HIV
From the Journals
U.S. HIV incidence dropped during past decade
HIV incidence in the United States declined by approximately 26% since 2003, based on a study using a new and simple method of estimating cases....
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HIV research update: Early September 2016
New research has found a beneficial effect of starting antiretroviral therapy before adolescence, and starting young people on boosted protease...
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HIV PrEP safe for breastfeeding women, infants
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) therapy is safe for HIV-uninfected women breastfeeding their infants, according to a study in PLOS Medicine.
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Prospects brighten for an HIV vaccine
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – A palpable new optimism surrounds the possibility of creating a safe and effective vaccine for prevention of HIV infection...
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ARIA trial: Triumeq proves a winner in HIV-infected women
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – The once-daily fixed-dose combination of dolutegravir/abacavir/lamivudine is significantly more effective and has a better...
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FDA adds lurasidone contraindication to HIV drug labels
The Food and Drug Administration has updated the labels on certain HIV drugs to include a contraindication for lurasidone (Latuda), an...
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Oral HIV PrEP also protects against herpes
Oral antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) against HIV also reduces the risk of acquiring herpes simplex virus type 2, according to...
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HIV research update: Late August 2016
Lower levels of gamma-linolenic acid in HIV patients are associated with an increased risk of death or hospitalization, a recent study found. Read...
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Postpartum HIV treatment reduces key maternal illnesses
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – HIV-infected women who remained on antiretroviral therapy throughout the postpartum period reduced their risk of clinical...
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HIV infection linked with death from cervical cancer
Women with cervical cancer and HIV infection have a twofold higher risk for death from the cancer than women without HIV.
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Is stem-cell transplant curative for HIV infection?
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – It doesn’t appear to be necessary to use donor stem cells that are homozygous for the CCR5 delta32 mutation to achieve...