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Prevention of mother-to-child transmission
ART for life cost effective for prevention of mother-to-child transmission in Uganda

Combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) provided to all pregnant women with HIV who have CD4 cell counts under 350 cells/mm3 (World Health Organization Option B) in Uganda appears to

Published
18 September 2012
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
Treatment for women
Are hospitals safe for women living with HIV?

A human rights investigation conducted by the Namibia Women’s Health Network, Harvard Law School’s Human Rights Program, and Northeastern University School of Law found that women living with HIV are often mistreated in hospital settings. This report will be launched at the AIDS conference this week in Washington DC.

Published
25 July 2012
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50.50
Global health initiatives
Hillary Clinton pledges money for vulnerable minorities, reproductive rights, AIDS-free families

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton received a relatively warm reception yesterday at the 19th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) in Washington DC, as she supported the

Published
24 July 2012
By
Gus Cairns
TB treatment
Co-administration of rifampicin and efavirenz does not reduce efavirenz concentrations or efficacy

Standard dosing of efavirenz, that was not adjusted for patient weight, resulted in therapeutic efavirenz concentrations and excellent virological outcomes in patients coinfected with TB and HIV

Published
24 July 2012
By
Lesley Odendal
Finance and funding
How the Supreme Court's Obamacare Ruling Fails Poor Black Women With HIV

By allowing states to choose whether or not they will expand Medicaid, the Supreme Court may have set back the fight against HIV/AIDS among poor women of color who desperately need treatment.

Published
03 July 2012
From
ColorLines
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission
Treatment with a ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitor during pregnancy increases risk of preterm delivery

Antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of premature delivery, French researchers report in Clinical Infectious Diseases. The large study showed that treatment with a

Published
10 April 2012
By
Michael Carter
Child developmental issues
Tenofovir use during pregnancy doesn't affect infant size or weight at birth, but may by one year of age

Use of tenofovir during pregnancy does not have an adverse impact on infant weight or size at birth, according to a large US study published in the

Published
03 April 2012
By
Michael Carter
Side-effects
Severe nevirapine rash linked to slow clearance of drug

The risk of severe rash when taking the antiretroviral drug nevirapine is greater in women who clear the drug from their bloodstreams slowly, and clearance of the drug

Published
20 February 2012
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
Treatment for women
UK guidelines on treatment of HIV in pregnancy give green light to efavirenz

New UK draft guidelines on the management of HIV infection in pregnant women recommend that efavirenz-based treatment should no longer be avoided in pregnant women or women who

Published
17 February 2012
By
Keith Alcorn
Bone problems
HIV Worsens Bone Loss After Menopause

Compared to a control group, postmenopausal women with HIV infection had higher rates of bone loss and could well have a higher risk for fracture as they age, according to the researchers who conducted the study.

Published
03 January 2012
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Medscape (requires free registration)
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