03/05/15 COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR HIV/AIDS

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• The Companies Affected By The Cured HIV Patient _{2013-03-05, 09:10 am}
  An announcement at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections has taken the world by storm .
• The HIV Cure That Wasn't _{2013-03-05, 04:45 am}
  Researchers are calling the apparent disappearance of HIV in a baby born with the infection a 'functional cure,' and the media is hailing the news.
• HIV 'cure' in toddler offers 'global hope' _{2013-03-05, 09:02 am}
  The case of the first toddler ever to be "functionally cured" of HIV could have wide-ranging effects on the global fight to end the AIDS epidemic.
• More _{2013-03-05, 08:09 am}
  It could prove to be an historic discovery. Doctors say a Mississippi toddler is functionally cured of the HIV virus.
• HIV Prevention Strategies for Women Proven Ineffective _{2013-03-05, 08:07 am}
  Yesterday, the National Institute of Health released results from the trials of three antiretroviral-based strategies intended to prevent HIV infection among women in Africa .
• Consistent condom use in anal sex stops 70% of HIV infections, study... _{2013-03-05, 08:05 am}
  An analysis by Dawn Smith of the US Centers for Disease Control reported at the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections on 4 March has provided the first estimate of the efficacy of condoms in preventing HIV transmission during anal sex since 1989.
• First interim results from a phase IIa study evaluating an all-oral... _{2013-03-05, 07:45 am}
  Medivir AB today announced first interim results from the cohort 1 of a Phase IIa study of the investigational protease inhibitor simeprevir administered once daily with Gilead's investigational nucleotide inhibitor sofosbuvir with and without ribavirin for 12 and 24 weeks in genotype 1 prior null-responder hepatitis C patients with mild to ... (more)
• AHF Demands FDA Reversal on Use of Gilead's HIV Prevention Pill for Women _{2013-03-05, 07:37 am}
  Citing another failed clinical trial in women of the use of Gilead Sciences ' AIDS drug Truvada as a form of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis to prevent HIV infection, AIDS Healthcare Foundation , the nation's largest HIV/AIDS nonprofit medical provider, today urged the Food and Drug Administration to remove this indication for use by women citing ... (more)
• Researchers Confirm Child Born With HIV Is Cured _{2013-03-05, 07:35 am}
  Researchers announced that for the first time, a child born with HIV has been cured.
• Very early antiretroviral treatment limits the size of HIV reservoir _{2013-03-05, 06:02 am}
  Very early antiretroviral treatment may limit the size of the HIV reservoir in adults and children, according to studies presented on 4 March at the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Atlanta.
• HIV 'cure' in infancy, caution experts _{2013-03-05, 05:38 am}
  AIDS experts cautioned Monday against hype of a cure after doctors in the United States suppressed HIV in a child born with the virus by administering a potent drug cocktail shortly after birth.
• HIV 'cure' at risk from budget cuts _{2013-03-05, 05:17 am}
  The automatic cuts in federal spending known as sequestration could take a bite out of crucial medical research, such as the recently unveiled study in which a toddler was cured of HIV.
• Obama mustn't cut AIDS funding _{2013-03-05, 05:12 am}
  On behalf of the Student Global AIDS Campaign, I would like to share how, if we don't act, 39,200 people will die unnecessarily as a result of the U.S. government's plan for the 2014 fiscal year.
• Ways To Increase HIV Testing, Reduce HIV Infection Identified By Study _{2013-03-05, 04:00 am}
  Study results presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections by the HIV Prevention Trials Network and the National Institutes of Health show that a series of community efforts can increase the number of people who get tested and know their HIV status, especially among men and young people with HIV who might otherwise ... (more)
• Scientists say baby born with HIV apparently cured _{2013-03-05, 03:00 am}
  A baby born with the virus that causes AIDS appears to have been cured, scientists announced Sunday, describing the case of a child from Mississippi who's now 21 2 and has been off medication for about a year with no signs of infection.
• Child's HIV cure won't lead to new treatments _{2013-03-05, 03:00 am}
  More than 300,000 babies a year worldwide are born infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
• AbbVie drug used in 'functional cure' of HIV infant, Crain's reports _{2013-02-19, 03:00 am}
  AbbVie drug used in 'functional cure' of HIV infant, Crain's reports An AbbVie -manufactured drug was among the treatments used to treat a Mississippi infant whom researchers say is the first well-documented case of child "functionally cured" of HIV, Crain's reports.
• Results of two important studies published in March issue of AIDS _{2013-03-05, 04:13 am}
  The results of two important studies have been published in the March issue of AIDS, the official journal of the International AIDS Society.
• In a first, Mississipi baby is cured of AIDS _{2013-03-05, 03:44 am}
  A team of medical researchers on 3rd March 2013 announced that a baby has been cured of HIV infection for the first time in the medical history.
• Child 'cured' of HIV? _{2013-03-05, 03:03 am}
  HIV researchers in the US say they may have identified a 'functional cure' of a child who was HIV positive but began antiretroviral treatment less than 48 hours after being born.