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President Barack Obama today announced accelerated efforts to increase the availability of treatment to people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States in conjunction with World AIDS Day 2011.  The president directed the U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to invest approximately $50 million in new funding to support AIDS Drug Assistance Programs in states and increase access to HIV/AIDS care services.

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the appointment of Nancy Mahon as the new Chair of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA).  Ms.

Mahon, executive director of the M•A•C AIDS Fund, has many years of experience in leading large philanthropic endeavors.

In her role as chair, she will maintain the continuity of PACHA-related activities and, on occasion, represent the administration at PACHA-related events.

(MedPage Today) -- In this exclusive video report, MedPage Today North American correspondent Michael Smith reviews how HIV does what it does with Carl Dieffenback, MD, director of the Division of AIDS at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

(Public Library of Science) There is a growing body of evidence revealing the connection between neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and HIV/AIDS, prompting experts to call for greater integration of national NTD treatment programs with HIV/AIDS initiatives.

ROME (MedPage Today) -- The word 'cure' -- long a taboo in HIV/AIDS circles -- is being bandied about freely here at the 2011 meeting of the International AIDS Society.

ROME (MedPage Today) -- The battle against HIV and AIDS is at a "scientific watershed" and the world must now find ways to translate research into victory over the virus, the president of the International AIDS Society said at the association's 2011 conference.

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This month we commemorated 30 years since the first reported case of HIV/AIDS in the United States.  As we look back we can celebrate the gains we have made and look ahead with hope and purpose to the next steps we must take in our fight against HIV/AIDS.  There is still much more to be done.

And this commemoration brings extra meaning to this year’s 17th annual National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) on June 27. 

The UN Programme on HIV/Aids calls for more money to treat people with HIV early, as a report shows infection rates fell by 25% in 10 years.

The 'Memphis Beat' star supports It Takes a Village, a charity devoted to helping South African children with HIV/AIDS.