MORE ON: AIDS

Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Calif. drugmaker's HIV prevention pill draws concern

January 30, 2012, 12:05 AM
Foster City drugmaker Gilead recently updated its application with the federal Food and Drug Administration for approval to market its HIV treatment medication Truvada as a HIV prevention pill.  If the FDA approves Truvada for preventive use, it “would be the first agent indicated... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

HIV, AIDs rates rise sharply among blacks, Hispanics

December 1, 2011, 12:05 AM
The profile of HIV and AIDS patients in California has shifted significantly since the disease first made headlines 30 years ago, reflecting the success of drugs to extend patients’ lives and the failures to stem the spread of the disease in diverse communities. A statewide analysis of... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Groups: State illegally disclosed AIDS patient information

September 10, 2010, 12:05 AM
The ACLU and two AIDS advocacy groups claim the state’s Medi-Cal program illegally disclosed the names and contact information of about 5,000 AIDS patients. The state health insurance program acknowledges that it provided patient names, addresses and phone numbers to an AIDS treatment... + read more
California Watch
Facts and Figures: Health and Welfare

Majority of AIDS infections in Los Angeles, San Francisco counties

January 2, 2010, 12:00 PM
Under state law, cases of HIV/AIDS must be reported to the state health department. Which 10 counties have the largest number of AIDS cases? + read more
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