Se desboca el contagio del VIH/Sida entre los jóvenes
- Publish Date: 07-06-15
La prueba es gratuita cualquier día del año en Walgreens, pero reina la desinformación. A pesar de que ya han pasado más de 30 años desde el descubrimiento del VIH/Sida, en Puerto Rico la desinformación y la falta de conocimiento sobre este virus mortal…
Read morePossible new HIV therapies, and the potential for a cure
- Publish Date: 07-06-15
Antiretroviral medications have been at the forefront of HIV treatment for years. Used in multi-drug combinations, they’ve been effective in controlling HIV infections by acting synergistically to lower the number of circulating HIV particles — to…
Read moreIncreasing Optimism Over HIV Cure
- Publish Date: 07-06-15
Can HIV be cured? A decade ago, that question would have made most researchers decidedly uncomfortable. Science had found increasingly better ways to control the virus, but eradicating it entirely remained a pipe dream. Now the mood is changing.…
Read moreStudy of potential HIV 'cure' wins FDA nod
- Publish Date: 07-06-15
Researchers received the go-ahead from federal regulators to test a gene-editing technique in humans that could jam a doorknob used by the AIDS virus and produce a "functional cure" for the disease. The trial at the City of Hope medical center will take…
Read morePortugal decriminalizes all drugs and watches overdoses fall
- Publish Date: 06-06-15
Portugal decriminalized the use of all drugs in 2001. Weed, cocaine, heroin, you name it -- Portugal decided to treat possession and use of small quantities of these drugs as a public health issue, not a criminal one. The drugs were still illegal, of…
Read moreAntibody shows promise as treatment for HIV
- Publish Date: 06-06-15
Clinical trial is encouraging first step to developing new approach to HIV prevention, treatment and cure. Treating HIV with an antibody can reduce the levels of the virus in people's bodies — at least temporarily, scientists report on 8 April in…
Read moreNew match-sized implant could 'revolutionize' HIV treatment
- Publish Date: 06-06-15
Similar to contraceptive implants, it releases a sustained dose of antiretrovirals for up to 40 days Scientists at the Oak Crest Institute of Science in California have developed a matchstick-size implant that could 'revolutionize' HIV treatment. The…
Read moreGSK commits to HIV research
- Publish Date: 06-06-15
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has reaffirmed its commitment to researching new drugs for HIV–Aids, by partnering with the University of North Carolina (UNC) in Chapel Hill, US. GSK will contribute $20 million (£13 million) over five years to establish ‘HIV Cure…
Read moreClinical trial suggests HIV patients should start therapy sooner rather than later
- Publish Date: 06-06-15
Findings from a large-scale clinical trial have shown that people with HIV should start antiretroviral therapy as soon as they have been diagnosed, irrespective of what their CD4+ count is. The research revealed that HIV-infected individuals are at a…
Read moreDiabetes drug may lower heart attack risk for HIV patients
- Publish Date: 06-06-15
A drug used to treat diabetes improved glucose metabolism and reduced inflammation in HIV-positive adults on antiretroviral therapy, suggesting that the drug may lower the risk of heart attacks and strokes for these patients. A proven diabetes drug may…
Read moreResearch in the news: Optical tweezers manipulate key protein involved HIV infection
- Publish Date: 06-06-15
Using an instrument so sensitive it can fold and unfold a single protein, Yale School of Medicine researchers have manipulated a protein essential for HIV to invade cells. The “optical tweezers” allowed researchers to apply tiny forces to a single…
Read moreCo-Founder of The Vangardist: Why We’re Fighting HIV Stigma With Blood
- Publish Date: 06-06-15
Julian Wiehl is the co-founder of the Austrian magazine The Vangardist. "If you knew anything about the HIV, you wouldn’t call us murderers" We wanted to make a statement about the stigma of being HIV-positive, so we decided to print a magazine with ink…
Read moreGilead Sciences (GILD) May Have Found A Cure For HIV!
- Publish Date: 06-06-15
When you think of Gilead Sciences, what’s the first thing that comes to mind. If you’re like most investors, the answer is the hepatitis C virus. However, with all of the talk about the battle between GILD and ABBV, it seems as though the primary focus…
Read moreHIV Outbreak: Why Austin? Why Indiana?
- Publish Date: 06-06-15
So, what was the perfect storm here? Is Austin so different from other cities? Will it be the only small city to have to battle an HIV epidemic that's primarily due to intravenous drug use? Or is it the first? As the HIV outbreak in southeastern Indiana…
Read moreViral Research Leads The Way in Fight Against AIDs and HIV
- Publish Date: 06-06-15
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and GlaxoSmithKline are homing in on a breakthrough in the fight against AIDS; one that has remained out of reach: finding a cure. This partnership between the private company and the public…
Read moreVirologists Uncover Key Mechanism of HIV
- Publish Date: 06-06-15
Probing HIV Env's incorporation into viral particles could inform design of virus-like particle vaccines. Image courtesy of PNAS Virologists at Emory University School of Medicine, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, and Children's Healthcare of…
Read moreOne in five younger Americans tested for HIV
- Publish Date: 06-06-15
Nearly one-fifth of teens and younger adults in the United States have been tested recently for HIV, federal health officials reported Tuesday. In 2011, more than 1 million Americans 13 and older had HIV, but one in seven did not know their infection…
Read moreCA education bill: HIV is A-OK
- Publish Date: 06-06-15
A California assemblywoman wants teachers in the state to speak more positively of the HIV and AIDS epidemics. Californians are questioning why Assemblywoman Shirley Weber would propose a bill that de-emphasizes the dangers associated with HIV and AIDS.…
Read moreOnline hookup sites may increase HIV rates: Study
- Publish Date: 06-06-15
Online hookup sites may lead to an increase in HIV-infection cases, scientists, including one of Indian-origin, claim. The introduction of Craigslist led to an increase in HIV-infection cases of 13.5 per cent in Florida over a four-year period, according…
Read moreDramatic rise in STDs and HIV in Rhode Island
- Publish Date: 06-06-15
Newly released data from the Rhode Island Department of Health indicates that from 2013 to 2014, rates of sexually transmitted diseases such as syphilis and HIV have risen significantly. Officials attribute the increases to better testing and high-risk…
Read moreDoctor Treating HIV Epidemic in Indiana: Much Remains to Be Done
- Publish Date: 06-06-15
Dr. Diane Janowicz is an infectious disease specialist at Indiana University Health Physicians and assistant professor of clinical medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine. We must learn from Indiana to prevent the next outbreak About 30 years…
Read moreHIV Loves Sugar, And Scientists Figured Out How To Starve Its Sweet Tooth
- Publish Date: 06-06-15
HIV builds an army that feeds off sugar, and knowing how to cut off its supply could eventually lead scientists to a long sought after cure. At Vanderbilt University and Northwestern Medicine’s HIV Translational Research Center, scientists unlocked the…
Read moreTreating H.I.V. Patients Before They Get Sick
- Publish Date: 06-06-15
A major international clinical trial has provided the strongest evidence yet that people infected with H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS, should get treated as soon as possible, even if they are feeling well, to ward off serious illness and fatal…
Read moreHIV and AIDS Cure news and updates: Recent Study Show that Anti-Herpes Drugs Could Be the Key to Curing HIV-1 Virus
- Publish Date: 06-06-15
Recent studies shows that Valacyclovir aka Valtrex doesn't need another infection in order to have an effect on the HIV-1 virus. Meaning it can be potential HIV cure on its own. The recent Valacyclovir HIV-1 research is significant because of the fact…
Read moreSoutheastern Indiana's HIV outbreak reaches 166 cases
- Publish Date: 06-06-15
State health officials say 166 people have now tested positive for HIV in a southeastern Indiana outbreak tied to needle-sharing among intravenous drug users. The 163 confirmed cases and three preliminary positive cases are up from a total of 163 cases…
Read more⌂ Business Biotech Study finds new path to HIV vaccines
- Publish Date: 06-06-15
Sanford-Burnham researchers find how to more fully activate immune system against HIV A newly discovered response that alerts the immune system to HIV infection has been reported by a team led by Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute scientists.…
Read moreReformulation of HIV treatment will save more children’s lives – UN
- Publish Date: 06-06-15
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new antiretroviral formulation that can be mixed with food, making it easier for children living with HIV to take their life-saving medicines, the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AID (UNAIDS)…
Read moreHIV Risk Among Young Gay, Bi Men Tied To Societal Issues
- Publish Date: 06-06-15
For young gay and bisexual men, the risk of HIV infection is linked with societal issues, a new study says. "What we're starting to say here, if you’re black and Hispanic you’re more likely to become HIV positive, but really this is driven by you’re low…
Read moreLocal sorority to host free HIV testing event
- Publish Date: 06-06-15
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, black women have a 1 in 32 lifetime risk of getting HIV, larger than Latinas and white women. Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority is hoping to increase testing for black women by offering free HIV…
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