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The global HIV epidemic

The global AIDS pandemic remains one of the greatest challenges of our age and has been called the greatest health crisis in human history. Australia's success in responding to HIV — involving people living with HIV and the affected communities — remains a model of best practice in health promotion.

News from IAS 2010

Positive Living article • Adrian Ogier • 2 September 2010

Adrian Ogier gives a round up of treatments news from the Vienna Conference read more »

Cure must be a priority

Positive Living article • Paul Kidd • 2 September 2010

Finding a cure for HIV must be prioritised, said Sharon Lewin of Melbourne’s Monash University, in a keynote address at the opening session of the AIDS 2010 conference. read more »

Microbicides, PrEP and treatment as prevention

Positive Living article • Paul Kidd • 2 September 2010
HIV prevention

Significant advances in HIV prevention were unveiled at the XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna, with research advancing on several fronts towards new prevention technologies. Paul Kidd reports. read more »

AIDS 2010: microbicide breakthrough

Story • Paul Kidd • 21 July 2010

In what is being called a major breakthrough, a trial of a vaginal microbicide gel in South African women has shown for the first time that such a product can be effective against HIV infection. read more »

AIDS 2010 opens with calls to action on human rights and the hope for a cure

Story • Paul Kidd • 20 July 2010

The XVIII International AIDS Conference has officially started with an opening session focusing heavily on the need for action on human rights and a call by an Australian researcher for greater focus on the prospect of a cure for HIV. read more »

AIDS 2010: Science and the law in HIV criminalisation

Story • Paul Kidd • 19 July 2010

The role of science and scientific evidence in HIV criminalisation was highlighted in a pre-conference session at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna, Austria on 18 July. read more »

Generic drug breakthrough

Positive Living article • Adrian Ogier • 4 March 2010
Treating HIV

UNITAID, the international finance mechanism for drugs to treat HIV, tuberculosis and malaria, has given the go-ahead for a patent pool for antiretroviralA medication or other substance which is active against retroviruses such as HIV. drugs, a mechanism to promote wider licensing of patented drugs to generic manufacturers, in order to lower the cost of treatment. read more »

Microbicide and vaccine both hit snags

Positive Living article • www.sciencedaily.com • 4 March 2010

PRO 2000, the microbicide gel, has failed to protect women against HIV infection in the largest microbicide study to date. read more »

International figures both good and bad

Positive Living article • Adrian Ogier • 4 March 2010

Increasing access to antiretroviralA medication or other substance which is active against retroviruses such as HIV. therapy is finally starting to have a positive impact on the global epidemic. read more »

CROI 2010: All that's new in HIV

Positive Living article • Adrian Ogier • 4 March 2010

The Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) has just happened in San Francisco. This meeting is held annually and focuses on the very latest in basic science and clinicalPertaining to or founded on observation and treatment of participants, as distinguished from theoretical or basic science. research. Jo Watson was there and gives us an overview. read more »

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