http://www.aidsmap.com/Aidsmap-news-English/page/1260794/ en-gb NAM Publications - 2012 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:48:19 GMT Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:48:19 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ 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 Men who have sex with men may now be at considerably higher risk of acquiring HIV than other at-risk groups such as female sex workers or young people of either sex, if findings by the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) of HIV incidence at two centres in Kenya can be generalised to other populations. The http://www.aidsmap.com/Men-who-have-sex-with-men-may-now-be-the-highest-risk-group-for-HIV-in-Africa-IAVI-study-suggests/page/2234346/ Epidemiology and behaviour Kenya Men who have sex with men (MSM) Sex workers South Africa Gus Cairns http://www.aidsmap.com/Men-who-have-sex-with-men-may-now-be-the-highest-risk-group-for-HIV-in-Africa-IAVI-study-suggests/page/2234346/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:30:00 GMT HIV doctors in the US are struggling to meet the demands of a rising patient caseload, according to the findings of a national survey. Two-thirds of HIV treatment providers reported an increase in patient numbers, and a third reported difficulties being reimbursed for the care they provided. The second annual HealthHIV State of Primary http://www.aidsmap.com/HIV-care-providers-in-US-struggling-to-cope-with-rising-patient-numbers/page/2232782/ Delivery of care Must see United States Michael Carter http://www.aidsmap.com/HIV-care-providers-in-US-struggling-to-cope-with-rising-patient-numbers/page/2232782/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:40:00 GMT Approximately a quarter of men undergoing circumcision resume sexual activity before their wounds have fully healed, Zambian research published in the online edition of AIDS shows. Most of the men reporting the early resumption of sexual activity engaged in unprotected sex, often with multiple partners. The investigators calculated that early resumption of sexual activity at this http://www.aidsmap.com/Quarter-of-men-resume-sex-before-wounds-from-circumcision-fully-healed-in-Zambian-study/page/2227154/ Circumcision Must see Zambia Michael Carter http://www.aidsmap.com/Quarter-of-men-resume-sex-before-wounds-from-circumcision-fully-healed-in-Zambian-study/page/2227154/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT Raltegravir could have a “useful” role in HIV post-exposure prophylaxis, according to investigators from the US writing in the online edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. Doctors in Boston, Massachusetts, prescribed a post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) regimen of raltegravir (Isentress) with tenofovir and FTC (Truvada) to 100 patients after possible sexual exposure to HIV. http://www.aidsmap.com/RaltegraviriTruvadai-HIV-PEP-regimen-well-tolerated-with-no-infections-after-its-use/page/2227321/ Must see PEP United States Michael Carter http://www.aidsmap.com/RaltegraviriTruvadai-HIV-PEP-regimen-well-tolerated-with-no-infections-after-its-use/page/2227321/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:10:00 GMT