HIV Policy & Advocacy
CROI 2013: Pipeline Antiretrovirals Promise More Effective and Better Tolerated HIV Treatment
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Wednesday, 06 March 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
New antiretroviral drugs and treatment strategies are no longer the predominant focus of the annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), but this year's meeting included several presentations on refinements to HIV therapy that offer the prospect of greater efficacy -- especially for people with resistant virus -- fewer side effects, and more convenient administration.
CROI 2013: Health Insurance Coverage Linked to HIV Viral Load Suppression [VIDEO]
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Tuesday, 05 March 2013 00:00
- Written by Gregory Fowler
Whether people with HIV have health insurance -- and the type of coverage they have -- influences the likelihood of viral suppression, according to a poster presentation Tuesday at the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2013) in Atlanta.
Generic HIV Drugs Could Save Millions, But May Reduce Effectiveness
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Tuesday, 15 January 2013 00:00
- Written by MGH
Using separate generic pills instead of a brand-name 3-in-1 coformulation could save more than $900 million during the first year, but such a switch could also lead to reduced adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and poorer treatment outcomes, according to a mathematical model described in the January 15, 2013, Annals of Internal Medicine.
President's HIV/AIDS Council Responds to Unjust HIV Criminalization Laws
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- Category: HIV Policy & Advocacy
- Published on Wednesday, 20 February 2013 00:00
- Written by Matt Sharp
The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) passed a resolution this month stating that punishments imposed for HIV non-disclosure or exposureareout of proportion to actual harm inflicted, and that HIV criminalization is bad public health policy that fuels the epidemic.
WHO, UNAIDS, NSWP Release Guidelines to Reduce Sex Workers' HIV Burden
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- Category: Sex Workers
- Published on Thursday, 27 December 2012 00:00
- Written by Cyd Nova
A report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) and collaborating organizations earlier this month proposes guidelines for public health and legal systems to reduce the vulnerability of sex workers to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Sex worker advocates generally favored the recommendations, but raised concerns about presumptive antibiotic treatment.
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