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Rates of new HIV diagnoses amongst US gay men 44 times greater than those in other populations

Michael Carter — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT

HIV has a hugely disproportionate impact on gay and other men who have sex with men in the US, according to new figures released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Surveillance (CDC).

HIV-positive boys have reduced bone density

Michael Carter — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT

HIV-positive pubescent boys have significantly lower bone mineral content and density than their HIV-negative peers, US investigators report in the online edition of AIDS. The researchers also found that treatment with Kaletra was associated with reduced bone mineral content and density.

Pressure growing on wealthy nations for clear signal on long-term funds for HIV

Keith Alcorn — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT
Pressure is building on governments of wealthy nations to make clear where they stand on funding their promises to achieve universal access to HIV treatment, care and prevention, following a meeting of ministers and civil society advocates from countries with high HIV burdens in London this week.

South Africa: Delayed drug registrations hard to swallow

Reproduced from PLUS NEWS — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT
-Delays in registering antiretroviral (ARV) medication may keep cheaper, more patient-friendly drugs out of reach as South Africa prepares to launch the world's largest tender for medicines.

Hospital admissions remain high amongst those with HIV

Michael Carter — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT
Hospital admissions remain high amongst patient with HIV, even in the era of modern antiretroviral therapy, investigators from the US military report in the online edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.

International AIDS Society launches HIV research agenda for women and children

Carole Leach-Lemens — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT
A consensus statement designed to address key gaps in clinical and programme knowledge that hinder access to effective HIV prevention, treatment and care for women and children was issued today by the International AIDS Society together with 15 other leading public and private sector organisations.

Viral load in early HIV infection predicted by that of transmitting partner

Michael Carter — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT
Viral load in individuals recently infected with HIV is closely related to that of the individual who transmitted the virus, US investigators report in the online edition of AIDS.

Beliefs about reduced infection risk on ART linked to STI risk

Keith Alcorn — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT
People who believed that having undetectable viral load on antiretroviral therapy reduces the risk of passing on HIV were more likely to have a sexually transmitted infection in a US study, published this week in HIV Medicine.

Ugandans who think they have HIV are less likely to refer family members for testing

Gus Cairns — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT
A study presented at the recent Seventeenth Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) found that Ugandans presenting at a TB clinic grossly overestimated the likelihood that they had HIV.

Kinsey Institute study finds no consensus in definitions of 'had sex'

Press Release — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:00:00 GMT
When people say they "had sex", what transpired is anyone's guess. A new study from the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University found that no uniform consensus existed when a representative sample of 18- to 96-year-olds was asked what the term meant to them.