HIV & AIDS
US backs expanded AIDS therapy for prevention
US health authorities are recommending the daily use of anti-retroviral medication to prevent HIV infection for high-risk groups.
May 16, 2014
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
ACOG issues guidelines for routine HIV testing for women
(HealthDay)—Females aged 13 to 64 years should undergo HIV testing at least once in their lifetime, with annual testing thereafter recommended based on risk factors, according to a Committee Opinion published in the May ...
Apr 29, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
UK seeing significant rise in older people living and being diagnosed with HIV
A new paper published online today in the British Geriatrics Society journal Age and Ageing argues that despite a year-on-year increase in the number of people over the age of 50 being diagnosed with the Human Immunodeficiency ...
Mar 12, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Combination approach reduces spread of drug-related HIV
A computer model has created the most effective formula for reducing the spread of HIV among drug users in New York City over the next 25 years. Developed by scientists at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health ...
Mar 4, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Predicting success of HIV interventions in NYC
New York City continues to battle an HIV epidemic, including among drug users. There are many possible interventions. Researchers have developed a sophisticated predictive computer model to help policymakers figure out which ...
Mar 4, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Mental health patients up to four times more likely to be infected with HIV, study finds
People receiving mental health care are up to four times more likely to be infected with HIV than the general population, according to a new study published Feb. 13 in the American Journal of Public Health from researchers ...
Feb 13, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
HIV-infected teens delaying treatment until advanced disease, study shows
Nearly half of HIV-infected teenagers and young adults forego timely treatment, delaying care until their disease has advanced, which puts them at risk for dangerous infections and long-term complications, according to a ...
Feb 3, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Proportion of opioid treatment programs offering on-site testing for HIV and STIs declines
A survey of opioid treatment programs finds that the proportion offering on-site testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) declined substantially between 2000 and 2011, despite ...
Dec 24, 2013
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HIV & AIDS
Mother-daughter team preaches the gospel of HIV prevention
(HealthDay)—Fortunata Kasege was just 22 years old and several months pregnant when she and her husband came to the United States from Tanzania in 1997. She was hoping to earn a college degree in journalism before returning ...
Dec 24, 2013
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HIV & AIDS
HIV can infect transplanted kidneys in HIV-positive recipients with undetectable virus
HIV can infect transplanted kidneys in HIV-positive recipients even in the absence of detectable virus in the blood, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology ...
Dec 5, 2013
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