The treatment cascade in the United States – good in Ryan White programmes, but overall picture for gay men is poor

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People living with HIV in the United States who receive
their care through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program have good rates of retention
and virological suppression, investigators report in the online edition of Clinical
Infectious Diseases. Of the patients seen at least once in 2011, some 82%
were retained in care and 73% achieved virological

Sovaldi sarà rimborsabile: trovato accordo Aifa-Gilead

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Sarà rimborsabile il Sovaldi, il nuovo e costosissimo farmaco per lEpatite C. L’Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco ha trovato l’accordo con la casa farmaceutica che lo produce, la Gilead Sciences. Il prezzo del Sofosbuvir (così si chiama il principio attivo), già calato da 58 mila a 37 mila euro per ciclo terapeutico, aveva scatenato le proteste delle associazioni dei malati.

Treatment of worm infections leads to increases in CD4 counts and haemoglobin and fall in viral load for HIV-positive women taking ART

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De-worming is
associated with falls in viral load and increases in CD4 count and haemoglobin, in
pregnant women living with HIV and receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART), according
to the results of a study conducted in Rwanda and published in the online edition
of Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Albendazole – a cheap treatment for helminth infections –

London gay men: 2% of the population, a quarter of the sexually transmitted infections and half of HIV infections

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Men who have sex with men (MSM) living in London have
particularly poor sexual health and this is worsening, Public Health England
warn in a report published yesterday. The report calls on commissioners and
providers of sexual health services to focus on the needs of this group: “Improving
sexual health in MSM should be

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