• HIV-Testing In Emergency Departments Can Be Increased Through Peer-Referral Programs HIV-Testing In Emergency Departments Can Be Increased Through Peer-Referral Programs Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found that incorporating a peer-referral program for HIV testing into emergency departments can reach new groups of high-risk patients and brings more patients into the hospital for testing...
  
  Created on: 20 May 2013 | 1:00 am
  
  20 May 2013 | 1:00 am
• New Tool Can Identify Powerful HIV Antibodies, Could Speed HIV Vaccine Research New Tool Can Identify Powerful HIV Antibodies, Could Speed HIV Vaccine Research A team of NIH scientists has developed a new tool to identify broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) capable of preventing infection by the majority of HIV strains found around the globe, an advance that could help speed HIV vaccine research...
  
  Created on: 13 May 2013 | 1:00 am
  
  13 May 2013 | 1:00 am
• Mathematical Model Measures Hidden HIV Virus Replication Mathematical Model Measures Hidden HIV Virus Replication Scientists have long believed that measuring the amount of HIV in a person's blood is an indicator of whether the virus is actively reproducing. A University of Delaware-led research team reports new evidence that hidden virus replication may be occurring[…]
  
  Created on: 10 May 2013 | 1:00 am
  
  10 May 2013 | 1:00 am
• Are Much Needed Health Interventions Reaching Women And Children Across The Developing World? Are Much Needed Health Interventions Reaching Women And Children Across The Developing World? Measuring coverage of maternal, newborn and child health in low- and middle-income countries is critical to ensuring that health interventions are reaching the women and children who need them most, says a new Collection of articles published by PLOS this[…]
  
  Created on: 9 May 2013 | 1:00 am
  
  9 May 2013 | 1:00 am
• SUSTIVA® (Efavirenz) Receives US FDA SNDA Approval For Use In HIV-1 Infected Pediatric Patients SUSTIVA® (Efavirenz) Receives US FDA SNDA Approval For Use In HIV-1 Infected Pediatric Patients Approval offers a once-daily option as part of a regimen for HIV-1 infected infants as young as three months and weighing at least 3.5 kg. "Capsule sprinkle" administration allows dosing in patients who cannot swallow capsules or tablets. Bristol-Myers Squibb[…]
  
  Created on: 8 May 2013 | 2:00 am
  
  8 May 2013 | 2:00 am
• In HIV Vaccine Trial In Thailand, Competing Antibodies May Have Limited The Protection Achieved In HIV Vaccine Trial In Thailand, Competing Antibodies May Have Limited The Protection Achieved Continuing analysis of an HIV vaccine trial undertaken in Thailand is yielding additional information about how immune responses were triggered and why the vaccine did not protect more people...
  
  Created on: 8 May 2013 | 1:00 am
  
  8 May 2013 | 1:00 am
• Researchers Have Discovered Synthetic Agents Used To Treat HIV Inflammation Researchers Have Discovered Synthetic Agents Used To Treat HIV Inflammation HIV can cause serious inflammation, regardless of drug therapy, as it develops slowly in immune cells called macrophages...
  
  Created on: 7 May 2013 | 12:00 am
  
  7 May 2013 | 12:00 am
• Synthetic Agents Related To Active Ingredient In Marijuana Weaken HIV Infection Synthetic Agents Related To Active Ingredient In Marijuana Weaken HIV Infection HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is notorious for hiding within certain types of cells, where it reproduces at a slowed rate and eventually gives rise to chronic inflammation, despite drug therapy...
  
  Created on: 4 May 2013 | 12:00 am
  
  4 May 2013 | 12:00 am
• Compounds That Stimulate The Cannabinoid Type 2 Receptor In White Blood Cells Can Weaken HIV-1 Infection Compounds That Stimulate The Cannabinoid Type 2 Receptor In White Blood Cells Can Weaken HIV-1 Infection A new use for compounds related in composition to the active ingredient in marijuana may be on the horizon: a new research report published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology shows that compounds that stimulate the cannabinoid type 2 (CB2)[…]
  
  Created on: 2 May 2013 | 1:00 am
  
  2 May 2013 | 1:00 am
• All Adults, Adolescents, And Pregnant Women Should Be Screened For HIV All Adults, Adolescents, And Pregnant Women Should Be Screened For HIV New recommendations from the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) urge physicians to screen all adults and adolescents aged 15 - 65 for HIV. In addition, all pregnant women should receive screening, even those who are in labor but[…]
  
  Created on: 1 May 2013 | 12:00 am
  
  1 May 2013 | 12:00 am
• Everyone Aged 15 To 65 Should Receive HIV Testing, New Guidelines Say Everyone Aged 15 To 65 Should Receive HIV Testing, New Guidelines Say Clinicians are now recommended to screen all patients aged 15 to 65, and other teens or older adults who are at an elevated risk for HIV infection, according to new guidelines released today. The guidelines were part of the final[…]
  
  Created on: 30 Apr 2013 | 11:00 am
  
  30 Apr 2013 | 11:00 am
• Latest HIV Vaccine Fails In The US, Government Stops Study Latest HIV Vaccine Fails In The US, Government Stops Study A study testing the latest experimental HIV vaccine has been stopped after an independent review board found that it did not prevent HIV infection and did not decrease the amount of HIV in the blood. The National Institute of Allergy[…]
  
  Created on: 26 Apr 2013 | 12:00 am
  
  26 Apr 2013 | 12:00 am
• Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapies May Be Cardioprotective In HIV-Infected Children, Teens Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapies May Be Cardioprotective In HIV-Infected Children, Teens Long-term use of highly active antiretroviral therapies (HAART) does not appear to be associated with impaired heart function in children and adolescents in a study that sought to determine the cardiac effects of prolonged exposure to HAART on children infected[…]
  
  Created on: 22 Apr 2013 | 1:00 pm
  
  22 Apr 2013 | 1:00 pm
• Psychoactivity Of HIV Antiretroviral Drug Leads To Recreational Use Psychoactivity Of HIV Antiretroviral Drug Leads To Recreational Use More than 1 in 270 people in the US are living with HIV and every 9.5 minutes someone is else is infected. The economic cost estimates associated with HIV/AIDS exceed 36 billion dollars a year...
  
  Created on: 22 Apr 2013 | 2:00 am
  
  22 Apr 2013 | 2:00 am
• Researchers Aiming To Prevent HIV 'Reservoirs' From Forming Researchers Aiming To Prevent HIV 'Reservoirs' From Forming Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered how the protein that blocks HIV-1 from multiplying in white blood cells is regulated. HIV-1 is the virus that causes AIDS, and the discovery could lead to novel[…]
  
  Created on: 19 Apr 2013 | 1:00 am
  
  19 Apr 2013 | 1:00 am
• Lower Levels Of HIV Found In Breast Milk Of Infected Moms Who Breastfed Exclusively Lower Levels Of HIV Found In Breast Milk Of Infected Moms Who Breastfed Exclusively HIV-infected women in sub-Saharan Africa who fed their babies exclusively with breast milk for more than the first four months of life had the lowest risk of transmitting the virus to their babies through breast milk, according to researchers at[…]
  
  Created on: 19 Apr 2013 | 12:00 am
  
  19 Apr 2013 | 12:00 am
• Exclusive Breastfeeding For More Than 4 Months Lowers Mother-To-Infant HIV Risk Exclusive Breastfeeding For More Than 4 Months Lowers Mother-To-Infant HIV Risk HIV-infected mothers who exclusively breastfeed for more than the first four months of life have a lower risk of transmitting the virus to their babies through their milk. The finding came from scientists at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public[…]
  
  Created on: 18 Apr 2013 | 11:00 am
  
  18 Apr 2013 | 11:00 am
• Antibody Treatment For HIV Antibody Treatment For HIV Data on SEEK's Novel Immunotherapy for HIV Published in Virology Journal SEEK, a privately-owned UK drug discovery group, announces that pre-clinical results on its HIV immunotherapy have been published in the peer-reviewed journal Virology Journal. SEEK's HIV immunotherapy triggers the[…]
  
  Created on: 18 Apr 2013 | 2:00 am
  
  18 Apr 2013 | 2:00 am
• Why Circumcision Provides HIV Protection Why Circumcision Provides HIV Protection Circumcision drastically alters the microbiome of the penis, changes that could explain why circumcision offers protection against HIV and other viral infections...
  
  Created on: 18 Apr 2013 | 12:00 am
  
  18 Apr 2013 | 12:00 am

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