latest aidsmap news

• Updated British HIV pregnancy guidelines published
• Incidence increasing of HIV-associated multicentric Castleman's disease, a relatively rare lymphatic cancer
• Rapid progression of liver fibrosis in HIV-positive gay men recently infected with hepatitis C
• Low CD4 cell count, but not HIV treatment, increases risk of hardening of the arteries
• Long-term HIV treatment cuts risk of hardening of coronary artery
• Next generation first-line NNRTI, rilpivirine (TMC278) potent; lowest dose better-tolerated than efavirenz at 96 weeks
• Will male circumcision protect women, ask advocates?
• Do not use HIV tests bought over the internet, warns UK medicines regulators
• `Express care` by nurses for people starting HIV treatment decreases clinic congestion, and may improve outcomes
• Heat-stable ritonavir tablet equivalent to soft gel capsule; may be approved next year