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As posted in WebMD 4/29/2015 and as originally presented from HealthDay by Randy Dotinga HIV-infected patients appear to get an immune system boost, study found… Preliminary research suggests that an AIDS vaccine in development can ramp up the body’s immune system, boosting the response to medications HIV-positive patients take. Years of research will be required to confirm that the vaccine works, and researchers don’t yet have the major funding needed to continue and push the experimental vaccine toward the market..Read more at  http://www.webmd.com/hiv-aids/news/20150429/experimental-aids-vaccine-targets-hidden-virus 

More than 1.2 million people in the United States are living with HIV. This campaign features people from across the United States who are living with HIV talking about how sticking with care and treatment helps them stay healthy, protect others, and live longer, healthier lives.  Read more at http://www.cdc.gov/actagainstaids/campaigns/hivtreatmentworks/index.html

amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, has announced that it has created a $100 million investment strategy in support of its Countdown to a Cure for AIDS initiative, launched last year with the aim of developing the scientific basis of a cure by 2020. Read more:  http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/289786.php  Article from Medical News Today

From Medical News Today… “Our compound is the broadest and most potent entry inhibitor described so far,” says Michael Farzan, a Scripps Research Institute professor who led the effort.”       Read more: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/289611.php 

We now know what it takes to help stop the virus. In our bodies. In our communities. It takes all of us. That’s because stopping the virus starts with you. https://www.helpstopthevirus.com/      

FACT received an early Christmas present in 2014 with a generous donation of over $750.00 from Crossfit Summa December GLOWGA Event. This was a fun-filled 90 minute,  supercharged, black-light yoga event having a full house attendance.  Offered by Yoga Instructors, Andy Gardiner and Cory Smith, this was a second of event where FACT was able to receive contributions from participant fees.  Looks like there will be future events like this,  so stay tuned for date announcements…classes book up fast!  A BIG FACT THANK YOU to Cory and Andy! For more information on Crossfit Summa in Doylestown, go to http://www.crossfitsumma.com/ Pictured below, …

ANOTHER SUCCESS STORY   by Jane Fetter, Public Relations-FACT In 2004, Nathan Townsend had lost his job and by 2005 was facing death since he could no longer afford his medication.  Nathan somehow survived and realized that he had a purpose to his life. With a fulfillment of a dream, Nathan knew he had to “tell his story” and educate people about HIV/AIDS by becoming a National, motivational speaker. With a Scholarship from FACT BUCKS COUNTY, Nathan obtained certification as a Life Coach from the World Coach Institute. Without the funding from FACT BUCKS COUNTY scholarship program, Nathan would not …

Dr. Ho’s laboratory had long focused on the pathogenesis of HIV infection, with particular emphasis on the dynamics of HIV replication in vivo. Currently, his group is pursuing the development of vaccines for HIV as well as other innovative prevention strategies. Dr. Ho is also heading the China AIDS Initiative to address the HIV/AIDS crisis in China. Read more:  http://www.rockefeller.edu/research/faculty/labheads/DavidHo/  

(As taken from YAHOO News) Paris (AFP) – French scientists said Tuesday they had found the genetic mechanism by which two HIV-infected men may have experienced a “spontaneous cure”, and said it offered a new strategy in the fight against AIDS.  Both men were infected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), one of them 30 years ago, but never developed AIDS symptoms. The AIDS-causing virus remained in their immune cells but was inactivated because its genetic code had been altered, the scientists said…..  Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-mechanism-spontaneous-hiv-cure-111655252.html

(As taken from Science Daily posted December 1, 2014) The rapid evolution of HIV, which has allowed the virus to develop resistance to patients’ natural immunity, is at the same time slowing the virus’s ability to cause AIDS, according to new research. The study also indicates that people infected by HIV are likely to progress to AIDS more slowly — in other words the virus becomes less ‘virulent’ — because of widespread access to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Read more:  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141201163237.htm