Major shift in HIV prevention priorities needed May 08, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 3
According to a new policy analysis led by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the University of California, Berkeley, the most common HIV prevention strategies—condom promotion, HIV testing, treatment ... | |
Prisoner HIV program leads to continuum of medical care after release May 07, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
By linking HIV positive prisoners to community-based medical care prior to release through an innovative program called Project Bridge, 95 percent of ex-offenders were retained in health care for a year after being released ... | |
Immune exhaustion in HIV infection May 06, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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As HIV disease progresses in a person infected with the HIV virus, a group of cells in the immune system, the CD8+ T lymphocytes, become “exhausted,” losing many of their abilities to kill other cells infected by the virus. ... | |
Preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission in low-income countries May 06, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Can HIV transmission in pregnancy in low income settings be prevented with round the clock rapid testing in labor? | |
Official says Russia 'not ready' for tough HIV steps May 05, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Russia is "not ready" to adopt measures that could prevent thousands of people from getting infected with the virus that causes AIDS, the country's chief public health officer said Monday. | |
Researchers synthesize compound to flush HIV out of hiding May 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Any hunter will tell you that when your quarry goes into hiding, you have to flush it out to get a good shot at it. Such is the case with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. | |
Climate change threats to HIV rates April 30, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Social factors, including economic pressures caused by climate change, could lead to an increase in HIV infection rates world-wide, warns a leading researcher from the University of New South Wales (UNSW). | |
Singapore sees more HIV infections in 07 April 29, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Singapore recorded 422 new HIV infections last year, the highest number in a single year since records started in 1985, the city-state of 4.5 million people said Tuesday. | |
Research findings open new front in fight against AIDS virus April 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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A research group supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has uncovered a new route for attacking the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that may offer a way to circumvent problems with drug resistance. In findings ... | |
Clinical symptoms just as good as lab trials for AIDS patients: WHO April 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
AIDS sufferers whose treatment is assessed by simple clinical signs are almost on a par with those whose therapies are based on advanced laboratory analysis, the World Health Organisation said Friday. | |
Scientists lose hope over AIDS vaccine April 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
A survey of leading U.S. and British AIDS researchers said many scientists see little hope of an effective vaccine against HIV in the near future. | |
Scientists test device to track medication adherence in patients with HIV/AIDS April 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Most of us have missed a dose of antibiotic or forgotten to take a daily vitamin. But when the stakes are higher — as they are for people with HIV/AIDS — a skipped pill could mean the difference between health and hazard ... | |
Cutting through the stigma April 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Training community members such as barbers as peer educators can be an effective way of spreading information on HIV/AIDS throughout low-literacy, rural communities, say findings published this week in the open access journal ... | |
Leading HIV researchers to collaborate on vaccine development April 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Two global research organizations dedicated to designing a vaccine against HIV – the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), and the Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI) – have signed an agreement to work ... | |
Video doc helps HIV-positive patients reduce risky behaviors April 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A computer-based interactive risk assessment and risk reduction counseling program using a video doctor sharply reduces sexual and drug risk behaviors by HIV-positive patients, according to UCSF researchers who developed ... | |
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