[EATG Global HIV News daily digest] Digest #211-2009

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  Malaria campaign kicks off, will coincide with 2010 World Cup Soccer
  Tuberculosis & Malaria Friday 04 December 2009
					
  
"The 2010 Soccer World Cup, which will be held in Africa for the first
time, presents a solid opportunity for raising mass awareness of - and
taking action against - malaria."
  SOURCE:
The Medical News




  Hepatitis C drug fights virus in new way
  Hepatitis Friday 04 December 2009
					
  
A drug that targets hepatitis C in an entirely new way was highly
effective at suppressing the virus in chimpanzees and kept working for
several weeks after the treatment stopped, U.S. researchers said on
Thursday.
  SOURCE:
REUTERS




  More funds needed for TB tests, drugs, vaccines
  Tuberculosis & Malaria Friday 04 December 2009
					
  
Health experts on Thursday called for more research funding to develop
better diagnostic tests, vaccines and drugs for tuberculosis, which
killed 1.8 million people around the world last year.
  SOURCE:
REUTERS




  Online tool launched for UNGASS 2010 reporting
  World Policy Friday 04 December 2009
					
  
Member States submit Country Progress reports to the UNAIDS Secretariat
every two years and the next reporting round will be in 2010.
  SOURCE:
UNAIDS




  Cervarix provides long duration of protection against HPV 16 and 18
  HIV & STIs Friday 04 December 2009
					
  
According to new data published online December 3 in The Lancet, the
HPV 16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine offered sustained protection and
long-term efficacy for up to 6.4 years.
  SOURCE:
Medscape Today




  GSK warn US doctors of possible association between fosamprenavir and heart attack 
  Treatment Friday 04 December 2009
					
  
Healthcare providers in the US have been notified of a possible
connection between treatment with the protease inhibitor fosamprenavir
(Lexiva in the US, Telzir in Europe) and heart attack. There is also a
caution that therapy with the drug can cause increases in cholesterol. 
  SOURCE:
Aidsmap




  HIV patients' use of health care system on rise due to diseases of ageing 
  Treatment Friday 04 December 2009
					
  
HIV-positive patients are beginning to utilise more health care system
time for conditions such as cardiovascular disease, a Danish study
published in the online edition of AIDS suggests. The researchers
believe that this is likely to be because of the ageing of patients
with HIV. 
  SOURCE:
Aidsmap




  Erectile dysfunction common in men with HIV, PIs a cause 
  Treatment Friday 04 December 2009
					
  
The majority of HIV-positive men receiving care in a Spanish HIV clinic
had erectile dysfunction, Spanish investigators report in a study
published in the online edition of AIDS. Older age and treatment with
protease inhibitors were both significantly associated with erectile
problems. 
  SOURCE:
Aidsmap


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