Epidemiology
Epidemiology 22/11/2008
More funding failing to curb AIDS epidemic in Russia: official
Greater investment in combatting AIDS is failing to slow its spread in Russia, the director of the Russian federal AIDS centre Vadim Pokrovsky said Friday.
Epidemiology 21/11/2008
Toronto health officials tackle rise in number of HIV, STI cases
STI figures through September show that 405 HIV cases, 5,480 chlamydia cases, 1,293 gonorrhea cases and more than 200 new cases of infectious syphilis have been diagnosed.
Epidemiology 21/11/2008
Scottish study shows one-third of men with HIV unaware of status; NHS launches HIV awareness campaign
HIV tests were conducted among 599 men at universities and gay bars throughout Edinburgh, and 33 men tested positive for HIV. Of these men, 12 were unaware that they were living with the virus.
Epidemiology 17/11/2008
Number of newly recorded HIV cases in Czech Republic reaches all-time high
The 128 new HIV/AIDS cases recorded between the beginning of 2008 and the end of October in the Czech Republic have broken a record for the highest number of new cases registered in the country.
Epidemiology 14/11/2008
Migrants in Southeast Asia highly vulnerable to HIV, report says
Millions of migrant workers in Southeast Asia are vulnerable to HIV because they do not have access to health services and legal or social protection.
Epidemiology 10/11/2008
Reporting HIV estimates
UNAIDS/WHO plan to publish an AIDS Epidemic Update in 2009 that will report on 2008 estimates, incorporating the 2008 programme coverage data.
Epidemiology 07/11/2008
HIV prevalence stable among UK injecting drug users
Nonetheless, prevalence among newer injectors is rising, with one in one hundred becoming infected within three years of starting to inject.
Epidemiology 31/10/2008
Rate of HCV coinfection has declined sharply among HIV positive people in Spain
This decrease is driven by a change in HIV transmission patterns.
Epidemiology 29/10/2008
WHO says HIV/AIDS-related deaths will peak in next five years, then decline
The number of HIV/AIDS-related deaths worldwide is expected to peak in the next five years -- from 2.2 million in 2008 to a maximum of 2.4 million in 2012 -- before declining to 1.2 million in 2030.
Epidemiology 10/10/2008
35% of annual new HIV infections in Spain occur among immigrants, researcher says at conference
The group is vulnerable to the disease because they often have low incomes and come from different cultures, which create barriers to obtaining medical care.
Epidemiology 07/10/2008
Russia is collapsing inside
About 1 million people in Russia have been diagnosed with HIV or AIDS. Tuberculosis deaths in Russia are about triple the WHO's definition of an epidemic.
Epidemiology 02/10/2008
CDC says 1.1 million Americans infected with HIV
The CDC numbers, based on 2006 data, show the population living with HIV is growing as people become newly infected and as more patients survive thanks to HIV drugs.
Epidemiology 01/10/2008
HIV up sharply among women, gay men in China
HIV infections jumped 8-fold over the past few years in parts of China among gay and bisexual men, according to new data from southern China.
Epidemiology 01/10/2008
Growth of African cities fueled early rise of HIV
The urbanization of Africa in the early part of the 20th century may be partly responsible for the spread of HIV, researchers here said.
Epidemiology 24/09/2008
Three million injecting drug users are HIV-positive
Approximately 16 million people worldwide inject drugs, with 3 million infected with HIV, according to a study published in the September 24th edition of The Lancet.
Epidemiology 22/09/2008
Newsweek examines the effect of aging on people living with HIV/AIDS
The good news is that the meds are great, and people are living longer. But now there's a whole new set of issues to be faced.
Epidemiology 11/09/2008
Analysis confirms AIDS epidemic hits men hard
AIDS remains largely a disease of gay and bisexual men in the United States but also disproportionately infects black women, according to an analysis published on Thursday.
Epidemiology 11/09/2008
South Africa: Questions about new HIV prevalence survey
Several prominent demographers and scientists have vigorously refuted Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang's claim that South Africa's HIV epidemic is declining and that the country "may be making some real progress in its response to the HIV epidemic".
Epidemiology 28/08/2008
'Hidden epidemic' of HIV amongst African migrants in the United States
The researchers found that African-born individuals in the US had a disproportionately high prevalence of HIV.
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