HIV: #dattiunacontrollata

Eight major studies show scientific data do not support the large-scale use of Truvada as a community-wide public health intervention to prevent transmission of HIV—despite recent recommendations by the CDC and World Health Organization. Medication adherence is the main issue: Even in carefully monitored clinical trials, many study participants simply did NOT take Truvada every day as prescribed. - See more at: http://www.aidshealth.org/archives/18496#sthash.p2KCWRn0.dpuf

As African American and Latino communities continue to be disproportionately impacted by HIV/AIDS, AHF expands its ‘AIDS is a Civil Rights Issue’ billboard & awareness campaign featuring MLK Jr. to also include Cesar Chavez, the labor leader and farm worker movement icon — Campaign suggests access to HIV prevention, care and treatment for HIV/AIDS should be universal. - See more at: http://www.aidshealth.org/archives/18496#sthash.p2KCWRn0.dpuf

The complaint suggests corrupt practices at one company can create instant incentives that force competing companies to respond, engulfing an entire category.

Many HIV-negative gay or bisexual men in steady relationships with other HIV-negative men don't always use condoms out of a desire for intimacy.

Editor’s note: This is the first in an occasional series of reflective posts about social media use in support of messages for the national health observances. April 10, 2014 marked the second annual National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day  (NYHAAD), a day of action to put young people at the center of the conversation...

Stigma and discrimination related to HIV and AIDS are almost as old as the pandemic itself, and, regrettably, often exist in health care settings. Discrimination against people living with HIV or AIDS results in poor quality of care for those who are infected or ill (or suspected of being infected), frightens away potential clients in need of care, and undermines effective HIV prevention efforts by limiting individuals' access to and use of health care services. - See more at: http://www.engenderhealth.org/pubs/hiv-aids-sti/reducing-stigma.php#sthash.X84e8LTz.dpuf

Alex Zanotelli e Vittorio Agnoletto sono i primi firmatari di un appello alla comunità scientifica e ai governi. Ai quali chiedono di assumersi le proprie responsabilità nella lotta all’aids in termini di prevenzione e di non essere subalterni agli interessi delle multinazionali farmaceutiche. Che con la PrEp cercano clienti nel mondo ricco. Per sottoscrivere l’appello: forum@nigrizia.it

The Melbourne Declaration set the tone for #AIDS2014 which calls for an end to HIV stigma & discrimination. Bill Clinton & Elton John summed it up and it was echoed by delegates from around the globe "We can not beat AIDS until we eradicate it's stigma". We salute the IAS & we'll see you @ #AIDS2016

If your grandmother were to ask you for your Twitter handle or your grandfather wanted to become your Facebook friend, how would you respond? If you posted or tweeted messages related to HIV or AIDS awareness, education or testing among older adults, would you be willing to share that information with your grandparents? Beyond individual...

Un nuovo farmaco può prevenire il contagio in modo molto efficace ma non è stato accolto positivamente dalla comunità gay, per ragioni sia culturali che mediche

 Considero sbagliata, controproducente e un regalo a Big Pharma la raccomandazione rivolta dall’OMS agli omosessuali sani di utilizzare gli antiretrovirali come forma di prevenzione.

Infatti, gli antiretrovirali non sono in grado di garantire un sicurezza totale nell’evitare la trasmissione del virus HIV, ma possono solo abbassare il rischio di contagio e oltretutto hanno effetti collaterali talvolta anche significativi.
Inoltre l’uso di tali farmaci da parte di persone sane inevitabilmente spingerebbe costoro ad abbassare la soglia di attenzione e ad abbandonare l’uso del profilattico che resta, se utilizzato in modo corretto, l’unica vera barriera al contagio. Affermare che per evitare il contagio è “sufficiente” utilizzare i farmaci  deresponsabilizza  inoltre le pubbliche amministrazioni e i governi che dovrebbero invece non abbassare mai la guardia e investire nelle campagne di prevenzione.

A few months ago, the CDC recommended Truvada, the HIV prevention pill, to anyone at risk of infection. The Verge and other media outlets — including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and S...

Take a deep breath and then look at this data about HIV in the U.S.: I have seen these numbers before, but never laid out so clearly and so beautifully. Thank you, Jeff Guo of the Washington Post, ...

It’s back to school time and as we send our students to school with books and other necessary supplies, it might be helpful to keep in mind several technology solutions that can help students stay healthy and safe on campus. Among these technology solutions are a number of mobile apps that are being developed by...

Nelle "Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations", l'OMS ribadisce quali siano le popolazioni vulnerabili all'infezione da Hiv: uomini che fanno sesso con uomini, persone detenute, persone che usano droghe per via iniettiva, persone che si prostituiscono, persone transgender. Persone che hanno specifici comportamenti a rischio, la cui vulnerabilità è spesso dovuta a problemi legali o sociali. Per ridurre questa vulnerabilità l'OMS, per la prima volta, ha compreso anche il ricorso allaPrEP.