HIV Populations
Studies Reveal HIV and HCV Epidemics Among Injection Drug Users in the Middle East and North Africa
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- Category: People Who Inject Drugs
- Published on Thursday, 19 June 2014 00:00
- Written by HIVandHepatitis.com
At least one-third of countries in the Middle East and North Africa that historically have had low rates of HIV infection now have emerging epidemics largely attributable to injection drug use, according to a systematic review published in the June 17 edition of the open access journal PLoS Medicine. Rates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection also appear to be high and rising.
June 5 is National HIV/AIDS Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day
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- Category: HIV & Aging
- Published on Wednesday, 04 June 2014 00:00
- Written by Matt Sharp
The first National HIV/AIDS Long-Term Survivor Awareness Day (NHALTSAD) will take place this week on June 5. The day is one that has historical significance in San Francisco, but also globally, because it was the same day in 1981 that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported the first cases of a new and devastating disease we now know as AIDS.
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Is Effective for Women with HIV
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- Category: Women & HIV
- Published on Tuesday, 06 May 2014 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
HIV positive women respond well to the Gardasil human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, offering them protection against cervical cancer, according to a study published in the April 14 electronic edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Related recent research found that both Gardasil and Cervarix are effective in people with HIV.
AAHIVM, AGS, and ACRIA Release Updated Recommendations for Older Patients with HIV
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- Category: HIV & Aging
- Published on Wednesday, 04 June 2014 00:00
- Written by AAHIVM, AGS & ACRIA
The American Academy of HIV Medicine (AAHIVM), ACRIA, and the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) this week announced a major update to its 2011 report, Recommended Treatment Strategies for Clinicians Managing Older Patients with HIV, available online at www.HIV-Age.org. Revised topics include assessing functional capacity, smoking cessation, and management of diabetes, COPD, osteoporosis, and hypertension.
Updated Perinatal ART Guidelines for Pregnant Women with HIV
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- Category: Pregnancy & HIV MTCT
- Published on Thursday, 03 April 2014 00:00
- Written by AIDSinfo
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has updated its guidelines for use of antiretroviral drugs by pregnant women with HIV, intended both to improve the health of women and to prevent transmission of the virus to their infants during gestation or delivery.
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