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Cardiovascular disease in people with HIV

This issue of Research Initiative, Treatment Action (RITA!) carefully examines evidence from well over 100 studies on cardiovascular risk factors and the impact of individual and combined antiretrovirals on the heart.This RITA! also features an interview with the University of Wisconsin’s James Stein, perhaps the leading authority on cardiovascular disease in people with HIV. Stein offers frank and insightful answers to questions on cardiovascular risk, screening adults and children, the Framingham score, lipid targets, aspirin prophylaxis, and smoking.

AIDS 2012 Conference Organizer's Response to GFMSM

San Francisco again facing cuts to federal AIDS/HIV services funding

Funding for local HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention services, many that primarily serve low- or no-income residents, will be reduced by $7 million over the next two years unless replacement money can be found in San Francisco's $7.9 billion budget.

Senate Approves Bill to Allow HIV+ Patients to Receive HIV+ Donor Organs

The U.S. Senate this week unanimously passed the HOPE Act, a bill that will make an exception to current law enabling people with HIV to receive organs for transplantation from another HIV positive individual. The measure now awaits approval from the House of Representatives.

New Analysis of World’s Premier AIDS Conference Finds Poor Coverage of Populations Most-at-Risk for HIV

Hundreds of Organizations Worldwide Call on Conference Organizers to Increase Meaningful Coverage of Gay Men, Transgender People, People Who Inject Drugs, and Sex Workers.

Undetectable Viral Load: As Safe as It Sounds? An Interview With Dr Joseph Sonnabend

Decades later, gay men continue to explore possibilities around HIV prevention; the epidemic also continues. Dr. Joseph Sonnabend, a physician and AIDS researcher and co-author of How to Have Sex in an Epidemic, shares his thoughts on the pros and cons of one of the latest approaches.

John-Manuel Andriote: To Show Real Gay Pride, How About Reframing Safe Sex as What Proud, Healthy Gay Men Naturally Do?

When we have new generations who didn't watch their friends die horrific deaths from AIDS now dismissing condom use as "political correctness," and serious writers claiming that "hedonism" is what drives reckless sexual behavior, it's time for a reality check.

One Million HIV-Free Babies Have Now Been Born To Mothers Who Have The Virus

In a milestone for the global fight against the AIDS epidemic, this month will mark the one millionth HIV-free baby born to a mother who suffers from the virus.

Tanzania: Police Abuse, Torture, Impede HIV Services

Tanzanians who are most at risk of HIV face widespread police abuse and often can’t get help when they are victims of crime, Human Rights Watch and the Wake Up and Step Forward Coalition (WASO) said in a report released today.

Chembio's SURE CHECK(R) HIV 1/2 Assay for Rapid Point-of-Care Detection of HIV Receives CE Mark Approval

The SURE CHECK® HIV 1/2 Assay is now cleared for commercialization within the European Union (EU) for rapid, point-of-care detection of HIV.