Thursday April 28, 2011

Dining Out for Life 

Every year, a number of area restaurants donate a part of their proceeds to client services at D.A.P.  Click here for more information. (sb)   

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

There are special events happening in the Community Center each week.  This week's featured event is listed below.   For an in-depth view of other events, just click GO.

Friday, April 15, 12:00 - 1:00 PM                     

Community Center Presents -   "A Helping Hand for People with Diabetes"

Please join us in the D.A.P. Community Center for this informative luncheon / presentation / Q&A on blood sugar control and goals, high and low signs and symptoms, what affects blood sugar, diet, and medications with Mary Knipe, MS RD CDE.  Lunch will be served at 11:45. Please RSVP to Ed at 760.323.2118, ext. 295 or escarry@desertaidsproject.org.  Be well!

There are also recurring Community Center activities each week including:

Sign-on to support an increase in Medicare reimbursement for facial fillers

Prominent HIV/AIDS activist Nelson Vergel is asking people with HIV, and the organizations that serve them, to sign on to a letter asking the agency that sets reimbursement rates for Medicare to boost the rate it offers doctors to administer the facial fillers Sculptra (poly-L-lactic acid) and Radiesse (calcium hydroxylapatite). Click here before April 18 to sign on to a letter requesting that Medicare increase its reimbursement rate for Sculptra and Radiesse treatment. (rv)

Check out ACRIA's Achieve for exhaustive HIV research news

ACRIA (AIDS Community Research Initiative of America) Achieve publication is an excelllent source for HIV/AIDS research news and information. The winter edition is titled "Preventing HIV: New Tools, New Hope" and is accessible online. (rv)

Peripheral nerve damage remains common despite HIV therapy

The prevalence peripheral neuropathy (PN) remains high in people with HIV despite effective antiretroviral (ARV) therapy, according to a study published in the April 24 issue of AIDS. Older age, diabetes, a low CD4 count and the use of nerve-toxic ARV drugs were the strongest predictors of developing the condition. Peripheral neuropathy occurs when the long and short nerve fiberts running from the brain to the hands and feet become damaged. The authors warn that providers should pay close attention to symptoms. Most important is to develop alternatives to nerve-toxic NRTIs in the developing world, and to watch closely for neuropathy in older people with HIV, people who start ARV therapy late or who have persistently low CD4 counts and in people who have diabetes or nutritional deficiencies. (rv)

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