Hiv Prevention Articles & Analysis
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Nowadays human papillomavirus (HPV) infection has been recognized as the prerequisite for most anogenital malignancies accounting for more than 90% of cervical and anal cancers, thus making it necessary to implement screening for anal cancer prevention in HIV-infected population. The new Anex® brush provides an optimal sampling of the anal canal without the ...
Chief Executive Officer Saundra Pelletier will provide an update on the commercialization of Evofem's hormone-free contraceptive Phexxi® (lactic acid, citric acid and potassium bitartrate) as well as the Company's pipeline, including the ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating EVO100 for the prevention of chlamydia and gonorrhea in women and the recently announced ...
There are limited methods available to prevent transmission of HIV, and no products are approved to simultaneously prevent pregnancy, STIs and HIV. ...
The OB-002H-101 Phase 1 study was a first-in-man trial designed to evaluate the safety, acceptability, and pharmacokinetic profile of the OB-002H gel which is being developed for a HIV prevention indication. OB-002 is a CCR5 inhibitor with best-in-class in vitro potency and is being evaluated in other indications including oncology and COVID-19. ...
Product acceptability was also high with the majority of participants expressing satisfaction with the product and the intent to use an OB-002H gel for prevention of HIV infection if the gel was available. There was no evidence of systemic absorption of OB-002 following single or multiple dose administration. ...
Results were published in the New England Journal of Medicine: “Randomized Trial of LACTIN-V to Prevent Recurrence of Bacterial Vaginosis.” The study was conducted with the support of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), contracts HHSN2722013000141 and HHSN27200007. ...
Orion plans to submit the study data to the HIVR4P HIV prevention meeting which will be held in Cape Town South Africa in January 2021 (https://www.hivr4p.org/). ...
At the community events, volunteers use games and interactive presentations to educate youth about the different aspects of HIV and AIDS - prevention, transmission, treatment and stigmas. Before leaving, youth are invited to write a message or a draw a picture in the book "Dejando Huellas" or "Leaving Footprints." ...
The Healthcare for the Homeless program provides primary, preventive and supplementary healthcare to homeless men, women and adolescents in the greater Nashua area. ...
In spite of recent progress in the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT), in sub Saharan Africa children account for more than 10% of all HIV infections. This is in stark contrast with countries such as the UK, where because of optimal treatment, management and prevention strategies, mother-to-child transmission of ...
Registered as a private voluntary organization, World Education is known for its work around the globe in environmental education, community development, maternal and child health, school governance, integrated literacy, small enterprise development, HIV and AIDS education, prevention, and care, and refugee training. ...
ACHAP has helped demonstrate how public-private partnerships might work to save the lives of the world’s poorest people infected with HIV. Between 2001 and 2007, the partnership has supported Botswana in preventing the estimated deaths of more than 53,000 Batswana living with HIV. ...
(i) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fact Sheet: HIV/AIDS among African Americans; August 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2010, from http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/aa/resources/factsheets/aa.htm. (ii) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fact Sheet: HIV/AIDS among Hispanics/Latinos, August 2009. ...
Today ViiV Healthcare awarded a total of £3.6m in grants to support 12 projects focused on preventing HIV transmission from mother-to-child, to improve the health and wellbeing of women, children and their families around the globe. ...
The partnership between ViiV Healthcare and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation specifically addresses critical gaps in current HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment programs. Despite available medicine and treatment, the majority of children living with HIV acquire the virus through mother-to-child transmission: during pregnancy, ...