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Modeling data shows vaccine can build on HIV/AIDS prevention tools

May 19, 2012
In this post in USAID's "IMPACTblog," International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) President and CEO Margaret McGlynn discusses new modeling data from IAVI and the Futures Institute, with support from USAID, which "illustrates how a safe, preventive HIV vaccine that is accessible and affordable can help us end the AIDS pandemic."

TRCARC, IBM partner to strengthen HIV prevention effort

May 17, 2012
IBM is collaborating with the Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center (TRCARC) to strengthen HIV prevention effort and to make Bangkok the world's first city to achieve "Zero New HIV Infections" by 2015.

Truvada For HIV Prevention Plus Behavioral Strategies

May 16, 2012
A drug that has been shown to prevent HIV infection in a significant number of cases must be combined with behavioral approaches if the U.S. health care establishment is to succeed in reducing the spread of the virus, according to the American Psychological Association. "Exclusive reliance on a drug to ...

Sport’s Related Sudden Heart Attacks – Prevention Hampered By Lack Of Basic Knowledge

May 15, 2012
Dr. Richard Weiler, a medical sport and exercise specialist reports in the British Journal of Sports Medicine that the prevention of apparently inexplicable heart attacks amongst numerous young sportsmen and women is seriously challenged due to large gaps in basic knowledge about their causes. Following the recent incident ...

Study demonstrates long-term effectiveness of classroom-based drug prevention program

May 15, 2012
A new study presented at an international conference in Texas demonstrates the long-term effectiveness of a classroom-based prevention program targeting teen drug use.

Crothall releases new white paper on infection prevention

May 15, 2012
Leading environmental services provider Crothall Healthcare recently announced the release of its Infection Prevention White Paper, a comprehensive and exhaustively researched document summarizing both the importance of environmental hygiene to a hospital's infection prevention and control (IPC) program and Crothall's integrated environmental services approach to patient safety through reduced transmission ...

HIV prevention measures must include behavioral strategies to work, says APA

May 14, 2012
WASHINGTON A drug that has been shown to prevent HIV infection in a significant number of cases must be combined with behavioral approaches if the U.S. health care establishment is to succeed in reducing the spread of the virus, according to the American Psychological Association. "Exclusive ...

HIV prevention treatment must include medical, behavorial approaches: APA

May 14, 2012
A drug that has been shown to prevent HIV infection in a significant number of cases must be combined with behavioral approaches if the U.S. health care establishment is to succeed in reducing the spread of the virus, according to the American Psychological Association.

HIV prevention measures must include behavioral strategies to work, says APA

May 14, 2012
(American Psychological Association) A drug that has been shown to prevent HIV infection in a significant number of cases must be combined with behavioral approaches if the US health care establishment is to succeed in reducing the spread of the virus, according to the American Psychological Association.

HIV Prevention Pill Receives FDA Panel Support

May 11, 2012
On Thursday, a panel of outside experts that advises the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted to support approval of the daily pill Truvada to prevent HIV in healthy people. The FDA is not obliged to follow the advice of its Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee, but ...

HIV prevention drug receives FDA panel’s backing

May 11, 2012
The drug has already been approved as a treatment for HIV/AIDS. The FDA is expected to decide about approval by June 15.

Lack of basic evidence hampering prevention of sudden heart attacks in sport

May 11, 2012
(BMJ-British Medical Journal) Big gaps in basic knowledge about the numbers and causes of apparently inexplicable heart attacks among young sportsmen and women are seriously hampering our ability to prevent them, says a sport and exercise medicine specialist in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.