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19 décembre 2016

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Study: HIV treatment can cause neuronal damage

Study: HIV treatment can cause neuronal damage

Despite antiretroviral drugs play a crucial role in HIV treatment for HIV -infected people, they can have major side effects. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have been published a study in the American Journal of Pathology. According to the study some protease ...

16 décembre 2016

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‘HIV Undetectable’ must equal ‘Untransmittable’ and the science proves it

‘HIV Undetectable’ must equal ‘Untransmittable’ and the science proves it

Dr.Rich Wolitski, Acting Director for the Office for HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and person living with HIV has delivered his speech at the 2016 United States Conference on AIDS (USCA), regarding recent studies ...

16 décembre 2016

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Gender inequality drives HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa

Gender inequality drives HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa

According to one of the reports titled “WOMEN, GIRLS, GENDER EQUALITY AND HIV IN NIGERIA: FACT SHEET 2016,” have been published by the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), females are disproportionately more vulnerable to HIV infection. Also the report stated ...

15 décembre 2016

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USA: Macy’s raises more than 1 million for the Elizabeth Taylor Aids Foundation

USA: Macy’s raises more than 1 million for the Elizabeth Taylor Aids Foundation

The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF) and Macy's have a long history of partnership in the fight against HIV and AIDS. ETAF announced yesterday that Macy's Fashion Pass has raised $1.1 million for the organization. More than one hundred nonprofits delivering direct ...

15 décembre 2016

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ART treatment increases the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease

ART treatment increases the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease

Recent studies reveal that Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) might increases risk of getting diabetes and cardiovascular disease-particularly stroke and coronary heart disease-in HIV-positive patients. The HIV causes chronic inflammation in human body, which can cause plaque ...

14 décembre 2016

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USA: Copay Assistance Program has launched for patients with Hepatitis C

USA: Copay Assistance Program has launched for patients with Hepatitis C

The Assistance Fund, an independent charitable foundation has announced that it will start Copay Assistance Program to provide people with Hepatitis C with financial aid to increase access to FDA-approved HCV treatment. Many patients are still not able to afford this treatment ...

14 décembre 2016

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The LINKAGES Project established to help achieving an AIDS-Free Caribbean

The LINKAGES Project established to help achieving an AIDS-Free Caribbean

A new global HIV program, The Linkages Project, which is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), is launched in 4 Caribbean countries. The program focuses on key populations ...

13 décembre 2016

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Kenya: It’s illegal to collect HIV patient data

Kenya: It’s illegal to collect HIV patient data

More than 1.5 million people are living with HIV in Kenya, including 98.000 children age 14 and under. In 2015, the President of Kenya issued an order to collect all names of HIV-positive children, their addresses and also their legal guardians' names to help with their ...

13 décembre 2016

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Study: HIV self-test kits given to women might promote male testing

Study: HIV self-test kits given to women might promote male testing

A study published in PLOS Medicine last month stated that HIV-test kits given to women increase testing in their male partners. The study took place in Kenya. Men in Sub-Saharan Africa tend to have lower rates of HIV testing than women and providing self-tests to women in ...

13 décembre 2016

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Baby boomers have to be screened for Hepatitis C

Baby boomers have to be screened for Hepatitis C

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Preventive Service Task Force recommend that all so-called baby boomers, people born between 1945 and 1965, get screened for Hepatitis C infection. It is estimated that people from this age group are more than ...

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