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As HIV continues to spread faster in the South than in any other region, health officials from 13 states are sending out a strong message: The South needs help fighting an epidemic that is becoming increasingly rural, female, African-American, and poor.
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Ask public health officials what behaviors are driving the recent syphilis epidemics, and their answers are limited at best. That may change in the next year as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) implements behavioral surveillance systems in 15 cities across the country.
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The National Association of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) in Washington, DC, has a Viral Hepatitis Program that provides guidance and information for HIV/AIDS programs. The materials help staff develop training on viral hepatitis and assess how to incorporate viral hepatitis issues into their existing program.
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The FDAs accelerated approval of Fuzeon (enfuvirtide) for use in combination with other anti-HIV medications has drawn mixed reactions: excitement that a new class of drugs is now on the market and disappointment that its manufacturer, Trimeris, has priced the drug so high.
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When President George W. Bush announced at his January State of the Union address that he would provide a five-year, $15 billion Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief worldwide, his efforts were lauded internationally.
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Chronic violence and abuse, often stemming from childhood neglect, are pervasive among HIV-positive people living in the rural South, according to two new studies. The findings suggest that clinicians need to address a host of interpersonal issues, ranging from sexual abuse to post-traumatic stress syndrome.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is moving quickly to monitor HIV incidence across the country using its detuned testing technology, with nearly $6 million this year committed to 24 sentinel cities.
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For the past three years, syphilis outbreaks in men who have sex with men (MSM) have worried health officials because of what they indicate about a resurgence in high-risk behaviors. But are these syphilis outbreaks facilitating HIV transmission or is syphilis contained mostly to MSM who are already HIV-positive?
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After years of neglect, efforts are building to form a coalition that will draw more attention to the treatment and care needs of patients co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV). And while federal and state funding for HCV has remained flat or is being cut, health experts say integrating services is not as demanding as is often assumed.
