Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study sheds new light on why the effectiveness of a popular HIV prevention method varies in women
Why do some women get HIV infection, even though they are using tenofovir gel for prophylaxis?
Mar 1, 2018
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HIV & AIDS
Researchers identify patterns of HIV risk among people who inject drugs in Vietnam
People who inject drugs (PWID) in Vietnam are disproportionately affected by HIV. While HIV prevalence among the general population aged 15-49 is 0.4 percent, the prevalence of HIV among people who inject drugs is a staggering ...
Feb 6, 2018
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HIV & AIDS
PrEP could make US easily hit its 2020 HIV prevention goal, study finds
If just a quarter of men who have same-sex intercourse and are at a high risk for HIV used daily preventive medicine, three out of every 10 HIV infections could be averted, according to a new Drexel University study.
Dec 13, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
Five key numbers on AIDS
Ahead of World AIDS Day on Friday, here is a snapshot in numbers, based on UN data, of the deadly disease which was identified in the early 1980s.
Nov 30, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
Almost 21 million worldwide now have access to HIV meds
(HealthDay)—The number of people with HIV who take life-saving antiretroviral medications has increased by tens of millions worldwide in recent decades, a United Nations report says.
Nov 21, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
HIV hijacks common cells to spread infection
Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), together with collaborators in Europe, discovered that a common type of cell within the human reproductive and intestinal tracts ...
Feb 16, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
Black Americans still undertreated for HIV
(HealthDay)—Although progress has been made, blacks in America are still being hit harder by HIV/AIDS, a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
Feb 3, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
Study shows direct link between state spending habits and AIDS deaths
Despite considerable advances in the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS over the past 30 years, HIV infection rates have remained stagnant in the United States for the past decade. A study by researchers at the Yale Global ...
Feb 3, 2016
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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
Teenagers, children missing out in AIDS fight
Greater efforts are needed in the fight against AIDS to reach at-risk teenagers and children who are failing to get as much help as other communities, US officials warned Monday.
Dec 1, 2014
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