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Use of rapid male circumcision tool will help Africa reach HIV prevention goals

In order for Rwanda to reach its HIV prevention goals, the country "need[s] to reach two million men in two years to benefit from the protective effect of [voluntary medical male circumcision] in order to achieve this as part of a comprehensive, combination HIV prevention strategy," Agnes Binagwahois, Rwanda's minister of health, writes in a Washington Post opinion piece.

14 Dec 2011

Maraviroc reduces incidence of GvHD in blood cancer patients after ASCT

An HIV drug that redirects immune cell traffic appears to significantly reduce the dangerous complication graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) in blood cancer patients following allogeneic stem cell transplantation (ASCT), according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania that will be presented today at the 53rd American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting.

14 Dec 2011

Canadian researchers develop portable device to monitor HIV in rural areas

A team of Canadian researchers has "created a portable device that uses a computer chip with software capable of analyzing blood tests outside the lab ... that could make it easier, faster and cheaper to track the progression of HIV in patients living in the developing world," Postmedia News/Vancouver Sun reports.

14 Dec 2011

U.S. investments in HIV treatment internationally, domestically 'should pay off'

"We welcome the Obama administration's announcement of a farsighted effort to treat millions more people living with HIV abroad, especially in sub-Saharan Africa," a New York Times editorial writes.

14 Dec 2011

People in Swaziland protesting shortages of ARVs amid government financial crisis

In Swaziland, where a "deepening financial crisis is taking a toll on service delivery, and the country is experiencing an unprecedented number of protests over issues such as school closures and a lack of HIV treatment," "a new wave of HIV activism is rising ... as people living with HIV take to the streets in protest, many for the first time in their lives, over continued shortages of antiretroviral (ARV) treatment," PlusNews reports.

14 Dec 2011

Central African Republic in state of 'chronic medical emergency,' MSF report says

"The Central African Republic (CAR) is in the grips of a chronic medical emergency, according to a report released today by the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)," an MSF press release states.

14 Dec 2011

Aethlon Hemopurifier can capture Nef protein exosomes linked with HIV

Aethlon Medical, Inc., the pioneer in developing therapeutic filtration devices to address infectious disease and cancer, announced today that researchers have discovered that the Aethlon Hemopurifier is able to capture particles known as Nef protein exosomes, which contribute to the progression of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

14 Dec 2011

Unexplained kidney disease affecting rural workers across Central America, PRI's 'The World' reports

PRI's "The World" reports on an epidemic of an unexplained kidney disease that is affecting rural workers across Central America, writing, "[I]t's the second biggest cause of death among men in El Salvador, and in Nicaragua it's a bigger killer of men than HIV and diabetes combined," and "the latest theory is that the victims are literally working themselves to death."

14 Dec 2011

U.S. acting to link GBV, HIV efforts

In this post in the U.S. Department of State's "DipNote" blog, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Eric Goosby and Melanne Verveer, ambassador-at-large for global women's issues, report on the relationship between gender-based violence (GBV) and HIV.

13 Dec 2011

Drug users with HIV infection have 74% higher risk of overdose

A study from Rhode Island Hospital is the first to systematically review and analyze the literature on the association between HIV infection and overdose risk.

13 Dec 2011

Researchers discover how bloodstream malaria infection manipulates immune system

University of Iowa researchers and colleagues have discovered how malaria manipulates the immune system to allow the parasite to persist in the bloodstream. By rescuing this immune system pathway, the research team was able to cure mice of bloodstream malaria infections.

13 Dec 2011

PlusNews examines African government funding for, engagement in HIV research

"Unless African governments increase their funding for and engagement in HIV research, the continent cannot hope to attain equal status in determining its research agenda and priorities, speakers said at the 16th International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in Africa," PlusNews reports.

13 Dec 2011

Study describes new method that synthesizes novel anti-HIV protein

The most abundant and important molecules in all living organisms are proteins; after all they manage to participate in every single one of life's essential reactions. So it is easy to see why scientists have been making such a fuss trying to learn how to synthesise them in laboratory as this would provide them with a tool of extraordinary potential. Unfortunately, this has not proved easy.

13 Dec 2011

Globe and Mail reports on potential factors leading to increasing HIV incidence in Uganda

After experiencing a decline in the number of new HIV infections in the 1990s, Uganda's "HIV incidence rate is creeping back up again. New infections are increasing, and the sense of urgency has vanished," the Globe and Mail reports.

13 Dec 2011

HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment efforts should include care for other diseases, experts say

"Global HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment efforts are missing a major opportunity to significantly improve health conditions in poor countries by simply adding low-cost care for the many other chronic and disabling diseases routinely afflicting and often killing these same patients, according to a panel of disease experts who spoke at the annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH)," an ASTMH press release states.

13 Dec 2011

Alcohol consumption directly impacts a person's intention to have unsafe sex

A new study has found that alcohol consumption directly impacts a person's intention to have unsafe sex. In other words, the more you drink, the stronger becomes your intention to engage in unsafe sex.

12 Dec 2011

New guidelines for managing latent tuberculosis from CDC

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new guidelines on treating so-called “latent” tuberculosis (TB) infection in the United States. They suggest the course of the therapy from about 9 months could be shortened to 3 months.

11 Dec 2011

Progress in AIDS fight in peril as governments renege on funding pledges

In this Toronto Star opinion piece, Richard Elliott, executive director of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, and Nicci Stein, executive director of the Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development, discuss how progress made in the fight against HIV/AIDS over the last 30 years "is in peril, due to governments reneging on repeated promises to fund the fight against the pandemic."

9 Dec 2011

MCC invests $122M in Lesotho health system to address key challenges, including HIV, TB

"The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), through its partnership with the Millennium Challenge Account-Lesotho, is helping Lesotho address key challenges in its health sector through a $122 million investment in health infrastructure and health systems," IIP Digital reports.

9 Dec 2011

Forbes interviews Babatunde Osotimehin about his work in HIV/AIDS, maternal health, leadership

Babatunde Osotimehin, executive director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and under-secretary-general of the U.N., answers questions about his work from Forbes contributor Rahim Kanani in this interview excerpt.

9 Dec 2011

HIV 1 News and Research

Use of rapid male circumcision tool will help Africa reach HIV prevention goals

Maraviroc reduces incidence of GvHD in blood cancer patients after ASCT

Canadian researchers develop portable device to monitor HIV in rural areas

U.S. investments in HIV treatment internationally, domestically 'should pay off'

People in Swaziland protesting shortages of ARVs amid government financial crisis

Central African Republic in state of 'chronic medical emergency,' MSF report says

Aethlon Hemopurifier can capture Nef protein exosomes linked with HIV

Unexplained kidney disease affecting rural workers across Central America, PRI's 'The World' reports

U.S. acting to link GBV, HIV efforts

Drug users with HIV infection have 74% higher risk of overdose

Researchers discover how bloodstream malaria infection manipulates immune system

PlusNews examines African government funding for, engagement in HIV research

Study describes new method that synthesizes novel anti-HIV protein

Globe and Mail reports on potential factors leading to increasing HIV incidence in Uganda

HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment efforts should include care for other diseases, experts say

Alcohol consumption directly impacts a person's intention to have unsafe sex

New guidelines for managing latent tuberculosis from CDC

Progress in AIDS fight in peril as governments renege on funding pledges

MCC invests $122M in Lesotho health system to address key challenges, including HIV, TB

Forbes interviews Babatunde Osotimehin about his work in HIV/AIDS, maternal health, leadership

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