Hope for more options in couples where one partner is HIV positive
In sub-Saharan Africa, couples in long-term relationships where one partner is HIV-positive and the other is HIV-negative (HIV serodiscordant couples) could benefit from anti-AIDS drugs (antiretroviral therapy) given either ...
HIV & AIDS
Nov 15, 2011 |
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Early trial suggests rectal microbicide is safe, could significantly reduce HIV transmission
(Medical Xpress) -- A topically applied microbicide gel containing a potent anti-HIV drug has been found to significantly reduce infection when applied to rectal tissue that was subsequently exposed to HIV in the laboratory, ...
HIV & AIDS
Nov 08, 2011 |
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Could engineered fatty particles help prevent AIDS?
Could engineered fatty particles help prevent AIDS? Liposomes block HIV infection in early tests; could be a cost-effective preventive for developing countries
HIV & AIDS
Sep 19, 2011 |
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Breast milk antibody fights HIV but needs boost
Breast milk antibody both neutralizes human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and kills HIV-infected cells, according to a paper in the September 2011 issue of the Journal of Virology.
HIV & AIDS
Sep 19, 2011 |
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Why HIV infection rates are on the rise
Since HIV infection rates began to rise again around 2000, researchers have been grasping for answers on what could be causing this change, especially in the homosexual community. The rising numbers are a stark contrast to ...
HIV & AIDS
Aug 25, 2011 |
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First large study to find HIV epidemic among gays in the Middle East
HIV epidemics are emerging in several countries in the Middle East and North Africa among men who have sex with men, a term that encompasses gay, non-gay identified homosexual men, and transgendered and bisexual men.
HIV & AIDS
Aug 03, 2011 |
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Clinical tests for medicines made from genetically modified plants
UK regulators have approved Europe's first clinical trial of a monoclonal antibody produced from genetically modified plants. This landmark decision sets the stage for the testing, in humans, of an anti-HIV product made from ...
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Jul 21, 2011 |
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Unprotected sex more likely in serious gay relationships
Gay young men in serious relationships are six times more likely to have unprotected sex than those who hook up with casual partners, according to new Northwestern Medicine research.
HIV & AIDS
Jun 01, 2011 |
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1 in 4 new HIV infections in Ontario are among women: study
Despite significant clinical advances in HIV care, an estimated 25 per cent of new HIV infections in Ontario from 2006 to 2008 were among women, according to a health study by researchers from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative ...
HIV & AIDS
Jun 01, 2011 |
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Preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS with humanized BLT mice
The more than 2.7 million new HIV infections recorded per year leave little doubt that the HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to spread globally. That's why there's the need for safe, inexpensive and effective drugs to successfully ...
HIV & AIDS
May 18, 2011 |
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Stopping HIV transmission with a molecular barrier
Using a technique that silences genes promoting infection, researchers have developed a novel, topically-applied molecular microbicide capable of preventing HIV transmission. The microbicide is predicted to have long-lasting ...
HIV & AIDS
May 16, 2011 |
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Treating HIV-infected people with antiretrovirals significantly reduces transmission to partners
Men and women infected with HIV reduced the risk of transmitting the virus to their sexual partners by taking oral antiretroviral medicines when their immune systems were relatively healthy, according to findings from a large-scale ...
HIV & AIDS
May 12, 2011 |
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Severity of hepatitis C and HIV co-infection in mothers contribute to HCV transmission to child
New research shows that high maternal viral load and co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are the only risk factors associated with vertical transmission of the hepatitis C virus (HCV-VT). A variation in the ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 27, 2011 |
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Amount of AIDS virus in genital secretions predicts risk of heterosexual transmission
Higher concentrations of the AIDS virus in genital secretions are linked to a greater risk of virus transmission between opposite-sex couples. The effect is independent of blood level of the virus.
HIV & AIDS
Apr 06, 2011 |
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