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• Viral Process That Prepares Cells For HIV Infectionbiology Decoded By Researchers

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 3:00am EDT

  With the publication of a study led by Yuntao Wu, assistant professor in George Mason University's Department of Molecular and Microbiology, the medical community is one step closer to understanding how the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) attacks cells in the immune system. AIDS, which is caused by HIV, affected more than 33 million people worldwide in 2007 according to World Health Organization statistics. In the Sept.

• Apobec3 Gene And Neutralizing Antibody Response To Retrovirus Linked By Study

  Posted: September 6th, 2008, 3:00am EDT

  Scientists have uncovered new evidence that strengthens the link between a host-cell gene called Apobec3 and the production of neutralizing antibodies to retroviruses. Published in the Sept. 5 issue of Science, the finding adds a new dimension to the set of possible explanations for why most people who are infected with HIV do not make neutralizing antibodies that effectively fight the virus.

• HIV/AIDS, Human Rights Charter Proposed In Zimbabwe

  Posted: September 5th, 2008, 3:00pm EDT

  An HIV/AIDS and human rights charter that aims to protect and promote the rights of people living with the disease was proposed recently by the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, the ZimbabweStandard reports.

• Gilead's Antiretroviral Patent Request Rejected By Brazil

  Posted: September 5th, 2008, 2:00pm EDT

  A patent request from the pharmaceutical company Gilead for its antiretroviral drug tenofovir was rejected by Brazil Wednesday, Reuters reports. After announcing the decision, a

• Press Trust Of India Examines HIV/AIDS Among Indian Populations Living In Mauritius

  Posted: September 5th, 2008, 10:00am EDT

  The Press Trust of India on Tuesday examined HIV/AIDS among Indian populations on the island of Mauritius. According to Audrey dHotman de Villiers, an advocate working with an HIV/AIDS prevention group in Mauritius, Hindu leaders have not been vocal in the community or taken responsibility to fight HIV/AIDS, despite signs of increased drug use and risky sexual behavior.

• HIV And Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review Of The Literature

  Posted: September 5th, 2008, 9:00am EDT

  UroToday.com - In the online edition of Prostate Cancer Prostatic Diseases, Dr. Jonathan Silberstein and his colleagues presented a systematic review of HIV and prostate cancer (CaP). The message that may be underappreciated by the urology community is the excellent longevity of HIV patients, which clearly impacts their potential for diagnosis and management of CaP. In 2003, over one-million people were living with HIV in the US and three quarters of them were men.

• Sexual Activities Other Than Intercourse Carry Risk Of STIs, Study Finds

  Posted: September 5th, 2008, 9:00am EDT

  Sexual activities other than intercourse carry some risk of sexually transmitted infections, according to a report from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists published recently in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reuters reports.

• U.S. Pledges $99M To Tanzania For HIV/AIDS, Malaria Efforts, Farm Loans

  Posted: September 5th, 2008, 9:00am EDT

  Tanzania will receive $99 million in aid from the U.S. to enhance its efforts to address malaria and HIV/AIDS and provide loans to farmers, Tanzania's Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Bernard Membe said Tuesday, Reuters reports. The U.S. pledged the funding during Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete's

• St. Lucia Developing HIV/AIDS Policy For Education System

  Posted: September 5th, 2008, 8:00am EDT

  Stakeholders involved in St. Lucia's education system met last week to commence work on an HIV/AIDS policy for the sector, the Caribbean Media Corporation/Antigua Sun reports. The policy will include mechanisms to ensure that the education system can deal with the disease, and Nahum Jn Baptiste, head of St.

• The HealthCentral Network Acquires TheBody.com, The Number One Interactive Resource For HIV Communities

  Posted: September 5th, 2008, 7:00am EDT

  The HealthCentral Network, Inc. announced the acquisition of HIV/AIDS patient resource TheBody.com and HIV/AIDS health professional resource TheBodyPro.com. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. With the acquisition, HealthCentral extends its position of becoming the leading online enterprise of condition-specific health and wellness information.

• Report Finds Majority Of Ryan White Program Clients Are From Minority Communities

  Posted: September 5th, 2008, 5:00am EDT

  A key Federal program in the fight against AIDS serves many of the poorest people with HIV/AIDS in America, according to a report released during the 2008 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Conference in Washington, D.C. The Ryan White Program provides primary medical care and support services to more than half a million people living with HIV/AIDS. The program is administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

• Idenix Pharmaceuticals Announces Completion Of Proof-of-Concept Study For IDX899 In Treatment-Naive HIV-Infected Patients

  Posted: September 5th, 2008, 5:00am EDT

  Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDIX), a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of human viral and other infectious diseases, announced that it has completed the proof-of-concept study evaluating IDX899, a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) being developed for the treatment of HIV-1.

• Africa Makes Modest But Steady Progress In HIV Prevention

  Posted: September 4th, 2008, 4:00pm EDT

  African countries have made modest but steady progress in curbing HIV infection since the WHO Regional Office for Africa spearheaded the launch, in 2006, of an initiative to accelerate HIV prevention in the Region. This assessment is contained in a progress report presented by the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo, to the fifty-eighth session of the Regional Committee for Africa taking place in Yaoundé, Cameroon.

• More Training, Improved Tools Needed For African Health Workers Performing Male Circumcisions, Study Finds

  Posted: September 4th, 2008, 3:00pm EDT

  African health workers performing male circumcision in an effort to curb the spread of HIV need better tools and more training to avoid high rates of complications, according to a World Health Organization study published Monday in the WHO Bulletin, Reuters Health reports.

• Domestic HIV/AIDS Spending 'Essentially Flat,' Increased 'Efforts To Control' HIV From 'All Levels Of Government' Needed, Editorial Says

  Posted: September 4th, 2008, 11:00am EDT

  It has been "difficult over the years to get a good statistical handle on the size of the AIDS problem in this country," a New York Times editorial says, adding, "But by the latest and most sophisticated measurements, the disease continues to frustrate federal and local efforts to rein it in." A recent

• Domestic HIV/AIDS Spending 'Essentially Flat,' Increased 'Efforts To Control' HIV From 'All Levels Of Government' Needed, Editorial Says

  Posted: September 4th, 2008, 11:00am EDT

  It has been "difficult over the years to get a good statistical handle on the size of the AIDS problem in this country," a New York Times editorial says, adding, "But by the latest and most sophisticated measurements, the disease continues to frustrate federal and local efforts to rein it in." A recent

• Philippine Health Department Issues Administrative Order To Address HIV/TB Coinfection

  Posted: September 4th, 2008, 10:00am EDT

  Philippine Health Secretary Francisco Duque recently signed an administrative order aimed at increasing efforts to combat HIV/tuberculosis coinfection, Asia Pulse/Individual.com reports.The order focuses on policies and guidelines for a collaborative approach aimed at decreasing the TB burden among HIV-positive people and decreasing HIV prevalence among people with TB.

• Philippine Health Department Issues Administrative Order To Address HIV/TB Coinfection

  Posted: September 4th, 2008, 10:00am EDT

  Philippine Health Secretary Francisco Duque recently signed an administrative order aimed at increasing efforts to combat HIV/tuberculosis coinfection, Asia Pulse/Individual.com reports.The order focuses on policies and guidelines for a collaborative approach aimed at decreasing the TB burden among HIV-positive people and decreasing HIV prevalence among people with TB.

• U.S. Residents Increasingly Adopting HIV-Positive Children From Abroad, AP/Google.com Reports

  Posted: September 4th, 2008, 9:00am EDT

  U.S. residents increasingly are adopting HIV-positive children from abroad, according to figures from the U.S.-based Adoption Advocates International, the AP/Google.com reports.

• U.S. Residents Increasingly Adopting HIV-Positive Children From Abroad, AP/Google.com Reports

  Posted: September 4th, 2008, 9:00am EDT

  U.S. residents increasingly are adopting HIV-positive children from abroad, according to figures from the U.S.-based Adoption Advocates International, the AP/Google.com reports.

• Zimbabwe Government Lifts Ban On Aid Groups; Organizations Still Face Difficulties Providing Assistance

  Posted: September 4th, 2008, 8:00am EDT

  Zimbabwe on Friday lifted an almost three-month ban on the work of aid groups in the country, which the government had imposed because it said some of the groups had supported the opposition to President Robert Mugabe, the New York Times reports (Dugger, New York Times, 8/30).

• CDC Report On New HIV Infections In U.S. Did Not Include Data From Puerto Rico; Omission Has Widespread Consequences, Advocates Say

  Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 3:00pm EDT

  A CDC report released last month about new annual HIV infections in the U.S. did not include data from Puerto Rico, an omission that Hispanic HIV/AIDS advocates say could have widespread consequences nationwide, the

• U.S. Needs National HIV/AIDS Plan, Should Focus Resources On Epidemic's Trends, Opinion Piece Says

  Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 1:00pm EDT

  The recent CDC report on new HIV infections "underscore[s] ... the inexorable movement of the HIV/AIDS epidemic into black and other minority communities and the failure of government at all levels to respond to that change," C. Virginia Fields, president and CEO of the National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, writes in a

• Sri Lankan Health Official Says Strong Family Bonds, Family Values Responsible For Low Prevalence Of HIV/AIDS In Country

  Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 12:00pm EDT

  Supportive family values and strong family bonds, in addition to the practice of monogamy, have contributed to the low prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Sri Lanka, Health Care and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva said recently at the second Asia Pacific Regional Meeting on universal access to HIV prevention in the Philippines, Sri Lanka's Daily News reports. The adult HIV prevalence is less than 0.

• Philippine Health Department To Promote Condom Use In Fight Against HIV/AIDS Despite Opposition From Catholic Church

  Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 11:00am EDT

  Despite opposition from the Roman Catholic Church, the Philippine Department of Health will support the use of condoms to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS in addition to encouraging education on the topic and promoting measures to guard against sexually transmitted infections, the Philippine Star reports.

• Local, Regional Artists Should Become Involved With Fight Against HIV/AIDS In Southern Africa, Official Says

  Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 10:00am EDT

  Local and regional artists and celebrities should become increasingly involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa because they understand the cultures affected by the disease, Eugene Marillier-Malotana, founder and director of the Southern African Development Community Artists AIDS Festival and the SADC Artists AIDS Support Network, said recently, the

• HIV-Positive People Might Be At Increased Risk Of Bone Fractures, Study Finds

  Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 9:00am EDT

  As HIV-positive people live longer primarily because of antiretroviral treatment, they might face an increased risk of bone fractures, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital reported last week, Xinhua/Individual.com reports.

• Washington Post Examines HIV/AIDS Outreach Efforts Aimed At African Immigrants

  Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 8:00am EDT

  The Washington Post on Tuesday examined HIV/AIDS outreach efforts aimed at African immigrants in the U.S. According to the Post, some health researchers say that the "message" that HIV/AIDS also affects Africans in the U.S.

• British Paediatric Surveillance Unit Data Confirms HIV Antenatal Screening Policies Are Reducing The Rate Of Mother To Child Transmission

  Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 3:00am EDT

  A surveillance study of HIV Infection in Childhood found that reported births to HIV infected women have increased substantially since 2000 but the proportion of infants who are themselves infected has declined. Data collected through the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit (BPSU) part of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is central to monitoring paediatric HIV infection in the UK and Ireland.

• Clinical News From Annals Of Internal Medicine, Sept. 2, 2008

  Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 6:00am EDT

  1. Intermittent HIV Treatment Increases Risk for HIV-Related Infections and Death Even After Resuming Continuous Treatment A recent trial showed that continuous treatment of HIV infection is better than stopping treatment when the patient's immune status is good and restarting it when immune status deteriorates (interrupted treatment). At the end of this trial, patients assigned to intermittent treatment were begun on continuous treatment and observed for 18 months.