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Two
European Studies Find Some People with HIV Who Start
Treatment Early Can Reach Normal
Life Expectancy
3-6-2010
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Daily
Treatment with Valganciclovir
Reduces Immune Activation in HIV Positive People with
Cytomegalovirus
3-6-2010
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Chronic
Kidney Disease Linked
to Tenofovir (Viread)
in EuroSIDA Study
3-6-2010
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HIV
Infection and HIV/HCV Coinfection Increased Risk
of Strokes in Veterans Study
3-6-2010
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LEDGF
Integrase Inhibitors and Capsid Assembly Inhibitors
Offer New Approaches for Blocking HIV Replication
3-2-2010
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ACTG
5202 Shows Abacavir/lamivudine
and Tenofovir/emtricitabine Provide Similar
HIV Suppression at Low Viral Loads
3-2-2010
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ACTG
5202 Sub-study Finds Lipoatrophy Uncommon, Antiretroviral
Drugs Have Varying Effects on Bone
and Body Fat
3-2-2010
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Early
Antiretroviral Therapy Reduces HIV
Transmission in Discordant Heterosexual Couples
3-2-2010
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CDC
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and
TB Prevention Releases New Strategic Plan
3-2-2010
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Once-daily
Boosted Darunavir (Prezista)
Works as Well as Twice-daily for Treatment-experienced
Patients
2-26-2010
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Quitting
Smoking Lowers Risk of Cardiovascular
Disease in People with HIV
2-26-2010
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HIV
Raises Lung Cancer Risk, but Smoking Is a Much
Stronger Predictor
2-26-2010
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Research
Sheds New Light on HIV in the
Gut
2-26-2010
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FDA
Announces Preliminary Data Suggesting Heart Risk with
Saquinavir (Invirase) plus Ritonavir
(Norvir)
2-26-2010
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Investigational
Drug TBR-652 Demonstrates
Dual Activity against CCR5 and CCR2 Co-receptors
2-23-2010
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Poor
CD4 Cell Recovery on Antiretroviral Therapy Is Linked
to Late Treatment, Leads to Adverse
Outcomes
2-23-2010
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Treatment
Intensification with Maraviroc
(Selzentry) Did Not Raise CD4 Cell Counts in
Small Study
2-23-2010
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The
U.S. HIV Research Agenda and the Future of PEPFAR
2-19-2010 |
Gilead's
"Quad" Pill
Matches Atripla, New
Booster Cobicistat
(GS 9350) Looks Good with Atazanavir
(Reyataz)
2-19-2010 |
Vicriviroc
Fails to Beat Stiff Competition, Merck Will Not File for
Treatment-experienced Approval
2-19-2010 |
Conference
on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) Starts
Tuesday in San Francisco
2-16-2010 |
Inflammatory
Markers and Cardiovascular Risk in Treated
and Untreated People with HIV
2-16-2010 |
Body
Composition and Metabolic Changes in the SMART
Treatment Interruption Trial
2-19-2010 |
Viral
Load Is Key Factor in Mother-to-Child
HIV Transmission
2-16-2010 |
First-line
Antiretroviral Therapy for
People with HIV Infection
2-12-2010 |
Racial/Ethnic
Disparities Persist among U.S. Children with
Perinatal HIV Infection
2-12-2010 |
HIV
Infection and Aging Independently Predict Impaired
Brain Function
2-12-2010 |
Syphilis
Does Not Worsen HIV Disease Progression
2-12-2010 |
FDA
Approves New Heat-stable Ritonavir
(Norvir) Tablet
2-12-2010 |
Kaiser
Study Finds Link between First-line Tenofovir
(Viread) Use and Kidney Impairment
2-09-2010 |
Suicide
Rate of HIV Positive People in Switzerland
Has Fallen since Advent of Combination Antiretroviral
Therapy
2-09-2010 |
ViiV
Patient Savings Card Now Covers All Former
GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer HIV Drugs
2-09-2010 |
Sunday
is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness
Day
2-05-2010 |
Antiretroviral
Therapy Does Not Improve HIV-associated
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, but High CD4
Cell Count Reduces Mortality
2-05-2010 |
Medication-assisted
Treatment of Drug and Alcohol
Abuse and Dependence for People with HIV
2-05-2010 |
Pre-Exposure
Prophylaxis with Tenofovir plus
Emtricitabine Prevents HIV Infection in "Humanized"
Mice
2-05-2010 |
Mycobacterium
vaccae
Vaccine Prevents Tuberculosis
in HIV Positive People with Prior BCG Vaccination
2-05-2010 |
U.S.
Women and Black and Hispanic Men Have Shorter
Life Expectancy after HIV Diagnosis
2-05-2010 |
Bone
Loss in Pre- and Post-menopausal
Women with HIV
2-05-2010 |
Low
Bone Mineral Density, Fracture Risk, and Kidney
Dysfunction in HIV Positive Men
2-05-2010 |
Risk
Factors for Sexual Dysfunction
in Men with HIV
2-05-2010 |
FDA
Announces Label Changes for Darunavir (Prezista),
Didanosine (Videx), and Lopinavir/ritonavir (Kaletra)
2-05-2010 |
Early
Immune System Changes and Level of HIV in Cells Predict
Later Disease Progression
1-29-2010 |
Discordant
Immunological and Virological Response to Antiretroviral
Therapy Linked to Higher Mortality
1-29-2010 |
Kidney
Impairment Linked to Higher Risk of Cardiovascular
Events in People with HIV
1-29-2010 |
Application
Deadline for IAS/NIDA HIV and Drug Use Research
Fellowship is February 10
1-29-2010 |
Raltegravir
(Isentress) Activity Is Durable at 96 Weeks;
Switch from Lopinavir/ritonavir
Results in More Viral Breakthrough but Better Lipid Profiles
1-26-2010 |
Anal
Pap Smears to Detect Pre-cancerous Cell Changes
Are as Effective as Cervical
Screening, especially at Low CD4 Counts
1-26-2010 |
Elevated
ALT Liver Enzymes in HIV Patients without Hepatitis
B or C Are Linked to High Viral Load, Obesity, Alcohol,
and Some NRTIs
1-26-2010 |
HIV
Prevalence Has Remained Low and Stable since
the Early 1990s in U.S. Household-based Population
1-26-2010 |
Merck
Will Not Seek Approval of CCR5
Antagonist Vicriviroc for Treatment-experienced
HIV Patients
1-22-2010 |
BICOMBO
Study Finds No Link between Abacavir
and Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Risk
1-22-2010 |
Characteristics
of HIV "Elite Controllers"
and Long-term Non-progressors
1-22-2010 |
Acyclovir
Reduces HIV Viral Load in People with Genital
Herpes, but Not Risk for HIV Transmission
1-22-2010 |
Haiti
Earthquake Relief Resources for People with HIV/AIDS
and Their Supporters
1-22-2010
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World
Health Organization and CDC Present H1N1
Swine Flu Updates
1-22-2010 |
Math
Model Predicts "Wave" of Drug
Resistant HIV in San Francisco, but Vancouver
Study Find "Drastic Decrease" in Resistance
1-19-2010 |
Study
Shows Improved Survival for HIV
Positive People with Good Physical Health Quality
of Life
1-19-2010 |
MONET
Study Finds Boosted Darunavir
(Prezista) Monotherapy Maintains HIV Suppression
as well as Standard Combination Antiretroviral Therapy
1-19-2010 |
Progestin-only
Hormonal Contraception Linked to Lower HDL
Levels and More Insulin Resistance in Women with HIV
1-19-2010 |
African-American
Patients with HIV May Achieve
Less Viral Suppression on Antiretroviral Therapy,
despite Similar Access to Care
1-15-2010 |
Do
White People with HIV Lose CD4
Cells Faster than Blacks in the Absence of
Antiretroviral Therapy?
1-15-2010 |
Some
Antiretroviral Drugs Linked to Heart Attacks in D:A:D
Study, but Overall Risk Remains Small
1-15-2010 |
HIV
Positive Men Have More Atherosclerosis
and Higher Vascular Age than Uninfected Men
1-15-2010 |
Antiretroviral
Therapy Reduces Overall Mortality, but Effects
Differ According to HIV Risk Group
1-12-2010 |
Antiretroviral
Therapy Is Effective for Children
with HIV in both Wealthy and Resource-Limited
Settings
1-12-2010 |
Atripla
Label Information Updated to Reflect New Efficacy,
Safety, and Resistance Data in Treatment-experienced Patients
1-12-2010 |
CCR5
Antagonist Vicriviroc Demonstrates Greater
Efficacy in Patients Identified Using More Sensitive CCR5
Tropism Test
1-12-2010 |
Men
Exposed to HIV via Oral Sex Have HIV Neutralizing
Antibody Levels Corresponding to Partner's Viral Load
1-12-2010 |
National
Influenza Vaccination Week -- CDC Says H1N1
Swine Flu Is still Circulating, Vaccine Now Widely Available
1-12-2010 |
Gilead
Releases 24 Week Data on "Quad"
Pill containing Elvitegravir and Experimental Boosting
Agent GS 9350
1-8-2010 |
Leakage
of Gut Bacteria May Continue in People with
Low-level HIV Despite Antiretroviral Therapy
1-8-2010 |
U.S.
and South Korea Lift Entry Bans
for HIV Positive Travelers and Immigrants
1-8-2010 |
UNITAID
Establishes Patent Pool Plan to Make
Antiretroviral Drugs More Widely Available in Developing
Countries
1-8-2010 |
Advocates
Call for Provisions to Benefit
People with HIV in Health Care Reform Legislation
1-8-2010 |
Maraviroc
(Selzentry) Produces Superior CD4 Cell Recovery
after 48 Weeks
1-8-2010 |
Majority
of Patients Do Not Regain Prior CD4 Cell Level after Treatment
Interruption
1-8-2010 |
Researchers
Shift Focus of Truvada PrEP Trial
in Botswana Due to Low HIV Incidence
1-8-2010 |
Bristol-Myers-Squibb
Begins Enhanced Co-Pay Assistance for Atazanavir
(Reyataz) and Efavirenz (Sustiva)
1-8-2010 |
First
Case of Extremely Drug-resistant
Tuberculosis in the U.S.
1-8-2010 |
First-line
Antiretroviral Therapy for
People with HIV Infection
12-18-09 |
Top
10 HIV and Hepatitis Stories of 2009
12-18-09 |
Children
with HIV in Resource-limited Settings Can Do
as Well on Antiretroviral Therapy as Those in Wealthy
Countries
12-18-09 |
Kidney
Function Remains Stable among French HIV Patients
on Long-term Antiretroviral Therapy
12-18-09 |
Large
Trial Finds PRO 2000 Microbicide
Is Ineffective in Preventing HIV Infection in Women
12-15-09 |
Hispanic
Men and Women with HIV Are More Likely to Have
Decreased Survival Due to Late Initiation of Antiretroviral
Therapy
12-15-09 |
Sperm
Cells, in Addition to Semen, May Play a Role in Sexual
Transmission of HIV
12-15-09 |
Annual
HIV Testing Will Now Be Covered Under Medicare
12-15-09 |
Multiple
Antiretroviral Treatment Failures
Are Less Common Today, but Still Life-threatening
12-15-09 |
Bevirimat
(MPC-4326) Resistance Is Common among Treatment-naive
and Protease inhibitor-experienced HIV Patients
12-11-09 |
Researchers
Use Stem Cells to Produce CD8
Cells Targeting HIV
12-11-09 |
Persistent
Detectable HIV Viral Load Is Linked to Metabolic
Syndrome
12-11-09 |
U.S.
Congress Takes Another Step Toward Repealing Ban on Needle
Exchange Funding
12-11-09 |
Experimental
NNRTI Rilpivirine (TMC278)
Shows Efficacy Comparable to Efavirenz
(Sustiva) at 96 Weeks, but with Fewer Side
Effects
12-08-09 |
FDA
and GlaxoSmithKline Warn Fosamprenavir
(Lexiva) May Be Linked to Increased Risk of
Blood Lipid Elevation and Heart Attacks
12-08-09 |
Myriad
Begins Phase 2b Study of HIV
Maturation Inhibitor MPC-4326 in Genetically-Identified
Responders
12-08-09 |
Crystal
Methamphetamine May Increase HIV Replication
12-08-09 |
Three
Studies Look at Elevated Risk of Non-AIDS-related
Cancer in People with HIV
12-08-09 |
Bristol-Myers
Squibb to Launch "Positive
Charge" Initiative to Address Barriers
to Treatment for People with HIV
12-08-09 |
WHO
Modifies Recommendations for Treatment of H1N1
Swine Flu in Severely Immunocompromised Patients
12-08-09 |
Revised
U.S. Antiretroviral Therapy Guidelines Call
for Earlier Treatment and Promote Raltegravir (Isentress)
to a Preferred First-line Option
12-04-09 |
Management
of Age-related Conditions Is a Key Aspect of Care for
Older People with HIV
12-04-09 |
Obama
Administration Announces 5-Year
PEPFAR Strategy on World AIDS Day
12-04-09 |
California
AIDS Advocates Demand that Governor Schwarzenegger Not
Cut Funds for State AIDS Drug
Assistance Program (ADAP)
12-04-09 |
Tibotec
Launches GRACE Campaign
to Raise Awareness of HIV Treatment Issues Affecting Women
and People of Color
12-04-09 |
Tuberculosis
(TB): An Overview from the U.S. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention
12-04-09 |
New
HIV/AIDS Resource Website
from Boehringer Ingelheim Debuts
12-04-09 |
World
Health Organization Releases New
Guidelines Recommending Earlier Antiretroviral
Therapy and Treatment during Breast-feeding
12-01-09 |
World
AIDS Day: Universal Access, Human Rights, and
Gender Equality Are Needed to End the Pandemic
12-01-09 |
UNAIDS
and World Health Organization Release Latest
Figures on Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic and Response
12-01-09 |
The
International AIDS Society (IAS) WiIll Host the 19th
International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) in
the U.S. after a 22-year Absence
12-01-09 |
No
Significant Association between Nevirapine
(Viramune) and Liver Enzyme Elevation Regardless
of Pregnancy Status
12-01-09 |
Traditional
Cardiovascular Risk Factors Strongly Predict Likelihood
of Myocardial Infarction in People with HIV
12-01-09 |
FDA
Approves Maraviroc (Selzentry)
as First-line Antiretroviral Therapy for Treatment-Naive
Patients
11-24-2009 |
Boosted
Darunavir (Prezista)
Monotherapy Works Well as Maintenance Therapy, but Not
So Well as Initial Regimen
11-24-2009 |
Circumcision
May Protect Insertive Partners against HIV Transmission
during Anal Sex, and May also Reduce Syphilis Risk
11-24-2009 |
U.S.
Sexually Transmitted Disease
Rates Remain High, with a Resurgence of Syphilis
among Gay Men
11-24-2009 |
Healthy
Adults May Have Protective Immunity That Blunts Severity
of H1N1 Influenza Infection
11-24-2009 |
FDA
Approves Additional Vaccine for 2009 H1N1
Influenza (Swine Flu)
11-20-2009 |
Revised
European HIV Treatment Guidelines
Emphasize Management of Age-related Non-AIDS Conditions
and Coinfections
11-20-2009 |
ASSERT
Study Adds to Comparative Data on Abacavir
(Ziagen, Epzicom) versus Tenofovir (Viread, Truvada)
11-20-2009 |
Small
Study Shows Etravirine (Intelence)
Appears Safe during Pregnancy
11-20-2009 |
FDA
Approves New Drug for Long-term Pain Relief after Shingles
(Herpes Zoster) Outbreaks
11-20-2009 |
Forum:
Seasonal and H1N1 Swine Flu
Are Risks for People with HIV, but Vaccines Are Scarce
11-20-2009 |
Posters
from the 12th European AIDS Conference
Available on HIVandHepatitis.com
11-17-2009 |
Raltegravir
(Isentress), Etravirine (Intelence), and Boosted Darunavir
(Prezista) Is Highly Effective for Treatment-experienced
Adolescents
11-17-2009 |
Effect
of Obesity on CD4
Cell Count
11-10-2009 |
International
AIDS Society and WHO Urge Universal Access
to HIV Therapy for Prevention of Infection as Well as
for Treatment
11-10-2009 |
How
Much Ritonavir (Norvir)
Is Needed to Boost HIV Protease Inhibitors?
11-6-2009 |
Mathematical
Model Shows Opt-out HIV Testing
Would Save Lives
11-6-2009 |
Bold
Efforts to Find a Cure for HIV
AIDS and New Prevention Tools Are Urgently
Needed, NIAID Director Says
11-6-2009 |
Raltegravir
(Isentress) Has Durable Antiviral Activity
and Remains Well-tolerated after 3 Years
11-3-2009 |
Longer
STEP Follow-up Suggests Adenovirus
HIV Vaccine Did Not Increase Infection Risk,
May Lower Viral Set-point
11-3-2009 |
President
Obama Signs Ryan White Act, HIV
Travel and Immigration Ban Will Be Lifted Early
Next Year
11-3-2009 |
Raltegravir
(Isentress), Etravirine (Intelence), and Boosted Darunavir
(Prezista) Is Effective for Heavily Treatment-experienced
Patients
10-30-2009 |
Three-quarters
of HIV Positive Prisoners
Decrease Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy after Release
10-30-2009 |
Traditional
Pap Smears Work as well as ThinPrep Cytology Test for
Detecting Precancerous Cervical
Cell Changes
10-30-2009 |
Additional
ALVAC/AIDSVAX HIV Vaccine
Data Show Only Modest Benefit with Minimal Statistical
Significance
10-23-2009
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Abacavir
(Ziagen) May Contribute to Impaired Endothelial
Function in HIV Patients with Suppressed Viral Load
10-23-2009
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Does
Endothelial Function
Decline after Starting Antiretroviral Therapy?
10-23-2009
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U.S.
House and Senate Pass Ryan White
Extension Act, Ensuring Continued HIV/AIDS
Funding
10-23-2009
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Is
It Possible to Eliminate Tuberculosis?
10-23-2009
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Does
Virological Response to Antiretroviral
Therapy Differ between African-American and
White HIV Patients?
10-20-2009
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Hispanic
and Black Patients -- Especially Immigrants -- May Be
Less Likely to Achieve Complete
HIV Treatment Adherence
10-20-2009
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Successful
Treatment of Facial Lipoatrophy
with a New Formulation of Hyaluronic
Acid (Restylane SubQ)
10-20-2009
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FDA
Approves Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
for Boys and Young Men, Cervarix for Girls and Young Women
10-20-2009
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Analysis
of H1N1 Swine Flu
Cases in Mexico and Canada Shows Rapid Progression, Young
Adults More Likely to Develop Severe Illness
10-20-2009
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Raltegravir
(Isentress) and Darunavir
(Prezista) Appear to Reach Therapeutic Levels
in Cerebrospinal Fluid
10-16-2009
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Topical
Trichloroacetic Acid Is Safe and Effective for Pre-cancerous
Anal Lesions in Men with HIV
10-16-2009
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Small
Molecule Compound 5HN Flushes Out Latent HIV
in Reservoir CD4 T-cells
10-16-2009
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NIH
Starts Trial of H1N1 "Swine"
Flu Vaccine in Pregnant Women, Will Soon Study
HIV Positive Youth and People with Asthma
10-16-2009
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October
15 Is Latino AIDS Awareness Day
10-13-2009
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FDA
Advisory Committee Recommends Approval of CCR5 Antagonist
Maraviroc (Selzentry)
for Treatment-naive Patients
10-13-2009
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Menopause
May Occur Earlier in HIV Positive
Women but Does Not Affect Treatment Response
10-13-2009
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Latest
ADAP Figures
Show Increasing Demand and More People on Waiting Lists
for HIV Drugs
10-13-2009
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