CytoDyn Inc. (OTC.QB:CYDY), a biotechnology company focused on the development of new therapies for combating human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, today announced the Company filed a request for Breakthrough Therapy Designation with the FDA for PRO 140 as a treatment for HIV-1 infection in treatment-experienced ...

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - One in seven people with HIV in the Europe Union region is unaware they have the virus, seriously hampering efforts to meet a global 2030 deadline for eradicating the AIDS epidemic, a senior health expert said on Tuesday. The average estimated ...

The mini pump could be key to eradicating a scourge in Africa. You don't have to wait until after an infection to fight HIV. A technique known as pre-exposure prophylaxis has you taking preemptive medicine on a regular basis, greatly reducing the chances that HIV will ...

MOSCOW, January 1. /TASS/. The Federal Register of HIV patients, set to be launched in Russia’s regions on January 1, will help provide patients with medicine, Health Ministry Spokesman Oleg Salagai told TASS. “Any individual diagnosed with HIV should be interested in being included in this ...

The success of recent local and state initiatives to end HIV as an epidemic will hinge on community mobilization efforts to inspire engagement in care and services, along with meaningful involvement at all levels of advocacy and policy, according to Community Mobilization: An Assessment of ...

Static picture in other countries conceals local change, especially in gay men The annual number of new cases of HIV increased by at least 8% in 2015 in the whole of the World Health Organization’s European region, and by 60% in the last decade, according to ...

This week Large drop in HIV diagnoses in London gay men Four sexual health clinics serving large numbers of gay men in London have reported that they diagnosed far fewer gay men with HIV during Hepatitis C virus often found in rectal fluid Our understanding of how ...

IAPAC launched Recommendations for the Rapid Expansion of HIV Self-Testing in Fast-Track Cities during a joint Brazilian National STI, HIV/AIDS & Viral Hepatitis Program – IAPAC meeting of that country’s cities held January 26, 2017, in Brasília. Developed in collaboration with ASLM, the recommendations promote ...

For the first time, the cumulative number of HIV cases in the WHO European Region increased to over 2 million. More than 153 000 new HIV cases contributed to this figure in 2015 – a 7% increase compared to the previous year and the highest ...

In advance of World AIDS Day, WHO has released new guidelines on HIV self-testing to improve access to and uptake of HIV diagnosis.

The Lancet HIV is an exclusively online journal dedicated to publishing original research that advocates change in, or illuminates, HIV clinical practice. It publishes translational, epidemiological, clinical, operational, and implementation studies. The January 2017 issue is available here. Original Article

During the early (also known as acute) stage of HIV infection—about two weeks after initial exposure—the amount of virus produced in the body is very high. This occurs because the virus has overwhelmed and subverted the body’s defences. As acute infection is not associated with ...

Researchers have come up with the first direct evidence that enough hepatitis C virus (HCV) sheds into the rectums of HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) to transmit directly to another man’s penis during anal sex, even when no blood is present. Publishing their ...

Getting ready for World AIDS Day, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has published the HIV testing guidance evaluation technical report, now released on ECDC website ahead of December 1st: http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications/Publications/HIV-testing-guidance-evaluation.pdf This document was developed with considerable input from members of the PLHIV ...

Dorthe Raben has been working in the HIV/AIDS field for many years. Her work with HIV in Europe and OptTEST encompasses the scientific and policy aspects of testing, linkage to care and prevention in HIV/AIDS. In this interview she speaks about results and challenges. Original Article

“I had no idea that since I have HIV, I may be twice as likely to have a heart event compared to the general population,” said Frank Carroll, a 63-year-old man who has been living with HIV for over two decades. Unfortunately, that is the case ...

Rosuvastatin for 96 weeks significantly slowed progression of subclinical atherosclerosis — as measured by common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT) — in a double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Participants had normal low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) before treatment began, but the statin further lowered LDL-C, according to the ...