Marijuana May Stop The Spread Of HIV, Study Finds
• AIDS/HIV • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 19 15

Marijuana has long been used to effectively treat symptoms associated with HIV, such as chronic pain and weight loss. But a growing body of…    

 

Study shows effectiveness of switching antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected children
• Children's Health • • AIDS/HIV • Nov 04 15

A study led by Louise Kuhn, PhD, professor of Epidemiology at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, evaluated whether HIV-infected children in South…    

 

More secondary schooling reduces HIV risk
• AIDS/HIV • Jun 29 15

Longer secondary schooling substantially reduces the risk of HIV infection - especially for girls - and could be a very cost-effective way to…    

 

Diabetes drug may reduce heart attack risk in HIV patients
• AIDS/HIV • • Drug News • • Heart • May 14 15

In patients with HIV, a diabetes drug may have benefits beyond lowering blood sugar. A new study from researchers at Washington University School of…    

 

Indiana Races to Fight H.I.V. Surge Tied to Drug Abuse
• Addiction • • AIDS/HIV • Apr 06 15

Jeanni McCarty, a nurse and native of this threadbare city of 4,200, hurried up and down Main Street in Saturday’s bright sun, handing out…    

 

New approach to HIV management in Tanzania and Zambia reduces deaths by almost one-third
• AIDS/HIV • • Mortality and Morbidity • • Public Health • Mar 10 15

A new approach to care for patients with advanced HIV in Tanzania and Zambia, combining community support and screening for a type of meningitis,…    

 

Occasional heroin use may worsen HIV infection
• AIDS/HIV • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 15 14

Researchers at Yale and Boston University and their Russian collaborators have found that occasional heroin use by HIV-positive patients may be particularly harmful to…    

 

People with mental illness more likely to be tested for HIV, Penn Medicine study finds
• AIDS/HIV • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Dec 05 14

People with mental illness are more likely to have been tested for HIV than those without mental illness, according to a new study from…    

 

Fungus deadly to AIDS patients found to grow on trees
• AIDS/HIV • • Infections • Aug 21 14

Researchers have pinpointed the environmental source of fungal infections that have been sickening HIV/AIDS patients in Southern California for decades. It literally grows on…    

 

New HIV prevention recommendations combine biomedical and behavioral approaches
• AIDS/HIV • Jul 20 14

In an innovative approach to HIV prevention, an interdisciplinary group of experts has come together for the first time to lay out a framework…    

 

Hepatitis C cured in co-infected HIV patients
• AIDS/HIV • • Infections • Jul 20 14

A multicenter team of researchers report that in a phase III clinical trial, a combination drug therapy cures chronic hepatitis C in the majority…    

 

Widespread support for rapid HIV testing in dental surgeries - new study
• AIDS/HIV • • Dental Health • Jul 15 14

More than 80 per cent of oral health patients are willing to receive rapid HIV-testing in dental settings, which could help reduce the spread…    

 

New research sets stage for noninvasive monitoring of HIV-induced peripheral neuropathy
• AIDS/HIV • • Neurology • May 12 14

Corneal nerve fiber assessment has great potential as a tool to diagnose and monitor peripheral neuropathy induced by HIV, say scientists at the…    

 

Drinking poses greater risk for advanced liver disease in HIV/hep C patients
• AIDS/HIV • • Infections • May 03 14

Consumption of alcohol has long been associated with an increased risk of advanced liver fibrosis, but a new study published online in Clinical Infectious…    

 

Viral hepatitis more deadly than HIV in Europe
• AIDS/HIV • • Infections • • Mortality and Morbidity • Apr 11 14

Mortality from viral hepatitis is significantly higher than from HIV/AIDS across EU countries, according to results from The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010…    

 

New York hospital warns patients of possible HIV, hepatitis exposure
• AIDS/HIV • • Infections • Mar 12 14

A New York hospital on Wednesday alerted more than 4,200 patients who may have received insulin of possible exposure to hepatitis viruses and human…    

 

Reducing HIV transmission among drug injectors lowers AIDS mortality in heterosexuals
• AIDS/HIV • • Mortality and Morbidity • Feb 22 14

The study examined longitudinal data from across the US, incorporating epidemic history, HIV prevalence rate, history of prevention programming, and socioeconomic contexts

Although community…    

 

Gladstone scientists discover how immune cells die during HIV infection; identify potential drug to block AIDS
• AIDS/HIV • • Immunology • Dec 19 13

Research led by scientists at the Gladstone Institutes has identified the precise chain of molecular events in the human body that drives the death…    

 

Plaque composition, immune activation explain cardiovascular risk in HIV-infected women
• AIDS/HIV • • Heart • Dec 15 13

A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team has discovered a possible mechanism behind the elevated risk of cardiovascular disease in women infected with HIV,…    

 

Stress and isolation take toll on those under 50 with HIV; older people fare better
• AIDS/HIV • • Neurology • Nov 21 13

Case Western Reserve University researchers were surprised to learn that people younger than 50 years old with HIV feel more isolated and stressed than…    

 

U.S. Senate votes to extend worldwide anti-AIDS program
• AIDS/HIV • • Public Health • Nov 19 13

The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Monday to extend for another five years a successful and popular program to combat AIDS worldwide started 10…    

 

Atherosclerosis in HIV patients linked to infection, not treatment
• AIDS/HIV • • Infections • Oct 30 13

HIV infection, not antiretroviral therapy (ART), is associated with risk for atherosclerosis in patients with no history of smoking, particularly those infected for eight…    

 

Novel gene discovery could lead to new HIV treatments
• AIDS/HIV • • Genetics • Sep 18 13

A team of researchers led by King’s College London has for the first time identified a new gene which may have the ability to…    

 

Facebook Group Raises Rate of HIV Testing
• AIDS/HIV • • Public Health • Sep 04 13

A social networking group intervention was effective at increasing home-based HIV testing among men who have sex with men, researchers found.

Compared with participants…    

 

Gene makes some HIV-infected patients more at risk for fungal disease
• AIDS/HIV • • Infections • Aug 27 13

HIV-infected people who carry a gene for a specific protein face a 20-fold greater risk of contracting cryptococcal disease, according to a study published…    

 

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