Recently, a team of researchers in Thailand announced that their investigational vaccine was able to reduce the risk of HIV infection in a clinical trial involving approximately 16,000 volunteers. Since this announcement, there has been a wave of interest in the potential for this vaccine to help in the prevention of HIV transmission. A positive result from a vaccine trial is encouraging given the long history of HIV vaccine failures, yet we urge readers not to jump to quick conclusions when assessing the results of this trial. The reported effectiveness of the vaccine is based on a preliminary analysis and many experts believe that it is not effective enough to provide any practical benefit in prevention efforts. Still, the world urgently needs an HIV vaccine and the Thai trial may be an important step towards this elusive, yet vital goal.

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In March 2009 a new flu virus called H1N1 (also called swine flu) emerged in Mexico and quickly spread around the world. Now, as winter approaches, a time when flu infections are common, health authorities expect that H1N1 infections will surge in countries and regions in the northern hemisphere, including Canada, the United States, the European Union, Mexico and the Caribbean.

H1N1 and HIV: Tips to keep you safe and Healthy

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APSS is now on Facebook! Check out our page @ http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Regina-SK/AIDS-Programs-South-Saskatchewan/96087829094?ref=ts

If you have recently been diagnosed with HIV, check out the "What You Need To Know" and "What To Do Now" sections on the Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE) website http://www.catie.ca/eng/LivingWithHIV/justdiagnosed.shtml

June 8, 2009 -- Needle Exchange Programs Belong in Canadian Prisons
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For information on any of the above events, please stop by the APSS office @ 2735 5th Ave. , Mon- Fri, 9- 4:30 pm or phone 924-8420 or email aidsprograms@sasktel.net