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Black Religious Leaders Urging Passage Of HIV/AIDS Bill
Black religious leaders across the country are urging the passage of a bill (H.R. 1964) that would provide more than $600 million in funding for faith-based prevention, testing and outreach programs, the St. Petersburg Times reports. The bill, named the National Black Clergy for the Elimination of HIV/AIDS Act of 2009, calls for programs targeting specific populations within the black community, including young people, substance users and inmates, among others. The bill, introduced in Congress this spring, has been referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce (Zayas, St. Petersburg Times, 6/1).

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Study Examines 'Elite' Group Of HIV-Positive People Who Appear 'Protected' From Developing AIDS
An international contingent of nearly 500 researchers and physicians are taking part in the International HIV Controllers Study, which is examining "the phenomenon," in which certain people living with HIV seem "somehow protected from AIDS," the Washington Post reports. Fewer "than one in every 300 cases, or perhaps 5,000 of the more than 1 million infected Americans" living with HIV are deemed ""elite controllers" because their ability to combat the virus puts them in exceptional company among infected individuals," according to the Post. The article states, "No one knows how their bodies keep AIDS at bay. Are their immune systems exceptionally strong and effective? Do they possess some genetic trait that protects them? Or does a combination of still-unknown factors set them apart?" Researchers anticipate that studying the T cell levels - which helps determine the progression to AIDS - of the elite controllers, will enable them "to uncover what shields these rare few from AIDS. And perhaps in the process they"ll find a way to safeguard everyone else as well," the Post reports (Slack, 7/7).
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The New York Stem Cell Foundation Praises Final NIH Guidelines On Stem Cell Research

The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) praised the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Final Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research that were issued today. Susan L. Solomon, NYSCF CEO, applauded the NIH for listening carefully to the public response to its earlier draft guidelines and its willingness to make modifications in furtherance of stem cell science. "We are pleased that the NIH guidelines issued today provide a way in which funding may be considered for existing stem cell lines, on which current research is being done. President Barack Obama"s leadership on this issue, which will impact generations to come, is to be applauded." "The establishment of the stem cell registry is very important, as is the fact that much of the prescriptive language has been made more flexible," noted Kevin C. Eggan, NYSCF Chief Scientific Officer. "I remain disappointed, however, that somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) and parthenogenesis derived cell lines are not eligible for federal funding and that stem cells derived from embryos created for research are also excluded. We look forward to continuing a dialogue in these areas, for the improvement of scientific advancement." "The NIH guidelines are clear, thoughtful and comprehensive - an extraordinary result, given this huge undertaking, the complexity of the issue, and the magnitude of interest from the scientific community, advocacy groups, medical organizations, and private citizens," said Zach Hall, Ph.D., a NYSCF Board Member, and former Director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. "The NIH handled the guideline review process with the care and attention that the vital issue of stem cell research deserves." Solomon added, "Today"s announcement is a major step forward and we are grateful to the NIH for its efforts. We hope that the NIH and other federal policy entities will continue to foster discussion so that additional guidelines will be inclusive of all promising avenues of current research, including the creation of disease- and patient-specific human embryonic stem cell lines." The New York Stem Cell Foundation


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