HIV/AIDS Roundup

Monday, April 1, 2013

HIV-positive Fayetteville woman becomes advocate for young

Sitting at a conference table inside the White House in December, AIDS and HIV activist Stephanie Brown could not have been happier.

http://www.wral.com/hiv-positive-nc-teen-becomes-advocate-for-young/12271976/

HIV And Other Fast-Mutating Viruses Targeted By New Vaccine-Design Approach

Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Immune System / Vaccines ; Flu / Cold / SARS Article Date: 01 Apr 2013 - 1:00 PDT A team led by scientists from The Scripps Research Institute and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative has unveiled a new technique for vaccine design that could be particularly useful against HIV and other fast-changing ... (more)

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/258428.php

HIV doctor would prefer less attention

... at UMC's Pediatric Infectious Disease program and soon earned a reputation as the go-to pediatric specialist for HIV/AIDS. Gay has dedicated the past two decades to her work, and her grueling schedule speaks for itself: "She wakes at 5 a.m., starts ...

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Oral substitution treatment of injecting opioid users for prevention of HIV infection.

Injecting drug users are vulnerable to infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus and other blood borne viruses as a result of collective use of injecting equipment as well as sexual behaviour To assess the effect of oral substitution treatment for opioid dependent injecting drug users on risk behaviours and rates of HIV infections We searched the ... (more)

http://www.citeulike.org/user/ssosh/article/12036051

Hepatitis Safeguards Needed For HIV Sufferers

Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Liver Disease / Hepatitis ; Blood / Hematology Article Date: 01 Apr 2013 - 0:00 PDT Stronger protections are needed to prevent people with HIV from also becoming infected with hepatitis , researchers argue in a new study led by Michigan State University.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/258350.php

New Market Report Now Available: Norvir (HIV) - Forecast and Market Analysis to 2022

However, the advent of antiretroviral therapy has transformed the face of HIV/AIDS from a deadly disease to a manageable chronic condition for most infected individuals.

http://reports.pr-inside.com/new-market-report-now-available-norvir-r3627460.htm