Important HIV/AIDS Guideline Update

To view as webpage... click here.       www.matec.info Midwest AIDS Training & Education Center (MATEC) The Midwest's Leading Resource for HIV/AIDS Education and Information for Health Care Professionals and Organizations.  Serving Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota,  Missouri and Wisconsin.  Important HIV Guidelines Update for Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV/Infected Adults and Adolescents. Released by the Centers for Disease Control on March 23, 2009 Dear Fred, Today (March 23, 2009), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) is posting online the 2009 Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents: Recommendations from CDC, the National Institutes of Health, and the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (officially published April 10, 2009 as MMWR Volume 58, Reports and Recommendations No. 4). This publication will replace the draft version of the Guidelines posted electronically on June 18, 2008 at www.aidsinfo.nih.gov.  The purpose of this letter is to alert you of the dissemination of the Guidelines and to describe its content, as well as provide information on where to obtain copies.  A parallel version of these guidelines for HIV-infected infants and children will be forthcoming shortly under a separate announcement.    In the United States, the incidence of HIV-associated opportunistic infections (OIs) has declined dramatically, largely due to the advent of simpler, more potent, and less toxic antiretroviral therapy.  However, we should not be falsely reassured that OIs are soon to become a thing of the past. Despite declines in their incidence and major improvements in their prevention and treatment, OIs remain a leading cause of hospitalization and death for persons living with HIV infection. Because most of the existing clinical workforce was trained in OI management during an earlier era when these infections were more prevalent, it is critical that resources such as these guidelines be available for newer clinicians who may have had less experience with these infections but are likely to encounter them during their career.    These Guidelines are intended for use by clinicians and other health-care providers, HIV-infected patients, and policy makers in the United States.  They were developed by a panel of more than 140 experts from the U.S. government and academic institutions. These Guidelines combine and replace two separate MMWR publications: the 2002 Guidelines for preventing opportunistic infections among HIV-infected persons: recommendations of the US Public Health Service and the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the 2004 Treating opportunistic infections among HIV-infected adults and adolescents: recommendations from CDC, the National Institutes of Health, and the HIV Medicine Association/ Infectious Diseases Society of America. The 2009 Guidelines address OIs that occur in the United States and five OIs that may be acquired during international travel.  Topic areas covered for each OI include: prevention of exposure, prevention of disease by chemoprophylaxis and vaccination, discontinuation of primary prophylaxis after immune reconstitution, treatment of disease, monitoring for adverse effects of treatment and disease, management of treatment failure, prevention of disease recurrence, discontinuation of secondary prophylaxis, and special considerations during pregnancy and with regard to immune reconstitution inflammatory syndromes. For each OI, a small group with subject matter expertise reviewed the literature for new information since the previous guidelines' publication and proposed revised recommendations at a meeting at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in May 2007. Following these presentations and discussion, the revised guidelines were further reviewed and approved by NIH, CDC, and HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).    The new Guidelines will be available on March 23, 2009, at: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/mmwr_rr.html (MMWR website) or http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/Guidelines/ (AIDSInfo website). We could not accomplish this task without the collaboration of NIH and the HIVMA, as well as the many persons who volunteered to participate in the development of these Guidelines.  We hope you will find them a valuable source of information to maximize prevention strategies and to promptly recognize, accurately diagnose, and properly treat and manage OIs in order to ensure that HIV- infected patients continue receiving the highest quality care possible in the United States.   Sincerely,  Richard J. Wolitski, Ph.D. Acting Director Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention Join Our List Forward email     Email Marketing by Midwest AIDS Training & Education Center | 1640 W. Roosevelt Road | Suite 511 (M/C 779) | Chicago | IL | 60608

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Crain's Daily News Alert prepared for Top Executives

CHICAGOBUSINESS — POWERED BY CRAIN'S — Daily Business Briefing CRAIN'S LISTS SEND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR MULTIMEDIA WEEKLY JOB CHANGES TOP HEADLINES Wednesday, March 25, 2009 · Nicor wins $69M-rate increase · United stalls on San Francisco-China route · Chicken chain spreading its Chicago wings · Stocks rebound; Dow closes up 89 points · Bigsby & Kruthers returning with Block 37 store · Blagojevich uses radio show to blast Quinn's tax plan, impeachment · South Shore rail line to increase service · Kraft unit recalls tainted trail mix · Labor strife threatens Boeing deal with FedEx · Atty. Gen. Madigan takes on Dish Network · Many arrested on mortgage-fraud charges  · Ex-guv rants; Rep. Bean thinks: Hinz blog · McD's says ad is no fish tale: Taking Names blog · $11K Yankees tix; NFL-DirecTV deal: Biz of Sports blog  Final Markets Dow Jones 7,749.81 +89.84 +1.17% NASDAQ 1,528.95 +12.43 +0.82% Crain's Index 60.57 +1.08 +1.81% » View Other Top Headlines ADVERTISEMENT HEAR THE SOURCE NOT THE SPIN! The 2009 Chicago Theatre Speaker Series: The Minds That Move The World. On April 1st, don't miss Vice President Al Gore speaking live and uncensored on the Change of Climate. Save $10 on select seats. Use Code: Crains. CLICK HERE to buy your tickets now! OTHER HEADLINES · Last call for South Side Irish parade Chicago Sun-Times · Blockbuster to sell, rent movies through TiVo New York Times · IBM to cut 5,000 U.S. jobs: sources CNN Money Crain's Chicago Business | 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601 ADVERTISEMENT TODAY'S FEATURES Check, Please! visits Otom Sheila Dantzler, of Chicago's Weichert Realtors, has plenty of anxiety in her world today. That's why she's taking clients to Otom, the high-end comfort-food spot in the Fulton Market district. Read More · Chicago Business Today - March 25 · Best hotels for business 2009 · Social Whirl: Chicago Architecture Foundation · Homemade Pizza Co.: Grabbing a slice SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies Executives » Account Settings LISTEN LIVE: Traffic, weather and news from our news partner WBBM-AM.

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Media Matters Daily Summary

Here are today's news items from Media Matters for America, click on the title or 'read more' to read the entirety of each story. CNN's Castellanos falsely claimed Dems "gave" bonuses to AIG execs Advancing a false Republican accusation, CNN contributor Alex Castellanos falsely claimed that Democrats "gave" AIG executives bonuses. In fact, the economic recovery bill did not create the right for AIG -- or any company -- to pay bonuses. Rather, AIG reportedly disclosed that it had entered into agreements to pay these bonuses more than a year ago, and the special inspector for the TARP program has testified that the Bush administration Treasury Department knew about the AIG bonus contracts and did not insist on their abrogation as a condition of AIG's receiving bailout money. Read More Scarborough shills GE stock on GE-owned MSNBC Joe Scarborough promoted General Electric stock on MSNBC's Morning Joe without noting that GE is the parent company of NBC Universal, the owner of MSNBC. Read More Bush missing from USA Today/Gallup poll response options to question about AIG bonuses A USA Today/Gallup poll question about who was to blame for the AIG bonuses left out the Bush administration as a suggested response, despite the administration's decision to give AIG billions in aid without requiring that the company withhold the bonuses. Read More On Fox, Cavuto and Levin falsely claimed Obama administration wants to limit executive pay for all companies Neil Cavuto and Mark Levin falsely claimed the Obama administration "want[s] to control executive pay" for companies that haven't received bailouts. Earlier that day, Robert Gibbs said of such a proposal, "[T]here are not plans to do something broad like that." Read More Dobbs falsely claimed Pelosi said "immigration law enforcement is, quote-unquote, 'un-American" On his radio show, Lou Dobbs asked his guest for his "reaction" to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi "saying last week that enforcement in the workplace, immigration law enforcement is, quote-unquote, 'un-American.' " In fact, Pelosi criticized as "un-American" immigration raids that separate undocumented parents from their documented children, not "immigration law enforcement." Read More You can help support our work; become a volunteer media monitor, or donate to Media Matters for America.

Obama's Press Conference Stirs the Buzz - Yahoo! Buzz

The Buzz Log - Obama's Press Conference Stirs the Buzz - Yahoo! Buzz:

"After an uncharacteristic gaffe on 'The Tonight Show' and an unfortunate case of the giggles on '60 Minutes,' President Obama had a lot riding on his Tuesday night press conference. The president largely stayed on message, using the hour to focus on the economy, the budget, and his anger (even if was delayed) at those darn AIG bonuses."

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Change we can believe in?

Dear Friend, As President Obama prepares to go before the American people at tonight's prime-time press conference, it is worth noting the growing inconsistencies between his soaring rhetoric on the campaign trail and his actions so far as President. Click below to see a video highlighting a few of the contradictions between Candidate Obama and President Obama. Candidate Obama promised to take a "scalpel" to wasteful earmarks in the federal budget but President Obama recently signed the pork-laden omnibus bill. Candidate Obama pledged to reinstate "pay-as-you-go" budgeting but President Obama's recent budget proposal will leave a whopping $9.3 trillion deficit over the next decade.  President Obama's actions clearly do not represent the change that he promised Americans on Election Day. The public is angry about these enormous government spending bills - especially in light of the scandal where taxpayer dollars were used to pay out excessive bonuses to failed American Insurance Group (A.I.G.) executives. Meanwhile, there are growing questions among members of the President's own political Party regarding the size and scope of his proposed budget. While you may not be able to ask a question at the press conference as President Obama makes his case to the American people tonight, keep in mind the difference between campaign pledges and broken promises. All the best, Rob Jesmer Executive Director National Republican Senatorial Committee Paid for by the National Republican Senatorial Committee Not Authorized By Any Candidate Or Candidate's Committee www.nrsc.org 425 2nd Street NE | Washington, DC 20002 | Phone: (202) 675-6000 Contributions to the National Republican Senatorial Committee are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes.

Obama says his budget essential to revive economy

Obama says his budget essential to revive economy: "President Barack Obama said Tuesday night his attempts to lead the nation out of economic turmoil are beginning to yield results, and toned down his criticism of bonuses to executives at bailed-out AIG. At the second prime-time news conference of his presidency, Obama also cast his budget — now under review in Congress — as essential if the economy is to recover. The tax and spending plan 'is inseparable from this recovery because it is what lays the foundation for a secure and lasting prosperity,' he said."

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CNN's Castellanos falsely claimed Dems "gave" bonuses to AIG execs

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Geithner urges overhaul of financial regulations

Geithner urges overhaul of financial regulations: "Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Monday that the severe banking crisis shows the U.S. financial system failed a major test and is in need of an overhaul."

Media Matters Daily Summary

Here are today's news items from Media Matters for America, click on the title or 'read more' to read the entirety of each story. Perpetuating falsehood, Wall Street Journal's Fund claimed "AIG bonuses ... were in the stimulus bill" On Fox & Friends, John Fund advanced the Republican falsehood that Democrats created the right for AIG to pay bonuses by passing the economic recovery bill. In fact, the recovery bill did not create the right for AIG -- or any company -- to pay bonuses. Rather, AIG reportedly disclosed that it had entered into agreements to pay these bonuses more than a year ago, the Bush Treasury Department approved of the AIG bailout with this agreement in place, and the relevant provision in the recovery act actually restricted the ability of companies receiving money from TARP to award bonuses in the future. Read More Scarborough falsely claimed Orszag "admit[ted]" Obama budget "will create an unsustainable debt" Joe Scarborough falsely claimed that the president's "own OMB director admits" that his budget will "create an unsustainable debt." In fact, OMB director Peter Orszag recently said that deficits at the level estimated by CBO in scoring Obama's proposed budget "would ultimately not be sustainable," but also said: "I think that what you're going to see, again, under our assumptions, our policies lead to lower deficits than that." Orszag also recently asserted that "[t]he President's Budget," if enacted, would "put the nation on a sustainable fiscal path." Read More Wash. Times forwarded false GOP suggestion that Bush administration played no role in AIG bonus controversy A Washington Times article reported GOP criticism of Democrats over the AIG bonus issue and quoted a Republican strategist asserting: "This is not something [Democrats] can point to George Bush. ... They own the issue of giving bonuses to the AIG executives." But the article did not note that $53 million in AIG bonuses that the article mentioned were reportedly paid out under the Bush administration, or that a Bush-appointed special inspector general for TARP has stated that the Bush Treasury Department knew about the AIG bonus contracts and did not insist on their abrogation as a condition of AIG's receiving bailout money. Read More NY Times falsely claimed that Obama "campaigned as an antiwar candidate" In a New York Times article, Sheryl Gay Stolberg wrote that President Obama "never served in the military and campaigned as an antiwar candidate." In fact, Obama did not campaign as "an antiwar candidate"; Obama has repeatedly said that he doesn't "oppose all wars" but is opposed to "a dumb war" or "a rash war." Read More Politico published Bauer op-ed that advanced 61-detainee falsehood Politico published an op-ed by Gary Bauer that falsely claimed that "a January Pentagon report found that 61 former detainees [of the prison at Guantánamo Bay] had engaged in terrorist activities." In fact, according to the Pentagon, 18 former Guantánamo detainees have been "confirmed" to have "return[ed] to the fight," while an additional 43 former detainees are "suspected" of having done so. Even the Pentagon's "confirmed" figure has been questioned by analysts. Read More Wall Street Journal article omitted Bush Treasury Department's role from AIG bonus timeline A Wall Street Journal article about Tim Geithner and his aides' involvement in decisions about AIG's bonus payments did not note that it was the Bush administration that negotiated a November 2008 stock purchase agreement with AIG through which the Bush Treasury Department injected $40 billion into the company without requiring that the bonus contracts be nullified. Read More Following Politico's lead, media fixate on Obama's "awkward laughter" in 60 Minutes interview Echoing a March 22 Politico article that was hyped by the Drudge Report, the March 23 editions of Today, Morning Joe, MSNBC Live, and Fox & Friends all featured segments on President Obama's laughter during a 60 Minutes interview. The segments are reminiscent of the media's echoing Drudge by seizing on Hillary Clinton's laugh as a new subject of attention following Clinton's talk show appearances in September 2007. Read More Did O'Reilly violate his own ambush rules? According to the O'Reilly Factor website, Bill O'Reilly will address "why ... the far left, in cahoots with NBC News, hurt a rape victim and her family." The post appears to be a reference to an "ambush" interview of the Center for American Progress' Amanda Terkel reportedly conducted by Factor producer Jesse Watters. But O'Reilly has previously suggested that the "ambush journalism" conducted by his producers is limited to targeting "public servants" and stated that prior to those "ambush" interviews, subjects would either be asked on the program or asked "to issue a clear statement explaining their actions." Read More Memo to the media: Where's W? So how did we get to this point? Job losses in the hundreds of thousands every month, almost weekly bank failures, and 401(k)s at half their value from a year and a half ago. The media treat the question as a mystery that can be solved through scrutiny of the Obama administration's actions starting on January 20, 2009 -- an approach that is absurd on its face. The media's erasure of the Bush administration and its policies in their coverage of the economy has been so pervasive that they have given round-the-clock attention to the AIG bonus scandal for days on end with virtually no mention of the fact that it was the Bush administration that last fall approved billions of dollars in aid to AIG without requiring the company to nullify its bonus contracts. Read More You can help support our work; become a volunteer media monitor, or donate to Media Matters for America.

Dow jumps as Obama admin. moves on bad bank assets

Dow jumps as Obama admin. moves on bad bank assets:

"The Obama administration aimed squarely at the crisis clogging the nation's credit system Monday with a plan to take over up to $1 trillion in sour mortgage securities with the help of private investors. For once, Wall Street cheered. The announcement, closely stage-managed throughout the day, filled in crucial blanks in the administration's financial rescue package and formed what President Barack Obama called 'one more critical element in our recovery.'"