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Almost 1 in 5 HIV-positive people admitted to a Singapore hospital had methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Older age and a CD4 count below 200 cells/μL raised chances of MRSA in this study group and may help identify other HIV patients with MRSA. HIV-positive people may be particul [ ... ]

As the African Union (AU) begins its 21st summit in Addis Ababa, celebrating 50 years of African unity, The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has released Update a new report on the AIDS response in Africa, documenting the remarkable recent progress against HIV on the continent. T [ ... ]

HIV patients who are forced to report to hospital every month for a prescription could be forced into a situation where they have to reveal their condition to an employer. HIV patients who are forced to report to hospital every month for a prescription could be forced into a situation where they ha [ ... ]

Top AIDS scientists are in Paris to mark the 30th anniversary of the detection of HIV. One of them is Sharon Lewin. Her work on latent HIV cells could lead to a cure, but she warns it's a "tough ask." DW: We've had antiretroviral drugs for a number of years now, but we're still looking for a cure.  [ ... ]

"It's a revolution in diagnosis which is leading to a revolution in treatment," says Philippe Douste-Blazy of UNITAID. UNITAID means helping together, roughly translated from the French and it's a visionary approach to solving the global crisis in health where depending upon where you live and your  [ ... ]

Makerere University Walter Reed Project (MUWRP) is this July launching another third Phase I trial to develop an HIV vaccine since 1999 when the first trial was launched. Phase I is the first stage in developing a candidate HIV vaccine and involves a small number of uninfected participants at a low [ ... ]

Not a single sailor diagnosed as HIV-positive has been assigned overseas since the U.S. Navy changed its policy toward such medical conditions, officials say. In instructions issued in August 2012, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus said sailors and Marines under treatment for blood-borne illnesses su [ ... ]

Rubaga Girls Primary School pupils had assembled to listen to an HIV awareness talk.The school always created an opportunity for the pupils and their parents to learn about different issues, including HIV. Among the visiting experts to address them was Dr. Lutakome. To start his discussion he asked [ ... ]

There was no fanfare on May 20, 1983 when Science published what is undoubtedly among the most important medical papers of the 20th century. In the usual dry prose, researchers from the Institut Pasteur in Paris described a new retrovirus, which they dubbed lymphoadenopathy associated virus, or LAV [ ... ]

Seventy per cent of Italian HIV specialists who answered an online survey would prescribe pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to people in their care who ask for it, at least in some circumstances, a study has found. The survey uncovered considerable training needs around PrEP. Most specialists describ [ ... ]

The decade-old law that transformed the battle against HIV and AIDS in developing countries is at a crossroads. The dream of future generations freed from epidemic is running up against an era of economic recovery and harsh budget cuts. The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief grew out of an  [ ... ]

An increase in HIV infections among the Navajo people in Gallup, N.M. has the medical community concerned over a possible epidemic, the New York Times reported. Among the reservation’s population, 47 new cases of HIV were diagnosed in 2012, which is a 20 percent increase from 2011, according to a [ ... ]

Low vitamin D levels were common in a largely African-American population of US patients coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV). But vitamin D deficiency was not associated with liver fibrosis or bone mineral density (BMD) at any body site. Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in US po [ ... ]

AIDS will account for 32% of all deaths in South Africa in 2013, down from 48% in 2005, according to a midyear report by Statistics South Africa. But 1 in 10 South Africans has HIV infection, report Agence France-Presse and Eye Witness News (South Africa). The drop in AIDS deaths partly reflects wi [ ... ]

Mr Dong, a 37-year-old man from Hanoi, has been living with HIV for a number of years. He is in good health thanks to the antiretroviral treatment that is provided free of charge in Viet Nam and is a leading member of the Viet Nam Network of People Living with HIV (VNP+). But Mr Dong, as well as ma [ ... ]

AUSTRALIA is way behind the US and Europe in protecting medical workers from sharp objects, says a former US nurse who contracted HIV and hepatitis C through a needle injury. Dr Karen Daley, in Melbourne to attend a nursing conference, says it is "surprising and distressing" that Australia does not [ ... ]

A new Yale study looks at the scope and consequences of a burgeoning health problem in the cities of the U.S. Northeast: concurrent infection with both HIV and Hepatitis C (HCV). The study appears online in the May 14 issue of the Public Library of Science (PLoS One). HIV and HCV are the two most p [ ... ]

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found that incorporating a peer-referral program for HIV testing into emergency departments can reach new groups of high-risk patients and brings more patients into the hospital for testing. Co-author and assistant professor of emergency medicin [ ... ]

Liver transplants to treat a common type of liver cancer are a viable option for people infected with HIV, according to new research. The Italian study, published May 10 in the journal The Oncologist, found that the AIDS-causing virus doesn't affect survival rates and cancer recurrence after transp [ ... ]

THE HIV/AIDS prevalence rate at the Coast has gone down to 4.2 per cent from 8.1 per cent, Coast provincial director of medical services, Dr. Khadija Shikelly has said. Dr. Shikelly attributed the drop to behavior change, increased use of voluntary counseling and testing services and services by th [ ... ]