The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has failed to provide adequate care to immigrant detainees with HIV, putting their health and lives at risk, Human Rights Watch charged on Friday. Reuters Health Information
HIV counseling and testing initiatives aim to identify asymptomatic infected persons and refer them for care before the late, symptomatic stages of AIDS. How successful have these initiatives been? AIDS Clinical Care
Atypical presentations of typical dermatological conditions are common in human immunodeficiency virus. This article will focus on three specific topics: eosinophilic folliculitis, psoriasis, and cutaneous mycoses. Their unique presentations in HIV and treatments are discussed. Skin Therapy Letter
Single-dose nevirapine can be used to prevent mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV in repeat pregnancies, according to a new report. Reuters Health Information
The cause of stroke in HIV patients can usually be determined, and many of those patients will have vasculopathy, according to a report in the December issue of the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry. Reuters Health Information
HIV testing requires patients to meet with a counselor again to get results but some fail to return. Would more clients receive their test results if they could do so by phone rather than in person? AIDS Clinical Care
Trust could impact the racial/ethnic disparities seen in HIV-related mortality. Here concordance was associated with lower mistrust in the healthcare system but not with greater trust in the provider. AIDS and Behavior
New HIV drugs are being developed that target interactions between viral and cellular proteins. The stimulating review of interactions that could serve as targets represents the future of HIV therapy. Future HIV Therapy
In patients with multidrug-resistant HIV who undergo treatment interruption, ex-vivo purging of monocytes may improve virologic and immunologic responses once treatment resumes, Italian researchers report in the November issue of the Journal of Medical Virology. Reuters Health Information
