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2004 ANNOUNCEMENTS
8/26/04 The HIV/AIDS Surveillance in Adolescents Slide Set (through 2002) is now available in PowerPoint and PDF formats at
8/25/04 HHS Awards $4.8 Million to Expand Community-Based HIV/AIDS CARE
8/24/04 HHS Awards $24.1 Million to Help Women, Children and Families Obtain HIV/AIDS Care and Services
8/18/04 Nucleic Acid-Amplification Testing Further Safeguards Nation's Blood Supply, NHLBI Study Shows
8/16/04 Scientists Discover New Approaches to Manipulating AIDS Virus
8/9/04 A new Special Surveillance Report, Number 3: Supplemental Surveillance Needs of States with Low-to-Moderate HIV/AIDS Prevalence 2004, is now available at
8/6/04 Nominations Being Accepted for the Robert Wood Johnson Community Health Leadership Program (CHLP) Awards
7/28/04 Researchers Identify Better Hepatitis C Treatment for People with HIV
7/15/04 N.J. Judge Orders Injunction Against 3 Unapproved Drugs (Benefin, MGN-3, and SkinAnswer)sold by Lane Labs-USA Inc. as treatments for cancer and HIV; Refunds for Buyers
7/15/04 Fauci to Present Research Update at World AIDS Conference in Bangkok
7/12/04 Thai Study Shows that Inexpensive Treatment Reduces Risk of Mother to Child Transmission
7/12/04 The HIV/AIDS Surveillance Slide Series - Race/Ethnicity L238 (through 2002) is now available in
7/9/04 Trends in Primary and Secondary Syphilis and HIV Infections in Men Who Have Sex with Men --- San Francisco and Los Angeles, California, 1998--2002, was published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weely Report, July 9, 2004
7/7/04 News Advisory: The Continual Challenge of Emerging Infectious Diseases
7/6/04 The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS - UNAIDS, July 6 2004
7/6/04 VIREAD (tenofovir disoproxil fumerate) Label Update
7/2/04 CLIA Waiver granted to OraQuick ADVANCE Rapid HI V-1/2 Antibody Test
7/1/04 The HIV/AIDS Surveillance Supplemental Report, Volume 10, Number 1: Cases of HIV Infection and AIDS in the United States, by Race/Ethnicity, 1998–2002, originally posted on June 1, 2004 is now available in
7/1/04 Secretary Thompson Announces Global Fund Grant to Russia
6/30/04 Multivitamins During Pregnancy and After Birth Delay Progression of HIV in Women
6/30/04 Secretary Thompson Chairs Global Fund Meeting in Geneva
6/25/04 Health Observance: National HIV Testing Day --- June 27, 2004, An HIV-related health observance announcement
6/25/04 Voluntary HIV Testing as Part of Routine Medical Care --- Massachusetts, 2002
6/26/04 Proclamation by the President: National HIV Testing Day, 2004
6/25/04 HHS Awards $23 Million to Help Communities Provide Early HIV/AIDS Care
6/25/04 HHS Extends Use of Rapid Oral HIV Test to New Sites Nationwide
6/24/04 Message for All HHS Employees
6/24/04 CDC Proposes Revised Guidelines for Federal HIV Prevention Funding:
6/24/04 New Data on HIV Testing: Half U.S. Adults Report Having Been Tested
6/18/04 Estimated AIDS Incidence in Racial/Ethnic Minorities, January 1986 to December, 2001 (United States) from CDC
6/16/04 Analysis Shows Infants of Mothers Infected with HIV Face Nearly Constant Risk for HIV Infection for Duration of Breastfeeding
6/16/04 New Web Site Offers Comprehensive Information Technologies for Health Professionals in Long-Term Care Settings
6/15/04 NIH Launches Expanded Health Information Web Site
6/1/04 A new HIV/AIDS Surveillance Supplemental Report, Volume 10 Number 1: Cases of HIV Infection and AIDS in the United States, by Race/Ethnicity, 1998-2002, is now available at www.cdc.gov/hiv/stats/Cases_HIV-Infection_AIDS-by-Race_Ethnicity_1998-2002.pdf .
5/27/04 Mouse Study Could Ais Vaccine Designers
5/27/04 A new Special Surveillance Report, Number 2: Supplement to HIV/AIDS Surveillance Project - Demographic and Behavioral Data from a Supplemental HIV/AIDS Behavioral Surveillance Project, 1997–2000, is now available at http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/stats/Surveillance-No%202_2.pdf .
5/27/04 A new Special Surveillance Report, Number 1: HIV Testing Survey 2001, is now available at http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/stats/HIV-Test-Survey-2001-No%201_2.pdf .
5/20/04 Weekly Cycles of Once-Daily Anti-HIV Drugs Could Reduce Cost of HIV Treatment
5/18/04 NIH Director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Issues Statement On May 18 HIV Vaccine Awareness Day — Encourages Minority Groups To Join In Fight Against HIV/AIDS
5/16/04 HHS Proposes Rapid Process for Review of Fixed Dose Combination and Co-packaged Products
4/30/04 An HIV-related Notice to Readers was published in the most recent issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, April 30, 2004, titled "Notice to Readers: Update on MMWR Table II: AIDS Surveillance Data and Provisional Nationally Notifiable Disease Data".
4/26/04 HIV Patients Get Long-Term Boost with Short, Intermittent Drug Regimen
4/7/04 A new addendum has been added to the HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, Vol.14: Cases of HIV infection and AIDS in the United States, 2002, and is titled Table A5 - AIDS cases and annual rates (per 100,000 population), by metropolitan area and age category, reported through December 2002—United States. It is available at
4/2/04 HHS Awards More Than $1 Billion to States to Help Provide Care, Services and Prescriptions Drugs for People with HIV/AIDS
3/26/04 Secretary Thompson Announces FDA Approval of Rapid HIV Test Approval
3/26/04 FDA Approves First Oral Fluid Based Rapid HIV Test Kit
3/23/04 Updated Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1-Infected Adults and Adolescents
3/22/04 "Notice to Readers: Protocols for Confirmation of Reactive Rapid HIV Tests," is now available at
3/12/04 CDC Releases Asian-Language HIV/AIDS, STD Materials
3/11/04 Guide to HIV/AIDS-Related Social Security Benefits Now Available
3/3/04 Harmless Virus Associated with Longer Life for Some HIV-Positive Men
3/1/04 HHS Awards $595 Million for AIDS CARE in Major Urban Areas
2/25/04 Scientists Find HIV-Blocking Protein in Monkeys
2/22/04 Statement by Tommy G. Thompson Regarding the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
2/20/04 “Heterosexual Transmission of HIV --- 29 States, 1999—2002”, was published in the most recent issue of the MMWR, February 20, 2004
2/20/04 “Using the Internet for Partner Notification of Sexually Transmitted Diseases --- Los Angeles County, California, 2003”, was published in the most recent issue of the MMWR, February 20, 2004
2/18/04 ,Rapid HIV-1 Antibody Testing during Labor and Delivery for Women of Unknown HIV Status: A Practical Guide and Model Protocol is now available at
2/6/04 Statement by Tommy G. Thompson Regarding National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness and Information Day
2/5/04 Statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness and Information Day--February 7, 2004
2/5/04 National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness & Information Day Observed Feb. 7 -- Communities Nationwide Hold Events to Raise Awareness
1/16/04 President Proposes Increase in Minority AIDS Funding -- 2005 Budget Also Includes ADAP expansion
1/2/04 FDA Approval of New, 10 Minute Rapid HIV Test
1/2/04 "Prenatal HIV Testing and Antiretroviral Prophylaxis at an Urban Hospital --- Atlanta, Georgia, 1997—2000," MMWR 2004 January 2; 52(51):1245-1248 is now available at
1/2/04 "Implementation of Named HIV Reporting --- New York City, 2001," MMWR 2004 January 2; 52(51):1248-1252 is now available at 2003 ARCHIVES: ANNOUNCEMENTS |