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Health monitoring in resource-limited settings
HIV treatment for children is safe and highly effective without laboratory monitoring in large African trial

Children did just as well on antiretroviral therapy without routine laboratory monitoring of CD4 cell counts or drug side-effects as those who received regular monitoring during four

Published
05 March 2013
By
Keith Alcorn
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings
Alere to Develop Simple, Affordable Point-of-Care Nucleic Acid Test for Tuberculosis & Expand Manufacturing for POC HIV Viral Load Platform

Alere Inc. announced that it has been awarded a grant of up to $21.6 million and debt financing of up to $20.6 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support development of a point-of-care nucleic acid test for tuberculosis and to expand production facilities for this test and for a point-of-care viral load test.

Published
02 March 2013
From
Alere
Infectiousness and treatment as prevention
Couples study in Uganda finds no HIV infections from partners on antiretroviral therapy

A longitudinal cohort study of heterosexual couples in Uganda has found more evidence of the efficacy of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in curbing HIV infection within the community. The study

Published
18 February 2013
By
Gus Cairns
Kidney problems
Tenofovir, atazanavir/ritonavir and Kaletra associated with kidney problems in patients taking HIV therapy

Data from a large study into the safety of anti-HIV drugs suggest that the antiretrovirals tenofovir (Viread, also in Truvada, Atripla and Eviplera), atazanavir (Reyataz) and lopinavir/ritonavir

Published
15 February 2013
By
Michael Carter
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings
UNITAID-financed project to increase access to new HIV monitoring technology

UNITAID and France Expertise Internationale (FEI) signed a US$ 2.4 million agreement to implement the “OPP-ERA” project which will stimulate the market entry of new manufacturers and suppliers of HIV Viral Load Test (VLT) technologies, bringing an innovative solution to meet the HIV monitoring and diagnostics needs in resource-limited settings.

Published
15 February 2013
From
UNITAID
Infectiousness and treatment as prevention
Was higher viral load responsible for the African HIV epidemic?

Researchers from Cornell University in New York have found that the average HIV viral load of people not taking antiretroviral medication (ART) in Africa, and especially in southern

Published
12 February 2013
By
Gus Cairns
Health monitoring in resource-limited settings
Screening can reduce number of patients in need of a doctor's time in busy South African clinic

Screening patients to identify those who are stable on treatment in a high-volume, large, urban, public-sector clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa has the potential to reduce total doctor

Published
29 January 2013
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
Types of HIV tests
Handheld mobile device performs laboratory-quality HIV testing

A new handheld mobile device can check patients’ HIV status with just a finger prick, and synchronize the results in real time with electronic health records.

Published
21 January 2013
From
Science Daily
Cardiovascular disease
Management of hypertension reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease for HIV-positive people with high blood pressure

New Swiss research has shown the benefits of treating hypertension in HIV-positive people. The investigators calculated that the reduction in blood pressure achieved by their patients would “significantly

Published
21 January 2013
By
Michael Carter
CD4 count
Six-monthly CD4 cell monitoring 'unnecessary' for people doing well on HIV therapy

CD4 cell count monitoring more than once a year is unnecessary for people doing well on HIV therapy, investigators from the United States report in the online

Published
17 January 2013
By
Michael Carter
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