Scientists from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have found HIV-1 in semen is different than HIV-1 in blood, possibly due to changes it undergoes in the genital tract.
They found two mechanisms that significantly altered the virus population in the semen, showing that virus can grow in the seminal tract in two different […]

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Researchers at University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health report at the XVIII International AIDS Conference, that most older gay and bisexual men enrolled in a long-term study of HIV used recreational drugs infrequently over a 10-year period.
Previous studies have linked drug use in gay men to risky sexual behaviors and to higher rates […]

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As WHO and UNAIDS recommended in March 2007, adult male circumcision is an effective HIV prevention intervention, able to reduce the risk of HIV infection among men by up to 60 percent. Clinical trials showed that male circumcision is the only intervention to show consistent efficacy in HIV prevention.
The organization Population Services International (PSI) alone […]

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Following the remarks on male circumcision made today by former President Bill Clinton and philanthropist Bill Gates, the organization Population Services International (PSI) will release the results of a groundbreaking study on a new model of efficiency that will allow for quality and cost-effective scale-up of male circumcision.
PSI is at the forefront in providing male […]

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According to new treatment guidelines released by the International AIDS Society-USA Panel, starting antiretroviral treatment (ART) when an HIV patient has no symptoms can prevent the progressive immune system destruction that leads to AIDS.
The 2010 recommendations were written by a panel of experts who reviewed new HIV data and research on timing of therapy, optimal […]

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Studies concluded that young women of reproductive-age are among those at greatest risk of acquiring HIV. More than that, several studies have suggested that during pregnancy women are even more susceptible to infection. Now, according to a study conducted in Botswana, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia,  pregnancy is a time when men […]

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A study at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center has found that despite the national guidelines aimed at improving sexual health services for teenagers, most sexually active boys still get too little counselling about HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) from their doctors.
Researchers compilewd data from the 1995 National Survey of Adolescent Males and the 2002 […]

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Technically, male circumcision involves removal of some or whole of the foreskin from the penis. In the recent National AIDS council media editor’s meeting held at Kadoma it was said that Zimbabwe can reduce HIV prevalence by between 35-50% if half of the three million sexually active male adults are circumcised. Researchers say that risk […]

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According to a study at University of Michigan Medical School published this week, a potent new inhibitor of HIV, derived from bananas, may open the door to new treatments to prevent sexual transmission of HIV.
Scientists have an emerging interest in lectins, naturally occurring chemicals in plants, because of their ability to halt the chain of […]

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A team of scientists at University of California, San Diego’s Center for AID Research (CFAR), has discovered the origin of strains of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among men who have sex with men.
According to principal investigator Davey Smith, MD, MAS, doctors must know the mechanisms by which HIV uses human sex to spread, if they […]

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