><item><title>Home HIV tests backed by US panel</title><dc:creator>BBC</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 01:17:39 GMT</pubDate><description>Over-the-counter HIV tests, which would allow people in the US to check in the privacy of their homes if they have the virus, move a step closer.</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18081933#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa</link><guid 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not aware of their status       </description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/CBSNewsHealth/~3/xpU-AngIo54/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/CBSNewsHealth/~3/xpU-AngIo54/</guid><category>AIDS</category><media:thumbnail width="80" height="60" url="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/cbsnews/2007/05/23/image2843102g.jpg"/></item><item><title>HIV Prevention Pill: Who Will Pay?</title><dc:creator>ABCNEWS</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 18:17:02 GMT</pubDate><description>FDA approval of Truvada could convince insurers to cover the cost.          </description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://feeds.abcnews.com/click.phdo?i=d1fb0538414bdee83f8db97ae61c8205</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://feeds.abcnews.com/click.phdo?i=d1fb0538414bdee83f8db97ae61c8205</guid><category>AIDS</category><media:thumbnail 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Critics worry the pill could lead to risky</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/features/health/~3/mw2TtOAd3yo/la-na-fda-hiv-20120511,0,5295464.story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/features/health/~3/mw2TtOAd3yo/la-na-fda-hiv-20120511,0,5295464.story</guid><category>AIDS</category></item><item><title>FDA panel backs drug to prevent HIV infection risk</title><dc:creator>CBSNEWS</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 18:55:58 EDT</pubDate><description>FDA panel backs a drug already being used to treat AIDS patients; Used correctly, it can reduce HIV infection risk in healthy people       </description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/CBSNewsHealth/~3/XPfE2XgUJ1s/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/CBSNewsHealth/~3/XPfE2XgUJ1s/</guid><category>AIDS</category></item><item><title>FDA Panel Backs Pill to Block HIV</title><dc:creator>ABCNEWS</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 00:15:31 GMT</pubDate><description>FDA advisers back approval for first pill shown to protect healthy people from AIDS virus          </description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://feeds.abcnews.com/click.phdo?i=2dd72bf6cbd78a97c8c8411513e49f96</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://feeds.abcnews.com/click.phdo?i=2dd72bf6cbd78a97c8c8411513e49f96</guid><category>AIDS</category><media:thumbnail width="80" height="57" url="http://a.abcnews.com/images/Health/7b842f3a47c64a59806537c86bf592fd_mn.jpg"/></item><item><title>FDA Seems to Back Pill to Help Prevent HIV</title><dc:creator>MEDICINENET</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate><description>Title: FDA Seems to Back Pill to Help Prevent HIVCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/9/2012 6:06:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 5/10/2012 12:00:00 AM</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://www.medicinenet.com/guide.asp?s=rss&amp;a=157998&amp;k=HIV_General</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://www.medicinenet.com/guide.asp?s=rss&amp;a=157998&amp;k=HIV_General</guid><category>AIDS</category></item><item><title>Obama's historic affirmation of same-sex marriage | Glenn Greenwald</title><dc:creator>GUARDIAN</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 15:54:00 GMT</pubDate><description>Not 20 years ago, same-sex marriage was a fringe issue, almost unthinkable. That it now has presidential support is epochalIn an interview on ABC News Wednesday, President Obama, after</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/may/10/obama-historic-affirmation-same-sex-marriage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/may/10/obama-historic-affirmation-same-sex-marriage</guid><category>AIDS</category><media:thumbnail width="80" height="48" url="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/5/9/1336592629991/Barack-Obama-supports-gay-003.jpg"/></item><item><title>World disease fund gets added $1.6 billion shot in arm</title><dc:creator>REUTERS</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 21:00:57 GMT</pubDate><description>GENEVA (Reuters) - The Global Fund, a leading financier in the struggle against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, expects to have an additional $1.6 billion to fund projects in 2012-2014, its</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/09/us-globalfund-idUKBRE8481F920120509?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=healthNewsMolt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/09/us-globalfund-idUKBRE8481F920120509?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=healthNewsMolt</guid><category>AIDS</category></item><item><title>The Global Fund Gets $1.6 Billion Shot In Arm</title><dc:creator>GOOGLE</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 10:48:12 EDT</pubDate><description>The Global Fund, a leading financier in the struggle against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, expects to have an additional $1.6 billion to fund projects in 2012-2014, its new chief said on</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ibthealth/~3/l3PkYgJHhZI/global-fund-billion-shot-arm.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ibthealth/~3/l3PkYgJHhZI/global-fund-billion-shot-arm.htm</guid><category>AIDS</category></item><item><title>FDA favors first drug for HIV prevention</title><dc:creator>USATODAY</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 18:21:53 GMT</pubDate><description>The FDA affirmed landmark study results showing that a popular HIV-fighting pill can also help healthy people avoid contracting the virus that ...  </description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomHealth-TopStories/~3/r4TlieGcOk8/1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomHealth-TopStories/~3/r4TlieGcOk8/1</guid><category>AIDS</category><media:thumbnail width="80" height="60" url="http://i.usatoday.net/news/_photos/2012/05/08/FDA-favors-first-drug-for-HIV-prevention-9E1ENSDB-x.jpg"/></item><item><title>FDA staff: Gilead's Truvada may help reduce HIV risk</title><dc:creator>REUTERS</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 16:39:48 GMT</pubDate><description>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gilead Sciences Inc's Truvada tablets appear safe and effective for reducing the risk of HIV infection, U.S. regulators said on Tuesday. But they recommended a cautious</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/08/us-usa-aids-truvada-idUKBRE8470PY20120508?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=healthNewsMolt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/08/us-usa-aids-truvada-idUKBRE8470PY20120508?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=healthNewsMolt</guid><category>AIDS</category></item><item><title>Drug moves toward FDA approval for HIV prevention</title><dc:creator>LATIMES</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate><description>The FDA says Truvada, which has been used for years to help manage HIV, appears to be safe and effective in preventing the virus that causes AIDS. WASHINGTON — A pill that has long been used</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/features/health/~3/lCuAFLBAqm8/la-na-fda-hiv-20120509,0,5688687.story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/features/health/~3/lCuAFLBAqm8/la-na-fda-hiv-20120509,0,5688687.story</guid><category>AIDS</category></item><item><title>HIV pill may prevent people from contracting AIDS, says FDA</title><dc:creator>CBSNEWS</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 16:43:42 EDT</pubDate><description>An important study shows that Truvada may be effective in preventing people from contract HIV       </description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/CBSNewsHealth/~3/s-4ap95HSmk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://feeds.cbsnews.com/~r/CBSNewsHealth/~3/s-4ap95HSmk/</guid><category>AIDS</category></item><item><title>FDA Favors HIV Pill for Prevention</title><dc:creator>ABCNEWS</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 21:56:53 GMT</pubDate><description>The HIV treatment Truvada has been shown to help prevent infection.          </description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://feeds.abcnews.com/click.phdo?i=fa7a622d1da1d64f9cce7bf9018725d7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://feeds.abcnews.com/click.phdo?i=fa7a622d1da1d64f9cce7bf9018725d7</guid><category>AIDS</category><media:thumbnail width="80" height="57" url="http://a.abcnews.com/images/Health/bb5f950d07cd4193b572b8e9949071e1_mn.jpg"/></item><item><title>FDA favors first drug for HIV prevention</title><dc:creator>TOPIX</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 18:56:20 GMT</pubDate><description>This photo provided by Gilead Sciences shows Truvada. Federal drug regulators on Tuesday affirmed landmark study results showing that a popular HIV-fighting pill can also help healthy</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://www.topix.com/health/2012/05/fda-favors-first-drug-for-hiv-prevention?fromrss=1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://www.topix.com/health/2012/05/fda-favors-first-drug-for-hiv-prevention?fromrss=1</guid><category>AIDS</category><media:thumbnail width="80" height="57" url="http://www.topix.com/bigpic/mini-4cc7a53f041163b98245b97917260f08"/></item><item><title>Now, an HIV blocking gel for women</title><dc:creator>FEEDSPORTAL</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:52:03 GMT</pubDate><description>Scientists have developed a "molecular condom", which they claim is a vaginal gel to help protect women from contracting HIV during sexual intercourse.	</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://timesofindia.feedsportal.com/fy/8at2EuO0ZIt6a2KI/story01.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://timesofindia.feedsportal.com/fy/8at2EuO0ZIt6a2KI/story01.htm</guid><category>AIDS</category></item><item><title>Well: Personal Health: Learning to Live With Hives</title><dc:creator>NYTIMES</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 04:01:13 GMT</pubDate><description>For many, the itchy, red welts can be a long-term affliction, breaking out periodically. While finding a cause may be elusive, the condition can be made manageable with appropriate</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=47bc4622107fd7b5ef89b78c722d8830</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=47bc4622107fd7b5ef89b78c722d8830</guid><category>AIDS</category><media:thumbnail width="80" height="80" url="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2012/05/07/health/07well-brody/07well-brody-thumbStandard.jpg"/></item><item><title>Study: Gene Therapy for HIV Safe, But Effectiveness Still Unclear</title><dc:creator>MEDICINENET</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 3 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate><description>Title: Study: Gene Therapy for HIV Safe, But Effectiveness Still UnclearCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/2/2012 4:05:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 5/3/2012 12:00:00 AM</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://www.medicinenet.com/guide.asp?s=rss&amp;a=157749&amp;k=HIV_General</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://www.medicinenet.com/guide.asp?s=rss&amp;a=157749&amp;k=HIV_General</guid><category>AIDS</category></item><item><title>Study: Gene Therapy for HIV Safe, But Effectiveness Still Unclear</title><dc:creator>NLM.NIH</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 14:00:00  EDT</pubDate><description>Patients doing well a decade later but virus itself not eradicated Source: HealthDay</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_124752.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_124752.html</guid><category>AIDS</category><media:thumbnail width="80" height="110" url="http://media.healthday.com/Images/editorial/54199.jpg"/></item><item><title>Anti-HIV Drug Use during Pregnancy Does Not Affect Infant Size, Birth Weight</title><dc:creator>NIH</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 21:06:35  EDT</pubDate><description>Source: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development - </description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://www.nih.gov/news/health/may2012/nichd-01.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://www.nih.gov/news/health/may2012/nichd-01.htm</guid><category>AIDS</category></item><item><title>Health Highlights: April 27, 2012</title><dc:creator>MEDICINENET</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate><description>Title: Health Highlights: April 27, 2012Category: Health NewsCreated: 4/27/2012 2:05:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 4/30/2012 12:00:00 AM</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://www.medicinenet.com/guide.asp?s=rss&amp;a=157581&amp;k=HIV_General</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://www.medicinenet.com/guide.asp?s=rss&amp;a=157581&amp;k=HIV_General</guid><category>AIDS</category></item><item><title>UN: World failing to meet HIV/AIDS targets</title><dc:creator>TOPIX</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 03:49:23 GMT</pubDate><description>The world is falling behind in its pledge to reduce HIV/AIDS infections and improve treatment, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a U.N. report released Monday.</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://www.topix.com/health/2012/04/un-world-failing-to-meet-hiv-aids-targets?fromrss=1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://www.topix.com/health/2012/04/un-world-failing-to-meet-hiv-aids-targets?fromrss=1</guid><category>AIDS</category></item><item><title>HIV Raises Anal Cancer Risk in Women, Study Says</title><dc:creator>MEDICINENET</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate><description>Title: HIV Raises Anal Cancer Risk in Women, Study SaysCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/16/2012 6:06:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 4/17/2012 12:00:00 AM</description><link>http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://www.medicinenet.com/guide.asp?s=rss&amp;a=157153&amp;k=HIV_General</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.spiderednews.com/AIDS_I.php?url=@http://www.medicinenet.com/guide.asp?s=rss&amp;a=157153&amp;k=HIV_General</guid><category>AIDS</category></item><item><title>HIV among black women in 6 cities far exceeds national average</title><dc:creator>LATIMES</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:59:00 PDT</pubDate><description>A study's results are surprising in a field that focuses more on black and gay men. 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