HIV/AIDS Topics Is an HIV Vaccine Necessary to End AIDS?
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- Category: HIV Vaccines
- Published on Friday, 07 February 2014 00:00
- Written by NIAID
Expanded access to antiretroviral therapy for treatment and prevention, along with other proven prevention strategies, could conceivably end the HIV/AIDS epidemic, but goal would be achieved much faster if an even modestly effective HIV vaccine were available, Anthony Fauci and Hilary Marston from the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) wrote in the February 6 New England Journal of Medicine.
Studies Shed Light on Sexual Transmission of HIV Among Young Gay Men
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- Category: HIV Sexual Transmission
- Published on Thursday, 16 January 2014 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Young men who have sex with men tend to have higher HIV viral load compared with heterosexuals, contributing to a greater likelihood of transmission, according to a recent report. Another recent study offers more information on the risk of HIV transmission associated with specific sexual activities in the absence of antiretroviral treatment.
HIVandHepatitis.com Complete 2013 Conference Coverage
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Monday, 30 December 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
HIVandHepatitis.com 2013 conference and meeting coverage.
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Most U.S. Providers Support PrEP, but Not Many Have Prescribed It
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- Category: Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Published on Friday, 10 January 2014 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
About three-quarters of infectious disease physicians in North America said they favored HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), but only 9% reported that they had prescribed Truvada (tenofovir/emtricitabine) for this purpose, according to a report in the December 6, 2013, advance edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases.
PrEP Does Not Promote Increased Sexual Risk Behavior among Gay Men
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- Category: HIV Prevention
- Published on Monday, 23 December 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Using Truvada (tenofovir/emtricitabine) for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV infection was not associated with an increase in sex without condoms and it appears to promote active engagement in risk reduction, according to a report in the December 18, 2013, edition of PLoS ONE.
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