Children & Adolescents
Children & Adolescents
April 10 is National Youth HIV and AIDS Awareness Day
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- Category: Children & Adolescents
- Published on Wednesday, 10 April 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Wednesday, April 10, is the first-ever National Youth HIV + AIDS Awareness Day, an occasion to raise awareness of the epidemic among young people in the U.S.
CROI 2013: HIV Treatment for Children Safe and Highly Effective without Laboratory Monitoring
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Thursday, 07 March 2013 00:00
- Written by Keith Alcorn
Children did just as well on antiretroviral therapy (ART) without routine laboratory monitoring of CD4 cell counts or drug side effects as those who received regular monitoring during 4 years of follow-up, researchers from Uganda and Zimbabwe reported at March 6 the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2013) in Atlanta.
HIV11: Infants Who Start Antiretrovirals Early Keep HIV Suppressed Despite Treatment Interruption
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Friday, 16 November 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Babies who started taking lopinavir-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) soon after they were diagnosed with HIV experienced good virological response that was sustained through 6 years, even after they stopped treatment, according to long-term data from the CHER study presented at the 11th International Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection (HIV11) this week in Glasgow.
Young Adults Account for One-quarter of New U.S. HIV Cases, Majority Not Aware of Status
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- Category: HIV/AIDS Epidemiology & Mortality
- Published on Tuesday, 04 December 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Adolescents and young adults between the ages of 13 and 24 account for 26% of new annual HIV infections in the U.S. -- with young gay/bisexual men and African-Americans most heavily affected -- but 60% do not know they are HIV positive, according to the latest Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 
HHS Updates Antiretroviral Treatment Guidelines for Children with HIV
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Friday, 02 November 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
On November 1, 2012, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the latest revision of its Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Pediatric HIV Infection. Key changes include new information on HIV diagnosis of children, when to start treatment, and discussion of newer antiretroviral drugs.
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