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FEMALE GENITAL SHEDDING OF HIV-1 POSES INFECTION RISK (pp 1564, 1593) A study in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggests that heterosexual women with HIV-1-including those who have had successful antiretroviral therapy-are at risk of transmitting HIV to their sexual partners and newborn infants as a result of viral shedding in the genital tract. Plasma HIV-1 RNA concentration has been the best predictor for risk of... view more... (2001-11-07)
Unsafe injections rejected as major source of HIV infection in Africa (p 482) A recent theory proposing that unsafe injections are a major cause of HIV-1 infection in sub-Saharan Africa is rejected by authors of an article in this week's issue of THE LANCET. During the past year, a group (D Gisselquist and colleagues) has argued that unsafe injections are a major mode of HIV-1 transmission in sub-Saharan Africa, with up to... view more... (2004-02-04)
New HIV film tackles stigma faced by teachers in Africa Addressing the discrimination against HIV-positive teachers in Africa is a key aim of a new documentary and accompanying book being launched in Senegal today by the Partnership for Child Development based at Imperial College London. view more (2008-12-03)
Researchers progress toward AIDS vaccine Rutgers AIDS researchers Gail Ferstandig Arnold and Eddy Arnold may have turned a corner in their search for a HIV vaccine. In a paper just published in the Journal of Virology, the husband and wife duo and their colleagues report on their research progress. view more (2009-03-13)
Gains in access to antiretroviral treatment come with some costs In this week's PLoS Medicine magazine, Yibeltal Assefa, from the National HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Office in Addis Ababa, and colleagues describe the successes and challenges of the scale-up of antiretroviral treatment (ART) across Ethiopia. view more (2009-04-28)
Extended infant antiretroviral prophylaxis reduces HIV risk during breastfeeding In many resource-poor countries, infants born to mothers with HIV receive a single dose of nevirapine (NVP) and a one-week dose of zidovudine (ZDV) to prevent transmission of HIV from the mother to her newborn. view more (2008-06-05)
Study supports triple combination therapy for HIV New evidence in this week’s BMJ supports the use of up to three antiviral drugs (triple therapy) to treat people with HIV. view more (2002-03-27)
Denial Of AIDS Puts Sailors And Partners At Risk "AIDS is now the leading cause of death in military and police forces in some African countries, accounting for more than half of in-service mortality," write Ugboga Nwokoji and Ademola Ajuwon in the Open Access journal BMC Public Health today. They believe that secrecy about AIDS-related deaths, and multiple sex partnering in the... view more... (2004-06-17)
Studies Suggest HIV Subtype More Deadly Than Others Two studies led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that people infected with HIV in Thailand die from the disease significantly sooner than those with HIV living in other parts of the world. view more (2007-11-28)
Jefferson scientists find rabies-based vaccine could be effective against HIV Rabies, a relentless, ancient scourge, may hold a key to defeating another implacable foe: HIV. Scientists at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia have used a drastically weakened rabies virus to ferry HIV-related proteins into animals, in essence, vaccinating them against an AIDS-like disease. view more (2007-04-04)
Feelings of stigmatization may discourage HIV patients from proper care The feeling of stigmatization that people living with HIV often experience doesn't only exact a psychological toll -new UCLA research suggests it can also lead to quantifiably negative health outcomes. view more (2009-10-22)
Reduction In HIV-1 Incidence Among Rural Ugandans Gives Hope To Other African Countries (pp 3, 41, 78) A study in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlights a reduction in both HIV-1 incidence (the number of new cases) and prevalence (the number of cases in the population) from the beginning to the end of the past decade among a rural Ugandan population. Authors of the study conclude that the results could offer hope for other sub-Saharan countries... view more... (2002-07-03)
Widely used hepatitis B drug spurs HIV drug resistance A Johns Hopkins study has proven false established medical practice that an antiretroviral drug widely used to treat hepatitis B liver infections was safe to use on its own in patients co-infected with HIV. view more (2007-03-01)
Update on tuberculosis - 2005 A reduction in tuberculosis (TB) incidence, prevalence and death rate can be achieved by 2015 in most parts of the world, with the greatest challenges occurring in Africa and Eastern Europe, according to a projection by the Stop TB Department of the World Health Organization. view more (2006-03-01)
Alcohol and high-risk sexual behaviors in Botswana Heavy alcohol consumption is strongly and consistently associated with sexual risk behaviors in both men and women in Botswana, according to one of the few research studies on the topic in sub-Saharan Africa. view more (2006-10-10)
Treatment outcomes of patients with HIV and tuberculosis In a retrospective study of 700 patients with culture-positive tuberculosis (TB), relapse rates were found to be significantly higher in HIV-infected patients compared to HIV-uninfected patients following a rifamycin-based regimen. view more (2007-06-01)
Scientists use world's fastest supercomputer to create the largest HIV evolutionary tree Supporting Los Alamos National Laboratory's role in the international Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI) consortium, researchers are using the Roadrunner supercomputer to analyze vast quantities of genetic sequences from HIV infected people in the hope of zeroing in on possible vaccine target areas. view more (2009-10-28)
Novel method to create personalized immunotherapy treatments Argos Therapeutics and Université de Montréal today announced the presentation of new information on Argos'process for developing dendritic cell-based immunotherapies for HIV. view more (2008-08-06)
Study shows common vitamin and other micronutrient supplements reduce risks of TB recurrence New findings show a link between micronutrient supplementation and reduced risk of recurrence during tuberculosis chemotherapy, according to a study published in the June 1 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available online. view more (2008-04-28)
Substantial Increase In Survival After Introduction Of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy For HIV-1 Infection (p 1267) Research published in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlights the substantial increased survival for people with HIV-1 since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in 1997. However the study also shows a shift in risk profiles compared with earlier data-people over 45 years no longer appear to have reduced survival... view more... (2003-10-15)
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