PRINTABLE PAGE HIV Drug Abacavir Works Well in Children – Study By Patricia ReaneyOriginally published by Reuters, March 1, 2002 LONDON (Reuters) — An anti-AIDS drug that has helped to control the illness in adults could also be an important…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Thai Program to Block Mom-Baby HIV Spread Underway By Merritt McKinneyOriginally published by Reuters Health, July 9, 2002 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — In a move that may serve as a model for other developing countries, Thailand has…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Short AIDS Therapy Shown to Cut Child Infection (Reuters) Originally published by Reuters, April 4, 2002 LONDON (Reuters) — Using anti-AIDS drugs before, during and after giving birth can reduce the odds of a woman infecting her child…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Youngest Crucial to Anti-HIV Efforts: UNAIDS Chief By Alan MozesOriginally published by Reuters Health, May 10, 2002 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — Global efforts to fight HIV and AIDS must focus on children, the chief of the United…
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HIV Postexposure Prophylaxis in the 21st Century David K. Henderson, Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, USAEmerging Infectious Diseases 7(2), 2001 Abstract The administration of postexposure prophylaxis has become the standard of care for occupational exposures to HIV.…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Complex Anti-HIV Therapy Reduces Vertical Transmission Risk Originally published by Reuters Health, May 17, 2002 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — The longer and more complex the prenatal antiretroviral therapy, the more likely it is to prevent mother-to-child HIV-1…
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PRINTABLE PAGE HIV-Infected Girl in UK Legal Wrangle Is Taken into Court Custody Originally published by Reuters Health, May 9, 2002 LONDON (Reuters) — A 3-year-old girl whose father is blocking her treatment with conventional drugs for HIV/AIDS was made…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Bone Mineral Accrual Compromised in HIV-Infected Prepubertal Children Originally published by Reuters Health, May 6, 2002 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — HIV infection has a negative effect on bone mineral acquisition in prepubertal children, placing them at increased…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Pediatric AIDS Down But Not Out By Randy Dotinga, HealthScoutNews ReporterOriginally published by HealthScoutNews, April 5, 2002 The number of children born with HIV has fallen 80 percent over the past decade, largely because of powerful new medications,…
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PRINTABLE PAGE Management of HIV-Infected Women and Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Alexandra M. Levine, M.D.Originally published by Medscape, July 2001 Women constitute the fastest growing population at risk for HIV infection in the United States and approximately 42% of all persons…