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16-Feb-12 4:35 PM  CST  

TX HIV Connection's Newsletter 16-Feb-12 

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Welcome to the TX HIV Connection's newsletter of upcoming events, articles, jobs and more from our membership.

Calendar Events for 16-Feb-12 to 5-Mar-12


HIV/AIDS Update
Sponsor: MHMRTC/Texas HIV Connection
Speaker's Name: Texas HIV Connection
Day: Friday 17-Feb-12 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: MHMR Of Tarrant County MHMRTC 129 Harmon Road Hurst, Texas 76503
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Posted by: Brad Lindgren


Hepatitis C (A & B): Basic Knowledge
Sponsor: MHMRTC/Texas HIV Connection
Speaker's Name: Texas HIV Connection
Day: Friday 17-Feb-12 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: MHMR Of Tarrant County MHMRTC 129 Harmon Road Hurst, Texas
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Posted by: Brad Lindgren


WEBINAR: Tuberculosis
Sponsor: Texas HIV Connection
Speaker's Name: Texas HIV Connection
Day: Wednesday 22-Feb-12 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Texas HIV connection
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Posted by: Brad Lindgren


WEBINAR: Hep C (A&B): Basic Knowledge
Sponsor: Texas IV Connection
Speaker's Name: Texas HIV Connection
Day: Wednesday 22-Feb-12 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: Texas HIV Connection
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Posted by: Brad Lindgren


HIV/AIDS Update
Sponsor: Hays-Caldwell Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Speaker's Name: Texas HIV Connection
Day: Monday 27-Feb-12 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Agri-Life Building 1253 Civic Center Loop San Marcos, TX 78666
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Posted by: Joseph Duarte


STDs in the Lives of Substance Users
Sponsor: Hays-Caldwell Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Speaker's Name:
Day: Monday 27-Feb-12 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: Agri-Life Building 1253 Civic Center Loop San Marcos, TX 78666
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Posted by: Joseph Duarte




Articles for 15-Feb-12 to 16-Feb-12
 
Here's to a Healthy Valentine's Day
Author: CDC Office of Women’s Health
Release Date: Thursday 16-Feb-12 4:00 PM
Keep healthy choices in mind as you plan Valentine's day Celebrate the love of family, friends, and good health. Whether you plan to celebrate Valentine's Day on your own or with someone else, take steps to be a healthy valentine. Challenge yourself to be active, healthy, and smoke free. Treat yourself and loved ones to a heart-healthy meal that includes plenty of fruits and vegetables and foods low in saturated fat and salt. Plan an event... [More Info]
Posted by: Joseph Duarte

 
Incivek (Telaprevir) in HIV/HCV-Coinfected Patients: A Look at Recent Research
Author: Barbara McGovern, M.D.
Release Date: Thursday 16-Feb-12 4:00 PM
What a great year 2011 was for news about hepatitis C virus treatment! The last major meeting of the year featuring hepatitis research, the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) meeting (referred to as the Liver Meeting), was filled with breathtaking data on what promises to be an amazing pipeline of new HCV drugs. When I think back to the development of drugs for HIV, several years would pass between the release of one drug and the next. Also, in the beginning... [More Info]
Posted by: Joseph Duarte

 
Prescription Painkiller Overdoses in the U.S.
Author: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Division of Unintentional Injury Prevent
Release Date: Thursday 16-Feb-12 3:00 PM
Overdose deaths from prescription painkillers have skyrocketed in the past decade. Every year, nearly 15,000 people die from overdoses involving these drugs-more than those who die from heroin and cocaine combined. Overdoses involving prescription painkillers-a class of drugs that includes hydrocodone, methadone, oxycodone, and oxymorphone-are a public health epidemic. These drugs are widely misused and abused. One in 20 people in the United States, ages 12 and older, used... [More Info]
Posted by: Joseph Duarte

 
National report finds one-in-five Americans experienced mental illness in the past year
Author: SAMHSA Press Office
Release Date: Thursday 16-Feb-12 3:00 PM
A new national report reveals that 45.9 million American adults aged 18 or older, or 20 percent of this age group, experienced mental illness in the past year. The rate of mental illness was more than twice as high among those aged 18 to 25 (29.9 percent) than among those aged 50 and older (14.3 percent). Adult women were also more likely than men to have experienced mental illness in the past year (23 percent versus 16.8 percent). Mental illness among adults aged 18 or older is... [More Info]
Posted by: Joseph Duarte

 
African American History
Author: Office of Minority Health & Health Equity
Release Date: Thursday 16-Feb-12 3:00 PM
February is African American History Month To commemorate and celebrate the contributions to our nation made by people of African descent, American historian Carter G. Woodson established Black History Week. The first celebration occurred on February 12, 1926. In 1976, as part of the nation's bicentennial, the week was expanded into Black History Month. This year's theme, Black Women in American Culture and History, invites us to pay special tribute to... [More Info]
Posted by: Joseph Duarte


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