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BROWSE TOPICS IN CLINICAL MANAGEMENT:
Antiretroviral Therapy- Complications of HIV/HAART
- Research & Development
- Clinical Trials
- Quality of Life & Patient Care
Antiretroviral Therapy
HIV Prevention: Research
General Research
- 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 - 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 - Reducing the Risk of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Genitourinary Medicine Clinic Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Behavioral Interventions (October 7, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Prevalence of High-Risk Sexual Behavior Drops Sharply When People Become Aware They Have HIV, U.S. Meta-Analysis Finds (August 31, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - HIV Treatment Reduces Risk of Transmitting Virus to a Steady Partner by 80% (August 30, 2005)
From aidsmap.com - Prevention of Dendritic Cell Binding May Impair Transmissibility of HIV (August 16, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Science Magazine Rounds Up Recent Efforts to Develop New Methods of HIV Prevention (August 15, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Use of and Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Is Associated With Decreased Sexual Risk Behavior in HIV Clinic Patients (August 10, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - United States: A National Survey of Clinic Sexual Histories for Sexually Transmitted Infection and HIV Screening (July 6, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Data From 2005 National HIV Prevention Conference Give Clearer Picture of U.S. HIV Epidemic and Improved Strategies to Confront It (June 13, 2005)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - HIV-Positive Men With Syphilis Have Higher Viral Loads, Lower CD4 Counts (October 11, 2004)
The findings imply that syphilis infection makes HIV-positive men not only more likely to become sick, but also more likely to transmit HIV to others.
From aidsmap.com - HIV Treatment = HIV Prevention? (August 5, 2004)
Since Taiwan started providing free antiretrovirals to its HIV-positive citizens, its HIV infection rate has been cut in half, while rates of syphilis and gonorrhea have remained the same.
From BBC News - Prostate Massage Increases Amount of HIV in Semen (July 20, 2004)
The practice, which is sometimes used for sexual stimulation, appears to increase HIV levels in semen even if a man has an undetectable viral load.
From aidsmap.com - Top Partner in Anal Sex May Be at Greater Risk for HIV Than First Thought (June 26, 2004)
The amount of HIV present in rectal secretions far exceeds the amount of HIV in blood or semen -- even if a person is taking HAART, a study finds.
From Advocate.com - Bacteria Found in Mouth Prevents HIV Infection (May 26, 2004)
Finding may help prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission via breastfeeding.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Mental Health AIDS Newsletter (PDF) (Winter 2003/2004)
Includes a summary of clinical recommendations and published research regarding the psychological factors that influence sexual risk behavior between men.
In Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, from AETC National Resource Center - Smallpox Vaccine May Protect Against HIV Infection, Small Study Shows (September 12, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Genetically Modified Vaginal Bacteria Could Serve as HIV Prevention Method, Study Says (September 10, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - One-Quarter of Canadians Believe HIV Can Be Transmitted Through Kissing, Mosquito Bites, Poll Says (September 3, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Peer Counseling Perspectives: The CDC's 2003 National HIV Prevention Conference (September/October 2003)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project - Report Pushes for Epidemiological Focus on HIV Prevention (August 19, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - HAART Patients Not More Likely to Have Unsafe Sex: Swiss HIV Cohort Study Results (August 14, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - First-Time Sex for Teens Usually Not a "Casual Fling," Study Finds (August 11, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Many New York City Residents With Multiple Sex Partners Unaware of HIV Status, Fail to Use Condoms, Report Says (August 11, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Whitman-Walker Official Criticizes CDC Prevention Guidelines (July 25, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Researchers Developing Intravaginal Ring That Releases Anti-HIV Drugs to Prevent Infection (July 21, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - CDC, Other Agencies Publish Guidelines on Incorporating HIV Prevention Messages Into Medical Care of HIV-Positive People (July 18, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Gay Men Less Likely to Tell Partners of HIV Than Heterosexuals (June 26, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - UNAIDS: Condoms Fail to Stop HIV 10 Percent of Time; Human Error Blamed (June 23, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Condom Use Rate Remains Steady, but Low, Among U.S. Adults (June 12, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Failure to Raise HIV Prevention Funding Will Cost U.S. Billions, Lead to Thousands More Infections: Study (June 10, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Advancing HIV Prevention: New CDC Strategies for a Changing Epidemic (June 2003)
An analysis of the new HIV prevention and testing strategy launched by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
In The PRN Notebook - Glaxo Drug Discovery and Development Research Grants (May 30, 2003)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News - Billions Needed to Prevent AIDS Now, Study Finds (May 14, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Places, Not People, Are Key to HIV Prevention, Study Says (April 28, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Comparison of Clients of a Mobile Health Van and a Traditional STD Clinic (April 16, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - AIDS Message Called a Flop; Fresh Ideas, Approaches Urged (April 1, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Some Men Are "Bridges" to HIV for Heterosexual Women (April 1, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Mouth Contains Receptors Vulnerable to HIV, Though Risk Remains Low (March 28, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Clues to How Men Exposed to HIV Stay Virus-Free (March 26, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Morning-After Pill Curbs Pregnancy, Not Condom Use (March 21, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Evidence of Changes in Sexual Behaviors Among Male Factory Workers in Ethiopia (March 13, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Correlation of Viral Load Reduction and Plasma Levels in Multiple Protease Inhibitor-Experienced Patients Taking Tipranavir/Ritonavir in a Phase IIB Trial: BI 1182.52 (February 12, 2003)
In The 10th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO - Differential Phosphorylation of Zidovudine and Lamivudine Between Semen and Blood Mononuclear Cells in HIV-1-Infected Men (February 12, 2003)
In The 10th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO - Researchers to Study Florida's Public Health Role in Control and Prevention (December 10, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - HIV Dynamics and Behavior Change as Determinants of the Impact of Sexually Transmitted Disease Treatment on HIV Transmission in the Context of the Rakai Trial (December 3, 2002)
Aggressive STD treatment may help curb budding HIV epidemics.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Study: AIDS Prevention Saved Up to 1.5 Million (November 26, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - $5M Grant Will Fund U.S.'s First HIV-Prevention Institute (November 20, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Screening and Education; Most People With STDs Never Show Symptoms, and Annual Physical Exams Don't Test for Them (November 11, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Are HIV Care Providers Talking With Patients About Safer Sex and Disclosure? A Multi-Clinic Assessment (October 24, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - New Testing Strategy Seeks to Analyze Recent HIV Infections (October 21, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - HIV Risk a Question of Place as Well as People (October 2, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Risk Behaviors and HIV Incidence Among Repeat Testers at Publicly Funded HIV Testing Sites in San Francisco (September 30, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Effectiveness of Interventions to Prevent STDs and HIV in Heterosexual Men: A Systematic Review (September 16, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Scientists Explore Role of STDs, Malaria, and TB in Africa (August 9, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Intrauterine Insemination in HIV-Serodiscordant Couple for Male HIV Infection (July 8, 2002)
In The XIV International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO - Predictors of Sexual Behavior Patterns Over One Year Among Persons at High Risk for HIV (May 29, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Spotlight: Condoms in Correctional Settings (January 2002)
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In HEPP News, from Brown Medical School - Putting Research to Work to Prevent HIV/AIDS (December 1, 2001)
In I Care ... Do You? Youth and AIDS in the 21st Century, from American Association for World Health - Changes in College Students' Knowledge About AIDS (November 30, 2001)
In SHOP Talk: School Health Opportunities and Progress Bulletin, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States - Disclosure of HIV Status to Sexual Partners and Association With Condom Use (October 27, 2001)
In 39th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, from The Body PRO - Reports: The National HIV Prevention Conference: August 12-15, 2001 (October 2001)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive - Men, Women, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (February 19, 2001)
In The 2001 National Conference on African Americans and AIDS, from The Body PRO - The Probability of HIV-1 Transmission Per Coital Act in Monogamous HIV-Discordant Couples, Rakai, Uganda (February 6, 2001)
In The 8th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
Nonoxynol-9
- California Lawmakers, AIDS Advocates Send Letter to FDA, Manufacturers Asking Condom Makers to Stop Using Nonoxynol-9 (August 29, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - Rectal Use of Nonoxynol-9 Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (April 10, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Study Finds Nonoxynol-9 Increases HIV Risk in Women (October 17, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - AIDS Bodies Call for Withdrawal of Spermicide (October 3, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Nonoxynol-9 Harmful, Should Not Be Used in Condoms, Lube (June 28, 2002)
In AIDS Treatment News, from AIDS Treatment News
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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