News 2013
Immune System Protein in Semen Boosts HIV Spread in Female Genital Tissue
NIH study suggests virus uses protein to spread
An immune system protein normally found in semen appears to enhance the spread of HIV to tissue from the uterine cervix, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health.
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Ask the Doctor: What Is HIV-Associated Dementia?
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.
Acute HIV Diagnosis Missed in More Than Half of Southeastern US Group
Fewer than half of adults identified with acute HIV infection in a southeastern US study group got diagnosed at their first healthcare visit with HIV, according to results of a 155-person study. Reflecting the HIV epidemic across the United States, many newly infected people were young black men who have sex with men (MSM).
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Tick, Tock: Administration Misses Some Health Law Deadlines
Read more: Tick, Tock: Administration Misses Some Health Law Deadlines
Health Law Bars Opting Out Of Maternity Coverage; Long Term Care Insurance Is Guaranteed If Company Goes Out Of Business
This week, I am answering readers' questions about maternity coverage requirements in the new health insurance exchanges, long-term-care insurance and switching employer health plans.