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Microbicides 2006: Microbicide efficacy studies target high risk women for enrolment

Several of the microbicide efficacy studies, such as the Cellulose Sulfate (CS) and Savvy trials, have tried to keep the sample size manageable by trying

Published
11 May 2006
By
Theo Smart
Transmission and prevention
Microbicides 2006: High rates of pregnancy pose challenges for microbicide trials

Pregnancy is an outcome microbicide trials want to avoid for a number of reasons —unfortunately, unexpectedly high rates of pregnancy have been observed in several,

Published
10 May 2006
By
Theo Smart
Transmission and prevention
Microbicides 2006: Are the microbicide clinical efficacy studies big enough?

Perhaps at the very root of the challenges is the fact that prevention studies must measure a clinical endpoint — HIV transmission. “We have no

Published
10 May 2006
By
Theo Smart
Transmission and prevention
Microbicides 2006: Challenges for the clinical development of microbicides — overview

Even though the clinical development of microbicides, products used in the vagina or rectum to prevent HIV acquisition, has advanced dramatically in the last few

Published
09 May 2006
By
Theo Smart
Transmission and prevention
Microbicides 2006: Microbicide activity against sexually transmitted infections could affect how good products look against HIV

A panel discussion at the Microbicides 2006 Conference focused on how STIs could affect microbicide research, looking at modelling projections of how a microbicide with

Published
09 May 2006
By
Theo Smart
Transmission and prevention
Microbicides 2006: what products are in the pipeline?

Although scientists have identified a great number of ways to disrupt HIV transmission, “the near term pipeline of microbicides ready to enter [early clinical studies]

Published
03 May 2006
By
Theo Smart
Transmission and prevention
Microbicides 2006: how will microbicides be delivered?

Cups or diaphragms that are used in contraception protect the cervix (potentially preventing cervicitis) and could be adapted for use with different microbicides, concentrating the

Published
03 May 2006
By
Theo Smart
Transmission and prevention
Microbicides 2006: High concentrations of lime juice kill HIV but too caustic to use as a microbicide

Using high concentrations of lime juice as a vaginal douche to prevent HIV or other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can cause severe abrasions to the

Published
27 April 2006
By
Theo Smart
Transmission and prevention
Microbicides 2006: Treatment Action campaign marches for HIV prevention

Thousands of members of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), joined by dignitaries such as the Archbishop Desmond Tutu, marched to the Cape Town International Conference

Published
26 April 2006
By
Theo Smart
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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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