Whether HIV infection due to unawareness?There a new view about this,
Only a small proportion of new, sexually transmitted HIV infections in the United States are due to people with acute, undiagnosed HIV, according to a mathematical model published in the July 31st edition of AIDS.
Dr Steven Pinkerton from the Center for AIDS Intervention Research at the Medical College of Wisconsin calculated that, although the majority of new HIV infections were due to people who were unaware of their HIV infection status, fewer than 9% of new infections originated in people with acute HIV infection. read more
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Circumcision may cut HIV risk among some groups of US men
Circumcision could cut the risk of heterosexual HIV transmission in the United States- especially in some groups such as black and Hispanic men, according to a new evidence review.
The potential impact of adult male circumcision on HIV transmission rates in the US is hard to predict, say the researchers writing in PLoS Medicine.
Experts highlight findings from a study of men attending a Baltimore sexually transmitted infection clinic, which found that whilst circumcision was not associated with a protective effect throughout the whole clinic population, it was associated with a reduced risk of infection among men known to have had unprotected sexual intercourse with HIV-positive female partners. The risk reduction was approximately 55%, although the confidence intervals of this estimate were wide (0.22–0.97) (Warner 2007). read more
The potential impact of adult male circumcision on HIV transmission rates in the US is hard to predict, say the researchers writing in PLoS Medicine.
Experts highlight findings from a study of men attending a Baltimore sexually transmitted infection clinic, which found that whilst circumcision was not associated with a protective effect throughout the whole clinic population, it was associated with a reduced risk of infection among men known to have had unprotected sexual intercourse with HIV-positive female partners. The risk reduction was approximately 55%, although the confidence intervals of this estimate were wide (0.22–0.97) (Warner 2007). read more
BET Networks’ Award-Winning Rap-It-Up HIV/AIDS Campaign Partners With City of Baton Rouge to Host a Women’s Health Conference On Tuesday, August 21
WASHINGTON.- BET Networks’ renowned national HIV/AIDS public awareness initiative, Rap-It-Up, partners with the Office of the Mayor’s HIV/AIDS Task Force of Baton Rouge for a Rap-It-Up Women’s Health Conference. The goal of the event is to raise HIV/AIDS awareness, as well as discuss and share vital information to the public about HIV prevention.
BET Networks’ Rap-It-Up Campaign strives to educate young adults about the devastating impact of HIV/AIDS in the Black community, and to also encourage and promote a positive and healthy lifestyle. Disturbing statistics presently rank the state of Louisiana twelfth among fifteen states with the most African Americans estimated to be living with AIDS, and ranks the state third among the fifteen states accounting for most new AIDS cases among African Americans according to a June 2007 Kaiser Family Foundation study.read more
BET Networks’ Rap-It-Up Campaign strives to educate young adults about the devastating impact of HIV/AIDS in the Black community, and to also encourage and promote a positive and healthy lifestyle. Disturbing statistics presently rank the state of Louisiana twelfth among fifteen states with the most African Americans estimated to be living with AIDS, and ranks the state third among the fifteen states accounting for most new AIDS cases among African Americans according to a June 2007 Kaiser Family Foundation study.read more
SAfrican study backs drugs over food against HIV
CAPE TOWN, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Neither food nor food supplements are alternatives to drug therapy in treating people with HIV/AIDS, South Africa's top scientific advisory panel said on Tuesday, amid a controversy over the nation's AIDS policies.
The inter-disciplinary scientific panel, which advises the government on health policies, began studying nutritional influences on the human immune system in October 2005, focusing on the virus that causes AIDS and tuberculosis (TB).
"The panel has concluded that no food, no component made from food, and no food supplement has been identified in any credible study as an effective alternative to appropriate medication," said Prof Barry Mendelow, chairman of a 15-member panel from the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf).read more
HIV :: UN urges Asia-Pacific nations to scale up domestic funds for AIDS response
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has warned that countries in Asia and the Pacific will face serious difficulties in sustaining their response to the disease unless they become less reliant on external donors and commit more national funds to their AIDS programmes.
It's reported,there are existing an extremely lack of resources pouring into AIDS project in Asia-Pacific regions. While this regions' HIV ratio haven't obvious decrease. And if you want to get a great progress you have to improve self-power and help the HIV project from the inner,e.g.tax,financial etc., adjustment.I believe when the people of Asia-Pacific regions see this news they will pay more attention about this. read more
It's reported,there are existing an extremely lack of resources pouring into AIDS project in Asia-Pacific regions. While this regions' HIV ratio haven't obvious decrease. And if you want to get a great progress you have to improve self-power and help the HIV project from the inner,e.g.tax,financial etc., adjustment.I believe when the people of Asia-Pacific regions see this news they will pay more attention about this. read more
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Ex-Miss America urges: Get HIV test
Kate Shindle, Miss America of 1998, will be in Bedford-Stuyvesant next Tuesday, urging people to get tested for HIV/AIDS.
"Ninety percent of my job as Miss America was advocating on behalf of AIDS issues," Shindle said in a statement issued by Housing Works, the agency sponsoring her visit.
Shindle, who's now starring in the Broadway musical "Legally Blonde," is to take an HIV test herself to show how simple the procedure is. She's scheduled to visit the mobile unit from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. It will be parked on the corner of Fulton St. and Nostrand Ave. from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. next Tuesday, offering free tests and counseling.read more
HIV and marriage
THE ANGLICAN CHURCH in Nigeria has come up with a stipulation that any couple seeking to marry must first take an HIV test before being allowed to be man and wife. It is another example of how the HIV/AIDS pandemic can force the Church and State into devising rules covering more and more human activity in facing the challenges of the disease.
The Nigerian Anglicans claim the stipulation is intended to give its parishioners "informed choices" when choosing marriage partners.
In contrast, the Roman Catholic Church in Nigeria has said that it would not be imposing any such policy on its members since it wants HIV testing to be "voluntary and personal".
In my opinion, I support the former attitude. Searching HIV before marriage not only can prevent HIV infection, but it's also a manifestation to share their privacy each other.
And then, what about yours opinion? How do you look the two different attitude?read more
The Nigerian Anglicans claim the stipulation is intended to give its parishioners "informed choices" when choosing marriage partners.
In contrast, the Roman Catholic Church in Nigeria has said that it would not be imposing any such policy on its members since it wants HIV testing to be "voluntary and personal".
In my opinion, I support the former attitude. Searching HIV before marriage not only can prevent HIV infection, but it's also a manifestation to share their privacy each other.
And then, what about yours opinion? How do you look the two different attitude?read more
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