HIV-positive men

Refractive Surgical Practices in Persons with Human ImmunodeficiencyVirus Positivity

harminka — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:03:44 -0600

People who are HIV-positive are now living longer, healthier lives, thanks to antiretroviral therapy and other treatment advances, and the number of HIV-positive people seeking LASIK, intraocular lenses following cataract removal, and similar procedures is likely to grow in coming years.

Effective TB vaccine for HIV-positive people

harminka — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:28:15 -0500

UCLA scientists engineered a new tuberculosis (TB) vaccine specifically designed for HIV-positive people that was shown to be safer and more potent than the current TB vaccine in preclinical trials.

HPV-positive head and neck cancer patients fare better than HPV-negative patients

harminka — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:08:34 -0600

Head and neck cancer patients with HPV-positive tumors tend to survive longer and are more responsive to treatment compared with patients with HPV-negative tumors, according to a study published online February 12 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

HIV positive employees face workplace discrimination

harminka — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 07:27:43 -0500

Disease severity, self-reported experience of workplace discrimination and employment loss during the course of chronic HIV disease: differences according to gender and education

New scale to measure chaos in adults' lives

harminka — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:07:55 -0500

Unstable and unpredictable lifestyles are significant factors in determining access to health care among low-income HIV-positive people, a new UCLA study has found.

Most Cases among HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men

harminka — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:48:03 -0500

After leveling off for more than two years – and declining in 2006 – new syphilis cases spiked in New York City during the first three months of 2007. The Health Department announced today that doctors reported 260 new cases of primary and secondary syphilis during January, February and March, compared with 128 cases during the same period last year.

anal cytology predicts anal precancer in HIV-positive gay men

harminka — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 05:34:24 -0500

HIV-positive men who have sex with men are up to 90 times more likely than the general population to develop anal cancer. Detection of precancerous changes (anal dysplasia) by anal cytology - essentially an anal canal Pap smear - is a relatively new procedure and one that has yet to enter standard practice.