HIV
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Traditional
Risk Factors Predict Cardiovascular
Risk in People with HIV
8-31-2010
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HIV
Positive People Could Benefit from Aspirin
to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk
8-31-2010
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Opportunistic
Infections in the U.S. during the Combination Antiretroviral
Therapy Era
8-31-2010
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People
with CD4 Counts below 200 May Stop Pneumocystis
Pneumonia Prophylaxis if Viral Load Is Undetectable
8-31-2010
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Swedish
Study Confirms Brain Is Reservoir
for HIV
8-31-2010
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Researchers
Identify TRIM5a Protein
that Destroys HIV in Monkeys
8-31-2010
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Bone
Loss Is Common among HIV Positive Men, Linked
to AIDS Diagnosis and Heroin Use
8-27-2010
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Immune
Activation and Exhaustion Occur Together in People
with HIV
8-27-2010
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Inflammation
and Its Relation to Gut Bacteria
in People with Chronic HIV Infection
8-27-2010
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Promising
Long-term Outcomes for Adolescents
with Perinatal HIV Infection
8-27-2010
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Researchers
Identify Novel HIV Entry Inhibitor,
May Be Suitable for Microbicide
8-27-2010
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Most
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients Show Evidence of Murine
Leukemia Virus-related Infection
8-27-2010
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Test-and-Treat
Strategy Would Improve Survival and Reduce
HIV Transmission in Washington, DC
8-24-2010
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HPV-associated
Cancer among HIV Positive Men and Women in
the Combination ART Era
8-24-2010
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HIV
Treatment Advances Have Not Decreased
Mortality among Disadvantaged Groups in San
Francisco
8-24-2010
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Researchers
Identify FDA-Approved Drugs
Active Against HIV in Mice
8-24-2010
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Combination
of Integrase Promoter and Protease Inhibitor May Offer
Novel Approach to HIV Eradication
8-20-2010
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DHHS
Pediatric Antiretroviral Treatment Guidelines
Updated
8-20-2010
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Long-term
Non-progression of HIV Disease
without Antiretroviral Treatment Is Uncommon
8-20-2010
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Switching
from Efavirenz to Etravirine
Reduces Central Nervous System Side Effects
8-20-2010
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Transmission
of Drug-resistant HIV
Increases Risk of Treatment Failure
8-20-2010
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Boosted
Darunavir (Prezista) Monotherapy Provides Durable
Viral Suppression for Most HIV Patients
8-17-2010
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People
with HIV Develop Non-AIDS Cancers
Earlier and More Often, despite Antiretroviral Therapy
8-17-2010
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Maraviroc
(Selzentry) Not Associated with Elevated Cancer
Risk in Clinical Development Program
8-17-2010
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New
Analysis Estimates Future Course
of U.S. HIV Epidemic
8-17-2010
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HIV
Infection, Lower CD4 Cell Count Associated with Increased
Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
8-17-2010
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Abacavir
Not Linked to Cardiovascular Events in Meta-analysis
or Large French Cohort
8-17-2010
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Nutritional
Supplements May Slow HIV Disease Progression,
Boost Immune Recovery, and Lessen Mitochondrial Toxicity
8-17-2010
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Black
AIDS Institute and Merck Launch New Black
Treatment Advocates Network
8-17-2010
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CHARTER
Study Finds Neurocognitive Impairment
Still Common in ART Era, Linked to Lowest CD4 Cell Count
8-06-2010
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"Armoring"
Cells by Strengthening Membranes May Inhibit
HIV Entry
8-06-2010
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Half
of Children Born to HIV Positive
Mothers Do Not Receive Preventive Antiretroviral
Drugs
8-06-2010
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Novel
Tenofovir Hexadecyloxypropyl Formulation CMX157
Active against NRTI-resistant HIV
8-06-2010
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Investigational
HIV Drug TBR-652 Reduces Viral Replication
and May Dampen Inflammation
8-06-2010
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Switching
from Boosted Protease Inhibitor
to Raltegravir Maintains Viral Suppression
in Absence of NRTI Resistance
8-06-2010
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Majority
of HIV Positive People on Antiretroviral Therapy May Have
Reduced Bone Density
8-06-2010
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National
Osteoporosis Foundation Recommends Bone
Density Testing for Women over 65, Men over
70
8-06-2010
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Studies
Explore NRTI-sparing Antiretroviral Regimens
Using New Drug Classes
7-30-2010
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Atazanavir
(Reyataz) in Combination with Abacavir/Lamivudine (Epzicom)
Is a Potent and Well-tolerated Regimen
7-30-2010
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Oral
Tenofovir for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Appears
Safe and Does Not Discourage Safer Sex
7-30-2010
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Early
Antiretroviral Therapy during Tuberculosis
Treatment Improves Survival
7-30-2010
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CASCADE
Study Shows Antiretroviral Therapy
Is Beneficial above CD4 Cell Count of 350,
Less Clear above 500
7-27-2010
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Randomized
Trial in Haiti Shows Benefits
of Early Antiretroviral Therapy
7-27-2010
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New
NNRTI Rilpivirine (TMC278) Shows Potent Antiviral
Activity and Good Tolerability in Phase 3 Trials, FDA
Application Submitted
7-27-2010
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Once-daily
Extended Release Nevirapine (Viramune)
Equals Twice-daily Immediate Release Formulation
7-27-2010
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Global
Experts Call for Better Match between HIV
Prevention Efforts and Groups at Greatest Risk
7-27-2010
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Experts
Promote "Seek, Test, Treat
and Retain" Paradigm and Opioid Substitution
for Injection Drug Users
7-27-2010
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New
International AIDS Society-USA Guidelines Recommend
Starting Antiretroviral Therapy at 500
7-23-2010
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Early
Antiretroviral Treatment Reduces New HIV Infections,
Says British Columbia Study
7-23-2010
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NRTI-sparing
Regimen of Lopinavir/ritonavir
plus Raltegravir Works as Well as Traditional
3-drug HAART
7-23-2010
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More
Promising Data on GSK572 Integrase
Inhibitor, Phase 3 Studies to Begin Soon
7-23-2010
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CDC
Study Reveals High HIV Infection
Rates Linked to Poverty More Than Race
7-23-2010
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IAPAC
Survey Finds Gaps in Patient-Physician Conversations Affect
Treatment Outcomes
7-23-2010
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AIDS
2010 Opens with Focus on Human
Rights of People with HIV
7-20-2010
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CAPRISA
Microbicide Trial Shows Tenofovir
Vaginal Gel Reduces HIV Transmission Risk by
39%
7-20-2010
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Histone
Deacetylase Inhibitor Both Actives Latent CD4
Cells and Reduces Coreceptor Expression
7-20-2010
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Cure
for HIV Is Feasible and Necessary, Experts
Say
7-20-2010
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Zinc
Finger Stem Cell Gene Therapy Produces HIV-resistant
Immune Cells in Mice
7-20-2010
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Experts
Call for "New Era" of Unified HIV
Vaccine Research
7-20-2010
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AIDS
2010 -- International AIDS Conference Begins
Sunday in Vienna
7-16-2010
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White
House Releases Long-awaited National
AIDS Strategy
7-16-2010
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10
Million Deaths and 1 Million New HIV Infections Could
Be Averted if Countries Meet HIV Treatment Targets, Says
New UNAIDS Report
7-16-2010
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Despite
Extensive Mutation, Some Original
HIV Strains Likely Persist in Long-term Reservoirs
7-16-2010
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Switching
from a Boosted Protease Inhibitor
to Raltegravir (Isentress) Maintains Viral
Suppression, but with Better Lipid Profiles
7-16-2010
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Merck
Decides to Stop Development of
Vicriviroc for Treatment of HIV
7-16-2010
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ViiV
Launches New Initiative to Fund
Community HIV/AIDS Programs in Southern U.S.
7-16-2010
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Elevated
Inflammation Biomarkers Linked to Increased
Mortality in People with HIV
7-13-2010
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Abacavir
Not Associated with Inflammation in 2 Large U.S. HIV Cohorts
7-13-2010
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Immune
Activation and Inflammation Due to Leaking Gut Bacteria
Linked to HIV
Disease Progression
7-13-2010
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Atripla
Payment Assistance Eliminates Initial Out-of-pocket
Co-payment
7-13-2010
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Scientists
at the U.S. National Institutes of Health Discover Human
Antibodies That Can Stop Most HIV Strains from
Infecting Human Cells
7-09-2010
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Late
Antiretroviral Therapy Raises Risk of Early Atherosclerosis
7-09-2010
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Pentoxifylline
May Improve Endothelial Dysfunction
in People with HIV
7-09-2010
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Biomarkers
of Inflammation and Cardiovascular Risk in HIV
Positive Children
7-09-2010
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Toll-Like
Receptor 9 Genetic Variation Increases Risk of Mother-to-Child
HIV Transmission
7-09-2010
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Viral
Load Increase and CD4 Cell Loss Closely Linked in Untreated
People with HIV
7-06-2010
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United
Nations Development Programme Launches Global
Commission on HIV and the Law
7-06-2010
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Vienna
Declaration Calls for Health-focused
Drug Policy, International AIDS Conference
Deadline July 13
7-02-2010
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Revised
Raltegravir (Isentress)
Label Adds 96 Week Data
7-02-2010
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Suboptimal
Adherence Has Less Effect on Boosted
Darunavir (Prezista) than Lopinavir/ritonavir
(Kaletra)
7-02-2010
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Normally
Anti-inflammatory Enzyme Reduces
Gut Integrity in People with HIV, Leading to
Increased Inflammation
7-02-2010
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New
NIH Martin Delaney Collaboratory Will Fund
HIV/AIDS Cure Research
7-02-2010
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June
27 Is National HIV Testing Day
6-25-2010
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Slow
Viral Load Suppression after Starting Antiretroviral
Therapy Does Not Lead to Worse Long-term Outcomes
6-25-2010
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Fatigue
Is Common in People with HIV and Often Linked to Depression
6-25-2010
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Updated
World Health Organization Guidelines Recommend Antiretroviral
Therapy for All Babies with HIV under Age 2
6-25-2010
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International
Labour Organization Adopts Workplace
Policies for People with HIV/AIDS
6-25-2010
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Host
and Viral Characteristics Influence the Speed and Severity
of HIV Disease Progression
6-22-2010
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Stem
Cell Gene Therapy Appears Safe, May Protect
Cells against HIV Infection
6-22-2010
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Nucleic
Acid HIV Test Turns Up More Positive Results
than Standard Antibody Tests
6-22-2010
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FDA
Approves Abbott Test that Detects both HIV
Antigens and Antibodies
6-22-2010
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Get
Yourself Tested Campaign Offers Free
HIV Tests in 10 Cities; CDC Launches Primary
Care HIV Screening Program
6-22-2010
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Military
Study Shows Universal HIV Care Linked to Better
Treatment Response
6-18-2010
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Researchers
Gain New Insight into Crystal
Structure of HIV Tat Protein
6-18-2010
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Antiretroviral
Therapy for Mother or Infant Reduces HIV
Transmission during Breast-feeding
6-18-2010
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CDC
Releases 2008 Surveillance Report
Showing Higher Number of People Living with HIV, but Stable
Rate of New Infections
6-18-2010
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Latest
ADAP Numbers Show
More than 1400 People on Waiting Lists in 11 States
6-18-2010
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Inflammation
Biomarkers are Elevated in People with HIV
even after Viral Suppression on Antiretroviral Therapy
6-15-2010
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Large
Meta-analysis Finds No Link between Efavirenz
(Sustiva) and Birth Defects
6-15-2010
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DHHS
Advisory Committee Keeps Gay
Blood Donation Ban
6-15-2010
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New
amfAR Consortium on HIV Eradication Awards First Grants
for AIDS Cure Research
6-15-2010
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ViiV
Healthcare and Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Announce Partnership to Expand Treatment
for Infants and Children with HIV
6-15-2010
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Mathematical
Model Shows Individual and Public Health Benefits
of Earlier Antiretroviral Therapy
6-11-2010
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Zinc
Supplements Delay CD4 Cell Loss and Reduce
Diarrhea in People with HIV
6-11-2010
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Myriad
Halts Development of HIV Maturation
Inhibitor Bevirimat
6-11-2010
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International
Partnership for Microbicides Begins First Trial of Dapivirine
Vaginal Ring for HIV Prevention
6-11-2010
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June
8 is Caribbean American HIV/AIDS
Awareness Day
6-08-2010
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San
Francisco and California Officials
Honor Doctor Who Cured "Berlin Patient"
6-08-2010
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Maraviroc
(Selzentry) Label Adds Dosing Recommendations
for People with Kidney Impairment
6-08-2010
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White
House Office of National AIDS Policy Holds First Meeting
on Black Men and HIV
6-08-2010
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Gilead,
ViiV Healthcare Announce Agreements with ADAP Crisis Task
Force for Further Drug Discounts
6-08-2010
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San
Francisco HIV/HCV Coinfection
Community Forum on June 7
6-04-2010
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FDA
Committee Unanimously Votes to Approve Tesamorelin
(Egrifta) for Lipodystrophy
6-04-2010
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Antiretroviral
Therapy Reduces Heterosexual HIV Transmission
Risk by More than 90%
6-04-2010
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Antiretroviral
Therapy for HIV Prevention Could Lead to Drug
Resistance If Not Carefully Implemented
6-04-2010
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Pressure
Grows to Lift Ban on Blood Donation
by Gay Men
6-04-2010
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Tibotec
Launches Web Portal for HIV Case
Managers
6-04-2010
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Microbicides
Conference Discusses Promising New Prevention
Approaches, Unexpected Concerns
5-28-2010
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U.S.
Panel Releases Updated Pregnancy
and Perinatal HIV Treatment Guidelines
5-28-2010
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Frequent
Alcohol Use Linked
to Lower CD4 Cell Count and Higher HIV Viral Load
5-28-2010
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Researchers
Identify Genetic Mutation that
Influences Drug Levels in the Body
5-28-2010
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Niacin
May Improve Blood Vessel Function in People with HIV
5-25-2010
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Cholesterol
Crystals Trigger Inflammation Leading to Atherosclerosis
5-25-2010
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Project
Inform Clarifies Position on Early
Treatment for HIV
5-25-2010
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Less
than Half of Drug Addiction Treatment Programs Screen
for Infectious Diseases such as HIV
and Hepatitis B or C
5-25-2010
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Half
of North American HIV Patients
Access Care Late and Are Eligible for Immediate
Antiretroviral Treatment
5-21-2010
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Did
Halting Smallpox Vaccination Spur the AIDS
Epidemic?
5-21-2010
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How
Well Do Needle Exchange Programs
Work?
5-21-2010
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San
Francisco Senator Leland Yee Introduces Legislation
to Allow Pharmacies to Sell Non-prescription Syringes
5-21-2010
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May
18 is HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
5-18-2010
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May
19 is National Asian and Pacific
Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
5-18-2010
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Short
Cycles of Intermittent Antiretroviral Therapy
as Effective as Continuous Treatment in Uganda Study
5-18-2010
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Tenofovir-related
Kidney Toxicity Linked to High Drug Concentrations,
May Not Always Be Reversible
5-18-2010
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National
AIDS Fund Announces Grants to Community-based Organizations
to Improve Access to Care for
People with HIV
5-18-2010
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Causes
of Death among People with HIV
Continue to Shift toward non-AIDS Conditions
5-14-2010
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Genetic
Variation in Elite Controllers
Linked to Stronger T-cell Response against HIV
5-14-2010
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ADAP
Waiting List Exceeds 1000, Drug Companies Agree
to Price Freezes and Expanded Patient Assistance
5-14-2010
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Drug
Resistance and Treatment Failure in Antiretroviral
Therapy Era
5-11-2010 |
CD4
Cell Death May Explain Poor Immunological Recovery
on Antiretroviral Therapy
5-11-2010
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Antiretroviral
Therapy at Conception Reduces Risk of Mother-to-child
HIV Transmission
5-11-2010
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Avexa
Announces End to Development of Experimental NRTI Apricitabine
5-11-2010
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Failure
of 3 Antiretroviral Classes Is Uncommon, but
Causes Some People with HIV to Require New Drugs
5-7-2010
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Monoclonal
Antibody PRO 140 Suppresses
HIV Viral Load with Once-weekly Dosing
5-7-2010
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Risk
of HIV Transmission Decreases after 12 Months
on Successful Antiretroviral Therapy
5-7-2010
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Minority
NNRTI-resistant HIV Variants Can Lead to Treatment
Failure
5-4-2010
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Is
Drug Resistance More Likely with Lamivudine
(Epivir) than with Emtricitabine
(Emtriva)?
5-4-2010
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Rectal
Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, and Syphilis Are Associated
with Increased Risk of HIV Infection
5-4-2010
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FDA
Approves Once-daily Lopinavir/ritonavir
(Kaletra) for Certain Treatment-experienced
HIV Patients
4-30-2010
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FDA
Announces New Drug Interaction Label Information for Protease
Inhibitors
4-30-2010
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Three
Studies Look at Cancer Risk among
People with HIV
4-30-2010
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Etravirine
(Intelence) Demonstrates Safety and Efficacy
in Traditional HAART and Novel Salvage Regimen
4-27-2010
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People
with HIV Often Have Elevated
Homocysteine Levels during Antiretroviral Treatment
4-27-2010
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Many
People with HIV Remain Undiagnosed,
Rates Vary across Demographic and Risk Groups
4-27-2010
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People
with HIV Are Still Commonly Hospitalized in the Era of
Effective Antiretroviral Therapy
4-23-2010
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HIV
Increases Permeability of Mucosal Cell Barrier, Facilitating
Entry via Female Genital Tract
4-23-2010
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Gilead
Working on Once-daily Coformulation of Tibotec
NNRTI Rilpivirine TMC278) plus Tenofovir/emtricitabine
4-23-2010
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International
AIDS Society Credits Antiretroviral Therapy with Helping
to Lower Maternal Mortality
4-23-2010
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Cytokine
Biomarker Levels during Acute HIV Infection
Predict Disease Progression
4-20-2010
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Drug
Resistance Testing May Be Useful Even if HIV
Viral Load Is Low
4-20-2010
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FDA
Approves New Oral Drug for Mouth
and Throat Candidiasis
4-20-2010
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Can
Morphine Help Protect the Brain against HIV
Neurotoxicity and Cognitive Impairment?
4-20-2010
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White
House Office of National AIDS Policy Releases Report
Compiling Recommendations from Community Meetings
4-20-2010
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San
Francisco Health Officials Announce New Policy
of Universal HIV Treatment Regardless of CD4 Cell Count
4-16-2010
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Adherence
to Antiretroviral Therapy May Improve over
Time
4-16-2010
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Gilead
Begins First Phase 3 Clinical Trial of Boosted
Elvitegravir Quad Pill
4-16-2010
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Efavirenz
(Sustiva) Label Updated with New Information
about Adverse Events and Drug Interactions
4-16-2010
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Male
Circumcision May Provide Women Some Protection against
HIV Infection
4-16-2010
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Once-daily
Antiretroviral Therapy Regimens Lead to Better
Adherence
4-13-2010
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CD4
Cell Count Predicts Non-AIDS Disease and Death
in People with HIV
4-13-2010
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Mother's
Use of Antiretroviral Drugs during
First Trimester Not Linked to Increased Risk
of Birth Defects
4-13-2010
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HIV
RNA Level of HIV Positive Partner Predicts Viral Load
of Newly Infected Individuals
4-13-2010
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Anti-HIV
Drugs Show Activity against XMRV Retrovirus Linked to
Prostate Cancer and Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome
4-13-2010
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Switching
to Atazanavir (Reyataz)
Lowers Cholesterol and Triglycerides, but No Improvement
in Artery Function
4-6-2010
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Risk
Factors for Neurocognitive Impairment among
People with HIV
4-6-2010
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Impaired
Sexual Function Is Common among Women with
HIV
4-6-2010
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CDC
to Increase Funding for HIV Testing, Focusing
on Disproportionately Affected Groups
4-6-2010
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HIV
Positive People Are at Increased Risk for MRSA
Drug-resistant Staph Infection
4-2-2010
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Heavy
Alcohol Use Increases Risk of
Cardiovascular Disease in Men with HIV
4-2-2010
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Growth
Hormone Releasing Factor Tesamorelin Reduces Visceral
Fat in HIV Positive People with Lipodystrophy
4-2-2010
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FDA
to Hold Public Meeting on May 27 to Discuss Approval
of Tesamorelin (Egrifta)
4-2-2010
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First-line
Antiretroviral Therapy Is Becoming Simpler
and More Consistent
3-30-2010
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Studies
Look at Antiretroviral Drug Levels
in Genital Fluids, Prospects for Use in Microbicides
3-30-2010
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Tenofovir
(Viread) Approval Expanded to Include HIV Positive
Adolescents Ages 12 to 18
3-30-2010
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