African American women with HIV/HCV less likely to die from liver disease • HIV/AIDS news • Nov 02 12 A new study shows that African American women coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are less likely to die from… Many HIV patients skip medications to drink: study • HIV/AIDS news • Nov 02 12 About half of HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy skipped their medications whenever they were drinking alcohol, according to a U.S. study - an ill-advised behavior that researchers say could… Is This the Next Generation in HIV Prevention? • HIV/AIDS news • Oct 25 12 The next generation of HIV prevention for women may be on the way: an intravaginal ring that delivers the antiretroviral drug tenofovir, or other drugs, for up to 90… HIV Mortality Falls but Some Gaps Persist • HIV/AIDS news • Oct 20 12 HIV mortality has decreased significantly across racial and ethnic groups and in men and women but remains much higher in nonwhite than in white individuals, an analysis of vital statistics… Mega Doses of Vitamins No Help in HIV • HIV/AIDS news • Oct 20 12 A big boost of vitamins won’t help outcomes in HIV for individuals starting treatment, a trial showed. High-dose daily multivitamins started at the initiation of highly-active antiretroviral treatment (HAART)… Non-infected babies born to HIV mothers have reduced immunity to measles • HIV/AIDS news • Oct 18 12 Non-infected babies born to HIV positive mothers should be vaccinated early against measles, to avoid them acquiring the virus or passing it on to others. A… Diverse intestinal viruses may play a role in AIDS progression • HIV/AIDS news • Oct 12 12 In monkeys and humans with AIDS, damage to the gastrointestinal tract is common, contributing to activation of the immune system, progressive immune deficiency, and ultimately advanced AIDS.… Effectiveness of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in Peru • HIV/AIDS news • Oct 10 12 In this week’s PLOS Medicine, Anna Borquez from Imperial College London and an international group of authors developed a mathematical model representing the HIV epidemic among men who have sex… Study finds decline in HIV deaths for most men, women by race/ethnicity, education • HIV/AIDS news • Oct 09 12 Overall death rates due to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection declined over time between 1993 and 2007 for most men and women by race/ethnicity… HIV helps explain rise of anal cancer in US males • HIV/AIDS news • Oct 08 12 The increase in anal cancer incidence in the U.S. between 1980 and 2005 was greatly influenced by HIV infections in males, but not females, according to a… Methadone reduces the risk of HIV transmission • HIV/AIDS news • Oct 08 12 Methadone reduces the risk of HIV transmission in people who inject drugs (PWID), as reported by an international team of researchers in a paper published today in the online edition… Starting antiretroviral therapy improves HIV-infected Africans’ nutrition • HIV/AIDS news • Oct 02 12 Starting HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy reduces food insecurity and improves physical health, thereby contributing to the disruption of a lethal syndemic, UCSF and Massachusetts General Hospital researchers have found… Poor HIV patients improve with care beyond drugs: study • HIV/AIDS news • Sep 28 12 Patients stepping into Johns Hopkins University’s HIV clinic in east Baltimore do not just see a doctor or get prescriptions for their antiretroviral drugs. Many also get help… Effective HIV care benefited all HIV patients, regardless of demographics and behavioral risk • HIV/AIDS news • Sep 28 12 Improved treatment options, a multi-pronged treatment model, and federal funding from the Ryan White Program have helped an inner city Baltimore clinic improve outcomes… Research Breakthrough Opens Door to New Strategy for Battling HIV • HIV/AIDS news • Sep 27 12 New research showing how the HIV virus targets “veterans” or memory T-cells could change how drugs are used to stop the virus, Mason researchers say. The research… AIDS patients face risk for esophageal, stomach cancers • HIV/AIDS news • Sep 24 12 People with AIDS are at increased risk for developing esophageal and stomach carcinoma as well as non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs), according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal… Addictive properties of drug abuse may hold key to an HIV cure • HIV/AIDS news • Sep 21 12 A Florida State University researcher is on a mission to explore the gene-controlling effects of addictive drugs in pursuit of new HIV treatments. Working under… Mutation Breaks HIV’s Resistance to Drugs, Says MU Researcher • HIV/AIDS news • Sep 13 12 The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can contain dozens of different mutations, called polymorphisms. In a recent study an international team of researchers, including University of Missouri scientists, found… Researchers show cost-effectiveness of HIV testing in drug abuse treatment programs • HIV/AIDS news • Sep 10 12 Less than half of community-based substance abuse treatment programs in the United States currently make HIV testing available on-site or through referral. A new study… Use of pill to prevent HIV may be limited in U.S • HIV/AIDS news • Sep 07 12 The first preventive pill for HIV has been hailed as a landmark in the fight against AIDS in the United States, but experts say only… Drug Cocktail Design For HIV Patients Is Extremely Important • HIV/AIDS news • Sep 04 12 The relationship between how accurately HIV patients take the drugs prescribed by their doctors and the chance of the virus developing drug resistance has been well known for… HIV treatment use increases in the US • HIV/AIDS news • Sep 03 12 Between 2000 and 2008, the proportion of HIV-infected patients in the U.S. receiving effective treatment known as highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) increased, and HIV-infected patients appeared to be less… New ‘AIDS-like’ disease found in Asia • HIV/AIDS news • Aug 26 12 Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have identified a new disease in Asia that causes AIDS-like symptoms but is not associated with HIV. The cases date back to 2004. Most… Are There Gender Differences in Anti-HIV Drug Efficacy? • HIV/AIDS news • Aug 12 12 Women comprise nearly half of the HIV-infected population worldwide, but these 15.5 million women tend to be under-represented in clinical trials of anti-HIV drug therapies. The U.S. Food and… A World Without AIDS, Still Worlds Away • HIV/AIDS news • Jul 31 12 Is the world on the verge of ending the AIDS epidemic and creating an AIDS-free generation, even though a cure and a vaccine are still distant hopes? Yes, roared… Page 7 of 45 pages « First < 5 6 7 8 9 > Last » << Back to main
