HIV & AIDS
Money spent on community-based HIV prevention translates into treatment savings
Every $1 spent on community-based HIV prevention programs in Ontario saves $5 in treatment costs, a new study has found.
Jul 9, 2015
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HIV & AIDS
Russia warns of two million HIV carriers in five years
Russia's AIDS epidemic is worsening and at least two million people are likely to be infected with HIV in about five years as the virus increasingly affects the heterosexual population, the country's top AIDS specialist said ...
May 14, 2015
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HIV & AIDS
Why are HIV survival rates lower in the Deep South than the rest of the US?
The Deep South region has become the epicenter of the US HIV epidemic. Despite having only 28% of the total US population, nine states in the Deep South account for nearly 40% of national HIV diagnoses. This region has the ...
Apr 22, 2015
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HIV & AIDS
HIV not as infectious soon after transmission as thought (Update)
People who recently have been infected with HIV may not be as highly infectious as previously believed, a finding that could improve global efforts to prevent HIV transmission and save lives. In particular, the finding bolsters ...
Mar 17, 2015
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HIV & AIDS
Why do new strains of HIV spread slowly
Most HIV epidemics are still dominated by the first strain that entered a particular population. New research published in PLOS Computational Biology offers an explanation of why the global mixing of HIV variants is so slow.
Feb 5, 2015
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HIV & AIDS
Cell-associated HIV mucosal transmission: The neglected pathway
Dr. Deborah Anderson from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and her colleagues are challenging dogma about the transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). Most research has focused on infection ...
Dec 18, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Study suggests to stop spread of HIV, African governments should target hot zones
While Ebola has attracted much of the world's attention recently, a severe HIV epidemic rages on around the world and in sub-Saharan Africa in particular. Globally, more than 34 million people are infected with HIV; in sub-Saharan ...
Dec 3, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Legalising sex work would slash HIV toll, study says
Scrapping laws that ban sex work would slash the number of HIV infections over the next decade, according to a study presented at the world AIDS forum on Tuesday.
Jul 22, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
HIV epidemic 'smaller' than UN estimates: report
Anti-AIDS drugs have helped save 19 million years of human life since 1996, said an analysis Tuesday which also slashed UN estimates for HIV deaths and disease by a quarter.
Jul 22, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Most comprehensive study to date shows success of the Millennium
A major new analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 published in The Lancet, shows that accelerated progress against the global burden of HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis (TB) has been made since 2000 when governments ...
Jul 22, 2014
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