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In Ethiopia, HIV Disclosure Is Low
January 2, 2013 — In Ethiopia, where more than 1.2 million people are infected with HIV, disclosure of infection by patients is important in the fight against the disease. A new study investigates HIV-positive status ... > full story -
HIV Patients in Care Lose More Years of Life to Smoking Than to HIV Infection
December 19, 2012 — Among HIV patients receiving well-organized care with free access to antiretroviral therapy, those who smoke lose more years of life to smoking than to HIV, according to a new study. The findings ... > full story -
Scientists Discover How HIV Virus Gains Access to Carrier Immune Cells to Spread Infection
December 18, 2012 — Scientists have identified how HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, enters the cells of the immune system enabling it to be dispersed throughout an ... > full story -
People With HIV Hospitalized Less Often Since Combination Antiretroviral Drug Therapy Introduced
December 17, 2012 — People with HIV are being hospitalized in Ontario significantly less often than they were 15 years ago when combination antiretroviral drug therapy was introduced, new research has ... > full story -
Drug Used to Treat HIV Might Defuse Deadly Staph Infections
December 14, 2012 — A new study suggests that an existing HIV drug called maraviroc could be a potential therapy for Staphylococcus aureus, a notorious and deadly pathogen linked to hundreds of thousands of ... > full story -
HPV in Older Women May Be Due to Reactivation of Virus, Not New Infection
December 13, 2012 — A new study suggests that human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in women at or after menopause may represent an infection acquired years ago, and that HPV infections may exist below limits of ... > full story -
Brain Displays an Intrinsic Mechanism for Fighting Infection
December 10, 2012 — White blood cells have long reigned as the heroes of the immune system. When an infection strikes, the cells, produced in bone marrow, race through the blood to fight off the pathogen. But new ... > full story -
Potent Antibodies Neutralize HIV and Could Offer New Therapy, Study Finds
December 10, 2012 — Having HIV/AIDS is no longer a death sentence, but it's still a lifelong illness that requires an expensive daily cocktail of drugs -- and it means tolerating those drugs' side effects and running ... > full story -
Vaginal Microbicide Gel May Offer a Promising Strategy for Prevention and Protection Against HIV Transmission
December 6, 2012 — A new study shows that a microbicide gel is highly effective in block infection by the AIDS virus in a non-human primate model. Scientists have described the gel's key ingredient, which are small ... > full story -
Atherosclerosis Found in HIV Children
December 5, 2012 — Children with HIV have a 2.5 fold increased risk of atherosclerosis, according to new research. Antiretroviral treatment, lipid lowering drugs and prevention with healthy lifestyles are needed to ... > full story
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