A roundup of HIV-related news from Australian and selected international media.
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AIDSMeds (US), 28 Mar
Tags: USA starting-treatment treatments treatment-guidelines HIV
Antiretroviral (ARVA medication or other substance which is active against retroviruses such as HIV.) therapy is now recommended for all U.S. residents living with HIV, according to revised HIV treatment guidelines released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on March 27, 2012.
NAPWHA, 29 Mar media release
Tags: USA Robert Mitchell NAPWHA starting-treatment treatments treatment-guidelines HIV
The National Association of People with HIV/AIDS (NAPWHA) has welcomed the release of updated guidelines for treating HIV issued yesterday by the US Department of Health and Human Services. In a major shift, the new guidelines recommend that all people with HIV consider going on HIV treatment, whether recently infected or with more advanced HIV disease.
Aidsmap (UK), 29 Mar
Tags: treatment as prevention starting-treatment USA treatment-guidelines treatments HIV
Newly updated US antiretroviral treatment guidelines are recommending antiretroviral treatment for all people with HIV infection, with particular emphasis on treatment for: people with CD4 cell counts below 500; anyone at risk of transmitting HIV to partners; pregnant women; and people with hepatitis B co-infection or HIV-related kidney disease.
International
New York Times (US), 28 Mar
Tags: civil-law mental-trauma USA disclosure privacy HIV
The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a private pilot whose H.I.V.-positive status was improperly shared between government agencies cannot collect damages for the emotional distress he suffered when he was punished for hiding his medical condition from the Federal Aviation Administration.
HIV Treatment and Care
Aidsmap (UK), 29 Mar
Tags: cognitive-impairment treatments cognitive-function HIV
Cognitive function continues to improve up to one year after starting antiretroviral therapy, according to the results of a small international study published in HIV Medicine.
HIV Prevention
Jack da Silva, The Conversation, 29 Mar
Tags: Jack da Silva virology basic-science modelling vaccines prevention HIV
Despite three decades of research, an HIV vaccine remains elusive. The main reason for this is the virus’s uncanny ability to evolve resistanceHIV which has mutated and is less susceptible to the effects of one or more anti-HIV drugs is said to be resistant. to immune control, so understanding how the virus adapts to the earliest immune responses is critical for success. Recent work involving computer simulation provides some insight into the problem we face.
Friday Viral Video
Channel Ten, 27 Mar
Tags: decriminalisation Kelly Vincent South-Australia disability sex-workers sex-work
Paul Henry speaks to SA MP for the Dignity for Disability party, Kelly Vincent, and sex worker Rachel Wotton about calls to leaglise sex workers for people with disability in South Australia.
Same Same, 29 Mar video
Tags: condoms
A lot of work goes into your condoms – and a new video from the Trojan brand sheds light on what actually happens in condom factories around the world.
Health Policy
The Australian, 29 Mar
Tags: PCEHR Tanya Plibersek Medicare e-health
DOCTORS will be paid a Medicare rebate of up to $101 to set up an e-health record for their patients as the government warns its e-health scheme due to start on July 1 may take years to reach its full potential.
Welfare & Work
WA Today, 29 Mar
Tags: ACOSS Newstart unemployment welfare
A report on inequality to be delivered to Treasurer Wayne Swan this morning will label Australia's welfare system one of the best in the developed world with the exception of unemployment benefits, which are the worst relative to community standards and shrinking.
Disability
The Australian, 29 Mar
Tags: ABS DSP employment disability
THE proportion of people with disabilities in the workforce over the past 20 years has remained constant despite the booming economy.
Sexual Health
Yahoo! 7 News, 29 Mar
Tags: politics pedophilia partner therapy Northern-Territory chlamydia STIs
A bill to allow doctors to prescribe medication for the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia to unseen patients has passed the Northern Territory Parliament.
Hepatitis
Australia Life Scientist, 30 Mar
Tags: NtRTIs clinical-trials AGX-1009 Agenix HBV treatments HBV
Agenix is on schedule to commence its planned phase IA clinical trial designed to establish whether an experimental drug is safe for humans to take. Phase I studies determine the metabolism and pharmacologic actions of drugs in humans, the side effects associated with increasing doses, and look for early evidence of effectiveness; these studies may include either people with HIV, HIV-negative volunteers, or both trial of AGX-1009 as a hepatitis B treatment in China.
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