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Mortality rates fell sharply among people
receiving antiretroviral therapy in China between 2003 and 2009, investigators
report in the online edition of the Journal
of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. Overall, people were about 30%
less likely to die in the ...
23 May 2013 | Michael Carter
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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 ...
21 May 2013 | Gus Cairns
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Caseworkers helped 50% of HIV-positive
people in New York City who had dropped out of care re-engage with HIV
medical care, investigators report in the online edition of AIDS. Feeling well was the main reason
why these people had ...
20 May 2013 | Michael Carter
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People who believe their care providers
know them as a person are more likely to keep their HIV clinic appointments,
research conducted in the United States and published in the online edition of
the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndromes ...
13 May 2013 | Michael Carter
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A community health worker
model of home-based preventive care, the Philani Intervention Program (PIP), resulted
in significantly enhanced maternal and infant wellbeing among pregnant women
living with and without HIV in Cape Town townships, researchers report in the
advance online ...
18 April 2013 | Carole Leach-Lemens
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Over 13% of people with HIV-related
Kaposi’s sarcoma experience a worsening of disease after starting
antiretroviral therapy, an international team of investigators report in the
online edition of AIDS. This
paradoxical worsening of disease was attributed to immune reconstitution
inflammatory syndrome ...
04 April 2013 | Michael Carter
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Approximately a third of HIV-positive gay
men in Thailand developed high-grade pre-cancerous anal lesions during just one
year of follow-up, investigators report in the online edition of AIDS. Infection with high-risk strains
of human papillomavirus (HPV) was an important ...
02 April 2013 | Michael Carter
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The uptake of HIV testing in sub-Saharan Africa is influenced by the quality
and manner in which health services are delivered,
according to a review of 42 qualitative studies, published this month in BMC Public Health. Perceived problems
with confidentiality, ...
26 March 2013 | Roger Pebody
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Corticosteroid treatment is associated with
a reduced risk of mortality for people taking tuberculosis (TB) therapy,
results of a meta-analysis published in The Lancet
Infectious Diseases show. Treatment with steroids was associated with a
significant 17% reduction in mortality risk, ...
24 March 2013 | Michael Carter
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A simple 24-week oral regimen consisting of
sofosbuvir plus full-dose ribavirin cured nearly 70% of previously untreated
people with genotype 1 hepatitis C, many of whom had factors predictive of poor
response, researchers
reported last week
at the 20th Conference
on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections ...
20 March 2013 | Liz Highleyman
Get set for HIV treatmentA tool to help you decide whether you are ready to start taking HIV treatment.
HIV, GPs & other primary careThis booklet explains the services GPs offer, how this fits with HIV specialist care, and how to make the most of primary care services.
New resources to support shared decision making in HIV care 21 May 2013There’s been lots of interest
recently in the concept of shared...
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) – free webinar 18 April 2013As part of its European HIV prevention work, NAM is
collaborating...
Learning the basics about hepatitis C 05 April 2013If you are familiar with NAM’s
patient information materials, hopefully you...