HIV & AIDS
Chinese researchers eye anti-AIDS gel
Chinese researchers said Monday they have discovered an HIV-blocking agent that could be developed into a gel to limit the sexual transmission of AIDS.
Apr 23, 2012
0
0
Page 6 - News tagged with sexual transmission
HIV & AIDS
Will women use microbicides to protect themselves against HIV?
Are women willing to use a vaginal gel to protect themselves against HIV infection? Researchers at The Miriam Hospital say that is the million dollar question when it comes to developing products known as microbicides that ...
Apr 19, 2012
0
0
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC: 14 more US reports of possible Zika spread through sex (Update)
U.S. health officials are investigating more than a dozen possible Zika infections that may have been spread through sex.
Feb 23, 2016
0
4
HIV & AIDS
Medicaid expansion plus PrEP and antivirals could lower HIV transmission in Houston, model projects
Enacting Medicaid expansion in Texas and increasing the use of preventive and antiviral medications could result in a decline of new HIV infections among young Black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) ...
Dec 12, 2022
0
12
HIV & AIDS
Lessons learned from the 'ethical odyssey' of an HIV trial
In the battle against HIV/AIDS conditions on the frontlines are constantly in flux as treatment, research and policy evolve. The landmark HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) 052 study, which established that antiretroviral ...
Jun 14, 2012
0
0
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC updates guidelines on sexual transmission of Zika
(HealthDay)—U.S. health officials on Monday updated their Zika virus guidelines, saying that pregnant women could contract Zika from a sex partner of either gender.
Jul 26, 2016
0
1
HIV & AIDS
Cuba becomes first nation to eliminate mother-to-child HIV
Cuba on Tuesday became the first country in the world to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, the World Health Organization said.
Jun 30, 2015
0
47
HIV & AIDS
Urban HIV infection mainly due to male-male sexual contact
(HealthDay)—More than half of HIV infections in metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), smaller metropolitan areas, and nonmetropolitan areas in the United States and Puerto Rico can be attributed to male-to-male sexual ...
Nov 30, 2012
1
0
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Officials: Zika spread through sex by man with no symptoms
U.S. health officials on Friday reported the first case of Zika spread through sex by a man with no symptoms of the disease.
Aug 26, 2016
0
3
HIV & AIDS
When AIDS viruses are transmitted despite treatment
While antiretroviral drugs offer an efficient means of preventing the replication of HIV in the blood, shedding of HIV may occur in semen, so that other persons can become infected during unprotected sexual intercourse. This ...
Jun 24, 2013
0
0
