News 2012
Tiffany West: The Role Of Local Health Departments
AIDS in 2012: The chief of strategic information on HIV/AIDS for the D.C. Department of Health tells Joanne Silberner that innovative tools and strategic spending can cut into DC's epidemic. A transcript follows.
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AIDS 2012 Conference News: Further Analysis Shows Higher HIV Risk With Injectable Contraception
Confirming results of an earlier large cohort study (Heffron R et al, Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2012;12:19-26), several sensitivity analyses determined that use of injectable hormonal contraceptive doubles the risk of HIV acquisition by African women with an HIV-positive partner, compared with use of no hormonal contraceptive. When the analysis focused on presumed consistent DMPA users, injectable contraceptive use more than tripled the risk of HIV infection.
AIDS 2012 Conference News: Quadrivalent HPV Vaccine Shows Strong Activity in HIV+ Women
A human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine designed to protect against four high-risk HPV genotypes had strong activity in trials of young HIV-positive US women and young and middle-aged women in the United States, Brazil, and South Africa.
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In This Issue
As we reflect upon the 2012 International AIDS Conference in Washington D.C., we stand at a threshold between the past and the future. We can now imagine an AIDS-free world. It’s at our doorstep within our reach -- but only if we decide to act now -- and we must act now.
Ask the Doctor: What Do I Need to Know About the OraQuick In-Home HIV Test?
Every month, HIV specialist Theresa Mack, M.D., M.P.H.--an associate medical director at St. Luke's Medical Group in Harlem, N.Y.--will answer your most pressing HIV/AIDS questions.
In July 2012, the Food and Drug Administration approved the OraQuick In-Home HIV Test, which lets Americans learn their HIV status in the privacy of their homes. Any intervention that may increase the number of people getting tested for HIV is a great development because the earlier you know your status, the sooner you get into treatment.
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- AIDS 2012: Measuring Progress by Lives Saved
- Namibia First Lady Says Zero New HIV Infections Can Be Achieved by 2015 Through Collective Efforts Namibia First Lady Says Zero New HIV Infections by 2015
- AIDS Conference Co-Chair Sees Unique Opportunity