HIV AIDS

HIV/AIDS cases in South Dakota increased from 25 cases in 2007 to 34 cases in 2008, and prevalence of sexually transmitted infections reached record levels, according to an infectious disease report released recently by the South Dakota Department of Health, the AP/Sioux City Journal reports. The state also reported 2,948 cases of chlamydia, an increase [...]

The European Commission on Tuesday called on HHS to drop a requirement that visitors inform U.S. authorities whether they have HIV, Agence France-Presse reports (Agence France-Presse, 1/13). A law that made foreigners living with HIV/AIDS inadmissible in the U.S. was repealed when President Bush signed legislation reauthorizing the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in [...]

Some global health advocates on Tuesday expressed concern following news that Mark Dybul will continue to serve in his position as U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and administrator of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief following the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, CQ HealthBeat reports. Dybul in a recent e-mail to his staff indicated that [...]

Specific genetic trait in blacks, which protects them against malaria, increases the risk of HIV infection. A team of researchers from University College London and University of Texas examined data from a 25 year study of people living in Africa. Researchers looked at a specific genetic trait called Duffy Antigen Receptor for Chemokines (DARC) gene [...]