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Subscribe today. 2009-11-21T22:23:35Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Video-Found-to-Be-Useful-in-Pelvic-Inflammatory-Di/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643380?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Adolescent girls who watch a community-specific video intervention at the time of diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease may be significantly more likely to have their sexual partners treated, according to a study published online Sept. 4 in the Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643380/168127a.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643380null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Herpes-Virus-Shedding-Studied-With-Mathematical-Mo/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642972?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 People infected with herpes simplex virus 2 experience almost constant releases of small numbers of viruses from the neurons that host them into the genital tract, which may make prevention of person-to-person transmission difficult, according to a mathematical model of HSV-2 behavior described in a paper published online Nov. 18 in Science Translational Medicine. 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642972/herpes.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642972null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Adolescent-Sex-and-Alcohol-Interventions-Assessed/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641478?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 A group intervention aimed at reducing alcohol and sexual risk behaviors in adolescents in juvenile detention centers may alter risky behaviors, according to a randomized, controlled study published online Nov. 9 in Pediatrics. 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641478/45005.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641478null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/IDSA-Obesity-May-Affect-CD4-Cell-Counts-in-HIV-Pat/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638322?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 In HIV-positive patients, obesity may have a negative impact on CD4 cell counts, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, held from Oct. 29 to Nov. 1 in Philadelphia. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638322/HIV.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638322null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/October-2009-Briefing---HIV-amp-AIDS/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638316?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638316null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/IDSA-Gender-Linked-to-Late-HIV-Diagnosis-in-Minori/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638309?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Among heterosexual minorities in the South with HIV, gender is the strongest factor associated with late diagnosis, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, held from Oct. 29 to Nov. 1 in Philadelphia. 2009-11-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638309/aids.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638309null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/HIV-Stigma-May-Still-Impact-Medical-Care-Negativel/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637646?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 A stigma felt by HIV/AIDS patients may negatively impact their access to medical care and adherence to antiretroviral therapy, according to a study in the October issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2009-10-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637646/aids.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637646null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Male-Foreskin-Size-Can-Affect-Risk-of-HIV-Infectio/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637645?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Men with larger foreskins are at higher risk of being infected with HIV, according to a study in the Oct. 23 issue of AIDS. 2009-10-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637645/aidssmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637645null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Post-Exposure-Prophylaxis-of-HIV-Transmission-Spot/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637423?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Patients who have a one-time sexual encounter with a person who is highly likely to be HIV-positive should initiate post-exposure prophylaxis as soon as possible, according to a feature article published in the Oct. 29 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-10-28T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637423/HIV.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637423null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Two-Studies-Focus-on-Factors-Related-to-Colposcopy/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636701?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Younger women in an underserved population had a particularly high likelihood of colposcopic biopsy after cervical cancer screening compared to a repeat Pap test, and multiple biopsies during colposcopy were not associated with a higher risk of new human papillomavirus infections, according to the results of two studies published in the November Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-10-26T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/636701/womensmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/636701null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/HIV-Vaccine-Regimen-Shows-Modest-Benefits/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/635322?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 A vaccine combination may decrease the risk of HIV infection in a community-based population that has a largely heterosexual risk, according to a study published online Oct. 20 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with the AIDS Vaccine Conference, held from Oct. 19 to 22 in Paris. 2009-10-20T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635322/aids.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635322null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/HPV-Vaccines-Effect-on-Genital-Wart-Rates-Studied/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/634833?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 There has been a significant decline in the number of cases of genital warts since 2007 when Australia introduced vaccination against four strains of the human papillomavirus for girls aged 12 to 18 years and young women under the age of 26, according to a study published online Oct. 16 in Sexually Transmitted Infections. 2009-10-16T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634833/syringe_59094.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634833null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Interleukin-2-Not-Linked-to-Clinical-Benefits-in-H/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/634223?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 The use of interleukin-2 along with antiretroviral therapy in individuals with HIV is associated with greater CD4+ cell counts, but with no decrease in risk of opportunistic diseases or death compared to antiretroviral therapy alone, according to research published in the Oct. 15 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-10-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634223/HIVsmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/634223null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Risk-of-Cancers-in-HIV-Infected-Patients-Assessed/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633388?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Immunodeficiency greatly increases the risk of seven AIDS-defining and non-AIDS-defining cancers in HIV-infected patients, and combination treatment that increases CD4 counts can reduce this risk, according to a study published online Oct. 8 in The Lancet Oncology. 2009-10-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633388/HIV.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633388null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AACR-HPV-Types-Identified-in-Indian-Women/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633383?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Human papillomavirus types -16 and -18 are common in north Indian women with cervical cancer or an unhealthy cervix, and a cervical cancer vaccine targeting these types could eliminate 75 percent of the region's cervical cancers, according to a study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Basic Cancer Research Meeting, held from Oct. 8 to 11 in Boston. 2009-10-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633383/vaccine.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633383null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Racial-Disparities-Persist-in-Prevalence-of-HIV-In/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633515?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 More than 20 years after the identification of HIV, the racial disparity between African-Americans and Caucasians in HIV prevalence has persisted despite massive governmental and private efforts to contain the AIDS epidemic, according to a study published online Oct. 6 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2009-10-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633515/stressedvet.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633515null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Vaccinating-Boys-for-HPV-Is-Not-Found-to-Be-Cost-E/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633064?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Vaccinating boys against human papillomavirus exceeds value for money thresholds based on the information currently available, according to a study published online Oct. 8 in BMJ. 2009-10-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/633064/vaccination.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/633064null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/A-four-month-old-in-respiratory-distress/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635509?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 A year-old child with a jaundice and respiratory distress is eventually diagnosed with HIV. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/432009/635509null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/September-2009-Briefing---HIV-amp-AIDS/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/630890?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/630890null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Widowhood-Affects-Sexual-Infection-Risk-in-Older-M/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/628854?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Older men may have an increased risk of sexually transmitted infections after losing a spouse, especially if they take medications for erectile dysfunction, according to a study published online Sept. 17 in the American Journal of Public Health. 2009-09-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628854/elderlycouple.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628854null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/HPV-Load-in-Cervical-Tumors-Can-Affect-Relapse-Sur/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/628319?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Uterine cervical cancer patients with low human papillomavirus viral loads in their tumors have a higher risk of cancer relapse after treatment with radiotherapy and exhibit worse disease-free survival, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-09-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628319/40265.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628319null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/HPV-Vaccination-Acceptance-Low-in-UK-Minorities/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/627686?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Awareness of human papillomavirus is lower and there are more cultural barriers to acceptance of HPV vaccination among U.K. ethnic minorities than Caucasian women, according to a study published online Sept. 17 in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2009-09-18T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627686/hsgirls.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627686null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/HIV-Linked-With-Increased-Risk-of-Premature-Delive/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/627524?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 HIV-positive women receiving antiretroviral treatment are at higher risk of giving birth prematurely and delivering a low-birth-weight infant, according to a study in the September issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-09-17T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627524/HIVsmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627524null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Opt-Out-HIV-Screening-Well-Accepted-by-Adolescents/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/626498?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 A routine, opt-out screening process for HIV at a pediatric emergency department was well-accepted by adolescents and their guardians, according to research published online Sept. 14 in Pediatrics. 2009-09-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/626498/hsgirls.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/626498null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/HIV-Associated-Dementia-Linked-to-Disease-Subtype/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/624378?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 HIV-associated cognitive impairment may be more common in persons who are infected with the HIV subtype D, according to a study in the Sept. 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2009-09-04T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/624378/HIV.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/624378null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/August-2009-Briefing---HIV-amp-AIDS/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/623306?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/623306null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+News/Kennedy-siblings-with-a-legacy-of-child-health/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/622130?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 The two Kennedy siblings will be remembered for a lifetime of service for child health. 2009-08-27T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/352009/622130null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Non-Infectious-Disease-in-South-Africa-Growing-Bur/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/621377?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 South Africa is struggling under the quadruple burden of communicable disease, non-communicable disease, perinatal and maternal ill-health, and disorders arising from injury in both urban and rural settings, according to a study published online Aug. 25 in a special edition of The Lancet focusing on health in South Africa. 2009-08-25T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/621377/blackinfant.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/621377null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Relentless-Spread-of-HIV-and-TB-Afflict-South-Afri/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/621375?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 The dual epidemics of HIV and tuberculosis continue to spread relentlessly in South Africa, and require an urgent scaling up of public health services to bring them under control, according to an article published online on Aug. 25 in a special edition of The Lancet focusing on health in South Africa. 2009-08-25T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/621375/aids.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/621375null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Synthetic-Molecules-Hint-at-Usefulness-Against-HIV/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/620724?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Synthetic peptide-like molecules called "foldamers" demonstrated an ability to prevent HIV from infecting host cells while maintaining resistance to enzyme degradation, according to research published online Aug. 17 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2009-08-20T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/620724/Mic093ml.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/620724null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Adverse-Events-Analyzed-for-Human-Papillomavirus-V/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/620006?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Most adverse events from the human papillomavirus vaccine do not exceed background rates for other vaccines, but syncope and venous thromboembolic events were disproportionately reported, according to a study in the Aug. 19 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-08-18T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/620006/vaccine.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/620006null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Chinese-AIDS-Program-Shows-Mixed-Results/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/619799?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 In Chinese adults with AIDS, the National Free Antiretroviral Treatment Program has reduced mortality to levels observed in other low- or middle-income nations. But the program's 50 percent immunological treatment failure rate -- a consequence of reliance on first-line regimens -- suggests a need for system-wide improvements, according to a study in the Aug. 18 Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009-08-18T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/619799/aids.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/619799null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Screening-Rationale-May-Be-Affected-by-HPV-Vaccina/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/617257?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Early vaccination against human papillomavirus can reduce the risk of cervical cancer by up to 70 percent, but screening should be initiated later and less often to reduce the risk of false positives, according to a review in the August issue of Gynecologic Oncology. 2009-08-06T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322009/617257/vaccine.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322009/617257null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Drugs-Compared-in-HIV-Treatment/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/616196?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 A combination treatment for HIV infection including the novel HIV-1 integrase inhibitor raltegravir was non-inferior to the established combination treatment including efavirenz in an international multicenter clinical trial, according to a study published online Aug. 3 in The Lancet. 2009-08-03T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322009/616196/aids.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322009/616196null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/July-2009-Briefing---HIV-amp-AIDS/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/616004?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 2009-08-03T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322009/616004null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Oral-sex-is-not-risk-free/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617942?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Risk of transmitting HIV through oral sex is much lower than with anal or vaginal sex. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/332009/617942null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Antifungal-Properties-of-Breast-Cancer-Drug-Define/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/615439?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 The breast cancer drug tamoxifen may have activities against pathogenic yeast and may interfere with the function of calmodulin in its role as an antifungal agent, according to a study in the August issue of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2009-07-30T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/615439/Mic063ml.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/615439null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Oropharyngeal-Cancer-Survival-Linked-to-Virus-Infe/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/615446?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 African-Americans with oropharyngeal cancer have worse survival than Caucasians, and worse survival is associated with a lower prevalence of human papillomavirus infection, according to a study published online July 29 in Cancer Prevention Research. 2009-07-30T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/615446/40267.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/615446null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Adolescent+Medicine+Top+Story/An-integrated-model-for-palliative-care/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/615278?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 The words "hospice" and "palliative care" have long made parents cringe -- and they might scare off some pediatricians, too. 2009-07-30T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/312009/615278null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Urine-Test-Could-Effectively-Screen-Men-for-Chlamy/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/615091?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 A rapid urine test is a reliable diagnostic tool for chlamydia infection in men, and could be a cost-effective alternative to polymerase chain reaction assay in high-prevalence settings, according to a study published online July 28 in BMJ. 2009-07-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/615091/Hch057ml.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/615091null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Screening-Under-25s-May-Not-Cut-Cervical-Cancer-Ra/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/614915?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Screening women aged 20 to 24 for cervical cancer has little impact on rates of invasive cancer up to age 30, according to a study published online July 28 in BMJ, while another study concludes that women with persistent human papillomavirus infection are at increased risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. 2009-07-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/614915/40265.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/614915null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Marker-of-Renal-Injury-May-Aid-in-Diagnosis/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/613670?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Urinary levels of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, a marker of renal tubular injury, are higher in patients with HIV-associated nephropathy and in critically ill patients who develop acute kidney injury, according to two studies published online July 23 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 2009-07-24T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302009/613670/kidney2.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302009/613670null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AIDS-Interventions-Help-Halt-Breast-Milk-HIV-Trans/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/613455?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 The transmission of HIV through breast milk can be significantly reduced by giving antiretroviral syrup to infants or treating infected mothers with highly active antiretroviral therapy, according to research presented this week at the 5th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, held from July 19 to 22 in Cape Town, South Africa. 2009-07-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302009/613455/19026.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302009/613455null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Flu-Vaccine-Effects-Uncertain-in-Immunocompromised/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/613558?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Though roughly 1 percent of the U.S. population is immunocompromised for a variety of reasons, data on the efficacy of influenza vaccines in these individuals are scarce, according to research published in the August issue of The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2009-07-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302009/613558/SEN066.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302009/613558null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Prolonged-AIDS-Treatment-May-Help-Control-Hepatiti/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/613243?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 In patients who are co-infected with HIV and the hepatitis B virus, prolonged use of highly active antiretroviral therapy may help control hepatitis B virus infection and delay or prevent liver complications, according to a study in the May/June issue of HIV Clinical Trials. 2009-07-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302009/613243/aidssmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302009/613243null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/HIV-Genetic-Tests-Associated-With-Improved-Surviva/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/612719?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Taking the HIV-1 genotypic and phenotypic susceptibility testing to guide antiretroviral treatment selection is associated with improved survival of HIV-infected adults, according to a study in the July 21 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009-07-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302009/612719/aids.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302009/612719null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Sexual-Health-Not-Improving-in-Teens-and-Young-Adu/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/612150?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 The sexual and reproductive health status of adolescents and young adults is flattening or worsening after a long period of improvement, according to a new Surveillance Summary published July 17 in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2009-07-17T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/292009/612150/168127a.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/292009/612150null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Circumcision-Does-Not-Cut-Female-Partners-HIV-Risk/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/612062?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Circumcision of HIV-infected men does not confer any additional protection on their female sexual partners, and condoms remain essential for prevention of HIV transmission, according to a study published in the July 18 issue of The Lancet. 2009-07-17T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/292009/612062/aids.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/292009/612062null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Condoms-Can-Protect-Against-Herpes-Simplex-Virus-2/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/611055?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Condom use does protect against the transmission of the herpes simplex virus 2, but the level of protection is lower than it is for other sexually transmitted infections, according to a study published in the July 13 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. 2009-07-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/292009/611055/18301.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/292009/611055null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Rapid-HIV-Testing-Well-Suited-to-Antenatal-Clinic-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/610833?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Using rapid HIV testing is feasible and effective in an outpatient obstetric setting, and gives results faster than conventional testing, according to a study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-07-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/292009/610833/46072.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/292009/610833null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Stepped-Dose-Efavirenz-May-Minimize-Side-Effects/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/609096?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 In HIV-positive patients, step-wise administration of efavirenz may reduce neuropsychiatric adverse events and prove just as effective as full-dose administration, according to a study published online July 7 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009-07-07T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/282009/609096/aids.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/282009/609096null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Welcome+to+ModernMedicine/Half-of-US-teens-with-HIV-dont-know-theyre-infecte/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/608613?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Approximately 50% of US HIV-positive teens do not know they have AIDS, according to the CDC. 2009-07-03T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/272009/608613null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/June-2009-Briefing---HIV-amp-AIDS/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/608174?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/608174null XML http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contpeds/Modern+Medicine+Now/Counseling-adolescents-on-contraceptive-choices/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/609778?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 A review of how things have changed over 25 years when it comes to options available for teenagers about contraception and safe sex/abstinence. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/contpeds/282009/609778/CNTPED-25-ANV-logo_flash.gif XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Adolescents-Lifespan-Belief-Linked-to-Health-Outco/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/607595?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 A perceived risk of early death appears to have a reciprocal relationship with health outcomes and risk behaviors in adolescents, according to research published in the July issue of Pediatrics. 2009-06-30T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/272009/607595/45005.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/272009/607595null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Many-Teens-Adults-Not-Aware-They-Have-HIV/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/606905?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 A high proportion of HIV patients receive an AIDS diagnosis quickly because their HIV was caught late, and many HIV-infected teens and young adults are undiagnosed, according to two studies from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention in Atlanta, published in the CDC's June 26 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2009-06-26T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/262009/606905/aids.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/262009/606905null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Human-Papillomavirus-Vaccine-Effective-in-Some-Wom/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/601275?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 The quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine offers women aged 24 to 45 years, with no current infection, 90.5 percent protection against disease associated with HPV 6, 11, 16 and 18, according to a study published online on June 2 in The Lancet. 2009-06-02T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/601275/womensmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/601275null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/May-2009-Briefing---HIV-amp-AIDS/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/600973?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/600973null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/April-2009-Briefing---HIV-amp-AIDS/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/596177?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/182009/596177null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AHA-Drug-Reduces-Viral-Cholesterol-Inhibiting-HIV-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/596185?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 A compound that stimulates cholesterol transport out of HIV-1-infected cells inhibits HIV-1 replication by reducing the levels of viral cholesterol, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association's Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Annual Conference, held from April 29 to May 1 in Washington, D.C. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/182009/596185/HIV.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/182009/596185null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Injecting-Drug-Users-Still-Put-Themselves-at-Risk-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/593031?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Injecting-drug users accounted for 6,600 (12 percent) of the new cases of HIV detected in the United States in 2006, and many report engaging in HIV-associated behaviors, according to a report published in the April 10 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2009-04-10T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/152009/593031/HIVsmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/152009/593031null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Minimum-Threshold-Suggested-for-HIV-Antiretroviral/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/592877?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 In AIDS-free HIV-infected patients, a CD4 cell count of 350 should be the minimum threshold for initiation of antiretroviral therapy, according to a study published online April 9 in The Lancet. 2009-04-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/152009/592877/aidssmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/152009/592877null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Early-Antiretroviral-Therapy-Benefits-HIV-Positive/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/591312?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 In asymptomatic HIV-positive patients, early initiation of antiretroviral therapy significantly improves survival compared to deferred initiation, according to a report published online April 1 in the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-04-02T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/142009/591312/aids.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/142009/591312null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/March-2009-Briefing---HIV-amp-AIDS/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/590877?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/272009/590877null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Protein-Seen-to-Play-Role-in-Herpes-Reactivation/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/590550?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Expression of a virion protein called VP16 appears to be necessary for herpes simplex virus to exit its latent state, according to research published in the March issue of PLoS Pathogens. 2009-03-31T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/142009/590550/herpes.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/142009/590550null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/CME+Showcase/Transplantation-Updates---April-2009/CME/Article/detail/639043?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 This CE activity will include a CE Pre-Test that will help participants identify their specific educational need(s) as an active learning mechanism. 2009-03-30T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/cme/modernmedicine/452009/639043null REMOTE http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Antibody-Combination-May-Protect-Against-HIV/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/589442?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Investigation into the immune response in slow-progressing patients with HIV indicates that a vaccine that elicits a variety of antibodies could be effective, according to research published online March 15 in Nature. 2009-03-25T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/132009/589442/HIV.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/132009/589442null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Circumcision-Lowers-Risk-of-Sexually-Transmitted-D/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/589445?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 In a study of Ugandan men, circumcision reduced both the incidence of herpes simplex virus and the prevalence of human papillomavirus, two co-factors in HIV/AIDs, according to a report in the March 26 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-03-25T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/132009/589445/45037.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/132009/589445null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Compound-Could-Be-Useful-As-an-HIV-Microbicide/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/585519?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 The use of glycerol monolaurate to protect monkeys from infection following intravaginal exposure to simian immunodeficiency virus points to the potential efficacy of this product against HIV in humans, according to research published online Mar. 4 in the journal Nature. 2009-03-06T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/102009/585519/54081.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/102009/585519null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/February-2009-Briefing---HIV-amp-AIDS/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/584207?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 2009-03-02T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/182009/584207null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Released-Inmates-Unlikely-to-Fill-Antiretroviral-P/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/583201?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 A vast majority of HIV-infected prison inmates, after release, do not fill their prescriptions for antiretroviral therapy medication in a timely manner to avoid treatment interruption, according to study findings published in the Feb. 25 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-02-24T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/092009/583201/pillbottle_59037.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/092009/583201null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Most-States-in-Line-with-New-HIV-Recommendations/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/581999?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Most states' statutory frameworks aren't in conflict with 2006 U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations to improve HIV screening and diagnosis, according to research published in the Feb. 17 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009-02-17T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/082009/581999/HIVsmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/082009/581999null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/HIV-Gene-Therapy-Safe-and-Effective/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/581880?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Gene therapy using a ribozyme that targets HIV RNA is safe and has modest efficacy in reducing viral load and raising CD4+ T cell counts, according to study findings published online Feb. 15 in Nature Medicine. 2009-02-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/082009/581880/aids.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/082009/581880null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Blacks-Over-Represented-in-HIV-Positive-Population/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/580871?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Young black men who have sex with men engage in high-risk behavior yet are often unaware of the danger of HIV infection associated with their behavior, according to a report published in the Feb. 6 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The report coincided with National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on Feb. 7, which highlights the fact that there are proportionally more blacks with HIV/AIDS compared to whites and Hispanics in the United States. 2009-02-11T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/072009/580871/HIVsmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/072009/580871null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Diabetes-Heart-Disease-Raise-Coronary-Event-Risk-i/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/579475?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Both diabetes mellitus and pre-existing coronary heart disease (CHD) are associated with an increased risk of a CHD event in individuals with HIV, indicating the need for diabetes screening in this population, according to research published online Feb. 2 in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. 2009-02-04T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/062009/579475/heart_18029.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/062009/579475null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Review-of-antiretroviral-agents-for-the-treatment-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/579385?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 The challenge of controlling HIV in patients with resistance to antiretrovirals has contributed to accelerated research into treatments with novel antiretroviral activity. 2009-02-01T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/formulary/062009/579385/HIVlifecycle_flash.gif XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Single-HIV-Variants-Found-in-Heterosexual-Transmis/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/577161?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Most individuals who become infected with HIV through their spouse are infected with a single viral variant, according to a report published online Jan. 23 in PLoS Pathogens. 2009-01-23T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/042009/577161/45037.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/042009/577161null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Ethical-HIV-Testing-in-Poor-Countries-Needed/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/577044?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Testing a patient's blood without their consent for HIV is important for HIV surveillance, but needs to be carefully implemented in developing countries to ensure that testing is done ethically, according to an article published online Jan. 20 in PLoS Medicine. 2009-01-22T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/042009/577044/HIVsmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/042009/577044null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Rates-of-Chlamydia-Syphilis-Rising-in-United-State/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/575250?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Noteworthy elements in the U.S. surveillance of sexually transmitted diseases for 2007 include a high rate of chlamydia, especially in women; increasing syphilis, especially in men who have sex with men; and ongoing racial disparities, according to an annual report issued Jan. 13 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2009-01-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/032009/575250/45010.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/032009/575250null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Cervical-Cancer-Cofactors-Linked-to-Secondary-Canc/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/573706?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Among survivors of cervical cancer, the risk of a second smoking-related cancer is significantly higher in cervical squamous cell carcinoma patients than in adenocarcinoma patients, according to study findings published online Dec. 29 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-01-05T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/022009/573706/lungcancer.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/022009/573706null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/FDA-Approves-New-Test-to-Screen-for-HIV-in-Donated/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/573794?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first nucleic acid test that screens for the presence of two divergent HIV types in donated blood and tissue, according to a news release issued by the FDA on Dec. 30. 2009-01-05T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/022009/573794/54199.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/022009/573794null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/December-2008-Briefing---HIV-amp-AIDS/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/573557?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 2009-01-01T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012009/573557null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Carraguard-does-not-prevent-vaginal-HIV-transmissi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/574399?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Carraguard is not effective in preventing vaginal transmission of HIV. 2009-01-01T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/022009/574399null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/CME+Showcase/HIVAIDS-2-Hour-Update-For-Kentucky-Health-Professi/CME/Article/detail/593986?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, the learner should be able to describe the epidemiology and immunopathogenesis of AIDS; identify methods of HIV transmission and reduction/prevention techniques; describe the clinical management of HIV/AIDS; discuss medications and therapeutic strategies used to treat HIV/AIDS; list laboratory tests utilized in the diagnosis and management of HIV/AIDS; identify typical psychosocial consequences experienced by many persons living with HIV/AIDS; and outline legal considerations for health professionals regarding HIV/AIDS. 2009-01-01T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/cme/modernmedicine/162009/593986null REMOTE http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/CME+Showcase/HIVAIDS-1-Hour-Update-for-Florida-Health-Professio/CME/Article/detail/593983?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, the learner should be able to describe the epidemiology, immunopathogenesis, and diagnosis of AIDS; identify methods of HIV transmission and reduction/prevention techniques; explain the current clinical management of HIV/AIDS; discuss current medications and therapeutic strategies used to treat HIV/AIDS; describe laboratory tests utilized in the diagnosis and management of HIV/AIDS; and outline Florida Law as it relates to HIV testing. 2009-01-01T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/cme/modernmedicine/162009/593983null REMOTE http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Virginity-Pledge-Does-Not-Deter-Sexual-Behavior/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/573374?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Adolescents who pledge virginity are just as likely to be sexually active as non-pledgers, but are less likely to use birth control or condoms, according to an article published in the January issue of Pediatrics. 2008-12-30T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012008/573374/45010.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012008/573374null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Medicaid-Coverage-Affects-Male-Circumcision-Rates/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/573293?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Children born in families covered by Medicaid may be at higher risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections because there are lower rates of male circumcision among Medicaid recipients, according to a report published in the January issue of the American Journal of Public Health. 2008-12-29T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012008/573293/infant_40282.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012008/573293null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/HIV-Therapy-May-Affect-Human-Papillomavirus/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/573252?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 In HIV-infected women with pre-existing abnormal cervical cytology, highly active antiretroviral therapy may enhance clearance of human papillomavirus in those who already have cervical disease, according to research published in the January issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2008-12-29T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012008/573252/aids.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012008/573252null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Needle-and-Syringe-Programs-Reduce-HIV-in-Prisons/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/573166?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Reducing injection drug use in prison to reduce HIV transmission is most effectively done by needle and syringe programs and methadone treatment, according to a review in the January issue of The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2008-12-24T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/522008/573166/Clj091ml.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/522008/573166null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Antibody-Improves-Immunity-Against-Monkey-Form-of-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/571295?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Monkeys chronically infected with simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), a monkey form of HIV, have improved immune responses and better survival after treatment with an antibody, according to research published online Dec. 10 in Nature. 2008-12-11T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/502008/571295/rhesus.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/502008/571295null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Preventive-Care-for-US-Teens-Varies-Widely/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/570750?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Preventive health topics brought up with teens during routine medical examinations may vary by age, gender, race and socioeconomic background, according to a report published online Dec. 2 in the Journal of Adolescent Health. 2008-12-09T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/502008/570750/168067b.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/502008/570750null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Carraguard-Does-Not-Prevent-Vaginal-HIV-Transmissi/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/570085?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 A carrageenan-based compound, Carraguard, is not effective in preventing vaginal transmission of HIV, researchers report in the Dec. 6 issue of The Lancet. 2008-12-05T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/492008/570085/aidssmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/492008/570085null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Immune-System-More-Effective-in-HIV-Resistant-Peop/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/570008?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Rare individuals who are able to control their HIV infection without drugs have immune systems that are much more effective at killing HIV-infected cells, according to study findings published in the Dec. 4 issue of Immunity. 2008-12-05T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/492008/570008/HIV.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/492008/570008null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/November-2008-Briefing---HIV-amp-AIDS/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/568753?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/492008/568753null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Adult-Male-Circumcision-Does-Not-Impair-Sexual-Fun/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/568601?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Adult male circumcision, promoted as a means of HIV prevention among high-risk heterosexual populations, does not impair sexual function and is not associated with sexual dysfunction, according to the results of a study published in the November issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine. 2008-11-28T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/482008/568601/109067.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/482008/568601null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/HIV-Prevention-Efforts-Need-Sexual-Behavior-Realit/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/568538?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 A reluctance by the Secretariat of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) to accept the role of concurrent sexual relationships in Africa's AIDS epidemic has undermined HIV/AIDS prevention efforts, while homophobia and the criminalization of homosexuality in certain countries is hampering HIV/AIDS prevention among men who have sex with men, according to two articles published online Nov. 25 in BMJ. 2008-11-26T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/482008/568538/HIVsmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/482008/568538null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Elimination-of-AIDS-Would-Require-Universal-HIV-Te/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/568498?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 In a severe generalized HIV/AIDS epidemic, universal voluntary HIV testing and prompt antiretroviral therapy can effectively control disease transmission and eventually eliminate the infection, according to an article published online Nov. 26 in The Lancet. 2008-11-26T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/482008/568498/HIV.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/482008/568498null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Routine-HIV-Testing-Recommendations-Ignored/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/568105?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Despite guidelines issued in 2006 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommending that all Americans aged 13 to 64 be routinely tested for HIV in all health care settings, compliance has been minimal, according to researchers who spoke at a national summit convened Nov. 19 to 21 in Washington, D.C., by the Forum for Collaborative HIV Research. 2008-11-24T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/482008/568105/aids.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/482008/568105null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Early-Treatment-of-HIV-Infected-Infants-Beneficial/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/567190?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 Early antiretroviral treatment of HIV-infected infants is more effective than deferred treatment in reducing mortality and disease progression, reducing both by 75 percent, researchers report in the Nov. 20 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2008-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472008/567190/infant_18216.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472008/567190null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/HIV-1-Vaccine-Ineffective/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/565993?contextCategoryId=40176&ref=25 An HIV-1 vaccine designed to elicit cell-mediated immunity is no better than placebo in preventing HIV infection or reducing viral loads in individuals at high risk of contracting HIV, according to a study published online Nov. 13 in The Lancet. 2008-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462008/565993/aids.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462008/565993null XML