HIV Populations
CDC Fact Sheets on HIV among Women and Transgender People
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- Category: Women & HIV
- Published on Wednesday, 24 August 2011 00:00
- Written by Press Release
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced the availability of an updated fact sheet on HIV among Women, as well as a new fact sheet on HIV among Transgender People.
Should Breastfeeding be an Option for HIV Positive Women in Developed Countries?
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- Category: Pregnancy & HIV MTCT
- Published on Wednesday, 24 August 2011 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Public health experts recommend that HIV positive women in resource-limited countries should breastfeed their babies. Women in industrialized countries who are on effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) and have undetectable viral load should also be advised that breastfeeding may be an acceptable option, according to an opinion piece by Pamela Morrison, an international board-certified lactation consultant, and colleagues in the August 5, 2011, advance online edition of AIDS.
WHO Issues First Gay and Transgender HIV Prevention Guidelines
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- Category: Gay & Bisexual Men/MSM
- Published on Tuesday, 28 June 2011 06:34
- Written by HIVandHepatitis.com
The World Health Organization (WHO) for the first time has developed pubic health guidelines for HIV prevention and care focused on men who have sex with men and transgender people. 
Older HIV Drugs Contribute to Accelerated Aging
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- Category: HIV & Aging
- Published on Friday, 08 July 2011 11:43
- Written by Wellcome Trust
HIV patients treated with early NRTI drugs show evidence of mitochondrial DNA damage similar to that usually seen in much older people.
U.N. AIDS Meeting Calls for More Treatment Access, Fewer Child Infections
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- Category: Pregnancy & HIV MTCT
- Published on Friday, 17 June 2011 01:20
- Written by UNAIDS
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