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Political Strife Undermines HIV Treatment

Among other tragedies in countries with HIV epidemics, political violence can have the additional long-term consequence of an increase in viral resistance to treatment and HIV treatment failure, say the authors of a new paper in AIDS Reviews.

Published
13 March 2013
From
Science Daily
Infectiousness and treatment as prevention
Changing my mind on treatment as prevention

Bob Leahy used to be a strong opponent on treatment as prevention. But times change and there has been a sea change in his view.

Published
12 March 2013
From
Positive Lite
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
Sexually transmitted infections
Outbreaks and incidents relating to sexually transmitted or sexually transmissible infections in England

Outbreak and incident management is a core element of sexual health commissioning and this briefing provides information on recent incidents across England and sets out recommendations for commissioners in local authorities.

Published
11 March 2013
From
Health Protection Agency
HIV prevention policy
Comment: HIV policy has collapsed and gay men will not escape the legacy

Against a backdrop of ever rising HIV infection rates and squeezed statutory funding, the wholly unrealistic expectations on Terrence Higgins Trust to change the UK’s current health prognosis concerning gay men and HIV is coming under renewed strain from both within and outside of the gay community. Regardless of whether it is appropriate or not, the failure to curb HIV infections is increasingly being dumped at the trust’s door.

Published
11 March 2013
From
Pink News
Condoms and lubricant
Putting the Nail in the Coffin of Condom-Only HIV Prevention

Dearly beloved, we gather here to say our goodbyes. For over thirty years, condoms have been our only lifesavers in the face of HIV. But as if we needed any additional evidence of the need to turn the page, it came in the form of a seemingly banal conference presentation this week in Atlanta at the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections.

Published
08 March 2013
From
Frontiers LA
Circumcision
Slow progress in expansion of voluntary circumcision coverage

Progress towards greater coverage of voluntary male circumcision (MC) in Africa remains slow, and is due as much to men’s fear of the operation as it is

Published
07 March 2013
By
Gus Cairns
PrEP
Statements on the VOICE results

Comments on the disappointing vaginal microbicide and PrEP results from AVAC, the Gates Foundation, the NIH, and others.

Published
05 March 2013
From
AVAC
Prisoners
Give needles, condoms to inmates to curb HIV, experts urge

Giving inmates drug substitution treatment, needles and condoms are key ways to help curb addiction and HIV infection in European jails, experts say, calling on authorities to change their approach to prison health care. "We support opioid substitution treatment and harm reduction measures, including needle exchange programmes. These measures are crucial, otherwise we cannot tackle HIV and other infections in prisons," Stefan Enggist of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said during an international conference on addiction in prisons organised by the Council of Europe this week in Bucharest.

Published
01 March 2013
From
Medical Xpress
Condoms and lubricant
Analysis: Condoms continue to confound Uganda

The condom has played a central role in Uganda's official HIV prevention strategy for over two decades, but the country has yet to get it right, with condom use declining and the government unable to meet what demand does exist.

Published
01 March 2013
From
IRIN PlusNews
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