Topic: Aids
VOA News examines President Barack Obama's $63 billion Global Health Initiative (GHI), noting the initiative's emphasis on cost-effective strategies to improve child- and maternal-health as well as pr ... moreState News: Ohio, Florida Take Advantage Of Federal Health Funds; Mass. Psychiatrists Win Court Case
Following the imprisonment of Maxim Popov in April 2010, sentenced to 7 years jail primarily for the promotion of HIV prevention efforts in Uzbekistan, the International AIDS Society (IAS) notes with ... more
Two further clinical trials are planned to confirm a vaginal gel which has shown potential in reducing the risk of HIV. The results of the first trial of the gel, which were announced in July at the X ... more
Wayne C. Koff, Chief Scientific Officer and Senior Vice President of Research and Development (R D) at the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI.org), will give the keynote presentation titled " ... more
Dr. Eric A. Cohen, Director of the Human Retrovirology research unit at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montreal (IRCM), and his team published yesterday, in the online open-access journal PLo ... more
Why is it so hard to isolate and purify human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)? Why has no one been able to see, by electron microscopy, a single HIV particle in the blood of AIDS patients, even those who ... more
UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe "said Thursday that global contributions to fighting [HIV/AIDS] are dropping off for the first time in 15 years amid tough economic times," Agence France-Presse ... more
A scientific breakthrough on how HIV takes control of cell division Montreal, September 3, 2010 – Dr. Éric A. Cohen, Director of the Human Retrovirology research unit at the Institut de recherches c ... more
New findings may lead to the development of more effective therapies for inflammation, wounds and malignant tumors LA JOLLA, CA – August 31, 2010 –– In two closely related studies, two teams of Scr ... more
INFECTIOUS DISEASE: Modified adenovirus malaria vaccine works a treat in mice Malaria kills more than 1 million individuals each year. Despite intensive research, there is still no malaria vaccine app ... more
INFECTIOUS DISEASE: Modified adenovirus malaria vaccine works a treat in mice Malaria kills more than 1 million individuals each year. Despite intensive research, there is still no malaria vaccine app ... more
Top of the morning to you. A sparkly day is unfolding here on the Pharmalot corporate campus, where we are following various leads and trying to make sense of this big old world. To help the process, ... more
Court Accepts China's First HIV Discrimination Case, State Media Reports "A municipal court in central China has accepted the country's first lawsuit alleging work discrimination because of HIV s ... more
'Smart materials' process promises to revolutionize manufacturing of medical devices, other products
Decision aids are used by a minority of physicians who treat cancer patients. Are doctors lagging behind patients in the use of these tools? Medscape Medical News ... more
Free HIV/AIDS tests, other significant tests and medical exams (including physicals) will be available to uninsured residents of the area when the National Association of Free Clinics holds a massive ... more
A Scientific American series examines how recent scientific advances will guide future efforts to thwart HIV/AIDS and also looks at the epidemic among men who have sex with men (MSM) and injecting dru ... more
AIDSinfo has a new site optimized for mobile devices. When viewing AIDSinfo on your mobile device, you will be automatically redirected to the mobile site. JavaScript must be enabled on your device fo ... more
Concerned that many of its drugmakers may be taken over in a wave of mergers and acquisitions, the Indian government is being urged to consider compulsory licensing to assure that prices - particularl ... more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released new estimates that one in every 110 children (1 in 70 boys) is diagnosed with autism. Autism has become more common in our childr ... more
Two years after the FDA came down hard on Ranbaxy Laboratories, the generic drugmaker is reportedly offering to make a sweeping, one-time penalty payment in hopes of convincing the agency to allow shi ... more
Merck announced the Merck Company Foundation and the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation are committing an additional $60 million to support Botswana's African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP) ... more
Kenya Drafts Policy To Address HIV In IDUs In Kenya, "[i]ntravenous drug users (IDUs) have been largely ignored by the government's HIV programmes on the basis that drug-taking is illegal, but a new p ... more
The human AIDS viruses (HIV-1 and HIV-2) originated as viruses of apes and monkeys, respectively, yet little is known about whether or how these invaders adapted to the new genetic #8220;environment ... more
The human AIDS viruses originated as viruses of apes and monkeys, respectively, yet little is known about whether or how these invaders adapted to the new genetic "environment" encountered in humans. ... more
The human AIDS viruses (HIV-1 and HIV-2) originated as viruses of apes and monkeys, respectively, yet little is known about whether or how these invaders adapted to the new genetic "environment" encou ... more
by Jay Parkinson, MDDr. Marcus Conant, among the first AIDS specialists in San Francisco, who for decades had one of the world €™s largest private practices for patients with AIDS and HIV, has left ... more
Hello, everyone, how are you today? Unfortunately, it is another cloudy morning in New England, where we are visiting to speak at the American Chemical Society annual gathering (please look here). Non ... more
On Friday, President Obama updated his pending fiscal year 2011 HHS budget request to include $400 million more for HIV/AIDS programs, high-risk insurance pools and health worker training, CQ HealthBe ... more
Researchers find conflicting results on inflammatory processes Human umbilical cord blood cells (HUCB) used to treat cultured rat brain cells (astrocytes) deprived of oxygen appear to protect astrocyt ... more
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on an AIDS vaccine and other developments. The transcript is also available. NIH-led scientists found two antibodies neutralize more than 90 percent of the known ... more
Given that patient and consumer groups are increasingly involved in as stakeholders and experts in management and scientific committees at the European Medicines Agency, one activist group decided to ... more
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization, responded to today's announcement by the Obama Administration that it will allocate $30 million in funding to address the nation ... more
A drug to treat inflammation plays a surprising role reducing the level of infection caused by an opportunistic bug that is deadly for AIDS and cancer patients and others with weakened immune systems. ... more
Do you have questions about HIV medication side effects? Are you interested in finding an HIV/AIDS clinical trial in an area near you? The AIDSinfo call center has health information specialists pre ... more
More study needed to determine if finding plays a role in transmission Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: AIDS ... more
The virus that causes AIDS may undergo changes in the genital tract that make HIV-1 in semen different than what it is in the blood, according to a study led by researchers from the University of Nort ... more
Chart-topping recording artist Jay Sean announced today his partnership with Keep A Child Alive (KCA), the organization found by Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys and humanitarian Leigh Black to provide ... more
The virus that causes AIDS may undergo changes in the genital tract rendering HIV-1 in semen different than HIV-1 in the blood, according to researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel ... more
Albert Einstein College of Medicine researchers develop method with potential to evaluate effectiveness of autism therapy August 19, 2010 — (BRONX, NY) — A new study by researchers at Albert Einstei ... more
The virus that causes AIDS may undergo changes in the genital tract that make HIV-1 in semen different than what it is in the blood, according to a new study. ... more
A drug to treat inflammation plays a surprising role reducing the level of infection caused by an opportunistic bug that is deadly for AIDS and cancer patients and others with weakened immune systems. ... more
Global Post Examines How Global Fund Impacts HIV Care, Human Rights In El Salvador Global Post examines how the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is impacting HIV/AIDS ca ... more
University of Utah biochemist hopes to begin human clinical trials in two to three years SALT LAKE CITY—Following up a pioneering 2007 proof-of-concept study, a University of Utah biochemist and coll ... more
Current HIV treatments do not eradicate HIV from host cells but rather inhibit virus replication and delay the onset of AIDS. However, new research has yielded an innovative approach to eliminate HIV ... more
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke about President Barack Obama's $63 billion Global Health Initiative (GHI) during a speech on Monday at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International St ... more
A joint project of UCSF and the Kenya Medical Research Institute has received $7 million - the first award of a five year grant that will total about $35 million - to expand its care and support of pe ... more
The Associated Press: "Cancer is the world's top 'economic killer' as well as its likely leading cause of death, the American Cancer Society contends in a new report it will present at a global cancer ... more
The Associated Press: "Cancer is the world's top 'economic killer' as well as its likely leading cause of death, the American Cancer Society contends in a new report it will present at a global cance ... more
Contact: Kim Newman sciencenews@einstein.yu.edu 718-430-3101 Albert Einstein College of Medicine August 16, 2010 ”€ (BRONX, NY) ”€ A study led by a researcher at Albert Einstein College of Medicine ... more
"The growing burden of cancer in developing countries could be reduced without expensive drugs and equipment, scientists said on Monday, but it requires a global effort similar to the fight against HI ... more
"The growing burden of cancer in developing countries could be reduced without expensive drugs and equipment, scientists said on Monday, but it requires a global effort similar to the fight against ... more
Equatorial Guinea (Republica de Guinea Ecuatorial) and the Global Viral Forecasting Initiative, along with several Central African States, have partnered with the Economic Community of Central African ... more
The growing burden of cancer in developing countries could be reduced without expensive drugs and equipment, scientists said Monday, but it requires a global effort similar to the fight against HIV/AI ... more
AIDSinfo announces the release of the updated Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric Infection. Key updates and new information included in the guidelines are prefaced in What rs ... more
Only this week I learned that HSA's will not reimburse over-the-counter medications without a doctor's prescription, starting January 1.So medications such as antacids, allergy sinus pills, laxative ... more
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and the ADAP Crisis Task Force (ACTF) announced an enhanced agreement to support the efforts of AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs) to provide antiretrovira ... more
Hired someone new and exciting? Promoted a rising star? Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot? Share the news with us and we €™ll share with it others. That €™s right. Send us your announcements and w ... more
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.Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Page ... more
Excess protein in urine noted in about 25% who shoot up; rates higher in HIV-positive, study found Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: AIDS--Living with AIDS, Drug Abuse, Kidney Diseases ... more
Viral hepatitis B and C contribute to "the death[s] of 15,000 Americans a year" and threaten "the health of 5.3 million more," Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Rep. Michael Honda (D-Calif.) write in a Wa ... more
ldquo;Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-specific cellular immunity contributes to the control of HIV-1 replication. HIV-1-infected volunteers who were receiving antiretroviral therapy were ... more
The University of Maryland School of Medicine has received a $7.9 million federal grant to acquire a superconducting 950 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) magnet that will help researchers unravel ... more
Crucell And Harvard To Test Experimental AIDS Vaccine In Uninfected Adults The pharmaceutical company Crucell, in collaboration with Harvard University, "plans to test its experimental AIDS vacci ... more
Chicago Tribune: "HIV/AIDS patients need their doctors to pay more attention to their other health conditions that can be exacerbated by HIV or its treatments, especially now that people are living lo ... more
The University of Maryland School of Medicine has received a $7.9 million federal grant to acquire a superconducting 950 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) magnet that will help researchers unravel ... more
AdHu26 demonstrates same fault as previously studied vaccine vectors In recent years, scientists have studied the possibility of using engineered human adenoviruses as vaccines against diseases such a ... more
Alzheimer #8217;s disease made the news in a big way yesterday, thanks to a study that found a spinal fluid test that is apparently 100 percent accurate in identifying patients who have significant me ... more
by Timothy DempseyOne thing changes everything.While this may be a poor paraphrase of the cheesy slogan ESPN used for the recently finished World Cup, in my life this statement has revealed itsel ... more
A new study looking at the role probiotics may play in increasing CD4 cell count in people with HIV infection is underway at the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF). Today, researchers began a 3-month, d ... more
After months of tense negotiations and negative publicity over its posture toward AIDS drug pricing for state programs, Bristol-Myers Squibb and the ADAP Crisis Task Force are close to reaching an agr ... more
More on the ongoing skirting and breaking of the law at the Obama/Holder Department of (in)Justice -- the shenanigans go FAR beyond the Black Panther case: From the Washington Times (via Quinn Hilly ... more
CQ Weekly Reports On Advocates' Response To Obama Administration's Domestic, Global HIV/AIDS Efforts
People over 50 with HIV are more likely to be diagnosed with late-stage disease than younger adults, according to a British study. Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Pages: AIDS, Seniors' Hea ... more
The Obama administration in July unveiled an HIV/AIDS strategy that aims to reduce HIV infections and provide better care to people living with HIV. ... more
Researcher finds that cross-species transmission may have less to do with virus mutation and contact rates and more to do with host similarity HIV-AIDS. SARS. Ebola. Bird Flu. Swine Flu. Rabies. These ... more
HIV-AIDS. SARS. Ebola. Bird Flu. Swine Flu. Rabies. These are emerging infectious diseases where the viruses have jumped from one animal species into another and now infect humans. This is a phenomeno ... more
Last month's 18th International AIDS Conference-AIDS 2010 in Vienna, Austria, will be remembered as the first since the global economic downturn, the growing recognition of treatment as part of preven ... more
ldquo;Reduced lopinavir concentrations have been demonstrated with use of the capsule formulation during the third trimester of pregnancy. This study determined lopinavir exposure with an increased d ... more
HIV-AIDS. SARS. Ebola. Bird flu. Swine flu. Rabies. These are emerging infectious diseases where the viruses have jumped from one animal species into another and now infect humans. This is a phenomeno ... more
Preventing the transmission of HIV/AIDS has been an elusive goal for researchers. But a new study published in the current issue of Science by a team from Columbia University's Mailman School of ... more
Women's health advocates hope a new product design and campaigns in several cities across the U.S. will encourage more women to consider female condoms to protect themselves against HIV/AIDS and other ... more
On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded $42 million in grants to 133 community-based organizations to support HIV/AIDS prevention efforts, The Hill's "Healthwatch" reports. ... more
Phase 3 trials of icatibant show rapid symptom relief with no serious side effects Clinical trials from two international research teams have shown that icatibant, a new drug that blocks the action of ... more
Who #8217;s afraid of the US Trade Representative? Despite being placed each year on the agency #8217;s #8216;Watch List #8217; for failing to protect intellectual property (see here), Thailand #8217 ... more
New Meningitis Vaccine Scheduled For 'Mass Campaign' In October The WHO "recently gave approval to a new meningitis vaccine that is expected to cost only 50 cents a dose, a price many African gov ... more
GHI Builds On PEPFAR HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment Programs A VOA News editorial by the U.S. government reflects on last month's International AIDS Conference-AIDS 2010, including key advancemen ... more
Investigators have identified a new mechanism that controls the number of hematopoietic stem cells – cells that give rise to all blood and immune system cells. In a report in the online Early Edition ... more
Longer survival in a pre-AIDS state, during which the brain remains exposed to repeated fluxes in HIV and/or chronic immune stimulation, appears to have negative effects on the central nervous system. ... more
Burkina Faso Boosts Sanitation Investment To Meet MDG Burkina Faso will build 55,000 latrines each year to "improve access to proper sanitation for the population from the present 10 percent ... more
Significant increases in non-AIDS-defining cancers among persons infected with HIV are driven by growth and aging of the AIDS population. Medscape Medical News ... more
Only about half of infants born to HIV-infected mothers in some African countries receive a minimum preventive dose of the drug nevirapine to help reduce the risk of mother-to-child HIV transmission, ... more
The use of routine HIV screening in a hospital emergency department, which patients had the option to decline, was associated with only a modest increase in the number of patients with newly diagnosed ... more
During trials of preventive HIV vaccines, trial participants may develop HIV-related antibody responses that could lead to a positive HIV test by routine antibody detection methods (called vaccine-ind ... more
Advances in antiretroviral treatment (ART) have shown that the progressive immune system destruction caused by HIV infection, including AIDS, can be prevented, indicating the importance of beginning A ... more
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) presented results from a national survey which found that emotional barriers, such as stigma, fear, denial and shame, and structural barriers, such as lack of ... more
Researchers have developed a novel method of attack against the AIDS virus that involves creating a prevention system, i.e. an "armor" in the cells that are likely to be infected and thus impede the v ... more
Media outlets continued to reflect on news from the International AIDS Conference-AIDS 2010, which attracted over 19,000 participants from 197 countries to Vienna last week, according to the conferenc ... more
Health experts at last week's International AIDS Conference in Vienna expressed anger and concern about future U.S. funding for HIV treatment in developing nations and the knowledge that due to fundin ... more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated the HIV Infection and AIDS Basic Statistics Web page with information from the HIV Surveillance Report: Diagnoses of HIV infection ... more
The Washington, D.C., health department has launched a campaign to promote use of the female condom as a way to help curb the spread of HIV in the city, the AP/Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. A ... more
LA JOLLA, CA – July 28, 2010 – For Immediate Release – A chemical compound that boosts the action of a molecule normally produced in the brain may provide the starting point for a new line of thera ... more
Research co-authored by Viral Genetics, Inc., (Pink Sheets: VRAL) lead scientist Dr. M. Karen Newell has been published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Leukocyte Biology (JLB). Newell's article identi ... more
Over the past few weeks, Bristol-Myers Squibb was implored to lower the price of its Reyataz AIDS drug, given the funding crisis facing a growing number of state ADAP programs, which provide AIDS and ... more
For two decades, a bitter controversy has taken place over a blood-clotting medicine that was blamed for infecting hemophiliacs with HIV in Asia and Latin America, while a newer, safer version was sol ... more
Bill Gates presented a plan to reduce the AIDS epidemic with more prevention, reduction of treatment costs, improved delivery of care, and more-efficient approaches to vaccine trials. Medscape Medi ... more
As if further proof were needed that ObamaCare© has little (if anything) to do with actual care, we learn from our favorite Flexible Benefits guru Pete Deist that, come January:Health Savings and Fle ... more
The New York Times examines a set of questions raised by news out of the International AIDS Conference-AIDS 2010 last week that a microbicide gel containing the antiretroviral (ARV) tenofovir used by ... more
An international survey finds that 17% of people with HIV/AIDS have not told their spouses or partners about their health status even though 96% reported having disclosed their HIV status to at least ... more
The chains of sugar molecules, or carbohydrates, that cover the outside of the highly variable HIV virus remain constant, are different from those found on human cells, and could form the basis of a p ... more
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation, which runs free AIDS clinics in various countries, including more than a dozen in the US, took the step over what it calls #8220;unacceptable #8221; pricing of the dru ... more
A clinical trial in Cambodia has found it possible to prolong the survival of untreated HIV-infected adults with very weak immune systems and newly diagnosed tuberculosis (TB) by starting anti-HIV the ... more
In a survey of HIV-infected patients, 27% reported depression, 37% felt isolated, 17% had not disclosed their serostatus to their long-time partner, and 64% had comorbidities. Medscape Medical News ... more
Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse - Related MedlinePlus Pages: AIDS, AIDS Medicines ... more
Only half got minimal dose at clinics studied; expanded global programs urged Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: AIDS Medicines, AIDS and Pregnancy, International Health ... more
Routine HIV screening at a Colorado hospital identified only six more new cases than standard, targeted testing, according to a two-year study.Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Pages: AIDS, H ... more
Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Related MedlinePlus Pages: AIDS and Infections, Tuberculosis ... more
Engaging the brain by switching things up a bit aids mastery of task, research shows Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Memory ... more
Many felt health-care providers judged them negatively, results showed Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: AIDS and Pregnancy, AIDS--Living with AIDS ... more
Israeli team found sniffs could be translated into directives with special machine Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Mobility Aids ... more
Global Health Leaders Respond To Recent New York Times' Opinion Pieces Two global health leaders respond to AIDS-related opinion pieces in the New York Times letters section. The first letter ... more
On the final day of the International AIDS Conference-AIDS 2010 Friday, Michel Kazatchkine, executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria called upon "China, India and ... more
From 2007 to 2009, Mozambique saw a rapid expansion of the National Early Infant Diagnosis program for diagnosis of HIV/AIDS in newborn children to include over 235 health centers across the country. ... more
In the next five years, 11 million African women and children could be saved by creating near-universal availability of key life-saving interventions, according to The Partnership for Maternal, Newbor ... more
The Obama administration plan does not propose significant increases in HIV/AIDS funding but instead calls for better coordination of existing resources. ... more
ldquo;A clinical trial in Cambodia has found it possible to prolong the survival of untreated HIV-infected adults with very weak immune systems and newly diagnosed tuberculosis (TB) by starting anti- ... more
Researchers found that a combination of nutrients called NT-020 promoted adult neural stem cell proliferation in aged rats and boosted their memory and spatial navigation performance. They tested two ... more
Several public interest groups will file a complaint today with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights alleging that the Obama Administration #8217;s US trade policy violates internatio ... more
To coincide with the 2010 International AIDS Conference in Vienna, NIDA has written a special issue of NewsScan on HIV/AIDS which features recent articles on the connection between drug abuse and HIV/ ... more
Today we congratulate the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) and the people of South Africa on the positive findings from the CAPRISA 004 microbicide study, which mark ... more
More People Receiving AIDS Drugs: WHO Caribbean Hard Hit By Dengue Fever Drug's Breast Cancer Promise Seems to Fade: Report Source: HealthDay ... more
When used consistently before and after sex, antiretroviral halved chances of transmission Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: AIDS, International Health, Women's Health ... more
Infection rates climb as income falls, regardless of race/ethnicity, CDC says Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: AIDS, Health Disparities ... more
We congratulate the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) and the people of South Africa on the positive findings from the CAPRISA 004 microbicide study, which marks a si ... more
'Super hemoglobin' allows moles to thrive underground. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology have made the first identification of an adaptation in the blood of Easte ... more
The six-day International AIDS Conference-AIDS 2010 kicked off Sunday in Vienna, Austria "amid resurgent fears that advances in the 29-year war against the disease were threatened by a slump in fundin ... more
"With the AIDS epidemic still spreading rapidly around the globe, public health programs have to use their resources a lot more effectively," the New York Times writes in an editorial. New strategies ... more
BD Biosciences, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), announced the creation of new dried reagents developed through a collaboration with ReaMetrix, a private biotechnology company based in ... more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a first-of-its-kind analysis showing that 2.1 percent of heterosexuals living in high-poverty urban areas in the United States are infected with ... more
Attribution: J. Fred Ralston, Jr., MD, FACP President, American College of Physicians Internist, Fayetteville, Tenn. The American College of Physicians (ACP) supports the White House's National HIV/ ... more
A Canadian study being presented at the forthcoming International AIDS Society (IAS) conference shows that the annual number of new HIV diagnoses has more than halved since the introduction of highly ... more
As the largest gathering of experts on HIV/AIDS meets for the XVIII International AIDS conference in Vienna, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance is launching a new campaign seeking to target resources ... more
HAART helps prevent HIV transmission among individuals, reducing HIV diagnoses in the community The BC Centre of Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) published an important study today in the globally resp ... more
After 20 years of failure, AIDS researchers have finally found a vaginal gel that halves a woman's risk of getting HIV from an infected sex partner, research shows. ... more
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 in Washington, DC, but a new st ... more
Hello, everyone, and welcome back. We hope your weekend was relaxing, despite the heat. Now, of course, the time has come to return to the routine as meetings and deadlines beckon. So please join us f ... more
Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), currently known for its therapeutic benefits against HIV, also reduced the spread of the virus among people with a history of injection drug use, accordin ... more
Treatment advances may help prevent progression to AIDS, expert panel says Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: AIDS, AIDS Medicines ... more
Almost half get the erroneous result, causing stigma and hampering trial enrollment, experts say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: AIDS, Immunization, Laboratory Tests ... more
Infections in British Columbia cut in half since regimen introduced in 1996, study findsSource: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: AIDS, AIDS Medicines ... more
More People Receiving AIDS Drugs: WHO Caribbean Hard Hit By Dengue Fever Drug's Breast Cancer Promise Seems to Fade: Report /div ... more
Blog: Global AIDS Coordinator Goosby Speaks About Uganda HIV Treatment As part of a series in advance of AIDS 2010, the "Science Speaks" blog features an interview with U.S. Global AIDS Coordina ... more
The following summarizes selected women's health related videos. Hispanic Teens Talk Pregnancy Prevention: Last week, the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy launched a series of ... more
The International AIDS Society (IAS) has announced the ten winners of four prestigious scientific awards, to be presented at plenary sessions during the XVIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2010) ... more
Advances in antiretroviral treatment have shown that the progressive immune system destruction caused by HIV infection, including AIDS, can be prevented, indicating the importance of beginning ART ear ... more
Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), currently known for its therapeutic benefits against HIV, also reduced the spread of the virus among people with a history of injection drug use, accordin ... more
HAART, or Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy has halved the annual number of new HIV diagnoses since 1996, when the therapy was first introduced, say Canadian researchers in a study published in the ... more
Almost half get the erroneous result, causing stigma and hampering trial enrollment, experts say ... more
Treatment advances may help prevent progression to AIDS, expert panel says ... more
Infections in British Columbia cut in half since regimen introduced in 1996, study finds ... more
A team of biochemists has identified the molecular mechanism by which an immune response is triggered by the invading viruses, according to recent research. The results could eventually lead to new th ... more
The American Academy of HIV Medicine (AAHIVM) applauded the first-ever National HIV/AIDS Strategy, acknowledging the enormous effort and dedication by the executive branch, Jeffrey Crowley, Director o ... more
Between July 18th and 23rd the biennial International AIDS Conference will bring together approximately 25,000 researchers, experts, governments representatives, health care professionals, activists, ... more
Microfluidic device uses antibodies to #8216;capture #8217; white blood cells called T cells affected by HIV UC Davis biomedical engineer Prof. Alexander Revzin has developed a #8220;lab on a chip # ... more
Survey finds that for 8 percent of couples, one partner believes bond is monogamous, but other does not Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: AIDS, Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Health ... more
Increased death risk noted in patients currently not recommended to start antiretrovirals: study Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: AIDS, AIDS Medicines ... more
The Obama administration's strategy to combat HIV/AIDS in the U.S. will use new communication methods, such as social media and medically accurate school-based programs, to address the epidemic, Reute ... more
Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation, "urged governments and health advocates Tuesday to 'get more out of every dollar' in the fight against AIDS, saying the global economic dow ... more
The following summarizes selected women's health related videos. Hispanic Teens Talk Pregnancy Prevention: Last week, the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy launched a series of ... more
Amnesty International Report Describes North Korea's 'Desperate Picture of Health' A new report by Amnesty International paints a "desperate picture of the health of North Korea's population ... more
"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [HHS] took an important step to improve access to critical HIV/AIDS prescription drugs. The $25 million reallocated for AIDS drug assistance provides ... more
New AIDS plans released by the United Nations and the U.S. government on Tuesday stress smarter, targeted spending as a way to keep up the fight against the pandemic during a global recession. Reute ... more
Immune system cells called macrophages spring into action to surround and destroy threats such as viruses or cancer cells. But sometimes the would-be protective response leads to persistent inflammati ... more
UK–US collaboration building up a database for personalised cancer treatment The largest study to correlate genetics with response to cancer drugs releases its first results today. The researchers be ... more
Dozens of UNC researchers are heading to Vienna, Austria to participate in the world's preeminent AIDS conference this week. The International AIDS Society conference brings together top scientists, a ... more
On the eve of the world's biggest AIDS conference this month in Austria, a new research review shows many people wouldn't get inoculated against HIV even if a vaccine was developed. The authoritative ... more
More Than Half Of Russian Prisoners Ill, Many With HIV, TB "Almost half of inmates in Russia's notorious prison system are ill, many infected with HIV or with tuberculosis, the country's Federal ... more
"The national strategy for combatting HIV and AIDS the Obama administration released Tuesday credits the Bush-era international campaign against AIDS for setting clear targets and ensuring a variety o ... more
UNAIDS on Tuesday outlined a new strategy, called "Treatment 2.0," to simplify the provision of HIV treatment and improve global access to antiretrovirals (ARVs), Reuters reports. The agency says the ... more
Ten million deaths from AIDS-related causes could be prevented by 2025, and one million new HIV infections could be avoided annually if countries align their strategies to combat the disease, accordin ... more
The Associated Press: "President Barack Obama said Tuesday a new strategy for combating HIV and AIDS fulfills America's obligation to stopping the spread of the virus and rooting out the inequities an ... more
Twenty-five community-based organisations representing 17 countries across the globe have won the 2010 Red Ribbon Award. The Red Ribbon Award, named after the global symbol in the movement to address ... more
On the eve of the world's biggest AIDS conference this month in Austria, a new research review shows many people wouldn't get inoculated against HIV even if a vaccine was developed. ... more
The new UNAIDS Outlook report outlines a radically simplified HIV treatment platform called Treatment 2.0 that could decrease the number of AIDS-related deaths drastically and could also greatly reduc ... more
Counseling ups odds for protected sex when 1 partner carries the virus, study finds Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: AIDS--Living with AIDS, African-American Health ... more
The Associated Press: "The Obama administration unveiled a new national HIV and AIDS strategy Tuesday that officials said reflects a nation at a turning point in its fight against the epidemic. While ... more
President Barack Obama plans to "unveil the first formal national HIV/AIDS strategy on Tuesday, a plan that aims to reduce the number of new cases [in the U.S.] by 25 percent in the next five years, o ... more
The number of new HIV infections among young people in Africa is falling in most of the "25 countries hardest hit by the virus," according to a report released Tuesday by UNAIDS, the Associated Press ... more
The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "The Coming Birth Control Battle," Dana Goldstein, Daily Beast's "Blogs and Stories": Although polls indicate that a majority o ... more
Dr. Jay Kolls, Professor and Chairman of Genetics at the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine, has been awarded a $2.1 million grant over five years by the National Heart, Lung, a ... more
The International AIDS Society (IAS) has announced the recipients of its first joint research grant programme, Creative and Novel Ideas in HIV Research (CNIHR). CNIHR grants, funded in partnership wit ... more
The (Bergen County, N.J.) Record: "New Jersey will no longer provide free AIDS medications for 950 people who are HIV-positive, under a little-noticed provision of the state budget enacted this month. ... more
Analysis: Policy resistance to harm reduction for drug users and potential effect of change Strict laws on the criminalisation of drug use and drug users are fuelling the spread of HIV and other serio ... more
The Obama administration has officially released the first ever domestic National HIV/AIDS strategy for the United States. Medscape Medical News ... more
Younger people across the globe, including those who live in Africa and other areas hard hit by AIDS, are helping to put an end to the epidemic, a new study shows. ... more
The Obama administration has committed itself to cutting the nation's stubborn HIV infection rate by 25% over the next five years. ... more
Initiative #8217;s success will depend on implementation and necessary resources The HIV Medicine Association applauds the Obama administration #8217;s release of a National HIV/AIDS Strategy that sig ... more
Moderator Laurie Garrett, senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations, began a session on Sunday at the 2010 Aspen Ideas Festival by asking how a decade of momentum for global ... more
Heterosexual Transmission Driving Ukraine's HIV/AIDS Epidemic Heterosexual transmission has "overtaken drug abuse as the main cause of AIDS" in Ukraine, Agence France-Presse reports. "In 200 ... more
Kaiser Health News: "Federal officials plan to announce Tuesday a national strategy designed to ramp up and better coordinate the government's attack on the country's HIV/AIDS epidemic." Many HIV/AIDS ... more