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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
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
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission
Small risk of neurological birth defects due to efavirenz confirmed in French cohort

A large French study has found an elevated risk of some birth defects in children born to women exposed to some antiretroviral drugs during the first trimester

Published
06 March 2013
By
Keith Alcorn
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission
Is the HIV 'functional cure' the breakthrough it seems?

There is already a way of preventing mother to child infections using drugs – which is far better than a functional cure using similar drugs. The excitement of the Mississippi case is in what it tells scientists trying to figure out how to cure HIV. Any practical applications are a long way further down the line.

Published
05 March 2013
From
The Guardian
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission
Strategy To Prevent HIV In Newborns Sparks Enthusiasm And Skepticism

There's great enthusiasm among some global health leaders about a bold – some say radical — strategy to prevent pregnant women from transmitting HIV to their newborns. But skeptics worry that the approach, dubbed Option B+, will pit pregnant women with HIV against others infected with the virus, diverting resources from the broader struggle against the pandemic.

Published
04 March 2013
From
NPR
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission
Program to Cut HIV Transfer to Babies Gets High Marks

The African nation of Malawi is getting an A+ for its aggressive approach to preventing HIV transmission from mothers to babies.

Published
02 March 2013
From
MedPage Today HIV/AIDS
Treatment guidelines
Updated HIV Treatment Guidelines Include Stronger Recommendation for Acute Infection

Among the key changes are additional information about the most recently approved antiretroviral agents and a recommendation that newly infected people with HIV should be offered combination ART. The guidelines continue to recommend treatment for all people with HIV, both to reduce the risk of disease progressionand for the prevention of HIV transmission.

Published
15 February 2013
From
HIVandHepatitis.com
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