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The American Foundation for AIDS Research recently announced a new round of grants, looking at issues that include the Berlin patient and possible HIV vaccine trials.

Motorcycle enthusiasts geared up for the 10-day, 1,800 mile amfAR LifeRide from Miami to D.C., raising $100,000 to eight groups along the way, and ending in the nation’s capital on the eve of the International AIDS Conference.

Maintaining its long-standing tradition of supporting HIV/AIDS charities, Kiehl’s Since 1851, the venerable New York-based purveyor of fine quality skin and hair care, announced a continued partnership with amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research.

In life, Elizabeth Taylor was known for her love of exquisite jewelry and her AIDS activism. In death, the star’s two interests seem about to converge, with her famed jewels headed for the auction block to benefit two AIDS charities.