Americans turn to AIDS drugs to prevent HIV infection
13 years, 8 months ago

Americans turn to AIDS drugs to prevent HIV infection

China Daily  

New research in Africa confirms that a once-a-day pill, used to treat patients infected with the virus which causes AIDS, also works to prevent HIV infection in healthy people. Noted AIDS researcher Dr. Anthony Fauci says it's essential that this emergency therapy be applied quickly to stop HIV infection. We need a lot of options to prevent new HIV infections and pre-exposure prophylaxis looks like it's going to one of those options." Prophylaxis: 预防法；预防 complacency: 自满 Related stories: Study says AIDS drugs can raise life expectancy in Africa How early treatment can limit the spread of HIV AIDS program targets migrant workers South Africans urged to take collective responsibility for HIV/AIDS （来源：VOA 编辑：实习生高美）

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HIV drugs stopped for millions by USAID cuts – this is the drastic effect it could have on their health
1 month, 2 weeks ago

HIV drugs stopped for millions by USAID cuts – this is the drastic effect it could have on their health

The Independent  

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Conflicting signals from Trump could disrupt HIV meds. What's the impact?
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Conflicting signals from Trump could disrupt HIV meds. What's the impact?

NPR  

Conflicting signals from Trump could disrupt HIV meds. In Uganda, Dr. Adolf Alinaitwe, a clinical HIV researcher at the Joint Clinical Research Centre, says, "I for one have received many calls from my patients asking what their fate is." "It doesn't mean that you're cured of HIV," says Dr. Susan Cu-Uvin, the director of the Providence/Boston Center for AIDS Research, …

'Remarkable global progress': HIV cases and deaths declining
4 months ago

'Remarkable global progress': HIV cases and deaths declining

Raw Story  

by Julien Dury The number of new HIV infections and deaths has fallen across the world, marking significant progress in the fight against the disease. - Uneven progress - During the 2010s, the number of HIV infections across the world declined by a fifth, according to a major study published in The Lancet HIV journal on Tuesday. "The world has …

Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is 'stunning'
8 months ago

Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is 'stunning'

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The prospect of a twice-a-year …

Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is ‘stunning’
8 months ago

Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is ‘stunning’

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Twice-yearly shots used to treat AIDS were 100% effective in preventing new infections in women, according to study results published Wednesday. The prospect of a twice-a-year shot is “quite revolutionary news” for our patients, said Thandeka Nkosi, who helped run the Gilead research at the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation in Masiphumelele, South Africa. “Gilead has …

Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is ‘stunning’
8 months ago

Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is ‘stunning’

New Indian Express  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa: Twice-yearly shots used to treat AIDS were 100% effective in preventing new infections in women, according to study results published Wednesday. In the new study, only about 30% of participants given Gilead’s Truvada or Descovy prevention pills actually took them — and that figure dropped over time. The prospect of a twice-a-year shot is “quite revolutionary …

Inside the dark world of bug chasing: Moment gay man, 53, on a mission to get HIV reveals he 'liked it' when a man he'd slept with texted him to reveal he had AIDS
1 year ago

Inside the dark world of bug chasing: Moment gay man, 53, on a mission to get HIV reveals he 'liked it' when a man he'd slept with texted him to reveal he had AIDS

Daily Mail  

A controversial sexual fetish where people actively seek to contract HIV has been explored in a Channel 4 documentary. It’s a Sin actor Nathaniel J Hall, from Manchester, investigated the world of 'bug chasing' and spoke to a 'chaser', a man who doesn’t take PrEP – medication which prevents HIV from getting into the body – in his mission to …

5 Things HIV Doctors Want Everyone To Be Doing
1 year, 3 months ago

5 Things HIV Doctors Want Everyone To Be Doing

Huff Post  

Illustration: Kim Salt for HuffPost; Photos: Getty Images There are actions you can take today that will lower your risk of HIV. “I still think there is a lot of stigma surrounding HIV and prevention, and I also think there’s still a distrust from certain communities of the medical establishment, lack of education and comfort with providers,” said Dr. Antonio …

A new injection to prevent HIV, rather than pills, is a game changer, scientists say
3 years, 3 months ago

A new injection to prevent HIV, rather than pills, is a game changer, scientists say

NPR  

A new injection to prevent HIV, rather than pills, is a game changer, scientists say Enlarge this image toggle caption ViiV Healthcare ViiV Healthcare A long-awaited development to help stop the spread of HIV and AIDS was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week, and scientists are calling it a game-changer. The drug, called Apretude but also …

EXPLAINED: How Long To An HIV Cure? As GSK Therapy Heads For Human Trials, Where We Are In Fight Against Virus
3 years, 3 months ago

EXPLAINED: How Long To An HIV Cure? As GSK Therapy Heads For Human Trials, Where We Are In Fight Against Virus

News 18  

It’s been close to four decades since HIV infection was first diagnosed by medical science. As the Treatment Action Group, an independent community-based research and policy think tank, notes, “It’s important to appreciate that at the current time, none of these studies is expected to produce a cure for HIV infection — they represent research working toward that goal”. In …

Injection prevents women from contracting HIV, study finds
4 years, 4 months ago

Injection prevents women from contracting HIV, study finds

Al Jazeera  

Results so far suggest that the injectable drug cabotegravir was 89 percent more effective than pills at preventing HIV infection. Researchers are stopping a study early after finding that a shot of an experimental medicine every two months worked better than daily pills to help prevent women from contracting HIV from an infected sexual partner. “I don’t think we can …

Scientists Develop Injectable HIV Drug with Fewer Side Effects
4 years, 7 months ago

Scientists Develop Injectable HIV Drug with Fewer Side Effects

News 18  

Researchers have developed an injectable new drug that blocks HIV from entering cells which offers long-lasting protection from the infection with fewer side effects. "It has great potential to help patients who suffer from drug resistance as well as those who would benefit from a longer-acting, injectable anti-HIV drug cocktail," Kay added. To see if CPT31 could prevent HIV infection, …

Experimental Drug Treatment May Have Rid Man Of HIV, Doctors Say
4 years, 8 months ago

Experimental Drug Treatment May Have Rid Man Of HIV, Doctors Say

Huff Post  

If a Brazilian man’s case is confirmed, it would be the first time HIV has been eliminated in an adult without a bone marrow or stem cell transplant. “I’m very moved because it’s something that millions of people want,” said the 35-year-old man, whose spoke to The Associated Press on condition that his name not be published. “I’m the living …

Life-saving HIV drugs risk running out as COVID-19 hits supplies: WHO
4 years, 8 months ago

Life-saving HIV drugs risk running out as COVID-19 hits supplies: WHO

Live Mint  

More than a third of the world's countries say they are at risk of running out of life-saving AIDS drugs because of disruptions to supply lines and other problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization said on Monday. "The findings of this survey are deeply concerning," the WHO's director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement …

PrEP a good preventative against HIV, despite one infection in Dutch test
5 years, 2 months ago

PrEP a good preventative against HIV, despite one infection in Dutch test

NL Times  

A GGD study into the HIV inhibitor PrEP showed that the treatment is an effective way to prevent an HIV infection, despite one of the 376 participants in the study contracting the virus, according to the Parool. PrEP, short for Pre-exposure prophylaxis, t is a way for people who do not have HIV, but who are at a high risk …

Surge in chemsex parties arranged on ‘hook-up’ apps is fuelling fresh HIV epidemic in European cities, doctors warn
5 years, 6 months ago

Surge in chemsex parties arranged on ‘hook-up’ apps is fuelling fresh HIV epidemic in European cities, doctors warn

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A surge in “chemsex” parties, …

PrEP: Use of HIV prevention pill rises 500%, CDC says
5 years, 8 months ago

PrEP: Use of HIV prevention pill rises 500%, CDC says

CNN  

CNN — Use of a daily pill to prevent HIV infection rose almost 500% from 2014 to 2017, according to new research published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Researchers noted that there are “structural barriers associated with race that influence access to high quality care” and recommended targeted efforts to increase PrEP use among minorities. …

HIV-negative people who are at risk of an infection should take PrEP, experts say
5 years, 9 months ago

HIV-negative people who are at risk of an infection should take PrEP, experts say

CNN  

CNN — A simple pill taken every day, known as “pre-exposure prophylaxis” or PrEP, can help prevent an infection with HIV. Doctors should offer PrEP to people at high risk of acquiring HIV, according to a new US Preventive Services Task Force statement published Tuesday. New initiative to reduce HIV infections Currently, about 1.1 million Americans are living with HIV, …

Daily HIV prevention pill urged for healthy people at risk
5 years, 9 months ago

Daily HIV prevention pill urged for healthy people at risk

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Doctors should offer a daily HIV prevention pill to healthy people who are at high risk of getting infected with the virus, an influential health care panel recommended Tuesday. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reiterated its long-standing advice that everyone ages 15 to 65 — and anyone who’s pregnant — should be regularly screened, a step to …

Daily HIV prevention pill urged for healthy people at high risk of infection
5 years, 9 months ago

Daily HIV prevention pill urged for healthy people at high risk of infection

LA Times  

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is urging doctors to offer Truvada to their healthy patients who are at high risk of becoming infected with HIV. Doctors should offer a daily HIV prevention pill to healthy people who are at high risk of getting infected with the virus, an influential healthcare panel recommended Tuesday. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force …

Expert Panel Recommends Wider Use Of Daily Pill To Prevent HIV Infections
5 years, 9 months ago

Expert Panel Recommends Wider Use Of Daily Pill To Prevent HIV Infections

NPR  

Expert Panel Recommends Wider Use Of Daily Pill To Prevent HIV Infections Enlarge this image toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has a new recommendation aimed at preventing HIV infections and AIDS. The influential panel's guidance says people at high risk of being infected with HIV should be offered preventive antiretroviral medications …

Aids breakthrough as study finds drugs prevent transmission of HIV virus
5 years, 10 months ago

Aids breakthrough as study finds drugs prevent transmission of HIV virus

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Research involving more than 1,000 male couples across Europe where one partner was HIV positive …

HIV treatment eliminates risk of passing on virus, landmark study says
5 years, 10 months ago

HIV treatment eliminates risk of passing on virus, landmark study says

CNN  

CNN — The risk of passing on the HIV virus is completely eliminated by effective drugs treatment, a landmark study has shown, in a significant boost to the prospects of ending the AIDS pandemic. “We’ve got a way to go to get people easier access to testing and treatment, but if we could get global coverage, then we could really …

HIV cure: Two men might be second and third to be cured of the virus
6 years ago

HIV cure: Two men might be second and third to be cured of the virus

CNN  

CNN — A second person has experienced sustained remission from HIV-1, according to a case study published Tuesday in the journal Nature. “By achieving remission in a second patient using a similar approach, we have shown that the Berlin Patient was not an anomaly and that it really was the treatment approaches that eliminated HIV in these two people,” said …

We know exactly how to prevent HIV, yet people are still dying of Aids because of our privileged complacency
6 years, 3 months ago

We know exactly how to prevent HIV, yet people are still dying of Aids because of our privileged complacency

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In England rates of HIV have …

HIV drugs control disease – for those who can afford them
7 years, 4 months ago

HIV drugs control disease – for those who can afford them

Salon  

In the past few decades, HIV has gone from being a fatal diagnosis to a manageable disease. ART takes a multi-pronged approach to combating HIV – patients often have to take at least three different drugs daily to suppress their infection. The LATTE-2 study combined two drugs into an injectable therapy that could be delivered to patients every eight weeks …

World AIDS Day 2016: AIDS is still a new threat to a younger generation
8 years, 3 months ago

World AIDS Day 2016: AIDS is still a new threat to a younger generation

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Dr. Linda-Gail Bekker is president of the International AIDS Society and deputy director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre. Story highlights Dr. Linda-Gail Bekker: The threat of AIDS is far from over, especially for the young; adolescents are at high risk World AIDS Day is a reminder that we must work harder to combat HIV in multiple ways, …

HIV wonder drug 'pre-exposure prophylaxis' is given the green light
8 years, 7 months ago

HIV wonder drug 'pre-exposure prophylaxis' is given the green light

Daily Mail  

A leading Aids charity has won a High Court battle over whether a preventative treatment for HIV should be funded by the NHS. PrEP has been called a 'game-changer' by campaigners as when taken consistently, it has been shown to reduce the risk of HIV infection by more than 90 per cent Matthew Terrell, writer and gay activist told Huffington …

World Aids Day: After 30 years, the myths and stigma remain - but things can change
9 years, 3 months ago

World Aids Day: After 30 years, the myths and stigma remain - but things can change

The Independent  

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World Aids Day: What you want to know about HIV/Aids but are afraid to ask
9 years, 3 months ago

World Aids Day: What you want to know about HIV/Aids but are afraid to ask

The Independent  

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HIV and AIDS: Where are we now?
9 years, 3 months ago

HIV and AIDS: Where are we now?

ABC  

Nearly 35 years have passed since the first reports of deaths from a mysterious illness were finally attributed to the human immunodeficiency virus. Global statistics for 2014 36.9 million people living with HIV at the end of 2014 14.9 million people are receiving antiretroviral therapy 2 million became newly infected 1.2 million died from HIV-related causes Australian statistics for 2014 …

There’s a Daily Pill to Protect Against HIV, Here’s How It Works
9 years, 4 months ago

There’s a Daily Pill to Protect Against HIV, Here’s How It Works

The Quint  

Truvada is a combination drug that was originally developed to treat the infection but studies found that giving it to the high-risk population could lower their risk of contracting HIV as much as 90%. But now, studies in more than 450 men who have sex with men have shown that taking this preventive pill reduces the risk of contracting HIV …

There’s a Daily Pill to Protect Against HIV, Here’s How It Works
9 years, 4 months ago

There’s a Daily Pill to Protect Against HIV, Here’s How It Works

The Quint  

Truvada is a combination drug that was originally developed to treat the infection but studies found that giving it to the high-risk population could lower their risk of contracting HIV as much as 90%. But now, studies in more than 450 men who have sex with men have shown that taking this preventive pill reduces the risk of contracting HIV …

Why The HIV Prevention Drug, PrEP, Remains So Divisive Among The LGBT Community
9 years, 9 months ago

Why The HIV Prevention Drug, PrEP, Remains So Divisive Among The LGBT Community

Huff Post  

Many in the gay community have been divided on the HIV/AIDS prevention drug Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, or PrEP, since it was first introduced in 2012. This week, Black AIDS Institute President Phill Wilson and Gawker's Rich Juzwiak sat down to discuss the controversies surrounding the use surrounding PrEP. During the interview, Juzwiak suggested that many of the concerns were based on …

Obama Launches HIV Cure Initiative, Ups Pledge For Global Health
11 years, 3 months ago

Obama Launches HIV Cure Initiative, Ups Pledge For Global Health

NPR  

Obama Launches HIV Cure Initiative, Ups Pledge For Global Health Enlarge this image toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP Carolyn Kaster/AP Commemorating the 25th World AIDS Day a day late, President Obama announced an initiative Monday to find a cure for HIV infections that would be funded by $100 million shifted from existing spending. In a panel discussion following Obama's remarks, Dr. …

Melbourne trial working toward HIV cure
12 years ago

Melbourne trial working toward HIV cure

ABC  

Scientists at Melbourne's Alfred Hospital and Monash University say they hope a world-first treatment for HIV could lead to a cure for the virus. "It's a really important step because there are several important reasons as to why we as scientists and clinicians need to start to think about curing HIV rather than keeping people on lifelong treatment." Baby cured …

WHO's AIDS chief says vigilance needed against HIV drug resistance
12 years, 8 months ago

WHO's AIDS chief says vigilance needed against HIV drug resistance

China Daily  

An official with the World Health Organization said Thursday that the HIV drug resistance needs to be observed, although it is not a major problem right now. As the antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection has saved millions of lives since it was introduced and its coverage continues to grow, some degree of emergence and transmission of HIV drug resistance is …

WHO's AIDS chief says vigilance needed against HIV drug resistance
12 years, 8 months ago

WHO's AIDS chief says vigilance needed against HIV drug resistance

China Daily  

An official with the World Health Organization said Thursday that the HIV drug resistance needs to be observed, although it is not a major problem right now. As the antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection has saved millions of lives since it was introduced and its coverage continues to grow, some degree of emergence and transmission of HIV drug resistance is …

AIDS fight at turning point: We have the tools, say scientists
12 years, 8 months ago

AIDS fight at turning point: We have the tools, say scientists

Firstpost  

Researchers, doctors and patients attending the world’s largest AIDS conference are urging the world’s governments not to cut back on the fight against the epidemic when it is at a turning point. Washington: Researchers, doctors and patients attending the world’s largest AIDS conference are urging the world’s governments not to cut back on the fight against the epidemic when it …

Testing, Treatment Key Weapons In AIDS Fight
12 years, 8 months ago

Testing, Treatment Key Weapons In AIDS Fight

NPR  

Testing, Treatment Key Weapons In AIDS Fight Enlarge this image toggle caption Ebony Bailey/NPR Ebony Bailey/NPR Thirty years ago, we first began hearing about AIDS — then a mysterious, unnamed disease that was initially thought to be a rare form of cancer that affected gay men. AIDS In The Nation's Capital HIV infection rates in Washington are higher than in …

Now, pop a pill to prevent HIV?
12 years, 8 months ago

Now, pop a pill to prevent HIV?

Firstpost  

We seem to be a step closer to eradicating HIV with the United States’ Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approving a drug to be used in healthy people as a preventive measure for the infection. The drug panel feels that the pills, if taken daily, by those who are highly active sexually will stall HIV infection. However, the FDA …

FDA approves drug to reduce HIV risk
12 years, 8 months ago

FDA approves drug to reduce HIV risk

LA Times  

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration approved a drug Monday that could dramatically reduce the risk of contracting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, among high-risk groups. What we do have is an increasingly growing tool kit.” Many HIV and AIDS researchers and activists say the pill is a promising way to reduce new infections, which have remained stubbornly …

US approves first-ever pill to help fight HIV
12 years, 8 months ago

US approves first-ever pill to help fight HIV

Al Jazeera  

The preventative measure for people at high risk of HIV could help slow the spread of the virus. The first-ever daily pill to help prevent the spread of HIV has been approved by US regulators – a milestone in the 30-year battle against the virus believed to cause AIDS. The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Gilead Sciences’ …

AIDS fight enters new phase with prevention pill
12 years, 10 months ago

AIDS fight enters new phase with prevention pill

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Condoms and other safe-sex practices have accomplished only so much. In the generation-long fight against AIDS, “it’s the first time we have talked about a medication for prevention of HIV,” said Dr. Lisa Sterman of Francisco, who treats HIV-positive patients. “With this recommendation, we’re nearing a watershed moment in our fight against HIV,” said James Loduca, a spokesman …

Living with HIV: better help is now available
12 years, 10 months ago

Living with HIV: better help is now available

ABC  

When I was diagnosed with HIV in 1993, the decision about commencing HIV treatments was quite a difficult one. At NAPWA, we have just released a national campaign to encourage people living with HIV to talk to their doctors about new developments in HIV treatments. We know that some people are not getting medication because they still hold outdated views …

New studies on HIV treatment as prevention
12 years, 11 months ago

New studies on HIV treatment as prevention

China Daily  

Recent studies have shown that antiretroviral drugs can be used not only to treat HIV, but also to prevent infection in the first place. Now, the western US state of California is launching new studies to determine PrEP's effectiveness beyond clinical trials and out in the real world. Daily dose However, Warren said pre-exposure prophylaxis is only effective if people …

‘Prevention methods can't cope with current rate of HIV infection'
13 years, 9 months ago

‘Prevention methods can't cope with current rate of HIV infection'

The Hindu  

For every person put on anti-retroviral drug, two more become HIV-infected. If the present rate of 7,100 new infections continues, the current prevention methods cannot stem the tide of AIDS, according to International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, a consortium working on developing prevention vaccine. “The only real hope we have of ending this pandemic is through the deployment of effective biomedical …

How early treatment can limit the spread of HIV
13 years, 10 months ago

How early treatment can limit the spread of HIV

China Daily  

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study shows that early treatment greatly reduces the risk that the partner of an infected person will also get infected. This study shows that not only is it better for the person who is infected, but it helps that person from transmitting to the person that's their sexual partner, heterosexual …

News break: Pre-exposure prevention of HIV works. But.
14 years, 4 months ago

News break: Pre-exposure prevention of HIV works. But.

Wired  

* *There's huge news today in the results of a major drug trial for HIV prevention, but the news comes balanced with significant cautions and caveats. For the first time, researchers have shown that if men who are not infected with HIV take routine doses of AIDS treatment drugs, they can markedly reduce their risk of becoming infected. Writing in …

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