HIV-positive individuals with rheumatic disease can be effectively treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents, according to a report in the May issue of the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Reuters Health Information
Several types of non-AIDS-defining cancers occur more frequently among HIV-infected individuals - particularly anal cancer - than in the general population, investigators report in the Annals of Internal Medicine for May 20th. Reuters Health Information
A scoring scale based on readily available clinical information can help diagnose tuberculosis in HIV-positive children in rural areas, researchers from Rwanda reported recently at the annual meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases held in Graz, Austria. Reuters Health Information
In infants born to HIV-infected mothers, extended prophylaxis with nevirapine alone or combined with zidovudine for the first 14 weeks of life reduces their acquisition of HIV via breastfeeding, according to the results of a study conducted in Blantyre, Malawi. Reuters Health Information
As a result of the latest NIAID AVRS subcommittee meeting, the PAVE 100 study will likely have changes in the scientific questions asked, the endpoints measured, and the number and type of participants. Medscape Medical News
As of the end of 2007, close to 3 million HIV-infected individuals in low- and middle-income nations had access to antiretroviral drug therapy (ART), representing an increase of nearly 950,000 people who received ART last year. Reuters Health Information
Most primary HIV-1 infections result from transmission of single virus lineages that are able to avoid the immune system, according to a report in the May 19th issue of PNAS Early Edition. Reuters Health Information
Investigators from the DAD Study reported an unexpected association between recent use of abacavir or ddI and increased risk for myocardial infarction. AIDS Clinical Care
Are rapid HIV tests more likely to be offered by larger community clinics and community-based organizations that have more resources? Does location in areas of higher AIDS prevalence make a difference American Journal of Public Health
