Political strife undermines HIV treatment • HIV/AIDS news • Mar 13 13 Among other tragedies in countries with HIV epidemics, political violence can have the additional long-term consequence of an increase in viral resistance to treatment and HIV treatment failure, say the authors of… Hydeia Broadbent, Born With HIV, Reacts to ‘Cure’ • HIV/AIDS news • Mar 07 13 Hydeia Broadbent was born with HIV coursing through her veins, invading her white blood cells and eroding her immune system. Her adoptive parents would find out three years later,… Baby born HIV-positive apparently cured, say scientists • HIV/AIDS news • Mar 05 13 A baby born with HIV appears to have been cured, scientists announced Sunday, describing the case of a child from Mississippi who’s now 2 ½ and has been off medication… HIV baby ‘cured’: what does case mean for patient treatment • HIV/AIDS news • Mar 05 13 Following reports that a baby girl who was born with HIV has been cured after very early standard drug therapy, Dr John Frater from Oxford University explains… Why youths aren’t getting tested for HIV • HIV/AIDS news • Feb 18 13 Masonia Traylor doesn’t look sick. The 25-year-old mother of two is poised. Sitting in a boardroom at AID Atlanta, an HIV outreach facility in Atlanta where she volunteers, she exudes… Discovery in HIV may solve efficiency problems for gene therapy • HIV/AIDS news • Feb 14 13 A research team from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has discovered an approach that could make gene therapy dramatically more effective for patients. Led by… Woman at the forefront in fight against HIV/AIDS • HIV/AIDS news • Feb 13 13 As the highest-ranking African-American senior executive at technology industry giant Orasure Technologies, Debra Fraser-Howze is used to being at the vanguard of change. In her role as senior vice… Study finds price for reducing HIV risk • HIV/AIDS news • Feb 04 13 Studies have found that conditional cash transfer programs, in which governments pay citizens if they consistently practice societally beneficial behaviors, have improved pediatric health care and education in Mexico,… Gum disease found to worsen infection in animal model of AIDS • HIV/AIDS news • Feb 01 13 Texas Biomed scientists in San Antonio have found that moderate gum disease in an animal model exposed to an AIDS- like virus had more viral variants… Mistrust of government often deters older adults from HIV testing • HIV/AIDS news • Jan 30 13 One out of every four people living with HIV/AIDS is 50 or older, yet these older individuals are far more likely to be diagnosed when they are… Personalized Strategies to Address Barriers to HIV Drug Adherence Boost Chances of Successful Therapy, Penn Medicine Study Shows • HIV/AIDS news • Jan 29 13 HIV patients who participated in an intervention that helped them identify barriers to taking their drugs properly and develop… Fast, low-cost device uses the cloud to speed up diagnostic testing for HIV and more • HIV/AIDS news • Jan 24 13 Samuel K. Sia, associate professor of biomedical engineering at Columbia Engineering, has taken his innovative lab-on-a-chip and developed a way to not… Drug overdoses top AIDS as main cause of homeless deaths • HIV/AIDS news • Jan 15 13 Overdoses of drugs, particularly prescription pain-killers and heroin, have overtaken AIDS to become the leading cause of death of homeless adults, according to a study of homeless… Supreme Court to review free speech of HIV/AIDS groups • HIV/AIDS news • Jan 13 13 The Supreme Court agreed to consider whether the government can require groups that receive federal funding for overseas HIV/AIDS programs to have explicit policies that oppose prostitution and… In Ethiopia, HIV disclosure is low • HIV/AIDS news • Jan 03 13 In Ethiopia, where more than 1.2 million people are infected with HIV, disclosure of infection by patients is important in the fight against the disease. A new study led by a… FDA clears Salix anti-diarrheal for HIV patients Jan 02 13 The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first anti-diarrheal drug for HIV/AIDS patients, Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.‘s Fulyzaq. The drug, also known as crofelemer, is meant to relieve symptoms of… Looking Ahead to AIDS-Free Generation • HIV/AIDS news • Dec 30 12 2012 was a year when political leaders and top health officials freely spoke of attaining an AIDS-free generation. In November, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton unveiled a blueprint for achieving that goal.… HIV Rates Fall for Black Females • HIV/AIDS news • Dec 22 12 HIV among black females in the United States fell for just the first time since numbers started being reported by health officials in the U.S. of new cases since 2006, said… Tracking the origins of HIV • HIV/AIDS news • Dec 18 12 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may have affected humans for much longer than is currently believed. Alfred Roca, an assistant professor in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University… Atherosclerosis found in HIV children • HIV/AIDS news • Dec 05 12 Children with HIV have a 2.5 fold increased risk of atherosclerosis, according to research1 presented at EUROECHO and other Imaging Modalities 2012. Antiretroviral treatment, lipid lowering drugs and prevention with healthy lifestyles… Free HIV Testing to Mark World AIDS Day • HIV/AIDS news • Dec 04 12 Are you positive that you’re negative? In recognition of World Aids Day which was Saturday December 1st, Planned Parenthood of the South Central New York wanted to make sure… Electrically spun fabric offers dual defense against pregnancy, HIV • HIV/AIDS news • Dec 01 12 The only way to protect against HIV and unintended pregnancy today is the condom. It’s an effective technology, but not appropriate or popular in all situations. A University… U.S. lays out plan for achieving worldwide AIDS-free generation • HIV/AIDS news • Nov 30 12 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday unveiled a game plan for achieving a global “AIDS-free generation,” committing the United States to rapidly scaling up medical interventions that… Infected and unaware: HIV hitting America’s youth • HIV/AIDS news • Nov 27 12 More than half of young people in the United States who are infected with HIV are not aware of it, according to a new report by government health officials that… Interventions needed to promote healthy behaviors among perinatally HIV-infected youth • HIV/AIDS news • Nov 08 12 As youth infected at birth with HIV reach adolescence and young adulthood, a new study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases underscores the need to promote healthy behaviors… Page 6 of 45 pages « First < 4 5 6 7 8 > Last » << Back to main
