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What's New at The BodyHIV/AIDS News You Can UseJune 11, 2003 | ||||||||||
Mixed News on Assisted Reproduction for HIVersA small French study has some good news for "serodiscordant" couples (one positive, one negative) hoping to have a baby using assisted reproduction -- but, unfortunately, the news is only good if the HIV-positive partner is male.HIV positive and thinking of having a baby? Browse through The Body's collection of articles on HIV and pregnancy. Why Do Meds Work Differently for Different People?Some people with HIV respond very well to treatment, while others seem to struggle and frequently change treatments. This variability can be due to a number of intertwining factors. Bob Huff explores this complicated issue in GMHC's Treatment Issues.Post-Exposure HIV Prevention Not Recommended for KidsDoctors should not automatically give HIV drugs to every child who may have been accidentally exposed to HIV, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Post-exposure prophylaxis is recommended when a child is sexually abused, for example -- but not when a child gets pricked by a used needle or is accidentally exposed to the breast milk of an HIV-positive woman.Make a Big, Hairy Deal About HIV/AIDSIt's the huge event that puts the "glam" in glamour: Visual AIDS' wild annual benefit/bash, A Big Hairy Deal! New York City's top professional hair stylists will provide amazing haircuts and makeup services, plus there'll be live music and raffles for prizes from some of New York's coolest companies. It's all happening on June 18; click here to find out more!Review of Atazanavir ResearchThe U.S. is likely to approve atazanavir (Reyataz), a next-generation protease inhibitor, very soon. But what does the research say about how well this drug works? Click here to find out.Visual AIDS Celebrates Gay PrideIt's Gay Pride Month in New York City, and Visual AIDS brings that pride to the Web with this terrific selection of works by HIV-positive artists. Click here to browse this month's Visual AIDS Web Gallery!Heart Transplant Successful in AIDS PatientIt's an exciting development that may finally put to rest any debate about whether people with AIDS should receive organ transplants: A 39-year-old Harvard scientist with AIDS has survived two years since receiving a heart transplant, according to a report in the New England Journal of Medicine.Preventing HIV Saves Lives -- And MoneyIf the U.S. government invested $383 million more a year in domestic HIV prevention efforts, it could stop 130,000 HIV infections from ever happening and save more than $18 billion in medical costs by 2010, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control.In Africa, Dirty Needles May Spread More HIV Than ThoughtThe World Health Organization (WHO) says that it has probably underestimated the number of people in Africa who have been exposed to HIV through dirty needles. A December 2002 report by the WHO said that 2.5 percent of HIV exposures were attributable to the use of unclean needles in medical care, but other researchers estimate that number could be anywhere from 8 to 45 percent.Some People Are HIV "Super-Shedders"Scientists call it "shedding": Just like a cat sheds its hair, people with HIV "shed" the virus -- namely in their blood, semen and vaginal fluids. Recent research has investigated the idea that some men and women may shed more HIV than others, which could make them more likely to infect their partners during unprotected sex.Spotlighting Some Drugs in DevelopmentGMHC's Treatment Issues provides brief updates on several HIV drugs in development: atazanavir, tipranavir, SCH-D and AMD-070.Take a Cruise, Donate Your Meds, and Other News BriefsHeterosexual, HIV-positive and want to meet others? Poz HeteroCruise leaves from San Juan, Puerto Rico on October 12, 2003. Got extra HIV medications? Send your unused drugs to Africa. Click here for more news from Positively Aware.Web HighlightsA Selection of the Top HIV/AIDS Stories From Across the Internet:Wife Wins Damages for HIV Case National ADAP Working Group Calls for $145M in Emergency Supplemental Funds for Fiscal Year 2003 WHO Seeks Brazil's Help in War Against AIDS Increasing Trend of Cesarean Deliveries in HIV-Infected Women in the United States From 1994 to 2000 Pretreatment of Chronic Active Hepatitis C in Patients Coinfected With HIV and Hepatitis C Virus Reduces the Hepatotoxicity Associated With Subsequent Antiretroviral Therapy Youth and HIV: The Epidemic Continues | ||||||||||
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