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(HealthDay)—An experimental therapy for hepatitis C—a "silent killer" linked to liver cancer and cirrhosis—has shown promise in tamping down virus levels in early trials. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-experimental-drug-hepatitis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:12:37 EST news283630349 A small French study of 14 HIV patients who have remained healthy for years after stopping drug treatment offers fresh evidence that early medical intervention may lead to a "functional cure" for AIDS, researchers said Thursday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-french-patients-hiv-bay-drugs.html HIV & AIDS Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:09:00 EST news282499733 For HIV-infected patients whose disease is well-controlled by modern treatment, the risk of death is not significantly higher than in the general population, according to a study published in AIDS, official journal of the International AIDS Society. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-death-patients-well-controlled-hiv-aids.html HIV & AIDS Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:43:58 EST news282228223 A significant proportion of HIV positive patients may not be disclosing their infection to NHS staff, when turning up for treatment at sexual health clinics, suggests preliminary research published online in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-significant-proportion-hiv-positive-patients.html HIV & AIDS Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:40:01 EST news279997192 A new study suggests that patients with influenza can emit small virus-containing particles into the surrounding air during routine patient care, potentially exposing health care providers to influenza. Published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, the findings raise the possibility that current influenza infection control recommendations may not always be adequate to protect providers from influenza during routine patient care in hospitals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-patients-emit-small-influenza-containing-particles.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:01 EST news278789633 (Medical Xpress)—Varieties of HIV that replicate more quickly can cause infected individuals' immune systems to decline faster, new research demonstrates. The results were published by the journal PLOS Pathogens. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-mutations-hiv-infection-advantage.html HIV & AIDS Thu, 06 Dec 2012 06:39:42 EST news273998375 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. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-non-infected-babies-born-hiv-mothers.html HIV & AIDS Thu, 18 Oct 2012 10:27:50 EST news269774858 New research from the University of Alberta's School of Public Health has demonstrated that community-based resources in rural Uganda can successfully provide HIV treatments to patients, where economic and geographical barriers would typically prevent access to care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-community-based-approach-hiv-infection-rural-uganda.html Health Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:00:01 EST news261913813 New data from a number of clinical trials presented for the first time at the International Liver Congress 2012 provides hope for previously difficult to treat hepatitis C (HCV) patient populations. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-drug-interactions-wont-exclude-hcv.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 19 Apr 2012 06:59:22 EST news254037544 A subpopulation of the immune cells targeted by HIV may play an important role in controlling viral loads after initial infection, potentially helping to determine how quickly infection will progress. In the February 29 issue of Science Translational Medicine, a team of researchers from the Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), MIT and Harvard describe finding a population of HIV-specific CD4 T cells – cells traditionally thought to direct and support activities of other immune cells – that can directly kill HIV-infected cells. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-hiv-specific-cd4-cells-viral.html HIV & AIDS Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:56:26 EST news249760558 A human monoclonal antibody developed by MassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) given to patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection undergoing liver transplantation significantly suppressed the virus for at least a week after transplant and delayed the time to viral rebound. Results from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 study were presented this week at The Liver Meeting, the annual meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, in San Francisco. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-experimental-drug-suppresses-rebound-hepatitis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:02:35 EST news239904145 There is a growing body of evidence revealing the connection between neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and HIV/AIDS, prompting experts to call for greater integration of national NTD treatment programs with HIV/AIDS initiatives. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-evidence-ntd-hivaids.html HIV & AIDS Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:09:10 EST news230976513 Canadian investigators have shown that a species of ebolavirus from Zaire that is highly virulent in humans can replicate in pigs, cause disease, and be transmitted to animals previously unexposed to the virus. The findings are published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases and are now available online. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-pigs-susceptible-virulent-ebolavirus-transmit.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 13 May 2011 03:50:02 EST news224477377