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- Merck, Sangamo and NIH Join Forces to Beat the AIDS/HIV VirusThe anti-HIV research teams, set up by the National Institutes of Health, will have 70 million dollars to spend on combatting AIDS/HIV.
- Human Clinical Trial of DNA-MVA HIV Vaccine Candidate Beginsessay for a health class regarding hiv research
- HIV Vaginal Gel: An Overview of PRO 2000For women seeking protection from not only pregnancy but also sexually transmitted disease, research is aggressively underway in a new HIV vaginal gel known as PRO 2000.
- The Government Recently Restricted the Use of Chimpanzees in Bio-medical ResearchIn all the animal kingdom there is no other species that more closely resembles humans than chimpanzees. Time Science Magazine reported that our genetic makeup is 98-99% identical to that of chimpanzees.
HIV/AIDS Pandemic Being "Lost"Escalating costs of caring for a growing global population of HIV patients has lead world governments to practical freeze funds for treatment of HIV patients not getting therapy.- Living with HIV/AIDSMillions of people around the world are infected with HIV/AIDS. It has been identified as the number one killer in the world among women of reproductive age. I sat down with my cousin for an honest discussion on the disease. Check out what he had to say.
NIH Study Could Lead to HIV VaccineThere have been many genome-wide association studies in recent years, but this is the first one of an infectious disease and it has produced significant and positive results for HIV patients.- World's First Handheld Battery Operated HIV Testing System CreatedHospitals use large machines to conduct their HIV testing. PARC new how impossible it was to transport these machines everywhere so they had to come up with something much more portable.
Drug-Resistant Strains of HIV a Growing Problem, Especially in the Third WorldEven though much progress has been made in the fight against AIDS, the war is far from won. As the HIV virus evolves drug-resistant strains, it becomes harder and harder to stay one step ahead of it, especially for those countries with limited resources.
Antiretroviral Medications Drastically Decrease Transmission of HIVThe AIDS pandemic continues unabated, but new research backs up using antiretroviral therapy both for prevention as well as treatment. This may cause a massive paradigm shift in how HIV/AIDS is treated worldwide.- Lindsay Lohan is NOT HIV Positive; Dad Says His Twitter Account was HackedYou think Lindsay Lohan has had enough media attention in the Hollywood gossip business, but here comes another one, that she is allegedly HIV positive as supposedly tweeted by his dad. But it ain't true.
- New D.C. HIV/AIDS Program Will Give "test-and-treat" Model of Treatment Real World TestWashington D.C.'s HIV/AIDS epidemic is very worrisome and appears to be getting worse. A new partnership with D.C. health council and the NIH will study the problem and test the "test-and-treat" model of prevention.
Innovative HIV and Prostate Cancer Research at Yale UniversityThis article reports on the development of synthetic molecules that could lead to efficacious and inexpensive treatments for HIV and prostate cancer.- HIV Long-Term Progressors Studied in Hopes of Further Understanding How HIV Cripples the Immune SystemHIV doesn't lead to AIDS in a group of people called "long-term nonprogressors," and a subset of these patients called "elite controllers" are able to suppress HIV to very low levels without medication.
- HIV/AIDS Patients Do Not Improve Clinically with IL-2 Stimulated Increase in CD4 CountsHIV/AIDS patients treated with IL-2, a compound which increased their CD4 counts, did not result in an expected improvement in health for these patients. The reason why is a mystery.
- Non-AIDS-Related Cancer Observed at a Higher Rate in Surviving HIV/AIDS PatientsHIV/AIDS patients who are living longer lives are also at increased risk for developing so called non-AIDS-related cancers.
- Green Tea Prevents Transmission and Progression of HIVGreen tea compound proven effective in preventing the mechanism of transmission and interfering with the immune receptor cells HIV infects.
HIV Study to Identify Genetic Markers for AIDSThe first study that tackles a genome-wide study for HIV treatments and vaccines was published recently in the journal Science Express.- Taste Sensation & the Complications Associated with HIV/AIDSAn overview of a common complaint among HIV or AIDS patients; the loss or distortion of taste.
- CIRCUMCISION May Prevent HIVCircumcision may prevent millions of HIV deaths.
Breastfeeding Reduces a Baby's Risk of HIV, Death, DiarrheaNew evidence shows that the risk of HIV transmission from mother to child today is minimal and that breastfeeding greatly reduces risk of HIV infection for the infant.- Get Tested: June 27 is National HIV Testing Day, December 1 is World AIDS DayIdentify local HIV testing sites that offer free, reduced-cost, fast, or anonymous testing. Find opportunities to help stop the spread of HIV and support people living with HIV/AIDS.
- Monitoring HIV Disease Progression and TreatmentAn important part of HIV care involves lab work to monitor the progression of the disease and the success of treatment. The HIV viral load test measures the amount of HIV in the blood and shows how actively the virus is reproducing in the body.
CDC Reports HIV/AIDS Diagnoses Declines Among Blacks Living in FloridaThe CDC released a report at the end of last week describing research that indicates the numbers of new HIV/AIDS cases among blacks living in Florida declined during 1999-2004. However, AIDS remains a leading cause of death for blacks.- Selenium Supplements Offer Promise in Treatment of HIV/AIDSA recent study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine shows that supplements of the mineral Selenium may be helpful in reducing the HIV viral load and improving the immune function in patients with HIV/AIDS
- The Origin of HIVAlthough scientists have developed many different theories about the origin of HIV, none of them have been proven. HIV is a human virus that is closely related to a virus that infects primates such as monkeys and chimpanzees.
Polymer Gel to Help Protect Against HIV/AIDSThis new gel, once applied to the vaginal area, will solidify into a thin protective layer that when in contact with semen will deliver anit-HIV chemicals.- Fighting HIV with HIV: New Gene Therapy Vector Shows PromiseResearchers report the first clinical test of a new gene therapy based on a disabled AIDS virus carrying genetic material that inhibits HIV replication.
- Sexual Bodies, Sexual Minds, Sexual World: Approaches to Sex ResearchThis paper discusses the theoretical gap left between the positivist approach to sex research and the postmodernist approach. I then offer initial and tentative ideas about a complex systems framework which has the potential to bridge parts of the gap.
Atripla: New, Convenient HIV Medication Receives FDA ApprovalThis week, the FDA approved Atripla, a new HIV drug that could significantly decrease the inconvenience and confusion of people currently combining medications in HIV drug cocktails.
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