[EATG Global HIV News daily digest] Digest #197-2009

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  Changes in sexual behaviour and HIV risk
  HIV & STIs Thursday 12 November 2009
					
  
While HAART has had a profound impact on the health and lives of
HIV-positive people, it may have had an inadvertent impact on
HIV-negative people.
  SOURCE:
CATIE




  Tobira Therapeutics Inc. announce presentation of TBR-652 data at European AIDS Conference
  Treatment Thursday 12 November 2009
					
  
Favorable safety and pharmacokinetic data support further clinical development.
  SOURCE:
Tobira Therapeutics, Inc.




  Global Fund approves US$2.4 billion in new grants
  World Policy Thursday 12 November 2009
					
  
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria’s Board of
Directors has made an overall approval of grants with a two-year
commitment of US$2.4 billion. 
  SOURCE:
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria




  New report calls for policy changes on HIV and disability
  World Policy Thursday 12 November 2009
					
  
A new report by Health Canada’s International Affairs Directorate has
called for a greater focus on rights of people with disabilities in HIV
policy. 
  SOURCE:
UNAIDS




  Monitoring progress towards global HIV targets
  World Policy Thursday 12 November 2009
					
  
In a supplement of the Journal of AIDS’ December issue published
yesterday, UNAIDS explores some of the current challenges to monitoring
the progress towards global HIV targets. 
  SOURCE:
UNAIDS




  Topical treatment works well for anal lesions
  HIV & STIs Thursday 12 November 2009
					
  
Trichloroacetic acid, a topical liquid sometimes used to treat genital
warts, may also be useful as a therapy for anal intraepithelial
neoplasia in HIV-positive and HIV-negative people.
  SOURCE:
AIDSmeds.com




  Blood rather than semen mode of HCV transmission in HIV-positive gay men 
  Hepatitis Thursday 12 November 2009
					
  
Contact with blood rather than semen explains the sexual transmission
of hepatitis C virus in HIV-positive gay men, German investigators
suggested at the 12th European AIDS Conference in Cologne.
  SOURCE:
Aidsmap




  Most HIV/HBV co-infected patients in Europe have detectable HBV viral load 
  Hepatitis Thursday 12 November 2009
					
  
Only a third of HIV-positive patients co-infected with chronic
hepatitis B virus in Europe have an undetectable hepatitis B viral
load, according to a EuroSIDA study presented to the 12th European AIDS
Conference in Cologne. 
  SOURCE:
Aidsmap


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