HIV Populations
Pediatrics Association Recommends Bottle Feeding for Babies of HIV+ Mothers
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- Category: Pregnancy & HIV MTCT
- Published on Tuesday, 29 January 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
HIV positive women in high-income countries where clean water and safe baby formula are widely available should avoid breast-feeding -- regardless of antiretroviral therapy (ART) use or low viral load -- in order to minimize the risk of transmitting the virus to their infants, according to a new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Naloxone Is Cost-effective Way to Prevent Heroin Overdose Deaths
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- Category: People Who Inject Drugs
- Published on Thursday, 03 January 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Distributing naloxone more widely to heroin users would reduce the number of deaths due to overdose and would be a cost-effective intervention, according to a mathematical model described in the January 1, 2013,Annals of Internal Medicine. Providing naloxone to prescription opiate users would prevent even more deaths.
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day Highlights Disparities and Needs of Latino/Hispanic Population
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- Category: HIV Populations
- Published on Tuesday, 16 October 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day(NLAAD), recognized annually on October 15, is opportunity to raise awareness about the HIV/AIDS epidemic among Latino and Hispanic people in the U.S. 
WHO, UNAIDS, NSWP Release Guidelines to Reduce Sex Workers' HIV Burden
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- Category: Sex Workers
- Published on Thursday, 27 December 2012 00:00
- Written by Cyd Nova
A report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) and collaborating organizations earlier this month proposes guidelines for public health and legal systems to reduce the vulnerability of sex workers to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Sex worker advocates generally favored the recommendations, but raised concerns about presumptive antibiotic treatment.
October 15 is National Latino AIDS Awareness Day
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- Category: HIV Populations
- Published on Monday, 15 October 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Monday is National Latino AIDS Awareness Day(NLAAD), an opportunity to raise awareness about the HIV/AIDS epidemic among Latino and Hispanic people in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), while Latinos/Hispanics make up 16% of the total U.S. population, they accounted for 20% of all new HIV infections and 19% of all people living with HIV in 2009. As is true for all racial/ethnic groups, gay and bisexual Latino men are most heavily affected by the epidemic, accounting for two-thirds of new HIV infections.
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