HIV/AIDS Treatment News: November 2009

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HIV and Infant Feeding (November 2009)
Revised principles and recommendations: Rapid advice.
From World Health Organization
Key Messages: New WHO Recommendations: Antiretroviral Therapy for Adults and Adolescents (November 2009)
From World Health Organization
Rapid Advice (November 2009)
Antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection in adults and adolescents.
From World Health Organization
New HIV Recommendations to Improve Health, Reduce Infections and Save Lives (November 30, 2009)
From World Health Organization
WHO Issues New HIV/AIDS Treatment Guidelines (November 30, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Intelence (Etravirine) Label Updated to Reflect Dosing Data Through 48 Weeks (November 25, 2009)
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Important Label Update for Norvir (Ritonavir) (November 23, 2009)
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Maraviroc Gets FDA Nod as First-Line Antiretroviral in U.S. (November 20, 2009)
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Overweight People With HIV See Lower CD4 Gain While on HIV Medications, Study Suggests (November 19, 2009)
An interview with Nancy Crum-Cianflone, M.D., M.P.H.
In HIV News & Views, from TheBody.com
California: HIVers Needed for Flu Remedy Study (November 17, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Indian AIDS Drug Receives WHO Approval (November 12, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
ViiV Vows Joint Venture Will Help Fight HIV (November 10, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Six Universities Aim to Expand Drug Access in Developing Countries (November 10, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
California: Monterey County HIV/AIDS Groups to Merge (November 9, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Experience of Sexual Violence Among Women in HIV Discordant Unions After Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing: A Qualitative Critical Incident Study in Uganda (November 9, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
New Dosing Recommendations Retrovir (Zidovudine) Syrup for HIV-Infected Infants (November 6, 2009)
From U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Many Doctors Overuse Pap Testing: Survey (November 6, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Medical Aid Group Warns of Waning Support for AIDS Treatment Scale-Up (November 6, 2009)
The global financial meltdown has been named as a chief culprit, but officials at Doctors Without Borders aren't settling for that excuse.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
AIDS Confab Highlights Progress, Needs in U.S. (November 6, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
IAS Urges New Focus on ART as Prevention, Calls for Immediate Global Action and Funding for Universal Access to HIV Therapy (November 4, 2009)
From International AIDS Society
Tennessee: State AIDS Drug Assistance Reaches Enrollment Capacity (November 3, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nov. 3, 2009 -- Weekly 2009 H1N1 Flu Media Briefing (November 3, 2009)
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer Formally Launch Company to Develop New HIV Treatments (November 3, 2009)
Two of the major pharmaceutical companies producing HIV meds have launched a new joint company focused solely on HIV: ViiV Healthcare.
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Health Affairs Issue Focuses on HIV/AIDS, NTDs (November 3, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
U.S. Study Seeks Volunteers to Test Benefits of Testosterone Gel in Older Men (November 2, 2009)
A study is recruiting men across the U.S. age 65 and older to test whether the testosterone gel AndroGel can help offset health problems such as anemia, heart disease, muscle loss and decreased sex drive.
From Penn Medicine
Side Effects of HIV Drugs (November 2009)
From The Well Project
Update on Inflammation and Cardiovascular Risk in People With HIV (November 2009)
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In Treatment Update, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange