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AIDS Services for the Monadnock Region (ASMR), founded in 1989, is a non-profit organization commited to serving people living with HIV/AIDS in Cheshire County, southern Sullivan County and western Hillsborough County. We offer case management, free, anonymous HIV testing in a confidential setting, educational programs, HIV+ speakers and 200+ volumes in our lending library.

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AIDS in America — Forgotten but Not Gone

Tuesday 16 February 2010 at 9:36 pm

New England Journal of Medicine LogoOver the past decade, limited attention has been paid to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic in the United States. The global epidemic - particularly the epidemic in sub-SaharaAfrica, where approximately two thirds of the world's population living with AIDS resides - has rightfully received most of the focus. Meanwhile, however, the prevalence of HIV infection with - in some U.S. populations now rivals that in some sub-Saharan African countries.

Read the entire article from the New England Journal of Medicine hereAIDS in America - NEJM .

Hi-Tini New Monthly Event for AIDS Services at Margarita’s

Sunday 07 February 2010 at 5:54 pm

Margaritas LogoMargarita's Mexican Restaurant and Watering Hole, Main Street, Keene, NH will kick-off a new monthly fundraising event benefiting AIDS Services for the Monadnock Region. Hi-Tini will be held the third Thursday of each month between 5:30-8pm. The second floor of the restaurant will be dedicated to the event, featuring appetizers provided by Margarita's and raffle prizes. A $10 donation provides patrons entry and a raffle ticket for the evening's drawings.

The first Hi-Tini will be held on Thursday, February 18. Each month will feature a theme and patrons are encouraged to dress accordingly. February will fete Valentine's Day and red as the color of love and the AIDS pandemic. Sign up to become a Hi-Tini High Roller and earn a free meal from
Margarita's after 5 Hi-Tini visits.

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"Night to Remember" AIDS Benefit in Manchester January 22 and 23

Tuesday 19 January 2010 at 11:30 am

Element Lounge PhotoOver 30 items will be raffled at the fundraising event, "Night To Remember" held on Friday, January 22 and Saturday, January 23 at The Element Lounge, (www.elementlounge.net) New Hampshire's hottest alternative night club, 1055 Elm Street, Manchester. Female impersonators Laisha and Britney will serve as hostesses and perform each night. Gift certificates include items such as hotel stays, restaurants, limo service, salon/spa amenities and many more from business locations throughout New England.

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Survival of Children with HIV in the United States Has Improved Dramatically Since 1990s, New Analysis Shows

Wednesday 13 January 2010 at 11:30 am Mortality Rate Still Higher Than for Children without HIV

By Kathy Stover, HIV/AIDS Communications Team Leader, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), NIH

There is some encouraging news about survival rates of children and HIV/AIDS.

The death rates of children with HIV have decreased ninefold since doctors started prescribing cocktails of antiretroviral drugs in the mid-1990s, concludes a large-scale study of the long-term outcomes of children and adolescents with HIV in the United States. In spite of this improvement, however, young people with HIV continue to die at 30 times the rate of youth of similar age who do not have HIV, found researchers from the National Institutes of Health and other institutions.

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SUPPORT KEENE KOMICS!

Friday 08 January 2010 at 10:01 am

Stand Up Comedy LogoIf you are looking for something to do tonight, Friday (January 8th), head out to Yankee Lanes for a comedy show featuring Sweet Baby Ray, Wade the Great Garrett, Cheshire TV's own Rick Blood and Josh May! Doors open 6p, show 7-9. Admission only $2 at the door.

Although this is not a fundraiser for AIDS Services, three of the four performers regularly donate their time and energy to the agency. Sweet Baby Ray was Keene Komic grand prize winner in 2009 and 2006; Wade the Great Garrett was a finalist in 2009 IDOL and second-runner-up in Keene Komic 2009; and Rick Blood shows up in his role at Cheshire TV to make sure that our events reach the Channel 8 audience.

Support our home-grown comedians. Who knows... one day we might see them on Comedy Central!

Thanks to our Business Friends!

Wednesday 06 January 2010 at 1:35 pm

Thank You GraphicAs we begin the new year, we wish to thank those members of the business community who cared enough about the work of AIDS Services for the Monadnock Region in 2009 to consistently show up in ways that made a difference.  Heartfelt appreciation to: Walmart, Target, Sears, C&S Wholesale Grocers, the Monadnock Radio Group, Murphy's Auto Body, the Best Western Sovereign Hotel, Super 8 Motel (now Days Inn), E.F. Lane Hotel and the Keene Sentinel.

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Officials: New Zealand TV Condom Ad “Inoffensive”

Tuesday 05 January 2010 at 1:39 pm

NZ Condom AdFrom POZ Magazine on December 31st:  A television advertisement by the New Zealand AIDS Foundation was found to be "inoffensive" by the country's Advertising Standards Authority, stuff.co.nz reports. The authority chairman said the ad carries an important health message.

According to the article, the officials were responding to complaints from viewers, who said the ad was "offensive, unacceptable and breached decency." Others said airing "sexual content" at 8:25 p.m. was inappropriate.

The ad depicts four condom-covered fingers dancing together to a song with the lyrics, "You want me to be wanting you, to be wanting me." A naked finger joins the others, but they stop dancing until the fifth finger also wears a condom.

Watch the Ad on Youtube.com.

Hope is Associated with a Stronger Immune System in HIV+ Individuals

Tuesday 29 December 2009 at 2:13 pm

Dr. Scioli PhotoHaving studied hope for many years, in 2006 I contacted Susan McNeil, director of AIDS Services for the Monadnock Region (ASMR) in New Hampshire to see if she and her agency were interesting in a collaborative study. I had spent almost ten years developing a new theory of hope as well as a new questionnaire to measure this complex but vital emotion. I proposed that we investigate whether hope, as assessed with this new tool, might be associated with self-report measures of health, and even more importantly, to immune functioning.

Fortunately, Susan was more than willing to help. In fact, she was thrilled at the prospect of tracking the hope levels of her clients, and exploring the potential impact on their emotional and physical wellbeing.

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Response to Sentinel's Uganda Article

Tuesday 22 December 2009 at 3:47 pm

Keene SentinelOn December 20th, the Keene Sentinel ran an article about Uganda's proposed legislation, which will punish gay men and hamper AIDS efforts in that country.  In its current form the legislation would mandate a death sentence for active homosexuals living with HIV.

The full article can be read here (Uganda Sentinel Article ) or on SentinelSource.com.

An open response to the Keene Sentinel article by ASMR's MacNeil is below:

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"Talkin' 'bout Murder" YouTube Video

Thursday 10 December 2009 at 12:27 pm

Bob Kelly PhotoA friend of the agency, Bob E. Kelly, has done a video for World AIDS Day.  He wrote this after he heard someone refer to intentional transmission of HIV as "the gift".   Play safe.  Wear your rubbers.

You can view the video by following this link to YouTube.

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2010 ASMR Event Calendar

Friday 26 February 2010 at 8:35 pm

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Mark your calendars!  ASMR's Event / Fundraising Calendar for 2010 has been posted.  More details will be posted here on this blog and at www.asmronline.org.

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"Hope in the Age of Anxiety" Published

Wednesday 09 December 2009 at 7:08 pm

Hope in the Age of Anxiety Book Cover

"Hope in the Age of Anxiety" by KSC's Anthony Scioli and Henry Biller has been published and is available from Borders and Amazon (among other book sellers).  A portion of the book deals with research that was conducted with the help of the ASMR.

Dr. Anthony Scioli is Professor of Clinical Psychology at Keene State College.

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ASMR's Lawsuit v. Gilsum Settled

Tuesday 06 October 2009 at 1:40 pm Settlement Lifts Restrictions on Group Home for People with HIV September 01, 2009 (more)