Point-of-care CD4 testing is economically feasible for HIV care in resource-limited areas

"Routine use of point-of-care CD4 testing at the time of HIV diagnosis would be cost effective in countries where health care and other resources are severely limited, experts say."

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/...ily%3A+Top+Health+News%29

Second case of apparent HIV 'cure' in baby followed by reappearance of virus

"A new case report is the second report of apparent viral remission followed by rebound in a baby given early ART treatment, after the case of the ‘Mississippi baby’ received widespread attention in the last year."

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/...ily%3A+Top+Health+News%29

Effective treatments available for HIV patients not eligible for efavirenz regimens

"HIV drug regimens that do not include efavirenz are effective as first-line antiretroviral therapy, a new American clinical trial found. The finding is important for patients who are not eligible for treatment with efavirenz, including women considering becoming pregnant and patients with a history of severe psychiatric disorders."

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/...ily%3A+Top+Health+News%29

Dynamic motion of HIV as it readies an attack: Seen in real time, for the first time

"Technologies that allow investigators, for the first time, to watch what they call the 'dance' of HIV proteins on the virus' surface, which may contribute to how the virus infects human immune cells, have been developed by scientists. The new technology platform opens new possibilities for devising an approach to prevent HIV infection, note researchers."

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/...ily%3A+Top+Health+News%29

1- Real-life social networking prompts people to get tested for HIV

"Old-school face-to-face social networking is a more effective way to identify people with HIV than the traditional referral method, suggests research. The study shows that social networking strategies -- enlisting people in high-risk groups to recruit their peers to get tested – is more efficient and targeted than traditional testing and referral programs, resulting in 2-and-a-half times more positive test results."

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/...ily%3A+Top+Health+News%29

2- Antiretroviral therapy benefits HIV-infected stimulant users

"341 HIV-infected men who reported using stimulants such as methamphetamine or cocaine derived life-saving benefits from being on antiretroviral therapy that were comparable to those of HIV-infected men who do not use stimulants, a study concludes."

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/...ily%3A+Top+Health+News%29