You are here : health.am > HIV/AIDS Health Center > HIV/AIDS news HIV/AIDS news Russian Activists Risk Arrest Highlighting Denial Of HIV Treatment • HIV/AIDS news • Sep 22 10 A group of Russian AIDS activists are charging that the Russian Ministry of Health is denying that there are drug stock-outs that prevent patients from starting or continuing… Drop in New HIV Infections Led by Sub-Saharan Africa • HIV/AIDS news • Sep 20 10 UNAIDS has said that Sub-Saharan Africa, the region worst affected by AIDS, is leading a decline in new HIV infections with new infections in the area declining by… HIV-Affected Namibian Women Seek Court’s Help Over Forced Sterilisations • HIV/AIDS news • Sep 20 10 In the throes of labour, a Namibian woman was approached by a nurse who handed her a document to sign, saying the form would authorise a Caesarean section.… Rutgers researchers discover how HIV resists AZT • HIV/AIDS news • Sep 20 10 Rutgers researchers have discovered how HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS, resists AZT, a drug widely used to treat AIDS. The scientists, who report their findings in Nature Structural… Scientists in Uganda study formation of hybrid HIV strains • HIV/AIDS news • Sep 17 10 David Kihumuro-Apuuli, head of the Uganda Aids Commission told reporters that although hybrid viruses also known as ‘recombinant’ viruses have existed in Uganda for years, scientists at the… HIV spread “out of control” among French gay men • HIV/AIDS news • Sep 09 10 Transmission of the AIDS virus seems to be “out of control” among gay men in France despite an overall fall in the number of new HIV cases in… Education More Important than Knowledge in Stopping Spread of HIV in Africa • HIV/AIDS news • Sep 08 10 Simply teaching people the facts about how to protect themselves from HIV may not be enough to prevent the spread of AIDS in Africa, a… Research at GHESKIO Leads to Update in WHO Guidelines for HIV Treatment • HIV/AIDS news • Sep 06 10 Prompted by clinical research into the early initiation of antiretroviral therapies for HIV performed at the GHESKIO clinic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, the World Health Organization… Revaccination Could Benefit HIV-Infected Children • HIV/AIDS news • Sep 01 10 HIV-infected children receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) may require revaccination to maintain immunity against preventable diseases. There remains no standard or official recommendation on revaccination of children receiving HAART, an effective… HIV meds don’t up IV drug abusers’ risk-taking • HIV/AIDS news • Aug 13 10 Despite some concerns to the contrary, IV drug abusers who get drug treatment for HIV do not seem to increase their risky behavior, a new study suggests. In the… New ‘armour’ developed to avoid infection from AIDS virus • HIV/AIDS news • Jul 30 10 The doors are closing on the AIDS virus. The scientific community continues to strive to find the formula that will halt the advance of one of the viruses… Vanishing bile duct syndrome secondary to anti-retroviral therapy in HIV • HIV/AIDS news • Jul 30 10 Vanishing bile duct syndrome (VBDS) refers to a group of disorders characterized by destruction and disappearance of intrahepatic (inside the liver) bile ducts. Multiple causes have been… AIDS drug safe for HIV prevention in study • HIV/AIDS news • Jul 23 10 The HIV drug tenofovir is safe to be given to men at high risk of contracting the virus as a preventative measure, scientists said on Friday, but further trials… Early, rural-based HIV care offers hope in Africa • HIV/AIDS news • Jul 23 10 Treating HIV patients in remote areas of Africa soon after they are infected and using community care teams instead of doctors can cut costs and help people live longer… Circumcising gay men would have limited impact on preventing HIV • HIV/AIDS news • Jul 22 10 Adult circumcision has been proposed as a possible HIV prevention strategy for gay men, but a new study by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public… Most men in long-term study of HIV report low use of illicit drugs • HIV/AIDS news • Jul 21 10 Most older gay and bisexual men enrolled in a long-term study of HIV used recreational drugs infrequently over a 10-year period, report University of… Top scientists tackle the issue of HIV persistence • HIV/AIDS news • Jul 21 10 Can HIV infection ever be cured? The prospect of efficiently controlling HIV persistence in infected persons was the topic of a high-level, two-day meeting of researchers gathered here on… Experts give low marks for AIDS prevention efforts • HIV/AIDS news • Jul 20 10 Only 10 percent of countries have HIV prevention programmes that are well matched to their national needs, leaving millions at risk of contracting the incurable virus, AIDS scientists said… Study finds MTV AIDS project changes HIV attitudes • HIV/AIDS news • Jul 20 10 MTV drama programmes about HIV and AIDS shown to young people in some of the highest-risk countries in Africa and the Caribbean had a dramatic affect on attitudes to… Early treatment key for HIV-positive patients-WHO • HIV/AIDS news • Jul 20 10 The number of people receiving medicines for the AIDS virus leapt by a quarter last year but more patients need to be brought into treatment before they are too sick, the… AIDS drug cocktails halve new HIV cases in study • HIV/AIDS news • Jul 20 10 Treating HIV patients with cocktails of AIDS drugs helps to stop them spreading the infection further and more than halved the number of new HIV diagnoses in a… Safer sex by Africa’s young drives HIV rates down • HIV/AIDS news • Jul 13 10 Young people in Africa are leading a “revolution” in HIV prevention and driving down rates of the disease by having safer sex and fewer sexual partners, the… Universal HIV testing and immediate treatment could reduce but not eliminate HIV/AIDS epidemic • HIV/AIDS news • Jul 11 10 Implementing a program of universal HIV testing and immediate antiretroviral treatment (ART) for infected individuals could have a major impact on the HIV/AIDS epidemic… HIV gains at risk as nations and global organizations retreat on funding and resource commitments • HIV/AIDS news • Jul 09 10 In a policy report published in Science, an internationally recognized peer-reviewed journal, leading experts in HIV/AIDS research have warned that failure to… HIV prevention strategy key to curbing epidemic and cutting long-term treatment costs • HIV/AIDS news • Jul 07 10 Increasing highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) treatment for people with HIV/AIDS will provide significant cost savings over a relatively short period of time, according to… Page 15 of 40 pages « First < 13 14 15 16 17 > Last » << Back to main
