HIV In Black Women: It's Not About Men On The Down Low
(BlackDoctor.org) -- In the late 1990s and early 2000s, media hype about men on the so-called down low prompted considerable finger-pointing in the Black community. A series of high-profile newspaper and magazine articles were written in response to a widely circulated report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on young men who sleep with men, and suddenly bisexual Black men were being blamed for disproportionate rates of HIV among Black women--even though there was little data
(BlackDoctor.org) -- In my previous article, I discussed the topic of drug resistance, which is probably the most challenging aspect of HIV management. Resistance to a drug occurs when the HIV virus changes genetically, or acquires mutations, that make the particular drug ineffective or less effective. Resistance is the way that the virus fights back against the drugs that keep it from reproducing. But the virus cannot mutate when it is totally suppressed or at an undetectable
Get Prepared for PrEP: Treatment as Prevention Moves Ahead
(BlackDoctor.org) -- What if you could use a product--and not a condom--to prevent getting infected with HIV? That may feel like a fantasy, but it's actually edging closer to reality.
At the XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna, Austria, the exciting South African CAPRISA study showed that using a microbicide gel containing an anti-retroviral (ARV) drug before and after sex can prevent HIV in women at least 39 percent of the time. Many believe this good news is a major step in the notion of
Press Conference: Black AIDS Institute Partners With NABJ
(BlackDoctor.org) -- The Black AIDS Institute and the National Association of Black Journalists have formed a year-long partnership to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS in the Black community, with free HIV testing to take place at Healthy NABJ Pavilion during 2010 NABJ National Conference.
WHAT: Press conference to announce a year-long partnership between the National Association of Black
HIV/AIDS
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In 2003, African Americans accounted for 16,165 (50%) of the 32,048 estimated new HIV/AIDS diagnoses in the United States. The leading cause of HIV infection among African American men was sexual contact with other men; the next leading causes were heterosexual contact and injection drug use. The leading cause of HIV infection among African American women was heterosexual contact; the next leading cause was injection drug use.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- In the late 1990s and early 2000s, media hype about men on the so-called down low prompted considerable finger-pointing in the Black community. A series of high-profile newspaper and magazine articles were written in response to a widely circulated report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on young men who sleep with men, and suddenly bisexual Black men were being blamed for disproportionate rates of HIV among Black women--even though there was little data
(BlackDoctor.org) -- In my previous article, I discussed the topic of drug resistance, which is probably the most challenging aspect of HIV management. Resistance to a drug occurs when the HIV virus changes genetically, or acquires mutations, that make the particular drug ineffective or less effective. Resistance is the way that the virus fights back against the drugs that keep it from reproducing. But the virus cannot mutate when it is totally suppressed or at an undetectable
(BlackDoctor.org) -- What if you could use a product--and not a condom--to prevent getting infected with HIV? That may feel like a fantasy, but it's actually edging closer to reality.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- The Black AIDS Institute and the National Association of Black Journalists have formed a year-long partnership to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS in the Black community, with free HIV testing to take place at Healthy NABJ Pavilion during 2010 NABJ National Conference.