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Meningitis Spreading Via Gay Sex: Officials

Health dept. urges men to get vaccinated

(Newser) - New York City's health department is warning men who engage in anonymous, gay sex to get vaccinated against meningitis, ABC News reports. An outbreak has already killed seven New Yorkers and sickened 22, spreading mostly through men who meet at bars, parties, or online. "I urge all men... More »

14 More People With HIV 'All But Cured'

Cases in France resemble Mississippi baby

(Newser) - More good news on HIV: French researchers say another 14 people have been "functionally cured" of the virus, NPR reports. Unlike the groundbreaking case of a US baby , these patients still have HIV in their bloodstreams—but at very low levels that are hard to detect. Like the US... More »

Baby 'Cured' of HIV Probably Never Really Had It

Today's drugs good at stopping transmission, but not eliminating infection

(Newser) - Don't get too excited by last week's news of a baby in Mississippi being "cured" of HIV , warns Mark Siedner in the Wall Street Journal —just because the baby had been exposed to HIV does not mean she was really infected with the virus. Most likely,... More »

Doctors Shocked by HIV 'Cure' in Newborn

Mississippi newborn received big drug cocktail right away

(Newser) - Doctors have all but cured an HIV baby by giving her a heavy drug cocktail immediately after she was born, NBC News reports. Announced today at a gathering of AIDS researchers, the case could inspire new treatments for a virus that has already infected some 34 million people and killed... More »

HIV's Origins Stretch Back Millions of Years

Earlier work suggested HIV 'cousins' were much more recent

(Newser) - "Cousins" of the HIV virus are millions of years old—not tens of thousands, as previous research has suggested, according to a new study. Researchers in Seattle examined HIV-like viruses in a range of primates. Genetic changes in monkey and ape immune systems point to the development of such... More »

2nd Hospital Warns 1.9K of Possible HIV Exposure

Olean General says risk is low

(AP) - A second western New York hospital is notifying patients that they may have been exposed to HIV , hepatitis B, or hepatitis C through the improper sharing of insulin pens, hospital officials said today. Olean General Hospital was mailing letters to 1,915 patients who received insulin at the hospital from... More »

Most Young People With HIV Are Unaware

Cases rise for ages 13 to 24, especially in black males

(Newser) - The number of new HIV cases in the US has leveled off at about 50,000 a year, but one important group is defying the trend: those ages 13 to 24. The CDC says about 1,000 new infections a month occur in the age group, and most of those... More »

Panel: HIV Tests for Everyone

Experts want to make the test routine for those ages 15 to 64

(Newser) - A US panel of experts wants HIV tests to be a routine part of medical checkups for everyone aged 15 to 64, the Los Angeles Times reports. The US Preventive Services Task Force last came up with a set of guidelines in 2005, suggesting routine screening only for those at... More »

HIV Kit's Other Use: Testing Partners

If people start screening before sex, it could cut down on infections

(Newser) - An HIV home-testing kit now being sold is marketed toward people who want to test themselves in the privacy of their homes and learn the results in about 20 minutes. But the New York Times today reports on another use for the $40 OraQuick test that has the potential for... More »

FDA OKs 4-in-1 HIV Pill

Stribild combines 2 drugs sold as Truvada with 2 new drugs

(AP) - The FDA today gave the green light to a new anti-HIV pill that combines four medicines to combat the virus that causes AIDS. The agency approved Gilead Sciences' Stribild as a once-a-day treatment to control HIV in adults who have not previously been treated for infection. The pill contains two... More »

AIDS Epidemic Rages Through the Deep South

Mississippi's treatment rate comparable to Ethiopia's: Lisa Biagiotti

(Newser) - You might think HIV/AIDS has been relegated to a Third World problem, but the virus is ravaging populations right here in the American South. Some 50% of new HIV cases occur in Dixie, which is home to more HIV-positive Americans than any other region and also has the country's... More »

2 'Cured' of HIV After Bone Marrow Transplants

Process holds promise for HIV sufferers

(Newser) - Two men given bone marrow transplants no longer have any HIV virus detectable in their blood, creating hope that researchers could be closing in on a cure for the disease that causes AIDS, reports ABC News . The transplants occurred while both men were undergoing anti-retroviral therapy, suggesting that the two... More »

Drug Resistance Threatens HIV Fight in Africa

Eastern areas see 29% increase in resistance per year

(Newser) - HIV is developing a growing resistance to drugs in sub-Saharan Africa, and that has researchers worried, the BBC reports. Scientists found a 29% increase in drug resistance per year in East Africa, while Southern Africa saw a 14% increase, they say (compared to zero change in resistance levels in the... More »

1st HIV-Prevention Pill Gets OK—But It's Complicated

Truvada promising, but some worry it won't be taken correctly

(Newser) - A big milestone came in the fight against AIDS yesterday, when the FDA approved the first drug meant for HIV prevention—but there are quite a few issues to consider. Truvada, which has been on the market for years as a means of treating those who already have the virus,... More »

Home Test Kit for HIV Gets FDA Approval

Mouth swab provides results in 30 minutes or so

(Newser) - A quick and easy HIV test that provides results at home in about a half-hour will soon be in stores. The FDA today approved OraSure's OraQuick test , in which a person swabs the inside of his mouth and then inserts the swab into a test tube, reports the Wall ... More »

At-Home HIV Test Moves Step Closer to Reality

FDA panel gives OraQuick thumbs up; final decision expected later this year

(Newser) - About 240,000 HIV carriers in the US are unaware of their infection—and they may soon have a quick and easy way to test for the virus at home. The over-the-counter OraQuick test requires a mouth swab and delivers results in 20 minutes, and though it is likely slightly... More »

Worries Dog HIV-Blocking Little Blue Pill

Truvada could create drug-resistant HIV strain

(Newser) - A drug designed to block HIV infection comes with a little hitch: Used incorrectly, it could invite infection or create a resistant strain that renders the drug useless. The very FDA panel that recommended approval for the drug, Truvada, tangled with these dilemmas, the New York Times reports: What if... More »

FDA Panel Backs First Drug to Block HIV

Truvada, made by Gilead Sciences, is for healthy people at risk

(AP) - A panel of federal health advisers has endorsed the first drug shown to prevent HIV infection in healthy people, clearing the way for a potentially landmark approval in the 30-year-old effort against the virus that causes AIDS. In a series of votes, the FDA advisory panel recommended approval of the... More »

LA Porn Condom Law Starts Today

First-of-its-kind mandate kicks off today

(Newser) - Today's the day Los Angeles porn stars are supposed to start covering up. A new city law goes into effect, requiring that condoms are used during porn film shoots. Film licensing fees will fund enforcement of the law, which was fought by porn production companies, who are threatening to... More »

How Colonialism Helped Start the HIV Epidemic

Researchers pinpoint historical ground zero for the virus

(Newser) - The origins of HIV are something of a historical puzzle, but recent discoveries make that puzzle a lot easier to solve—and it looks a lot like European colonialism is a big piece of it. That's the thesis of a new book by Craig Timberg and Daniel Halperin called... More »

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