This article examines the frequency of noninfectious comorbidities (NICMs), including cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, bone fractures, and renal failure, in people living with HIV compared with the general population. The authors o ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 3/24/2014 12:29pm
This report summarizes the first longitudinal study regarding the amount of HIV detectable in semen samples of men who have sex with men (MSM) who have undetectable viral loads in blood samples due to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Previous studies have ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 10/7/2013 4:29pm
This study reports a 46% reduction in cancer occurrence over a 10-year period for a sample of over 5,300 people with HIV who were using statins, drugs used to lower cholesterol levels by inhibiting the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase. Prior to this study, statin ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 10/7/2013 4:29pm
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology (MPIIB) recently discovered that chlamydia affects genes in ways that could lead to the development of cancer. Normally, cells damaged by chlamydia either die or repair themselves. However, the ...
Anonymous (not verified) - 10/7/2013 4:29pm
This state-by-state reference sheet provides the relevant laws granting minors authority to consent to contraceptive services. According to the report, 46 states and the District of Columbia explicitly permit minors to consent to contraceptive services, t ...
admin - 10/22/2013 12:10pm
This reference sheet provides a basic review of relevant laws granting minors authority to consent to STI services and HIV testing and treatment in all 50 states. It also designates the states in which confidentiality protections are afforded to minors se ...
admin - 10/22/2013 12:10pm
This study is part of a larger HIV care study, and examines patient perceptions regarding their HIV diagnosis experience in the emergency department/urgent care setting of a public hospital in San Francisco. The authors interviewed twenty-four patients – ...
admin - 3/24/2014 11:45am
This report is the first set of recommendations and actions steps for federal agencies to help meet the goals set forth in the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). This report primarily focuses on improving rates of HIV diagnosis and care; however, one reco ...
admin - 12/19/2013 11:21am
Of the 33.4 million people living with HIV in 2008, nearly a third were estimated to have latent or active tuberculosis (TB); of the 9.4 million cases of TB, an estimated 15% were coinfected with HIV. This journal article reviews the current knowledge of ...
admin - 4/3/2014 3:53pm
This judgment denies plaintiff Michael Lotz’s motions for a preliminary injunction requiring his correctional facility to provide him with certain pain medications to alleviate the symptoms of advanced HIV and other conditions. In July and August 2013, Lo ...
admin - 5/16/2014 11:28am