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Report of new “superbugs” emphasises ill-preparedness across Europe to meet this emerging public health challenge

Research just published that identifies new highly antibiotic resistant bacteria reinforces the frequency with which similar strains of so-called “superbugs” are being discovered across Europe, according to the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID).

Published
12 August 2010
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ESCMID
Free statins with fast food could neutralize heart risk, scientists say

Fast food outlets could provide statin drugs free of charge so that customers can neutralize the heart disease dangers of fatty food, researchers at Imperial College London suggest in a new study published this week.

Published
12 August 2010
From
Eurekalert
New 'superbug' hits UK hospitals

Experts warn a new superbug that is resistant to even the most powerful antibiotics has entered UK hospitals.

Published
11 August 2010
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BBC
Kidney problems
Preventing HIV-Associated Nephropathy

Dr. Pravin C. Singal and colleagues at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY; the Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas; and New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY have identified mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) as a therapeutic target for HIV-associated nephropathy.

Published
30 July 2010
From
Science Daily
Most men in long-term study of HIV report low use of illicit drugs

Most older gay and bisexual men enrolled in a long-term study of HIV used recreational drugs infrequently over a 10-year period, researchers report. The study explored the drug use habits of 1,378 HIV-positive and negative gay and bisexual men, ages 44-63, and found that 79 percent of participants reported infrequent drug use.

Published
21 July 2010
From
Science Daily
Health problems
Brain bleeds in hemophilia more likely with HIV

The incidence of nontraumatic intracranial bleeding - one of the feared consequences of hemophilia - appears numerically higher in patients who are also infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), researchers reported at the Hemophilia 2010 World Congress.

Published
15 July 2010
From
MedPage Today
Chemsex and recreational drug use
LSUHSC awarded $4 million to understand effect of THC on HIV

LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans has been awarded a $4 million grant over five years to study how THC, a component chemical of marijuana, might reduce inflammation and viral replication in people with HIV, as a basis for future drug discovery.

Published
07 July 2010
From
Moreover.com HIV/AIDS feed
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Community Consensus Statement on Access to HIV Treatment and its Use for Prevention

Together, we can make it happen

We can end HIV soon if people have equal access to HIV drugs as treatment and as PrEP, and have free choice over whether to take them.

Launched today, the Community Consensus Statement is a basic set of principles aimed at making sure that happens.

The Community Consensus Statement is a joint initiative of AVAC, EATG, MSMGF, GNP+, HIV i-Base, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, ITPC and NAM/aidsmap
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