HIV & African Americans: Treatment
- Conspiracy Beliefs About HIV Are Related to Antiretroviral Treatment Nonadherence Among African-American Men With HIV (December 7, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
On TheBodyPRO.com
- Expert Discusses HIV-Related Kidney Disease, Susceptibility Among Blacks (July 22, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily U.S. HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- African Americans, Women Have Lower Virologic Response Rates in Both Arms of Head-to-Head Antiretroviral Trial (July 20, 2009)
Race and gender may prove to be a more critical factor than we think in virologic response to HIV medications. In the large HEAT study, which compared two first-line HAART regimens, Kimberly Smith, M.D., M.P.H., et al found that in both study arms, fewer African Americans (versus white patients) and females (versus males) achieved a viral load of less than 50 copies/mL.
In The 5th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, from TheBodyPRO.com
- HIV/AIDS Outreach Efforts in Atlanta, Buffalo, N.Y., Target Black Community (March 10, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- HIV Disease Progresses More Slowly Among People of African Descent, Study Finds (March 9, 2009)
From aidsmap.com
- Race Troubles: Why Do African-Americans With HIV Fare Worse? (Spring 2009)
To read PDF, click here.
In Achieve, from ACRIA and GMHC
- Mortality Higher Among HIV-Infected Black Patients; Women, Blacks Spend Less Time on HAART (February 6, 2008)
From TheBodyPRO.com
- Black-White HIV Mortality Ratio in U.S. Has Widened in HAART Era, Study Finds (January 3, 2008)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Disparities in Survival Attributable to Suboptimal HIV Care for Women and Minorities in the U.S. (February 27, 2007)
In Exclusive Coverage of the 14th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from TheBodyPRO.com
- Racial Disparities in HIV Diagnosis, Access to Care and Treatment Effects (February 27, 2007)
In Exclusive Coverage of the 14th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from TheBodyPRO.com
- How Is HIV Different in African Americans? (February 2006)
From TheBody.com
- Adverse Health Outcomes Among Black Americans (November/December 2005)
HIV treatment sometimes works differently for African Americans than for whites. Is genetics or environment the cause?.
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- The African-American Outreach Initiative (March/April 2005)
A former organizer of this annual Atlanta conference explains its history and future goals.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- White Doctors Delay HIV Treatment for Their Black Patients, Study Says (November 3, 2004)
From HealthDayNews
- Who Are We Hurting: The Hesitation by People of Color (July/August 2004)
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Genetics, Race/Ethnicity and Efavirenz Side Effects (July 2004)
A study finds that a genetic variation, more common among African Americans than whites, impacts the body's absorption of efavirenz.
To read PDF, click here.
In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
On TheBodyPRO.com
- Hepatitis C Treatment Regimen Far Less Successful Among Black Patients (June 1, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
On TheBodyPRO.com
- Reaching Out!: African-American Outreach Initiative 2004 (May/June 2004)
A recap of this year's conference, which is aimed at HIV outreach workers serving African Americans.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Palm Beach Will Be Part of Project to Determine Minorities' Access to HIV Care (September 11, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Ohio: Program Reaches Out to Those With HIV (August 25, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Metabolic and Virologic Responses to Different Regimens Vary by Gender and Race (July 14, 2003)
In The 2nd International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment, from TheBodyPRO.com
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