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11 May 2012
Doctors have found that unplanned interruptions of HIV treatment are more likely to cause viral load to become detectable than missing occasional doses.
29 March 2012
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Fenway Health have found that highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) does not completely suppress HIV in the semen of sexually active HIV-infected men who have sex with men (MSM). The findings, which currently appear on-line in AIDS, could indicate a potential transmission risk in MSM, who are highly susceptible to HIV infection.
21 March 2012
A longitudinal study from South Africa is the first study from the global south to relate an increase in the proportion of adults on HIV treatment to a fall in HIV incidence, the 19th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections was told last week.
7 March 2012
An estimated 910 000 lives were saved globally over six years by improving collaboration between TB and HIV services that protect people living with HIV from TB, according to global health impact figures released on 2 March. To follow up on the success of the 2004 initial guidance on TB and HIV, WHO also released an updated global policy for joint prevention, diagnosis and treatment of TB and HIV. TB is a leading killer of people living with HIV.
9 February 2012
Research conducted in the US and Spain shows that more needs to be done to ensure that people at risk of hepatitis A or B are vaccinated against these infections. UK HIV treatment guidelines recommend that all people with HIV should be vaccinated against hepatitis A and hepatitis B.
6 February 2012
Young men and adolescent boys between the ages of 11 and 21 should be vaccinated against human papillomavirus, the cause of genital warts, anal and cervical cancer, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has recommended. The committee also recommends that all gay and bisexual men and HIV-positive men aged 26 and under should be vaccinated.
3 February 2012
The World Health Organization (WHO) will later this month issue further guidance on the reported link between hormonal contraceptives such as the pill, injectables, implants and HIV.
23 January 2012
In response to a notified increase in HIV cases among injecting drug users (IDU) in Greece and Romania, the European Commission asked the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) in November 2011 to conduct a rapid inquiry to HIV surveillance contact points and national drug focal points in the EU/EEA Member States, candidate and potential candidate countries. The aim was to investigate possible recent increases in HIV infections detected among IDU.
5 January 2012
A VACCINE that prevents HIV spreading could be on the horizon after scientists discovered a combination of injections that cuts the infection rate in monkeys by four-fifths.
4 January 2012
Fears about transmitting HIV to others, worries about the future, self-esteem problems, difficulty sleeping and treatment issues are now important quality of life concerns for people living with HIV that are not measured by existing resources, according to a report on a new quality of life measurement tool published in the online edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.