http://www.aidsmap.com/Aidsmap-news-English/page/1260794/ en-gb NAM Publications - 2012 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:20:48 GMT Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:20:48 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Cotrimoxazole significantly reduces death among adults on ART in low and middle-income countries, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the October online edition of the Bulletin of the World Health Organization. Pooled analysis of seven studies showed that cotrimoxazole prophylaxis reduced the incidence of death by close to 60% (0.42, 95% CI: http://www.aidsmap.com/page/2243024/ Access to medicines and treatment Opportunistic infections Sub-Saharan Africa Carole Leach-Lemens http://www.aidsmap.com/page/2243024/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT Achieving full coverage of cotrimoxazole prophylaxis during the first six months of antiretroviral therapy would be a highly cost-effective way of reducing early death among those with advanced HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa, researchers report in the advance online edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. The researchers developed a decision-analytic model from a health http://www.aidsmap.com/page/2243061/ Delivery of care Opportunistic infections Starting treatment Sub-Saharan Africa Carole Leach-Lemens http://www.aidsmap.com/page/2243061/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:50:00 GMT US investigators have identified a possible association between the use of antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy and an increased risk of having a baby with a cleft lip or palate. The study, published in the January edition of Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, found preliminary evidence seven anti-HIV drugs may increase the risk of this birth abnormality. However, the http://www.aidsmap.com/Use-of-some-anti-HIV-drugs-during-pregnancy-linked-to-cleft-lip-and-palate-investigators-urge-cautious-interpretation-of-results/page/2232917/ Prevention of mother-to-child transmission United States Michael Carter http://www.aidsmap.com/Use-of-some-anti-HIV-drugs-during-pregnancy-linked-to-cleft-lip-and-palate-investigators-urge-cautious-interpretation-of-results/page/2232917/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:10:00 GMT Gay men are not the only group of HIV-positive patients who have an increased risk of anal cancer, according to North American research published in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases. The researchers found that incidence of the cancer was also significantly higher in non-gay HIV-positive men as well as HIV-positive women when http://www.aidsmap.com/Increased-risk-of-anal-cancer-for-all-groups-with-HIV/page/2234922/ Canada Cancer Men who have sex with men (MSM) United States Women Michael Carter http://www.aidsmap.com/Increased-risk-of-anal-cancer-for-all-groups-with-HIV/page/2234922/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:10:00 GMT Tattooing or body piercing in professional parlours is not associated with an increased risk of infection with hepatitis C virus, a literature review published in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases shows. However, the authors did find evidence that tattooing in non-sterile environments, such as prisons, was associated with the infection. They also found isolated http://www.aidsmap.com/Professional-tattooing-in-sterile-environment-not-associated-with-risk-of-hepatitis-C/page/2234340/ Hepatitis C transmission and prevention Injecting drug use Michael Carter http://www.aidsmap.com/Professional-tattooing-in-sterile-environment-not-associated-with-risk-of-hepatitis-C/page/2234340/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:30:00 GMT The British HIV Association (BHIVA) today recommends that doctors should discuss the evidence for the effectiveness of antiretroviral treatment as prevention with all patients with HIV, and that it should be offered those who want to protect their partners from the risk of HIV infection – even if they have no immediate clinical need http://www.aidsmap.com/New-BHIVA-guidelines-recommend-discussion-with-all-patients-on-potential-of-HIV-treatment-to-protect-sexual-partners/page/2235411/ Infectiousness and treatment as prevention Must see Starting treatment Treatment guidelines United Kingdom Keith Alcorn http://www.aidsmap.com/New-BHIVA-guidelines-recommend-discussion-with-all-patients-on-potential-of-HIV-treatment-to-protect-sexual-partners/page/2235411/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:50:00 GMT Young men and adolescent boys between the ages of 11 and 21 should be vaccinated against human papillomavirus, the cause of genital warts, anal and cervical cancer, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has recommended, in a new Adult Immunization Schedule published in Annals of Internal Medicine. The committee also recommends that all gay http://www.aidsmap.com/US-CDC-recommends-HPV-vaccine-for-young-men/page/2235492/ Immunisations Sexually transmitted infections Vaccines Keith Alcorn http://www.aidsmap.com/US-CDC-recommends-HPV-vaccine-for-young-men/page/2235492/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:50:00 GMT The genital wart vaccine Gardasil significantly reduces the risk of high-grade pre-cancerous anal lesion recurrence in men who have sex with men, US investigators report in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases. The vaccine reduced the risk of lesion recurrence by approximately 50% in the first two years after immunisation. There was some evidence that http://www.aidsmap.com/Gardasil-protects-against-recurrence-of-pre-cancerous-anal-lesions-in-HIV-negative-gay-men/page/2234343/ Men who have sex with men (MSM) Sexually transmitted infections United States Michael Carter http://www.aidsmap.com/Gardasil-protects-against-recurrence-of-pre-cancerous-anal-lesions-in-HIV-negative-gay-men/page/2234343/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:30:00 GMT Viral load is the only factor associated with a poorer antibody response to the yellow fever vaccine in patients with HIV, according to a French study published in the online edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. For patients vaccinated after diagnosis with HIV, an undetectable viral load was the “unique determinant” of http://www.aidsmap.com/For-patients-with-HIV-viral-load-is-key-in-immune-response-to-yellow-fever-vaccine/page/2229704/ Health problems Immunisations Latin America Must see Sub-Saharan Africa Travel Western and Central Europe Michael Carter http://www.aidsmap.com/For-patients-with-HIV-viral-load-is-key-in-immune-response-to-yellow-fever-vaccine/page/2229704/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:10:00 GMT Women using injectable (hormonal) contraceptives had a significantly lower rate of pregnancy compared to those using oral contraception in a major HIV prevention study, researchers report in the advance online edition of AIDS. However, the same study also found that women who used an injectable hormonal contraceptive method were at higher risk of http://www.aidsmap.com/Contraception-in-HIV-prevention-trials-injectable-hormonal-methods-more-effective/page/2229312/ Conception Contraception Sub-Saharan Africa Carole Leach-Lemens http://www.aidsmap.com/Contraception-in-HIV-prevention-trials-injectable-hormonal-methods-more-effective/page/2229312/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:10:00 GMT