Landmark HIV treatment-as-prevention study shows additional health benefits, cost-effectiveness • HIV/AIDS news • Jul 28 12 Further analyses of the landmark NIH-funded treatment-as-prevention study (HPTN 052) have found that providing antiretroviral treatment to HIV-infected individuals earlier, when their immune systems are healthier, delays AIDS-related… Swaziland HIV incidence results announced at AIDS 2012 • HIV/AIDS news • Jul 28 12 The results from a nationally representative HIV incidence study in Swaziland indicate that the national rate of new HIV infections is 2.38% among adults ages 18-49. This figure, comparable… Study finds gaps in services for heterosexual men with HIV • HIV/AIDS news • Jul 28 12 Heterosexual men make up a small but growing number of people infected with HIV in Canada. Yet a new study has found that many of them feel… Computers can predict effects of HIV policies • HIV/AIDS news • Jul 28 12 Policymakers struggling to stop the spread of HIV grapple with “what if” questions on the scale of millions of people and decades of time. They need a way to predict… Bone marrow transplant eliminates signs of HIV infection • HIV/AIDS news • Jul 26 12 Two men with longstanding HIV infections no longer have detectable HIV in their blood cells following bone marrow transplants. The virus was easily detected in blood lymphocytes of both… Researchers to test monthly vaginal ring for HIV prevention • HIV/AIDS news • Jul 24 12 Two large clinical trials in Africa are ramping up to test the effectiveness of a vaginal ring that releases an HIV-fighting drug for a month or more, offering… New data strengthens view of HIV threat for gay black men • HIV/AIDS news • Jul 24 12 A study of black gay and bisexual men in six U.S. cities found HIV infection rates that were 50 percent higher than among their white counterparts,… WHO endorses use of HIV medicines for prevention • HIV/AIDS news • Jul 22 12 The World Health Organization has endorsed using HIV medicines among people who do not have the infection but are at high risk of getting it and suggested that poor… International health panel says treat all HIV infections • HIV/AIDS news • Jul 22 12 An international health panel has recommended for the first time that all HIV patients be treated with antiretroviral drugs, even when the virus’s impact on their immune system is… HIV Subtypes Offset Each Other • HIV/AIDS news • Jul 18 12 Infection with both of the major subtypes of HIV at the same time slows the progression of disease, researchers reported. In a long-running cohort study, people co-infected with both HIV-1 and HIV-2… AIDS deaths worldwide drop as access to drugs improves • HIV/AIDS news • Jul 18 12 Fewer people infected with HIV globally are dying as more of them get access to crucial antiretroviral drugs, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, the United Nations AIDS program said… Scientists see AIDS vaccine within reach after decades • HIV/AIDS news • Jul 16 12 At an ill-fated press conference in 1984, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Margaret Heckler boldly predicted an effective AIDS vaccine would be available within just two years. But… HPV Cotesting Safe for HIV+ Women • HIV/AIDS news • Jul 10 12 A cohort of HIV-infected women had no cases of histologically confirmed high-risk cervical neoplasia during follow-up after negative cotesting for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, investigators reported. Of 245 patients with paired… OraSure touches 10-year high on FDA nod for HIV test • HIV/AIDS news • Jul 05 12 Shares of OraSure Technologies Inc rose to their highest in more than 10 years after U.S. health regulators on Tuesday approved its in-home HIV test, the first… Heart Trouble Early and Often in H.I.V. Patients • HIV/AIDS news • Jun 18 12 Mike Godfrey was 19 when he found out he had HIV. He was 29 when he began antiretroviral therapy. He was 43 when he had a heart attack. “I… Lessons Learned From the “Ethical Odyssey” of an HIV Trial • HIV/AIDS news • Jun 14 12 In the battle against HIV/AIDS conditions on the frontlines are constantly in flux as treatment, research and policy evolve. The landmark HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) 052… US delays decision on first drug to prevent HIV • HIV/AIDS news • Jun 10 12 Drug maker Gilead Sciences Inc says federal health regulators have delayed a decision on whether to approve its drug Truvada as the first pill that prevents HIV infection.… New data suggests HIV superinfection rate comparable to initial HIV infection • HIV/AIDS news • Jun 08 12 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) superinfection may be as common as initial HIV infection and is not limited to high risk-populations, according to a new study led… HIV Superinfection in Uganda May Be More Common than Previously Thought, Study Finds • HIV/AIDS news • Jun 08 12 HIV superinfection, when a person with HIV could acquire a second, new strain of HIV, may occur as often as initial HIV infection in… India should tax air tickets to pay for AIDS drugs - U.N. • HIV/AIDS news • Jun 05 12 Millions of the world’s poorest people could have easier access to life-saving drugs if India introduces an air ticket tax to help fund purchases of… Antiretroviral treatment for preventing HIV infection: an evidence review for physicians • HIV/AIDS news • May 28 12 While immediate postexposure treatment for suspected HIV is critical, pre-exposure preventive treatment is a newer method that may be effective for people in high-risk groups, states… FDA Advisory Panel Approves Home HIV Test Kit • HIV/AIDS news • May 16 12 Americans are a step closer to being able to quickly determine in the privacy of their own homes whether they’re infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. An… FDA Approves New In-Home HIV Test • HIV/AIDS news • May 15 12 An FDA Advisory Panel unanimously recommended the approval of a new in-Home HIV Test yesterday afternoon. Local advocates are happy another weapon will be available in the fight against HIV. “This… Home HIV test advances • HIV/AIDS news • May 15 12 A federal advisory committee on Tuesday unanimously approved over-the-counter sale of a rapid HIV test, acknowledging the need for new tools against an epidemic that is driven largely by people who don’t know… Survey Reveals Support for Over-the Counter HIV Testing • HIV/AIDS news • May 13 12 WASHINGTON, D.C., May 11, 2012 - Who’s Positive, a national HIV awareness organization, today announced the results of a year-long online survey measuring support for over-the counter (OTC) HIV… Page 8 of 45 pages « First < 6 7 8 9 10 > Last » << Back to main
