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Study finds incentive price for reducing HIV risk in Mexico

Studies have found that conditional cash transfer programs, in which governments pay citizens if they consistently practice societally beneficial behaviors, have improved pediatric health care and education ...

HIV & AIDS created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Improved prevention measures fail to reduce HIV levels in men who have sex with men in England and Wales

The rate of new HIV infections among men who have sex with men in England and Wales has remained unchanged over the past decade despite an almost four-fold increase in HIV testing, rising treatment coverage, and a 20 percent ...

HIV & AIDS created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Half of at-risk older adults aren't getting routine HIV screening

One in four people with HIV/AIDS is over 50, yet older adults are more often diagnosed at a late stage than younger people. Despite this, nearly half of older adults visiting a public health clinic where ...

HIV & AIDS created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New handheld mobile device performs laboratory-quality HIV testing

New research appearing online today in Clinical Chemistry, the journal of AACC, shows that a handheld mobile device can check patients' HIV status with just a finger prick, and synchronize the results in real time with e ...

HIV & AIDS created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

AIDS: Chinese study raises flag over drugs-as-prevention hope

A Chinese study published on World AIDS Day on Saturday says drugs used to curb HIV in infected people also help protect their uninfected partner, but far less effectively than other research has found.

HIV & AIDS created Nov 30, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Surprise HIV diagnosis becomes life-changing moment

(HealthDay)—It was 1995, and 36-year-old Maria Davis had it all: a successful career as a music promoter and a model, two kids, and a man she loved so much she was going to move thousands of miles to be ...

HIV & AIDS created Nov 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

HIV/AIDS: Studies shed light on benefits of enhancing links to primary care and services in jail settings and beyond

(Medical Xpress)—More than nine million people are admitted into U.S. jails every year, disrupting access to health care for the tens of thousands who are HIV positive.

HIV & AIDS created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Canada should adopt routine HIV testing

Offering routine HIV testing to the general population rather than only to high-risk individuals will significantly reduce illness and death, argues Dr. Julio Montaner and coauthors in an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical A ...

HIV & AIDS created Nov 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New push for most in US to get at least one HIV test

There's a new push to make testing for the AIDS virus as common as cholesterol checks.

HIV & AIDS created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers use computer simulations to find true cost of HIV screenings

Introducing HIV screenings into the nation's emergency departments (EDs) leaves some doctors worrying about longer wait times, disrupted operations, and possible interference with necessary emergency services. Are their concerns ...

HIV & AIDS created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists develop sophisticated HIV detection test

(Medical Xpress)—Two researchers funded by the EU have succeeded in developing and testing a state-of-the-art HIV detection test. The Imperial College London, United Kingdom duo says the test is 10 times ...

HIV & AIDS created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New HIV test for infants seen as possible breakthrough for sub-Saharan Africa

In HIV-plagued sub-Saharan Africa, it can take up to three months for mothers to learn whether their babies have been infected by the deadly virus, delaying what could be life-sustaining treatment.

HIV & AIDS created Oct 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Provider-initiated HIV testing does not affect clients' rights

A new study reported in this week's PLOS Medicine reports findings from a study carried out in four African countries by Carla Makhlouf Obermeyer and colleagues on approaches towards expanding testing and counselling for HI ...

HIV & AIDS created Oct 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Report cites urgent need for revision of HIV prevention practices

Trends in the sexual practices of gay men in Australia show that HIV prevention remains firmly embedded in gay communities. However, to curb the epidemic and start driving down numbers of new infections, ...

HIV & AIDS created Oct 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

HIV diagnoses among U.S. hispanics vary by region: CDC

(HealthDay)—Hispanic Americans are diagnosed with HIV infection nearly three times as often as whites, but rates and causes differ by region, a new study finds. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS.

HIV & AIDS created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0