News 2016
HIV Therapy for Breastfeeding Mothers Can Virtually Eliminate Transmission to Babies
Breastfeeding regimen can almost eliminate HIV transmission
For HIV-infected mothers whose immune system is in good health, taking a three-drug antiretroviral regimen during breastfeeding essentially eliminates HIV transmission by breast milk to their infants, according to results from a large clinical trial conducted in sub-Saharan Africa and India.
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Opioids by Injection May Drive HIV Outbreaks
Drug abuse epidemic has increased the risk of HIV outbreaks in rural and suburban communities
WEDNESDAY, July 20, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. prescription drug abuse epidemic has increased the risk of HIV outbreaks in rural and suburban communities, where up to now the virus has posed little threat, warns a new case study.
In This Issue
In the words of the great griot Carol Burnett, I'm so glad we had this time together. After the awe of the grandchildren of Nelson Mandela, Sir Elton John, Prince Harry and the grandchildren of dame Elizabeth Taylor, here were are at the end of yet another International AIDS Conference. And as happens at the end of each of these, we're obligated to ask ourselves the question, "Was it worth it?" These confabs are obscenely expensive propositions in terms of dollars spent and opportunities. In the end the question is really not what we did here or said here; the question is how we used the experience of this week to move us forward towards the goal of ending the AIDS epidemic in our various communities. How do we make sure that the lives of women and girls matter? How do we guarantee that the lives of men who have sex with men, sex workers, trans people and injection drug users matter. How do we manifest the consequences of Black lives mattering? That is out work as we wind down the 21st International AIDS Conference.
Olive Shisana: On Sharing and Lifting Each Other Across The Diaspora
Olive Shisana, Sc.D., co-chair of the 2016 Internatioal AIDS Conferene. Photo: Freddie Allen
On the front lines of the AIDS epidemic for decades, Dr. Olive Shisana--President and CEO of South Africa-based Evidence Based Solutions and co-chair of the 2016 International AIDS Conference--will be the first to tell you that not only do Black Lives Matter its essential that Black people demand and expect more targeted social and cultural interventions and support to put an end to the epidemic in their communities.
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Transgender People, "the most heavily burdened" HIV Population, No Longer Invisible
Dee Dee Chamblee transgender activist at the 2016 International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa. Photo: Freddie Allen
DURBAN, South Africa – With all the talk about HIV-related health disparities, no group can make a stronger case than transgender men and women.
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