Several clinical trials have shown that HIV vaccines can "backfire" and lead to increased rates of infection. Now, a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests an explanation for this backfire effect.
Senior author of the new study, Guido Silvestri, chief of microbiology and immunology at Yerkes National Primate Research Center at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, says:
"One of the reasons why it has been so difficult to make an AIDS vaccine is that the virus infects the very cells of the immune system that any vaccine is supposed to induce."
Research into developing vaccines for HIV/AIDS has largely focused on stimulating antiviral T cells.
January 5, 2015
By David Fawcett, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.
From TheBody.com
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently revised its decades-old policy on a lifetime prohibition of gay men donating blood. This ban, rooted in the early days of the HIV epidemic when transmission was poorly understood and (full-blown crazy) levels of stigma and discrimination abounded, has long needed to change. For me, the revised guidelines represent minimal progress because they exclude any gay man who has had sex with another man in the last year.
The 12-month waiting period in the revised guidelines puts U.S. HIV policies on a par with those of other developed countries and has been heralded as a major victory for gay rights. Analysts note that there is also a year-long waiting period for heterosexuals who have sex with prostitutes or with people who inject drugs. While these restrictions limit a small number of men who have sex with women, they virtually eliminate the vast majority of men who have sex with men (MSM).
Oleh: Hermanto 03/01/2015
Banjar, (harapanrakyat.com), - Sekitar 700 anggota organisasi masyarakat (ormas) Gerakan Elemen Penerus Reformasi (Gempur ), Sabtu siang tadi (03/01/2015), sekitar jam 13.00 WIB, menggelar kegiatan donor darah, tes HIV/VCT, dan hiburan musik dangdut, bertempat di kawasan Pasar Langkaplancar, Kel. Bojongkantong, Kec. Langensari, Kota Banjar, Jawa Barat.
Ketua ormas Gempur, Hunes Hermawan, mengatakan, kegiatan tersebut digelar dalam rangka perayaan hari ulang tahun ormas tersebut yang ke-7, terhitung sejak didirikan pada tanggal 30 Desember 2007.
Bakti sosial tersebut merupakan kegiatan rutin yang selalu dilakukan setiap tahun. Menurut Hunes, hal itu sudah menjadi kewajiban sebagai manusia untuk saling membantu.
Jumat, 02 Januari 2015
Selasa, 30 Desember 2014
Laporan Wartawan Tribun Jabar, Teuku Muh Guci S
CIANJUR, TRIBUN - Ketua Pelaksana KPA Kabupaten Cianjur, Suranto, mengakui, belum optimalnya penanggulangan HIV/Aids di Kabupaten Cianjur akibat keterbatasan dana. Pada 2014 saja, KPA Kabupaten Cianjur hanya memiliki anggaran sebesar Rp 50 juta untuk melakukan kegiatan dan sosialisasi.
"Kami memang anggarannya minim tahun, padahal penyakitnya begitu berkembang setiap tahunnya. Kami sendiri sudah menjelaskan kepada pengambil kebijakan di pemerintah Kanupaten Cianjur dan kita sudah berupaya, ya tapi seperti itu," kata Suranto di kantor bupati, Jalan Siti Jenab, Kecamatan Cianjur, Selasa (30/12).
Jumlah kasus HIV/Aids di Kabupaten Cianjur pada 2014 meningkat 100 persen ketimbang jumlah kasus pada 2013 yang jumlahnya sebanyak 54 kasus. Pada 2014 ini jumlah kasusnya ada 98 orang dan itu baru jumlah sampai November 2014.
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