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Adherence
Phone texts fail to boost adherence to HIV therapy

Mobile phone text messaging does not considerably enhance HIV/AIDS patients' adherence to treatment, a study conducted in Cameroon reveals.

Published
10 January 2013
From
SciDev NET
Drug-resistant TB
Aggressive therapy for MDR-TB reduces risk of disease recurrence

Aggressive treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) significantly reduces the risk of disease recurrence, investigators report in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Patients who received

Published
31 December 2012
By
Michael Carter
Diagnosing children
Point-of-care (POC) diagnostics are essential to achieving an AIDS-free generation and improving outcomes in HIV-exposed children

This edition reviews recent evidence on point-of-care testing, on tests in development, and looks at experience of optimising performance of dried blood spot sampling.

Published
14 December 2012
From
HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
Nutrition
Diet quality predicts HIV progression and death in resource-poor settings

The more diverse and nutrient-rich the diet before starting antiretroviral treatment (ART), the less severe HIV disease progression is, and the less likely death occurs, researchers report in

Published
06 December 2012
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
Drug-resistant TB
FDA Advisory Committee recommends accelerated approval of bedaquiline for drug-resistant TB

Bedaquiline, the first agent in a new class of TB drug, has been recommended for accelerated approval by the Anti-Infective Drugs Advisory Committee of the United States

Published
03 December 2012
By
Lesley Odendal
Adherence
Out-of-clinic adherence club for delivery of ARVs shows better retention than standard of care

An out-of-clinic model of HIV treatment delivery in South Africa has shown superior results to the standard in-clinic delivery of antiretrovirals (ARVs), according to results of

Published
03 December 2012
By
Lesley Odendal
Tuberculosis and HIV
HIV and TB in Practice for nurses: Starting ART for treatment and prevention in people with active TB and HIV

This article provides information for nurses on starting HIV treatment for people with HIV and active TB.

Published
29 November 2012
From
HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
Combatting stigma
In China, people with AIDS fight stigma at hospitals that refuse to treat them

In China, hospitals routinely reject people with HIV for surgery out of fear of exposure to the virus or harm to their reputations. After years of denying AIDS was a problem in China, the country has significantly improved care for patients, but the lingering stigma sets back those advances.

Published
29 November 2012
From
Washington Post
HIV prevention policy
New Strategic Plan for AIDS Foundation of Chicago

The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) has identified three major goals it will address as a result of upcoming changes from the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. health care reform), according to an AFC statement.

Published
28 November 2012
From
Poz magazine news
Retention and linkage to care
Ward Cates: Cascade Helps Keep People Coming Back for HIV Treatment

A recent model known as the HIV treatment cascade helps identify the key opportunities to improve services to stop the spread of HIV. Getting into the treatment cascade begins with HIV testing, because knowing whether one is infected or not determines the next course of action.

Published
28 November 2012
From
Huffington Post
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