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The plan, announced in a formal presentation today by outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, takes advantage of scientific and political breakthroughs that have cut the rate of new HIV infections in half.View Thread
Timothy Ray Brown, 45, was living in Berlin and being treated for his HIV infection with a normal anti-HIV drug regimen. When he developed leukemia , he underwent a bone marrow transplant. His doctor decided to look for a donor who had a rare genetic mutation that makes a person resistant to HIV infection.
Such a donor was found. After having his own blood cells eradicated with radiation and powerful chemotherapy , Brown received the transplant with the anti-HIV mutation. While recovering, he was unable to take his anti-HIV drugs -- yet there was no sign of the virus in his body.
Five years later, Brown remains HIV free. A recent report that there may be lingering virus in his body is not true, Brown said at the news conference.
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Truvada is already approved as part of treatment regimens for people with HIV infection. But this is the first time the FDA has approved any drug for "pre-exposure prophylaxis" or PrEP -- that is, for protecting uninfected people against HIV.
It is not a prescription to party, says Debra Birnkrant, MD, the FDA's director of antiviral products.
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Everyone, at one point or another, has heard one of those statements and wondered if they were true. If you hadn't you probably wouldn't be here looking for answers and input!
Check out this slideshow on HIV Myths & Facts that will give you the answers so you know what to say next time you're confronted with a questionable comment about HIV/AIDS.
Have you heard any other common myths about HIV or AIDS that you're wondering about? Ask away!
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Check out this slideshow for images of herpes, genital warts, gonorrhea, HPV, and more. Very useful!View Thread
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There won't be any money earmarked to the new strategy, at least not yet, but it is a plan long in the making and will set some direction.
The goal is part of a new national HIV and AIDS strategy released by the White House. It seeks to stem the spread of the virus and extend effective AIDS drugs to more of the estimated 1.1 million Americans living with the disease.
The strategy calls for an intensified effort to target....
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Younger people across the globe, including those who live in Africa and other areas hard hit by AIDS , may be helping to ease the epidemic, a new study shows.
There was a 25% reduction in HIV prevalence among 15 of the 25 countries most affected by AIDS, and this is largely due to behavior changes among younger people...
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The discovery could advance HIV vaccine research, but the science is still very preliminary. Read full article here...
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he FDA has approved the first HIV test to detect the AIDS virus itself as well as antibodies to the virus.
Most currently used HIV tests detect anti-HIV antibodies. But it takes two to eight weeks -- 25 days on average -- for a person newly infected with HIV to make detectable antibodies. Meanwhile, that person is highly infectious to others.
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this is another website that is a good resource for those living with HIV who are seeking empowerment and information.View Thread
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