HIV

Vitamin D supplementation modifies the body's response to HIV infection

Study shows what couples with at least 1 HIV-positive partner want to get most out of HIV counseling, which can promote health services and treatment.

Physicians were previously not authorized to use HIV-positive organ donors, even if the recipient was also HIV-positive.

When asking patients what medications they take, many often only acknowledge daily prescription medications.

Vitamin D supplementation may help boost patients' immune responses, especially in winter months.

Crystals mimic the shape of HIV and Ebola virus to show how they bind to cells.

B cells produce antibodies in the immune system, however, they are not directly infected by HIV.

Macrophages found to be a clear source of replicating HIV.

Cellular protein helps HIV remain undetected.

Zidovudine can decrease HIV transmission by 70% in non-breastfed babies.

Women are more likely to contract HIV from infected men.

Mother-to-child HIV transmission drives pediatric AIDS incidence, and risk of transmission increases as the mother's viral load increases.

Efficacy of Truvada varies by gender in HIV treatment.

The annual rate of 50,000 new HIV infections has not dropped in over a decade.

Pharmacy owner charged with paying patients hundreds of dollars in cash in exchange for not receiving their prescription medications.

A pharmacist has been arrested for allegedly defrauding New York's Medicaid program by billing for high-cost HIV medications that were never actually dispensed.

Study finds reducing inflammation carries the added benefit of improving cognition among patients with HIV.

Special considerations must be made when treating patients infected with both HIV and hepatitis C virus.

Beaming of X-rays at immobilized molecules could lead to new methods to fight HIV and retrovirus-based cancers.

New approach could prevent bone loss induced by antiretroviral therapy in HIV patients.

The American Journal of Health-Systems Pharmacists recently published an update to its guidelines on pharmacist involvement in HIV care.

Highly active antiretroviral therapy has dramatically curtailed HIV transmission and AIDS mortality.

Approximately 2.3 million people worldwide are infected with both HIV and hepatitis C virus.

While students on spring break are eagerly enjoying some fun in the sun," they're more likely to participate in binge drinking, engage in casual sex, and fall victim to alcohol-related injuries.

New formulation of Isentress shows similar efficacy to currently available twice-daily formulation for the HIV therapy.