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Tuberculosis and HIV
UNITAID and TB Alliance call for more action against childhood tuberculosis

In spite of an estimated 500,000 new annual cases of children with tuberculosis (TB), there are no appropriate medicines for them, UNITAID and the TB Alliance warn.

Published
20 March 2013
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UNITAID
Women
U.N. body agrees on women's rights policy, skirting sexual politics

A U.N. policy-making body agreed upon a declaration Friday urging an end to violence against women and girls despite concerns from conservative Muslim countries and the Vatican about references to women's sexual and reproductive rights.

Published
17 March 2013
From
Reuters
HIV prevention policy
Craig Timberg and Daniel Halperin: Five myths about AIDS

1. The case of the Mississippi baby means we’re close to curing AIDS. 2. AIDS is the leading killer of babies worldwide. 3. Mothers with HIV should never breast-feed. 4. Drugs are the key to preventing HIV’s spread. 5. AIDS can’t be defeated.

Published
12 March 2013
From
Washington Post
Delivery of care
HIV Care In Resource-Limited Setting Significantly Improved By Computerized Reminders

A large randomized controlled study is among the first to rigorously demonstrate that health information technology can improve compliance with patient care guidelines by clinicians in resource-limited countries.

Published
11 March 2013
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HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today
The search for a cure
Next Steps for HIV Research After Toddler Functionally Cured

The headline-grabbing case of a 2-year-old child functionally cured of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is making international news and has delegates talking here at the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections.

Published
10 March 2013
From
Medscape (requires registration)
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission
Longer Use of Nevirapine Stops HIV in Babies

Longer nevirapine prophylaxis to prevent postnatal HIV infection appears to benefit children -- but that treatment likely must be given for longer than 6 months, researchers said here.

Published
10 March 2013
From
MedPage Today HIV/AIDS
Child developmental issues
HIV Drug Not Tied to Premature Births

Pregnant HIV-infected women treated with a lopinavir/ritonavir (Kaletra)-based antiretroviral regimen are at no greater risk of delivering a preterm baby than similar pregnant women given an efavirenz (Sustiva)-based treatment, researchers said here.

Published
10 March 2013
From
MedPage Today
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission
Is the HIV 'functional cure' the breakthrough it seems?

There is already a way of preventing mother to child infections using drugs – which is far better than a functional cure using similar drugs. The excitement of the Mississippi case is in what it tells scientists trying to figure out how to cure HIV. Any practical applications are a long way further down the line.

Published
05 March 2013
From
The Guardian
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission
Strategy To Prevent HIV In Newborns Sparks Enthusiasm And Skepticism

There's great enthusiasm among some global health leaders about a bold – some say radical — strategy to prevent pregnant women from transmitting HIV to their newborns. But skeptics worry that the approach, dubbed Option B+, will pit pregnant women with HIV against others infected with the virus, diverting resources from the broader struggle against the pandemic.

Published
04 March 2013
From
NPR
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission
Program to Cut HIV Transfer to Babies Gets High Marks

The African nation of Malawi is getting an A+ for its aggressive approach to preventing HIV transmission from mothers to babies.

Published
02 March 2013
From
MedPage Today HIV/AIDS
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