National AIDS Resource Center

23 May 2013 (MNT) - The integration of mental healthinterventions into HIV prevention and treatment platforms can reduce the opportunity costs of care and improve treatment outcomes, argues a new Policy Forum article published in this week's PLOS Medicine. Syvia Kaaya from the School of Medicine at the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and her international colleagues say that effective interventions exist for recognition and treatment…

22 May 2013 (aidsmap) - AZT-based antiretroviral therapy is associated with lower increases in CD4 cell counts than other HIV treatment regimens, according to a study published in the online edition of AIDS. Investigators analysed immunological outcomes in over 72,000 people starting first-line treatment in southern Africa. People taking AZT (zidovudine, Retrovir and various generic versions) had significantly lower increases in CD4 cell counts one and five years after initiating therapy,…

20 May 2013 (aidsmap) - Caseworkers helped 50% of HIV-positive people in New York City who had dropped out of care re-engage with HIV medical care, investigators report in the online edition of AIDS. Feeling well was the main reason why these people had initially disengaged from care. Named-based HIV surveillance data and clinical records were used to identify individuals diagnosed with HIV but who had not had immunological or virological…