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General Research
- The Sexual Behavior of British Backpackers in Australia (December 14, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - PlusNews Examines Cases of Hospital-Acquired HIV in Africa (December 8, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - PlusNews Examines Push to Evaluate HIV Prevention Strategies (December 3, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Study in D.C. to Test Whether HIV Treatment Can Prevent Spread (November 16, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Findings Inconclusive on Teaching Abstinence (November 10, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Is HIV Treatment HIV Prevention? (Summer/Fall 2009)
To read PDF, click here.
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation - Can a "Test and Treat" Strategy Stop HIV in Hard-Hit U.S. Cities? (October 26, 2009)
Researchers in Washington, D.C., and the Bronx in New York will attempt to test nearly every adult in the area for HIV and start treatment for people who test positive. However, putting it into action is easier said than done.
In The New York Times - Center for AIDS Intervention Research (CAIR) at Medical College of Wisconsin Receives $11.16 Million NIH Grant (September 14, 2009)
From Medical College of Wisconsin - University of Utah Researchers Testing Gel That May Help Prevent Spread of HIV (August 11, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Scientists Learn Why Even Treated Genital Herpes Sores Boost the Risk of HIV Infection (August 2, 2009)
Even if weeks have passed since it healed, the site of a genital herpes sore may be especially prone to being infected by HIV, U.S. researchers say.
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Effect of Antiretroviral Therapy on Risk of Sexual Transmission of HIV Infection and Superinfection (August 2009)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - HIV Treatment as Prevention: How Many Lives Could Be Saved? (July 20, 2009)
If every person in sub-Saharan Africa received voluntary, annual HIV testing and started antiretroviral therapy immediately after diagnosis, HIV incidence would drop 95% in 10 years and more than seven million deaths would be averted, according to a theoretical model presented by Reuben Granich, M.D., M.P.H.
In The 5th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, from The Body PRO - Vaginal Ring Could Protect Against HIV, Researcher Says (May 22, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Green Tea Chemical Shows Potential as Low-Cost Intervention Against Sexual HIV Transmission, Study Says (May 21, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - UCF Research Re-Awakens Old Genes to Help in Fight Against HIV (April 28, 2009)
From University of Central Florida - Exposure to HIV Partner Counseling and Referral Services and Notification of Sexual Partners Among Persons Recently Diagnosed With HIV (April 15, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - American Journal of Public Health Publishes Supplement on HIV/AIDS (March 25, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Canada: Structural and Environmental Barriers to Condom Use Negotiation With Clients Among Female Sex Workers: Implications for HIV Prevention Strategies and Policy (March 25, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Treatment as Prevention (Winter/Spring 2009)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation - Potentially Infectious Levels of Intermittent HIV Shedding Can Occur in Seminal Fluid Despite Years of Suppressive HAART, Research Suggests (February 9, 2009)
Prameet Sheth and Anne-Genevieve Marcelin, Pharm.D., Ph.D., offer the latest salvo in the fervent debate triggered by the release of the so-called "Swiss statement" in 2008. These findings suggest that a male patient can experience spontaneous, periodic shedding of HIV into his seminal fluid despite having consistently undetectable viral load levels in his blood.
In The 16th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO - Investigation of Patients Treated by an HIV-Infected Cardiothoracic Surgeon -- Israel, 2007 (January 9, 2009)
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Abuse and Trauma: Lessons for HIV Prevention and Care (PDF) (2009)
A group of HIV advocates, medical professionals and anti-violence community organizers gathered to answer some of the key questions about the links between trauma, HIV risk and mental health -- and devise ways those links might be broken.
From San Francisco AIDS Foundation - Meds for All: The Best Way to Stop HIV For Good? (November 27, 2008)
In The Economist - Testing, Immediately Treating HIV/AIDS Cases in Africa Could Halt Epidemic, Model Predicts (November 26, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Recent Developments in HIV Prevention: Highlights From the XVII International AIDS Conference (October 24, 2008)
In The XVII International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO - Relations Between Sexually Transmitted Infection Diagnosis and Sexual Compulsivity in a Community-Based Sample of Men Who Have Sex With Men (September 12, 2008)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Many People Who Know, Trust Sex Partners Assume Low Risk of HIV, Other STIs, Study Finds (June 27, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Universal HIV Treatment Could Dramatically Cut HIV Rates, Researchers Say (June 11, 2008)
In aidsmap.com - Unsafe Tetanus Toxoid Injections Do Not Play a Significant Role in the Transmission of HIV. Evidence From Seven African Countries (April 14, 2008)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - New York: Name-Based HIV Reporting Doesn't Deter Testing (February 29, 2008)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Presence of Binding Antibodies in Genital Secretions of High-Risk, HIV-Uninfected Women Offers Possible Explanation of "HIV Immunity" Enigma (February 6, 2008)
An interview with Richard Novak, M.D.
From The Body PRO - The HPTN 039 HIV Prevention/Herpes Suppression Study (February 6, 2008)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - HAART Use Enlivens Sex Lives of Rural Ugandans, but Does Not Increase Risky Behavior, Study Says (February 4, 2008)
A study summary by Rebecca Bunnell, Sc.D.
In 15th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO - Surprisingly, Acyclovir for HSV-2 Treatment Fails to Curtail HIV Acquisition (February 4, 2008)
A study summary by Connie Celum, M.D.
In 15th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO - HIV Prevention Evolves in Developing World (February 3, 2008)
In 15th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO - Biomedical Prevention: Has Its Time Now Come? (Winter 2007/2008)
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In Research Initiative/Treatment Action!, from The Center for AIDS - Common Protein in Human Semen May Increase Infectious Potential of HIV (December 17, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - 2007 National HIV Prevention Conference: Webcasts and Podcasts (December 2, 2007)
This annual conference, hosted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, focuses on prevention challenges, particularly with people of color, and emphasizes integrating science-based research into prevention programs.
From kaisernetwork.org - HIV Viral Load in Semen Is Highest Three to Four Weeks After Infection, Study Says (August 28, 2007)
From aidsmap.com - Abstinence-Only Sex Education Fails to Reduce HIV Risk in High-Income Countries (July 26, 2007)
In British Medical Journal - Trends in Nonoccupational Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Use (July 23, 2007)
In The 4th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, from The Body PRO - Self-Assessment May Lower HIV Patients' Risk-Taking (July 20, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Study May Help Explain Why HIV Is More Easily Transmitted Through Anal Sex Than Oral Sex (July 16, 2007)
From aidsmap.com - Breakthrough Could Further AIDS Research: Dallas Researchers Successfully Infect Mice With HIV (March 28, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - About Half of HIV Transmission Occur in Early Stages of Infection, Study Says (March 7, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - New Frontiers in HIV Prevention: Male Circumcision and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in the United States -- An Interview at CROI 2007 With Patrick Sullivan, Ph.D., and Lynn Paxton, M.D., M.P.H. (February 27, 2007)
In Exclusive Coverage of the 14th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO - HIV Clinical Trial Aiming to Increase Participation of Black MSM (January 11, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Spotlight: Interventions to Reduce HIV and STD Transmission Risk Behaviors Following Prison Release -- A Conversation With Dr. Richard Wolitski (December 2006)
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In Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report, from Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report - Methamphetamine Use and HIV Risk Behaviors Among Heterosexual Men -- Preliminary Results from Five Northern California Counties, December 2001-November 2003 (March 17, 2006)
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - HIV Transmission Highest During Acute Infection and End-Stage Disease (January 2006)
Part of David Wohl, M.D.'s review of the top 10 HIV research reports of 2005.
In HIV JournalView, from The Body PRO
Resistance/Viral Load & Transmission
- Genetic Variations Might Be Causing Mutations to HIV, Making It Less Potent, Study Says (March 25, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - HIV Viral Load in Semen Is Highest Three to Four Weeks After Infection, Study Says (August 28, 2007)
From aidsmap.com - Amplified Transmission of HIV-1: Comparison of HIV-1 Concentrations in Semen and Blood During Acute and Chronic Infection (August 20, 2007)
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