Doctors Have Convincing Evidence Baby Born with HIV May Be Cured

Doctors now have convincing evidence that they put HIV into remission, hopefully for good, in a Mississippi baby born with the AIDS virus - a medical first that is prompting a new look at how hard and fast such cases should be treated.

http://www.edgedallas.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=151035

HIV hiding place a big barrier to cure

HIV infection is typically treated with antiretroviral therapy, which targets actively replicating HIV but does not affect inactive or latent forms of the virus The reason why it is difficult to find a cure for HIV may lie in the larger-than-expected size of the virus's hiding place, a new study suggests.

http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2013/10/25/3876916.htm

Efficacy of in-service nutrition training for mid-level providers to...

... is no exception. In rural and semi-urban areas, mid-level providers (MLPs) are left to manage diseases such as HIV/AIDS. Training health workers in nutrition has been shown to be an effective intervention among HIV-negative children elsewhere, but ...

http://www.trialsjournal.com/content/14/1/352/abstract

CytoDyn Inc. Completes $14.5 Million Private Equity Offering

CytoDyn Inc. , a biotechnology company focused on the development of new therapies for combating infection with immune deficiency viruses, announced the completion of its equity capital raise for a total of $14.5 million through a private offering.

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Why Aren't You Out About Your HIV-Positive Status?

Through the last decades of the LGBT movement, we have learned that the most effective way to change perceptions is to come out .

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-s-king/why-arent-you-out-about-your-hiv-positive-status_b_4148586.html

Considerable increase in unprotected sex found in French/Canadian gay survey

A French and Canadian online survey of gay men and other men who have sex with men appears to have uncovered a dramatic increase in the rates of unprotected sex with casual partners, potentially serodiscordant sex, and sexually transmitted infections.

http://www.aidsmap.com/Considerable-increase-in-unprotected-sex-found-in-FrenchCanadian-gay-survey/page/2730605/

Health Front: More Hope for Weight Loss, and AIDS

Leaner people have less white fat and more brown fat, just the opposite ratio of people with larger waist sizes, who have less brown fat.

http://www.tworiverstribune.com/2013/10/health-front-more-hope-for-weight-loss-and-aids/