中国和越南“正在经历着由吸毒而导致的艾滋疫情,政府对吸毒者致以严厉政策,”作者根据自身经历以及对政府政策、文件和法律的观察这样说道。
CHINA; VIETNAM: 'Social Evils' and Harm Reduction: The Evolving Policy Environment for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention Among Injection Drug Users in China and Vietnam
Both China and Vietnam "are experiencing HIV epidemics driven by injection drug use and have maintained generally severe policies towards injection drug users (IDUs)," noted the authors, who based the current study on their experiences and observations as well as government policy, documents, and legislation.
http://www.aegis.com/channel//abstract.asp?a=1&b=AD080158
2、美国华盛顿:血站对同性恋和双性恋者持有偏见
根据Puget健康血液服务中心上周发出的警报,华盛顿西部血液供应告急,一些人开始质疑禁止同性恋及双性恋捐献血液的政策。
WASHINGTON: Blood Bank Bias Alleged Against Gay, Bisexual Men
Given last week's warning from the Puget Sound Blood Service that western Washington's blood supply has fallen to emergency levels, some people are expressing frustration at regulations that ban donations by gay and bisexual men.
http://www.aegis.com/channel//abstract.asp?a=1&b=AD080159
3、莱索托:中国、莱索托携手抗击艾滋
周三在北京,莱索托大使请求中国为莱索托提供更多的医药服务。莱索托是非洲的一个内陆国家,其艾滋流行率约达到百分之二十六。
LESOTH China, Lesotho Join Hands in Combating HIV/AIDS
In Beijing on Wednesday, Lesotho's ambassador asked China to send more medical assistance to his homeland, a landlocked African kingdom whose HIV prevalence is estimated at 26 percent.
http://www.aegis.com/channel//abstract.asp?a=1&b=AD080163
4、南卡罗来纳州:计划引发激烈的争论
莱克星顿三名学校领导始终对通过以禁欲为基础的“Worth the Wait”性教育课程是否会改善区域的性教育项目或对教师产生限制而存在质疑。
SOUTH CAROLINA: Plan Stirs Sharp Debate
Lexington 3 school leaders continue to debate whether approving the abstinence-based "Worth the Wait" sex education curriculum would improve the district's sex education program or restrict teachers.
http://www.aegis.com/channel//abstract.asp?a=1&b=AD080160
5、越南:2007年发现近1万个艾滋病毒感染者
越南艾滋控制署今日称,根据报道去年共发现9978例新艾滋病毒感染病例,从而使得全国艾滋病毒感染者总数累计达到128367人。
VIETNAM: Vietnam Detects Nearly 10,000 HIV Carriers in 2007
Today, the Vietnam Administration of HIV/AIDS Control said 9,978 new HIV cases were recorded last year, raising the cumulative number of HIV/AIDS cases in the country to 128,367.
http://www.aegis.com/channel//abstract.asp?a=1&b=AD080162
6、美国田纳西州:北海19人结核病暴露
卫生官员消息,上周,北海高中有150名学生和全体教职工参加结核病毒检测,其中有19人暴露。
TEXAS: 19 at North Shore Test Positive for TB
On Tuesday, health officials said 19 of 150 students and faculty screened for TB last week at North Shore High School tested positive for exposure to the disease.
http://www.aegis.com/channel//abstract.asp?a=1&b=AD080161
7、亚洲太平洋地区:修道士、牧师和教士举行不同信仰间的艾滋峰会
近期,以“儿童、艾滋无宗教界限”(Interfaith Consultation on Children and HIV)为主题的大会使得80名宗教领导者及其他人士齐聚曼谷。
ASIA-PACIFIC: Monks, Ministers and Clerics Hold Interfaith AIDS Summit
A conference entitled "Interfaith Consultation on Children and HIV" recently drew some 80 religious leaders and others to Bangkok.
http://www.aegis.com/channel//abstract.asp?a=1&b=AD080157
8、中国:专家致力于疫苗研制以抗击艾滋
来自中国和美国的专家正在研制一种疫苗,这种疫苗可以阻止艾滋病毒在中国西南部、香港和台湾之间交互传播,从而使得人们免于艾滋病毒感染。
CHINA: Experts Working on Vaccine to Fight AIDS in China
Researchers from China and the United States are studying a vaccine candidate that could protect people against three local HIV strains circulating in south and west China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
http://www.aegis.com/channel//abstract.asp?a=1&b=AD080156
9、俄罗斯:艾滋治疗困难重重
专家说,医师短缺、病人知识匮乏以及制度障碍都使得俄罗斯只有少数艾滋病人可以接受治疗。
RUSSIA: AIDS Treatment Hard to Get Behind Bars
With a shortage of physicians, poor patient education, and institutional barriers to medical releases, few incarcerated people with HIV/AIDS in Russia receive treatment, experts say.
http://www.aegis.com/channel//abstract.asp?a=1&b=AD080155
10、美国:把葡萄球菌和男同性恋联系起来后,大学出面澄清
最新医学报告称“同性恋男性更容易感染最新的多重抗药性葡萄球菌”在同性恋社区引发争议,作者出面澄清他们的发现。
UNITED STATES: After Linking New Strain of Staph to Gay Men, University Scrambles to Clarify
A medical report suggesting that gay men are "many times more likely than others" to acquire a new multidrug-resistant strain of staphylococcus has drawn criticism from the gay community, prompting the authors to clarify their findings.
http://www.aegis.com/channel//abstract.asp?a=1&b=AD080154