Women & HIV
Women & HIV
March 10 Is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
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- Category: Women & HIV
- Published on Tuesday, 08 March 2016 00:00
- Written by HIVandHepatitis.com
Thursday, March 10, is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD), an annual opportunity to call attention to the impact of HIV and AIDS on women and girls worldwide. This year's theme is "The Best Defense Is a Good Offense."
Meta-Analysis Shows Women Are Under-Represented in HIV Clinical Trials
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- Category: Women & HIV
- Published on Friday, 12 February 2016 00:00
- Written by Roger Pebody
Less than a quarter of people taking part in clinical trials for antiretroviral medications are women, potentially limiting the generalizability of findings, according to a systematic review published in the February 1 edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.
CROI 2015: Levonorgestrel Contraception May Be Less Effective for Women Taking Efavirenz
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- Category: Women & HIV
- Published on Wednesday, 25 March 2015 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
African women who took efavirenz as part of a combination antiretroviral regimen were more likely to become pregnant while using the levonorgestrel implant, likely due to a drug interaction that lowers levels of the hormonal contraceptive, according to a presentation at the recent 2015 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Seattle.
IAS 2015: WAVES Shows Elvitegravir Regimen Beats Boosted Atazanavir for Women with HIV
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- Category: Approved HIV Drugs
- Published on Wednesday, 05 August 2015 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
A study of antiretroviral treatment specifically for women with HIV showed that a single-tablet regimen containing the integrase inhibitor elvitegravir suppressed the virus better than a regimen containing ritonavir-boosted atazanavir, according to a poster presented at the 8th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention last month in Vancouver. This study is important in part because it demonstrates that including more women in clinical trials is feasible.
March 10 Is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
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- Category: Women & HIV
- Published on Sunday, 08 March 2015 00:00
- Written by HIVandHepatitis.com
Tuesday, March 10, is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD), an annual opportunity to call attention to the impact of HIV and AIDS on women and girls worldwide.
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