Report says 3 percent in DC have HIV or AIDS

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Mar 16, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- A new report by D.C. health officials says that at least 3 percent of residents in the nation's capital are living with HIV or AIDS and every mode of transmission is on the rise.

Breastfeeding now safer for infants of HIV-infected mothers

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Feb 04, 2008 | not rated yet | 0

An antiretroviral drug already in widespread use in the developing world to prevent the transmission of HIV from infected mothers to their newborns during childbirth has also been found to substantially cut the risk of subsequent ...

How STDs increase the risk of becoming infected with HIV

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Sep 05, 2008 | 3.8 / 5 (5) | 0

Individuals who have a sexually transmitted disease (e.g., genital herpes, gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia) and women with yeast and bacterial vaginal infections have an increased risk of becoming infected with HIV if ...

Cream with green tea extract hinders HIV transmission: study

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May 19, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

A chemical found in green tea helps inhibit sexual transmission of the virus which causes AIDS, said a study Tuesday that recommends using the compound in vaginal creams to supplement antiretrovirals.

Preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission in low-income countries

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May 06, 2008 | not rated yet | 0

Can HIV transmission in pregnancy in low income settings be prevented with round the clock rapid testing in labor?

Scientists determine dynamics of HIV transmission in UK heterosexuals

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Sep 25, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Among heterosexuals in the United Kingdom (UK), HIV transmission can occur within networks of as many as 30 people, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and the Medical Research ...

Drug Therapy Reduces HIV Transmission in Couples Regardless of Condom Use or Safe-Sex Practices

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Feb 11, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Antiretroviral drug therapy in an HIV-positive man or women can alone help prevent the transmission of HIV to an uninfected partner, regardless of counseling, the patient’s use of condoms or other safe-sex ...

Re-used needles not cause of African HIV

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Feb 24, 2006 | 4.2 / 5 (5) | 0

An epidemiological analysis has cast doubt on a theory that most sub-Saharan African HIV cases are transmitted by unsafe medical injections.

Is HIV testing during labor feasible?

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Feb 27, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Cameroon is a sub-Saharan African country with high HIV rates yet many pregnant women do not know their HIV status. Research published in the open access journal BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth has shown that HIV testing during ...

A dangerous precedent in HIV

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Jul 29, 2008 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 0

Infection with HIV could quadruple in certain populations if people with HIV follow potentially misleading advice contained in a statement from the Swiss Federal Commission for HIV/AIDS, University of New South Wales (UNSW) ...

Re-awakening old genes to help in the fight against HIV

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Apr 28, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

A new vaginal cream containing a reawakened protein could someday prevent the transmission of HIV.

HIV infection stems from few viruses

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May 16, 2008 | 4.6 / 5 (16) | 0

A new study reveals the genetic identity of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the version responsible for sexual transmission, in unprecedented detail.

Many pregnant women avoid HIV screening in Africa

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Nov 19, 2009 | 1.5 / 5 (2) | 2

'Prevention is the best cure' is a common expression, but what happens if preventative measures are not used? A large proportion of pregnant Ugandan women are going out of their way not to be HIV tested, increasing the risk ...

Infant formula blocks HIV transmission via breastfeeding

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Jul 03, 2008 | 4 / 5 (6) | 0

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a global epidemic threatening the lives of millions of people. Because there is no known cure, prevention of the transmission of the virus that causes AIDS, the Human Immunodeficiency ...

Rectal gel prevents transmission of AIDS-like virus in macaques

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Aug 05, 2008 | not rated yet | 2

The HIV drug tenofovir may prevent AIDS transmission when applied rectally as a gel, according to results from a macaque study published in PLoS Medicine.