Topic: Julio Montaner

A Wrap-Up From the International AIDS Conference in Vienna

Wall Street Journal Health Blog - 564 days ago
Today marks the end of the International AIDS Conference in Vienna, where more than 20,000 delegates representing scientists, global health leaders and advocates convened to discuss the latest developments in the epidemic that now afflicts 33.4 million people worldwide.. The Health Blog ...

Researcher: HIV decreasing under PEPFAR in Africa

AP Features - 932 days ago
The president of the International AIDS Society says new research indicates the incidence of HIV is decreasing in African countries helped by George W. Bush's AIDS initiative.Thousands of AIDS experts at an international AIDS conference cheered Sunday when Dr. Julio Montaner announced ...
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Wall Street Journal Health Blog - 1167 days ago
Two of the great hopes for AIDS prevention - vaccines and microbicides - have yet to pan out. Offer voluntary testing every year to everyone 15 and over, and start antiretroviral drugs immediately for everyone who tests positive. Within just a few ...

Maybe AIDS Treatment Is Also AIDS Prevention

Wall Street Journal Health Blog - 1168 days ago
Two of the great hopes for AIDS prevention - vaccines and microbicides - have yet to pan out. Offer voluntary testing every year to everyone 15 and over, and start antiretroviral drugs immediately for everyone who tests positive. Within just a few ...

Wider Use of AIDS Drugs Could Curb HIV Infections

Wall Street Journal Health Blog - 1269 days ago
Setbacks in the quest for a vaccine against AIDS are leading researchers to think about other ways to cut HIV infections. Not only because relief from suffering is a human right, but because using drugs to lower the amount of HIV in ...