Herpes & HIV/AIDS: News & Research

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Another Study Finds That Microbicides Cut Women's Herpes Risk (October 23, 2011)
From The Body
NIH Researchers Show How Anti-HIV Drug Acts to Block Herpes Virus (October 20, 2011)
Newfound effectiveness of tenofovir due to higher concentrations in vaginal gel form.
From U.S. National Institutes of Health
Monday Reflection: Herpes, AIDS and Shame ... A Blog Entry by Rae Lewis-Thornton (August 29, 2011)
"Dealing with health issues is one thing, having to deal with it wrapped in shame is an entire other thing."
From The Body
Herpes Drugs and Viral Load: Valaciclovir Works Better Than Aciclovir (July 26, 2011)
From aidsmap.com
Valaciclovir Slows HIV Disease Progression in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women (July 26, 2011)
From aidsmap.com
Daily Aciclovir Slows HIV Disease Progression and Reduces Viral Load (July 19, 2011)
From aidsmap.com
Finally: Letting Go of the Shame! Part Three: A Blog Entry by Rae Lewis-Thornton (March 11, 2011)
"There is a sense of shame that I cannot explain. Yes, it's an AIDS related opportunistic infection, but it somehow carries a shame the pneumonia does not."
From The Body
Finally: Letting Go of the Shame! Part Two: A Blog Entry by Rae Lewis-Thornton (March 9, 2011)
How did my herpes go from an outbreak once every two years to drug resistant? ... And how does a superwoman like myself lose her mojo and let shame consume her once again?"
From The Body
Finally: Letting Go of the Shame! A Blog Entry by Rae Lewis-Thornton (March 8, 2011)
"At 19 I thought I had landed my prince charming and all was right with the world. But a couple of days later I was itching really bad and was pretty sore down there."
From The Body
Experimental Genital Herpes Vaccine Fails Major Clinical Trial (October 1, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV Drug Isentress Could Fight All Herpes Viruses (September 24, 2010)
From AIDSmeds.com
Acyclovir and Transmission of HIV-1 From Persons Infected With HIV-1 and HSV-2 (January 25, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Scientists Learn Why Even Treated Genital Herpes Sores Boost the Risk of HIV Infection (August 2, 2009)
Even if weeks have passed since it healed, the site of a genital herpes sore may be especially prone to being infected by HIV, U.S. researchers say.
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Condoms Offer Partial Protection Against Herpes (July 14, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Seroprevalence and Risk Factors for Herpes Simplex Virus Infection in a Population of HIV-Infected Patients in Canada (May 18, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Male Circumcision Reduces Risk of Genital Herpes and HPV Infection, but Not Syphilis (March 25, 2009)
From U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Acyclovir: The Next New HIV Drug? (February 10, 2009)
From Project Inform
Herpes Drug Appears to Stop HIV in Coinfected Cells (September 11, 2008)
From aidsmap.com
Survey Finds Genital Herpes Is Common Among New Yorkers (June 9, 2008)
Condoms can protect against infection.
From New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Effect of Herpes Simplex Suppression on Incidence of HIV Among Women in Tanzania (March 27, 2008)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Role of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 and Other Genital Infections in the Acquisition of HIV-1 Among High-Risk Women in Northern Tanzania (May 18, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Lab Tests for Herpes Often Give False Positives for HSV-2 (September 1, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Women on HAART Still at Higher Risk for Herpes Zoster (Summer 2005)
[Archived Article]
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Efficacy of Valacyclovir and Acyclovir for Suppression of Herpes Simplex Virus Evaluated (December 2004)
In Infectious Diseases in Corrections Report, from Brown Medical School
Herpes Vaccine for Women Being Tested (January 15, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Infection With Herpes Simplex Virus Type-1 and -2 Among Lesbians (December 2003)
[Archived Article]
Abstract of a study finding that almost 10% of lesbians are infected with herpes simplex virus type-2.
In Sexually Transmitted Diseases