Young people who acquire HIV in Uganda report poor communication and mistrust in their relationships

Compared with young people who remain HIV negative, recent seroconverters in Rakai, Uganda describe sexual relationships marked by poorer communication, greater suspicion and mistrust, and larger and more transitory sexual networks.

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Smoke up! Marijuana may halt HIV spread

A new study has shown that chronic intake of THC, the primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, can protect critical immune tissue in the gut from the damaging effects of HIV infection.

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African choir to return to San Joaquin area

... Uganda. In addition to serving orphaned children, Watoto helps women as well, providing medical care, including HIV/AIDS treatment, education and trauma counselling. The children in the travelling choir have all suffered the loss of one or both ...

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cART prescription trends in a prospective HIV cohort in rural Tanzania from 2007 to 2011

Since 2010, World Health Organization guidelines discourage using stavudine in first-line regimens due to frequent and severe side effects.

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La. HIV patients have difficulty getting insurance

... insurance premium, beginning in March. That decision prohibits payments for insurance coverage from the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program, which advocate groups say is the largest source of public funds available to help pay for health coverage for ...

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Study: Mental Health Patients Up To 4 Times More Likely To Contract HIV

A new study has fond that mental health patients are up to four times more likely to contract HIV than the general population.

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Unusual HIV Drug Resistance Revealed

... they've infected. Once incorporated, this DNA tells the host to create new copies of the virus, which can lead to HIV/AIDS. Using imaging techniques and computer modeling, researchers uncovered the binding of the NNRTI efavirenz formed a ...

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