Japanese scientists have created hens that can lay multi-million pound “golden eggs” containing an expensive protein used to treat serious diseases such as cancer and hepatitis.
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| Normal egg (left) and the Multi-million golden egg (right) |
Multi-million pound “golden eggs” created in Japan for treating cancer and hepatitis
Not less than 500 people in New Zealand could have HIV and not know it — AIDS Foundation
The New Zealand AIDS Foundation is pleading for people to get regular HIV tests.
“I Am HIV Positive” — Josué Hernández
Josué E. Hernández is an HIV activist who currently lives in Orange County, California. His dedication to raising awareness and bringing the HIV/AIDS epidemic under control is demonstrated by currently working as the Director of Annual Giving at Radiant Health Centers, the largest service provider to people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS in the county.
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| Josué E. Hernández |
STUDY: HIV does not increase the risk of Acute Coronary Syndrome recurrence
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| Michael Silverberg, PhD, MPH |
With the success of antiretroviral therapy in extending the life span of individuals infected with HIV, their medical care is more often focused on non-AIDS-related morbidity, including cardiovascular disease, according to Michael Silverberg, PhD, MPH, Research Scientist at the Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, CA, and colleagues.
"Although the excess risk of cardiovascular disease among HIV-infected patients has diminished in recent years in our study setting," Silverberg and colleagues indicate, "the impact of HIV infection on ACS prognosis remains unclear."
To ascertain whether HIV infection contributes to risk of ACS recurrence, the investigators conducted a retrospective cohort study at Kaiser Permanent Northern California of 226 HIV-infected persons and over 86,000 persons without HIV infection, hospitalized between 1996-2010 for ACS involving either ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), non-STEMI, or unstable angina.
The follow-up period extended for 3 years after the first hospitalization for ACS. In addition to recurrent ACS, subjects were compared for deaths from all causes, and their medical record data were analyzed for a variety of potentially contributing factors including smoking history, serum lipoproteins, cholesterol, and triglycerides.
"The major strength of the study was the ability to evaluate ACS recurrence in a large sample of persons with HIV and persons without HIV from the same health care system, thus ensuring that access to health care is similar between groups," Silverberg commented to MD Magazine ®.
The investigators report finding a similar incidence of ACS recurrence in both HIV-infected and uninfected groups overall, 15% and 16%, respectively. There was also no difference in risk between the groups by the cardiovascular event of STEMI, non-STEMI, or unstable angina.
After adjustment for demographic and cardiovascular risk factors, the risk remained similar, with overall Hazard Ratio (HR) of 1.08 (95% Confidence Interval [CI] 0.76-1.54). No difference in risk was found with HIV-infected individuals characterized by different levels of CD4 count. The investigators did note, however, that a history of smoking appeared to have greater influence in ACS recurrence in the HIV-infected individuals.
The analysis of all-cause mortality also did not differ overall between groups, but in age-stratified analysis, there was a statistically significantly higher all-cause mortality rate in HIV-infected individuals < 60 years of age and 60-64 years, and a numerically but not statistically significantly higher rate in those ≥65 years of age.
"It was encouraging to find no differences in ACS recurrence by HIV status, which is a testament to the focus on secondary prevention efforts in our health plan, regardless of HIV status," Silverberg said.
The study, Recurrence After Hospitalization for Acute Coronary Syndrome Among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected Individuals was carried out by: Michael Silverberg, PhD, MPH alongside his team of other professionals. And was first ublished in HIV Medicine.
432 children in Kwara infected with HIV in 6 months
The AIDS agency in Kwara state, Nigeria reported that no fewer than 432 children are living with HIV. This disclosure was made by the coordinator of the agency, Dr. Seleem Alabi during an “AIDS awareness program” in the state.
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| Photo: South African kids born with HIV but are resistant to AIDS. Credit:TomoNews |
New rapid hepatitis C screening test launches in Metro Vancouver
Another rapid Hepatitis C screening test method has been launched in Metro Vancouver, London. The new technique provides results in 2 minutes; Using this intervention, London drug pilots hope to diagnose more than thousands that are unaware of the virus.
GONORRHEA: Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention and Control
Overview
Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease that affects the reproductive health of sexually active persons. Gonorrhea occurs mostly among male and female; babies are also infected during childbirth if the mother is infected.
India records significant decrease in HIV infections — UN Reports
According to a research conducted in 2017, the United Nations reported that India has recorded a significant progress in HIV/AIDS elimination since 2010 with a decline of about 46 percent and 22 percent in both new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths respectively.
Jewish Rabbi charges Orthodox Staff to be inclusive towards LGBT pupils
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| Photo: Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis |
The school said the policy was "old news" and "has nothing to do homophobia or misogyny".
Malawi Defence Force set to ban the recruitment of HIV-postive personnels
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| Malawi Military Troupe |
HIV Prevention: How does PrEP work?
During the 22nd International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam that took place last month, a team of researchers announced that, although their HIV-prevention trial isn't over yet, they know that the treatment is going to be a success. This isn't the first study of its kind to go extraordinarily well; a few years ago, a trial was stopped early because the treatment was obviously working.
AIDS Agency treats over 20,000 people with HIV in Enugu State, Nigeria
The Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr Uche Agu, told journalists in Enugu on Friday that the figure represented about 30 per cent of the people within the HIV/AIDS prevalence rate of state.
FDA Approves Two New Antiretroviral Drugs
