You are here : health.am > HIV/AIDS Health Center > HIV/AIDS news HIV/AIDS news 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… HIV stigma stifles outreach in Arab states • HIV/AIDS news • Jul 02 10 Only 10 to 14 percent of the 400,000 people infected with HIV in the Middle East and North Africa get treatment due to the stigma and discrimination that has made… Despite Countless Changes, Original HIV Infection Lurks Within • HIV/AIDS news • Jun 29 10 Scientists have been surprised to learn that, despite thousands of changes that viruses like HIV undergo in rapid fashion to evade the body’s immune system, the original version that… Viral protein structure study offers HIV therapy hope • HIV/AIDS news • Jun 22 10 The UK’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is involved in a collaborative project that is helping to further the understanding of HIV viral protein structure which could lead to new… Maternal, Infant Antiretrovirals Both Effective in Preventing HIV Transmission Through Breast Milk • HIV/AIDS news • Jun 17 10 The largest study to date to examine methods to prevent HIV infection among breastfeeding infants concludes that giving antiretroviral drugs to HIV-infected breastfeeding mothers in… Sensitive test spots newest HIV infections • HIV/AIDS news • Jun 16 10 Standard tests for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, can’t identify people very recently infected with the virus, but a more sensitive test can, new research shows. By testing for HIV’s… Nurses as good as doctors in AIDS care monitoring • HIV/AIDS news • Jun 16 10 Nurses are as good as doctors at monitoring treatment for AIDS patients, and shifting this role to them could help ease a critical shortage of health workers, experts… Fungus-tainted corn a factor in Africa HIV spread? • HIV/AIDS news • Jun 09 10 A new study raises the question of whether corn contaminated with a fungus-derived toxin is helping to facilitate the transmission of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. The toxins, called… Snuffing Out Smoking in Those with HIV • HIV/AIDS news • Jun 03 10 While researchers have done a good job documenting health problems associated with the high prevalence of smoking among Americans who have HIV/AIDS, it’s now time to focus on how to… Many with HIV start care too late • HIV/AIDS news • May 31 10 Despite growing evidence that the earlier people are diagnosed with HIV and get access to care, the better their clinical outcomes, many HIV-infected people in the United States and Canada… AIDS funding squeeze puts lives at risk • HIV/AIDS news • May 28 10 Backtracking by international donors in funding for HIV/AIDS may undermine years of progress and is already putting lives at risk, the health aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on… Page 16 of 40 pages « First < 14 15 16 17 18 > Last » << Back to main
