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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 treatment in children
Lopinavir/ritonavir equivalent to nevirapine in Ugandan children

A ritonavir-boosted lopinavir (LPV/r)-based regimen achieved a comparable rate of virologic suppression when compared to a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI)-based regimen in HIV-infected Ugandan children at 48

Published
14 March 2013
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission
Malawi achieves seven-fold increase in ART for pregnant and breastfeeding women

Eighteen months after implementation of 'Option B+' in Malawi – ART for life for all HIV-infected, pregnant or breastfeeding women regardless of CD4 count or disease

Published
12 March 2013
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
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
Contraception
Contraceptive injections and HIV infection risk – a public health conundrum

The concerns about a possible increase in risk of HIV acquisition with some hormonal contraceptive methods need to be understood in the context of the

Published
10 March 2013
By
Roger Pebody
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