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The search for a cure
Gene therapy studies show potential for HIV control without drugs

Gene therapy approaches that involve the genetic modification of human haematopoietic stem cells have the potental to engineer HIV control by introducing cells resistant to

Published
13 March 2013
By
Gus Cairns
Men who have sex with men (MSM)
Men in same-sex marriages are living longer, study says

Men in same-sex marriages are living longer, according to Danish researchers, but mortality rates among married lesbians have begun to rise after a long period of decline.

Published
13 March 2013
From
Los Angeles Times
Access to medicines and treatment
Third-line ARVs could widen treatment gap in Zimbabwe

HIV/AIDS activists in Zimbabwe have welcomed the government's move to address the problem of HIV drug resistance by introducing third-line antiretroviral drug (ARVs). But it remains unclear how the cash-strapped government will finance this, as procuring the drugs will invariably be expensive and could divert resources away from other HIV treatment efforts.

Published
12 March 2013
From
IRIN Plus News
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
Resistance
Wide US Study Finds 16% With Newly Diagnosed HIV Carry Resistant Virus

Just over 16% of US residents newly diagnosed with HIV infection in 10 metropolitan areas or states carried antiretroviral-resistant virus, according to a CDC study spanning the years 2007 to 2010.

Published
11 March 2013
From
NATAP
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)
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
Microbicides
Bee Venom Destroys HIV And Spares Surrounding Cells

Nanoparticles containing bee venom toxin melittin can destroy human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) while at the same time leaving surrounding cells unharmed, scientists from Washington University School of Medicine reported in the March 2013 issue of Antiviral Therapy.

Published
10 March 2013
From
HIV / AIDS News From Medical News Today
Treatment-experienced people
New integrase inhibitor dolutegravir helps treatment-experienced people on failing therapy

The next-generation integrase inhibitor dolutegravir proved more beneficial than raltegravir (Isentress) for treatment-experienced people with resistance to two or more antiretroviral drug classes, researchers reported in a poster

Published
10 March 2013
By
Liz Highleyman
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