Compared with antiretroviral regimens not containing the protease inhibitor (PI) atazanavir, those that do carried a 35% lower risk of myocardial infarction (MI), according to results of a 1-year study of 10,000 US veterans . Overall MI incidence was higher in this population than in ...

More toxicity stops with elvitegravir than other integrase inhibitors HIV patients at a Barcelona university clinic quit taking elvitegravir less often than raltegravir or dolutegravir in the first year of therapy . But discontinuations for toxicity proved most frequent in people starting elvitegravir in this 1091-patient ...

A new drug which effectively treats more genotypes of hepatitis C has been recommended for use in the NHS. NICE has published new draft guidance which recommends sofosbuvir-velpatasvir – an anti-viral drug that offers patients with chronic hepatitis C a potential cure. Sofosbuvir-velpatasvir – a tablet taken ...

A small number of people infected with HIV produce antibodies with an amazing effect: Not only are the antibodies directed against the own virus strain, but also against different sub-types of HIV that circulate worldwide. Researchers from the University of Zurich and University Hospital Zurich ...

Achillion announces 100% SVR12 in the 6-week and 8-week cohorts in Janssen’s Phase 2 trial evaluating the triple combination treatment tegimen including odalasvir, AL-335, and simeprevir for genotype 1 treatment-naïve HCV – ePoster presented at the EASL / AASLD Special Conference: New Perspectives in Hepatitis C ...

A mathematical modelling study based on the HIV epidemic in the Netherlands has found that daily pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) would be cost-effective even at current drug prices if it was targeted at gay men at high risk of HIV infection. In a base case where PrEP ...

The sexual relationships of many African American men who have sex with men are largely shaped by economic insecurity, housing instability and stigma, according to a new study. These structural inequalities influence the kinds of relationships and sexual behaviour that men have. While most HIV prevention ...

Early infant HIV diagnosis in South Africa will save lives, extend life expectancy and be cost-effective, according to a modelling study published in the online edition of the Journal of Infectious Diseases. Compared to no early infant diagnosis (EID), testing at either birth or 6 ...

– 98 percent of previously untreated genotype 1b (GT1b) chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected patients without cirrhosis achieved SVR12 in Phase 3b GARNET study (1) – First study evaluating 8 weeks of VIEKIRAX (ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir tablets) + EXVIERA (dasabuvir tablets)1 – GT1b is the most common subtype ...

The European AIDS Treatment Group is holding its general assembly in Sofia, Bulgaria this weekend of 23-25 September 2016. More than 70 people gathered in the posh but comfortable Sofia Hotel Balkan to discuss the successes and achievements, and also the failures, of the organisation ...

21 September 2016 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the international community to continue working for equal rights and fair treatment for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, reiterating the UN’s commitment to securing their human rights. “I will always fight for the ...

19 September 2016 – New York, USA – The first day of the 28th Stop TB Partnership Coordinating Board Meeting ended with the Board endorsing a call to convene a United Nations High-Level Meeting on TB. This proposed High-Level Meeting would bring together Heads of ...

Renal function declines associated with HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) are more likely with increasing age and decreasing baseline creatinine clearance, according to a new study. “This is one of the first studies to systematically study predictors of renal decline on tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabine (TDF/FTC)-based PrEP in ...

Why $13 billion might not be $13 billion and why it’s insufficient even if it is Read the full article here. Original Article

People on opiate agonist substitution therapy can be successfully treated with grazoprevir/elbasvir (Zepatier) — achieving cure rates similar to those of the population as a whole — but some people are reinfected with hepatitis C virus after being cured, suggesting that a greater emphasis on ...

Collective effort to address a challenge to health, food security, and development 21 September 2016 | NEW YORK – World leaders today signalled an unprecedented level of attention to curb the spread of infections that are resistant to antimicrobial medicines. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) happens when bacteria, viruses, ...

After the recent elections to the State Duma in Russia last Sunday, it became clear that the legislative strategy of the Russian Parliament regarding civil society is unlikely to change and civil society in Russia will continue to face obstacles. In recent months we have ...

The Greek Association of People Living with HIV (PLWH) “Positive Voice” and the “HIV in Europe”, OptTEST project (Optimising testing and linkage to care for HIV across Europe) jointly organise the conference “Linkage to and retention in care: experiences from Europe and Greece and challenges ...