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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Researchers, clinicians discuss recent findings that could bring hope for people with HIV

Since the onset of the AIDS pandemic more than three decades ago, researchers from the lab and physicians in the clinic have been working toward one shared goal: an AIDS-free world. This week, a conference hosted by the journals Cell and The Lancet brought leading researchers and clinicians together to discuss recent findings that could bring hope to the estimated 35 million people world-wide who live with HIV.

7 Nov 2013

Finding challenges assumption that bisexual men responsible for HIV transmission to female partners

The number of HIV positive men who have sex with both men and women is likely no higher than the number of HIV positive heterosexual men, according to a U.S.-based analysis by University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health researchers.

6 Nov 2013

Bisexual men, women face prejudice and discrimination from both heterosexual, homosexual people

Men who identify themselves as heterosexual are three times more likely to categorize bisexuality as "not a legitimate sexual orientation," an attitude that can encourage negative health outcomes in people who identify as bisexual, according to an analysis led by University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health researcher Mackey Friedman, Ph.D., M.P.H.

5 Nov 2013

Two organochlorine pesticides associated with increased risk of endometriosis

A Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center-led study has found that two organochlorine pesticides are associated with an increased risk of endometriosis, a condition that affects up to 10 percent of reproductive-age women.

5 Nov 2013

Stop L.A. Corruption: A new awareness campaign that highlights failures of LA County

Health and public policy advocates from AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) will unveil 'Stop L.A. Corruption,' a new advocacy and awareness campaign highlighting the profound failures of Los Angeles County and its key elected and appointed officials in carrying out their sworn duties to serve and protect the nearly 10 million residents of the County.

4 Nov 2013

Mylan's revenues decrease 2% to $1.77B in third quarter 2013

Mylan Inc. today announced its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.

31 Oct 2013

Black women with vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy more likely to deliver preterm babies

African-American and Puerto Rican women who have low levels of vitamin D during pregnancy are more likely to go into labor early and give birth to preterm babies, research led by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health reveals.

31 Oct 2013

Overweight men diagnosed with prostate cancer more likely to die from the disease

Men who are overweight or obese when they are diagnosed with prostate cancer are more likely to die from the disease than men who are of healthy weight, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in the journal Obesity Research & Clinical Practice. In patients with more aggressive forms of prostate cancer, the researchers also found an even stronger correlation between obesity and mortality.

30 Oct 2013

Researcher receives NIH grant to study physiological impact of maternal smoking on fetal behavior

Laura Stroud, Ph.D., a researcher with The Miriam Hospital's Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, was recently awarded a 5-year, $2,885,481 grant from the National Institutes of Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to further her work on the physiological impact of maternal smoking on fetal development and behavior.

30 Oct 2013

Health law broadens coverage for millions with HIV, AIDS

Stateline reports how the health law will broaden benefits for many of the 1.1 million Americans infected with HIV, especially those who live in the 25 states that are expanding Medicaid. Meanwhile, the Obama administration stresses that information an individual submits to sign up for health coverage cannot be used to enforce immigration law.

29 Oct 2013

Study finds persistent deficiency in new therapeutics for neglected diseases

In a study published today in the open-access journal The Lancet Global Health, the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative and other researchers report a persistent deficiency in truly new therapeutics for neglected diseases, despite nominal progress and an acceleration in research and development efforts. This continued 'fatal imbalance' in medical R&D points to the urgent need to develop and deliver groundbreaking new treatments for the world's poorest and most neglected patients.

25 Oct 2013

HIV-positive patients with high CD4 cell counts are not at increased risk for heart attacks

Patients who are HIV-positive and have high CD4 cell counts - or have a high number of white blood cells that fight infections - aren't at an increased risk for heart attacks compared to patients who are HIV-negative, according to a Kaiser Permanente study that appears in the current online issue of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.

25 Oct 2013

Full and early treatment may cure babies with HIV

A report published in The New England Journal of Medicine provides confirmation of what researchers say is the first case of HIV remission in a child born with the virus.

24 Oct 2013

State-of-the-art HIV vaccine laboratory opens in Cape Town, South Africa

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center tomorrow will celebrate the grand opening of a state-of-the-art HIV vaccine laboratory in Cape Town, South Africa.

24 Oct 2013

HIV testing more effective than brief patient-centered counseling in preventing AIDS

For decades, people seeking an HIV test have been counseled on realistic and achievable steps they could take to avoid infection. But a national study led by Miller School investigators has determined that, given the rapid HIV tests available today, the resources devoted to pre-test counseling would be better spent on universal testing that could detect more HIV cases earlier, and link newly infected people to the treatment that could halt the spread of the virus.

24 Oct 2013

AHF calls on China to step up commitment on global AIDS, pledge $1 billion to Global Fund

AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the largest global AIDS organization, is spearheading a series of US and global protests targeting the Government of the People's Republic of China to demand that it step up its commitment on global AIDS and pledge one billion dollars to Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria.

23 Oct 2013

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Researchers, clinicians discuss recent findings that could bring hope for people with HIV

Finding challenges assumption that bisexual men responsible for HIV transmission to female partners

Bisexual men, women face prejudice and discrimination from both heterosexual, homosexual people

Two organochlorine pesticides associated with increased risk of endometriosis

Stop L.A. Corruption: A new awareness campaign that highlights failures of LA County

Mylan's revenues decrease 2% to $1.77B in third quarter 2013

Black women with vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy more likely to deliver preterm babies

Overweight men diagnosed with prostate cancer more likely to die from the disease

Researcher receives NIH grant to study physiological impact of maternal smoking on fetal behavior

Health law broadens coverage for millions with HIV, AIDS

Study finds persistent deficiency in new therapeutics for neglected diseases

HIV-positive patients with high CD4 cell counts are not at increased risk for heart attacks

Full and early treatment may cure babies with HIV

State-of-the-art HIV vaccine laboratory opens in Cape Town, South Africa

HIV testing more effective than brief patient-centered counseling in preventing AIDS

AHF calls on China to step up commitment on global AIDS, pledge $1 billion to Global Fund

URC leads new project to improve people's health status in Haiti

Breast milk may protect babies from acquiring HIV infection, say researchers

UCLA receives $7M grant to investigate links between substance abuse and HIV among minority men

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