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HIV Infection May Be a Risk Factor for Heart Failure
April 25, 2011 Patients with HIV infection without a prior history of coronary heart disease may be at a higher risk of developing heart failure, according to a new ... > full story -
Study Tests Interventions Targeting Multiple Health-Related Behaviors in African American Couples
April 25, 2011 Interventions to promote healthy behaviors, including eating more fruits and vegetables, increasing physical activity, and participating in cancer screenings, as well as prevention of HIV/sexually ... > full story -
Fighting HIV in South Africa Should Focus on Couples, Study Finds
April 25, 2011 A survey of sexual behavior by more than 1,000 HIV-positive people found that risky behaviors are about as prevalent when long-term partners were HIV-positive, HIV-negative, or their status was ... > full story -
Adaptive Trial Designs Could Accelerate HIV Vaccine Development
April 20, 2011 In the past 12 years, four large-scale efficacy trials of HIV vaccines have been conducted in various populations. Results from the most recent trial have given scientists reason for cautious ... > full story -
How TRIM5 Fights HIV: Scientists Discover Mechanism of Protein That Makes Certain Monkeys Resistant
April 20, 2011 Thanks to a certain protein, rhesus monkeys are resistant to HIV. Known as TRIM5, the protein prevents the HI virus from multiplying once it has entered the cell. Researchers in Switzerland have now ... > full story -
Genital Herpes More Virulent in Africa Than in US, Report Finds
April 15, 2011 Strains of genital herpes in Africa are far more virulent than those in the United States, researchers report -- a striking insight into a common disease with important implications for preventing ... > full story -
Tansy May Be Used to Treat Herpes, Study Suggests
April 14, 2011 A folk remedy may be an effective treatment for the sexually transmitted disease herpes according to new ... > full story -
Better HIV Prevention Interventions Needed for Juvenile Offenders
April 14, 2011 More intensive or family-based HIV prevention interventions may be needed to encourage juvenile offenders to use condoms and stop engaging in risky sexual behavior, say ... > full story -
HIV Rate in San Francisco Could Be Cut Sharply With Expanded Treatment, Study Predicts
April 13, 2011 If HIV-infected adults in San Francisco began taking antiretroviral treatments as soon as they were diagnosed, the rate of new HIV infections among men who have sex with men would be cut by almost 60 ... > full story -
Persons With Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2, but Without Symptoms, Still Shed Virus
April 12, 2011 Persons who have tested positive for herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) but do not have symptoms or genital lesions still experience virus shedding during subclinical (without clinical ... > full story
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