Women & HIV
Women & HIV
ICAAC 2011: Cobicistat Matches Ritonavir as Booster, Studies Clarify Effects on Kidney Function
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Friday, 23 September 2011 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
The experimental pharmacoenhancing agent cobicistat continues to work as well as ritonavir for boosting other antiretroviral drugs, according to findings published in the September 24, 2011, issue of AIDS.
In addition, 2 studies presented this week at the 51st Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC 2011) shed further light on cobicistat's impact on the kidneys, indicating that it reduces estimated but not actual glomerular filtration rate (GFR) by altering activity in the proximal renal tubules.
ICAAC 2011: Raltegravir is Effective and Well-tolerated in Diverse Populations with HIV
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Monday, 19 September 2011 00:00
- Written by Merck
The HIV integrase inhibitor raltegravir (Isentress) works well for both men and women and people of diverse racial/ethnic groups, according to data from the REALMRK trial presented at the 51st Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC 2011) this week in Chicago.
IAS 2011: Hormonal Contraceptive Use Increases Women’s Risk of Acquiring and Transmitting HIV
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- Category: HIV Sexual Transmission
- Published on Friday, 05 August 2011 00:00
- Written by Roger Pebody
A two-year, seven-country study has concluded that women using hormonal contraceptives, particularly injectable forms, are at a greater risk both of acquiring HIV themselves and of passing it on to a male sexual partner.
CDC Fact Sheets on HIV among Women and Transgender People
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- Category: Women & HIV
- Published on Wednesday, 24 August 2011 00:00
- Written by Press Release
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced the availability of an updated fact sheet on HIV among Women, as well as a new fact sheet on HIV among Transgender People.
IAS 2011: HIV Prevention -- A Women's Revolution [VIDEO]
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- Category: HIV Prevention
- Published on Tuesday, 26 July 2011 00:00
- Written by Video
The 6th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2011) held last week in Rome heralded remarkable data showing that early HIV treatment and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can dramatically reduce the risk of HIV transmission.
But biomedical prevention methods will only work if people have access to them, and many women worldwide do not have access due to lack of economic resources or the right of self-determination.
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