Injecting users may need to start treatment earlier than other HIV+ people, US study reports

HIV-positive injecting drug users need to commence HAART when their CD4 cell count is above 350 cells/mm3, a level substantially higher than that recommended by

Published

08 September 2004

By

Michael Carter

French IV drug users who report HAART side-effects have more risky sex

The perception of having adverse side-effects due to one’s HAART regime was the strongest single predictor of unsafe sexual behaviour among a cohort of French

Published

08 June 2004

By

Gus Cairns

Large number of young Canadian injecting drug users coinfected with HIV and HCV

A high proportion of injecting drug users under the age of 29 in one of Canada’s largest cities are coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C

Published

25 May 2004

By

Michael Carter

Canadian study warns that inability to access addiction treatment is associated with syringe sharing

Intravenous drug users who attempt to access addiction treatment but are unsuccessful are likely to engage in syringe sharing, according to a Canadian study published

Published

24 May 2004

By

Christopher Gadd

World Health Organization asked to keep buprenorphine as a treatment option for heroin addiction

A group of activists and physicians has asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to prevent the proposed reclassification of buprenorphine as a narcotic. If successful,

Published

18 May 2004

By

Christopher Gadd

HPV infection more common in HIV-positive women who smoke

HIV-positive women who smoke have a significantly higher prevalence and incidence of human papilloma virus (HPV) in the cervix than HIV-positive non-smoking women, according to

Published

10 May 2004

By

Michael Carter

Russia's hard line on drug use making HIV prevention difficult

Russia’s worsening HIV crisis is being exacerbated by government policy, police harassment and prejudice, according to a report released today by Human Rights Watch. The

Published

28 April 2004

By

Michael Carter

Is it safe for a person with HCV to have a few drinks? Individualised risk assessment needed

Heavy alcohol consumption is associated with liver fibrosis in individuals infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), according to a study published in the March edition

Published

27 April 2004

By

Michael Carter

Improvement in CD4 cell count with HAART associated with more unsafe sex, but not injecting in IDUs

Injecting drug users who experienced an improvement in their CD4 cell count after starting HAART had an increased risk of engaging in more unprotected sex,

Published

14 April 2004

By

Michael Carter

PEP for sexual exposure to HIV doesn't lead to more risky sex

Published

06 April 2004

By

Michael Carter