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20/05/2013 - 'Gap' for HIV vaccine efforts after latest setback
The hunt for an HIV vaccine has gobbled up $8 billion in the past decade, and the failure of the most recent efficacy trial has delivered yet another setback to 26 years of efforts. With the ne... -
17/05/2013 - No time to lose in the search for an HIV vaccine
GENEVA, 18 May 2013—The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) joins partners and allies around the world in recognizing World AIDS Vaccine Day. Developing an HIV vacci... -
17/05/2013 - IAVI Statement: World AIDS Vaccine Day 2013
On World AIDS Vaccine Day, May 18, IAVI remains as committed to the quest for an AIDS vaccine as it was in 1998, when this day of observance was established to commemorate former US President Bill ... -
17/05/2013 - Russia has 'no anti-AIDS strategy': official
MOSCOW — There is no government strategy to fight the spread of AIDS in Russia, where the number of deaths caused by the disease continues to grow, a senior healthcare official said on Thursd... -
16/05/2013 - More drugs, more alcohol often means more risky sex for HIV-negative gay men
There is a highly significant relationship between frequency and intensity of drug and alcohol use and risky sex among American HIV-negative gay men, a study published in the online editio... -
16/05/2013 - AVAC: HIV Vaccine Awareness Day 2013
On May 18, AVAC, its partners and others across the globe will mark HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD). HIV prevention advocates will raise their voices about the urgent need to continue the search f... -
13/05/2013 - Greek HIV test centers shut down
HIV test centers have stopped checks since last month due to a lack of funding, given that the Greek state is forced to cut down on spending costs, as the Athens Medical Association (ISA) stated on... -
10/05/2013 - NIH scientists create new tool for identifying powerful HIV antibodies
Advance could speed HIV vaccine research WHAT: A team of NIH scientists has developed a new tool to identify broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) capable of preventing infection by th... -
09/05/2013 - Study provides additional data on why RV144 vaccine failed to protect more people
Continuing analysis of an HIV vaccine trial undertaken in Thailand is yielding additional information about how immune responses were triggered and why the vaccine did not protect more people. ... -
09/05/2013 - TB, HIV and malaria vaccine research
$2.9 million grant to advance chimpanzee adenovirus platform Rockville, MD, US, Oxford, UK and Basel, Switzerland - May 7, 2013 - Aeras, a nonprofit biotech advancing TB vaccines for the wor... -
09/05/2013 - Half of HIV-negative London MSM say they would use daily PrEP
Half of HIV-negative men who have sex with men surveyed in London in 2011 said they would use preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) if it were available as a daily pill. Such a pill, Truvada (tenofovir/em... -
02/05/2013 - European HIV prevention webinar: PrEP – news from studies in Europe and elsewhere
The webinar is the fourth in a series addressing a range of topics in HIV prevention research, directed at EU activists and specifically concentrating on European HIV prevention R&D, hosted... -
01/05/2013 - US: New guidelines: Screen all patients aged 15-65 years for HIV
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening all adults and adolescents aged 15 to 65 years for HIV, according to updated guidelines published online April 29 in the Annals o... -
28/04/2013 - Researchers stop the only current HIV vaccine efficacy trial
Vaccine did not prevent HIV infection: non-significant increase in infections in vaccine recipients The US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has announced that it is... -
25/04/2013 - Consistent decline in partner numbers in US gay men in last decade, but no change in condom use
Data from two national sex surveys in the United States show that gay and bisexual men (men who have sex with men, MSM) reported significantly fewer sexual partners in the previous year in... -
25/04/2013 - ECDC: Country mission Finland: HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and hepatitis B and C
This report from the ECDC country visit to Finland in October 2012 provides an overview of Finland’s national strategies and programmes for HIV and sexually transmitted diseases. Th... -
22/04/2013 - AVAC: New issue of Px Wire: April-June, 2013
Px Wire is AVAC's quarterly update covering the latest in the field of biomedical HIV prevention research, implementation and advocacy. Each issue includes news, emerging issues and features up... -
19/04/2013 - Women with HIV who breastfeed exclusively longer than 4 months have lower risk of transmitting virus to infants, study shows
"The amount of HIV in an infected mother's breast milk spikes when weaning begins, according to a study published [Wednesday] in Science Translational Medicine," Nature repo... -
19/04/2013 - Hormonal contraceptives not tied to HIV risk: South Africa, Zimbabwe
Neither oral nor injectable hormonal contraceptives were associated with HIV acquisition among nonpregnant women in South Africa and Zimbabwe, according to results of a 4913-woman study. Most ... -
16/04/2013 - Circumcision study supports HIV theory
Researchers say the foreskin can shelter troublesome bacteria, so its removal may bolster the immune system to keep the AIDS virus at bay. Circumcision is known to reduce a man's risk of HI... -
15/04/2013 - PrEP doesn't lead to increases in risky sex among gay men
Taking HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) does not lead to increased levels of sexual risk behaviour among gay men, investigators from the United States report in the online edition of th... -
14/04/2013 - HIV and "people on the move": Six strategies to reduce risk and vulnerability during the migration process
ABSTRACT Mobile, migrant and displaced people require specific attention with regard to HIV vulnerability, including information and services tailored to their social, cultural and economic bac... -
13/04/2013 - Treating everyone diagnosed would not end HIV in US gay men, Los Angeles-based model finds
Increasing testing frequency and changes in sexual risk behaviour after HIV diagnosis may have greater impact on new infections Increasing HIV testing frequency, and giving everyone an... -
13/04/2013 - Viral load in genital secretions differs between men and women undergoing HIV therapy
The female genital tract appears to be a 'reservoir' for ongoing HIV replication, even during effective antiretroviral therapy, an international team of investigators report in Cli... -
11/04/2013 - No increase in sexual risk taking by gay men in England, 2001 to 2008
Analysis of Gay Men’s Sex Survey data shows that, overall, the proportion of men reporting unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) did not change between the 2001 and 2008 surveys. There ... -
09/04/2013 - Ukraine's youngest HIV campaigner
Ukraine is suffering from one of Europe's worst Aids epidemics but most people with HIV have no access to the drugs that would enable them to lead normal lives - a fact which one teenager, amon... -
09/04/2013 - IAVI Report: Reports from CROI and Keystone
IAVI Report provides comprehensive scientific coverage of the AIDS vaccine field-from the latest scientific research, to policy, advocacy, and community perspectives, bringing news and analysis, ad... -
05/04/2013 - Gel safe and acceptable as approach to preventing HIV from anal sex in early phase clinical trial
PITTSBURGH, April 3, 2013 – A reformulated version of an anti-HIV gel developed for vaginal use was found safe and acceptable by HIV-negative men and women who used it rectally, according to ... -
05/04/2013 - Disagreements about agreements – many gay couples lack clarity on sex outside their relationship
The majority of American gay men in relationships say they establish a ‘sexual agreement’ with their partner, both to minimise HIV risks and to maintain the quality of their re... -
03/04/2013 - HIV i-Base: HIV Treatment Bulletin: April 2013
Volume 14 Number 3/4 March/April 2013 The online version is available at http://i-base.info/htb/date/2013/04. ...
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