Archive for December, 2009
HIV Death Rates for Children Plummeting
The death rates of children living with HIV have decreased ninefold since combination antiretroviral (ARV) therapy became widely available in the mid-1990s, according to results from a large pediatric HIV study published in the December 15 issue of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. But there’s still tremendous room for improvement: Young people with [...]
Posted: December 29th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
Tags: Children and HIV, HIV
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Congnitive Dysfunction Common in People with AIDS
People with HIV responding well the antiretroviral (ARV) therapy commonly experience at least minor signs of thinking and memory problems, according to a study published online December 7 in AIDS. Most problems were so minor, however, that people didn’t realize they had any dysfunction. The study does not predict whether or how rapidly these problems [...]
Posted: December 17th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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XIX International AIDS Conference Returns to US
POZ magazine reports that the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) will be held July 2012 in Washington, DC. As the custodian of the conference, the International AIDS Society (IAS) made the decision because the United States is repealing its HIV travel ban, effective January 4, 2010. The last time the conference was held in [...]
Posted: December 1st, 2009 under Uncategorized.
Tags: HIV Exclusion law, XIX International AIDS Conference
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