HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, uses a pre-existing transport system to leave one infected cell and infect new ones, Hopkins scientists have discovered. Their findings, published in the June issue of PLoS Biology, counter the prevailing belief that HIV and other retroviruses can only leave and enter cells by virus-specific mechanisms.
An Indian HIV positive man is set to return home after being pardoned on humanitarian grounds by judicial authorities here from charges of assaulting a policeman.
As the largest coalition of U.S.-based nongovernmental organizations engaged in relief and development overseas, we applaud President Bush for demonstrating his renewed commitment to HIV/AIDS funding in developing countries by announcing his five-year, $30 billion AIDS plan.
Australian Health Minister Tony Abbott and Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews have advised Prime Minister John Howard to adopt a policy that would require HIV-positive migrants to report to health authorities within one month of arriving in Australia or risk losing their visas.
Directly observed antiretroviral therapy is a promising strategy to ensure that HIV-infected children in developing countries take life-saving medications, new research from The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University shows.
Since successful antiretroviral therapies have made HIV a treatable condition, more HIV patients who are also infected with hepatitis B or C are experiencing the progression of their liver disease. In the face of this novel challenge, experts in the field convened to share information and opinions on the management of such patients.
In a retrospective study of 700 patients with culture-positive tuberculosis (TB), relapse rates were found to be significantly higher in HIV-infected patients compared to HIV-uninfected patients following a rifamycin-based regimen.
The new HIV guidance focuses on provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling – recommended by health care providers in health facilities.
The new WHO/UNAIDS HIV guidance advises that health care providers globally should recommend HIV testing and counselling to all patients who present with conditions that might suggest underlying HIV disease.
Until recently, the primary model for providing HIV testing and counselling has been client-initiated HIV testing and counselling – also known as voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) – in which individuals must actively seek an HIV test at a health or community-based facility.