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• Substantial number of HIV infections in UK-born patients acquired abroad

  New Epidemiology and behaviour
  Michael Carter | 5 hours ago

  A substantial number of HIV infections in UK-born individuals were acquired abroad, investigators report in HIV Medicine. Overall, 15% of HIV infections in UK nationals were probably acquired abroad, and “sex tourism” was ...

• Hepatitis C protease inhibitor therapy cost-effective in some circumstances

  Hepatitis C treatment
  Michael Carter | 21 February 2012

  First-line hepatitis C therapy which includes a protease inhibitor can be cost-effective, investigators show in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The study showed that a triple combination of drugs, including the cheaper ...

• Hepatitis C surpasses HIV as a cause of death in the US

  Hepatitis C symptoms and diagnosis
  Michael Carter | 21 February 2012

  Deaths in the US due to hepatitis C now exceed those caused by HIV, according to research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.  The study showed that there is a ...

• Severe nevirapine rash linked to slow clearance of drug

  Side-effects
  Carole Leach-Lemens | 20 February 2012

  The risk of severe rash when taking the antiretroviral drug nevirapine is greater in women who clear the drug from their bloodstreams slowly, and clearance of the drug appears to be slower in ...

• Australian gay men cautious about PrEP; most in need are the most interested

  PrEP
  Gus Cairns | 17 February 2012

  Only just over one in four Australian gay men in a recent scientific survey described themselves as ‘willing’ to use pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) against HIV. The others were either neutral about PrEP or ...

• UK guidelines on treatment of HIV in pregnancy give green light to efavirenz

  Treatment for women
  Keith Alcorn | 17 February 2012

  New UK draft guidelines on the management of HIV infection in pregnant women recommend that efavirenz-based treatment should no longer be avoided in pregnant women or women who want to have a baby. Pregnant ...

• High prevalence of trauma among HIV-positive women in the US

  Women
  Michael Carter | 16 February 2012

  Almost a third of HIV-positive women in the US have recent post-traumatic stress disorder and 55% have experienced intimate partner violence, according to the results of a meta-analysis published in AIDS and ...