AIDS Alert Archives – September 1, 2005
September 1, 2005
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Studies show link between meth use and HIV infections
Methamphetamine use continues to pose major problems for public health officials from large coastal cities to the nations rural heartland as study after study observes high-risk sexual behaviors among people who use the illicit drug. -
International AIDS Society Conference Update: Male circumcision as a prevention method?
Investigators presented evidence at the International AIDS Society (IAS) conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in late July that male circumcision helps to reduce the risk of HIV infection among men who have sex with women. -
International AIDS Society Conference Update: Compound targeting Rev protein promising
While clinicians and HIV/AIDS patients anxiously watch the trend of the virus developing resistance to multiple antiretroviral therapies, the question remains whether new drug research will continue to save the day. -
Adherence Strategies: Program for couples improves adherence
A couples adherence program called SMART for Sharing Medical Adherence Responsibilities Together significantly improves medication adherence over typical care, a recent study shows.1 SMART encourages HIV sero-discordant couples to support each other with both HIV prevention and the infected partners medication adherence. -
Prevention counseling should be ongoing
In rural Southern states such as South Carolina, the HIV/AIDS epidemic primarily affects low-income African American people who live miles from an urban health care clinic and the high-tech prevention services available in large cities. -
FDA Notifications: Tentative approval of India-made ziovudine
The Food and Drug Administration announced in July the tentative approval of zidovudine tablets manufactured by Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. of Guragon, India.