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AIDS 2012: XIX International AIDS Conference

July 22 - 27, 2012; Washington, DC

This coverage is not sanctioned by, nor a part of, the International AIDS Society.

Meeting Highlights at a Glance

Top News From AIDS 2012: Slideshow
Highlights include a prediction of the end of the AIDS epidemic, treatment as prevention of HIV infection, and WHO's declaration that antiretroviral treatment should begin as soon as possible.

Conference News

AIDS Effect of Hormonal Contraception on Tenofovir Levels Unclear
Medscape Medical News, August 10, 2012
AIDS HIV Patients Have More Comorbidities and at Earlier Ages
Medscape Medical News, August 9, 2012
AIDS Aspirin Reduces Platelet Hyperreactivity in People With HIV
Medscape Medical News, August 8, 2012
AIDS HIV Patients Have More Ischemic Strokes at Younger Ages
Medscape Medical News, August 8, 2012
AIDS Vocational License Laws Discriminate Against People With HIV
Medscape Medical News, August 6, 2012
AIDS Nurses Take on Task of 2 Million Circumcisions in Africa
Medscape Medical News, August 6, 2012
AIDS Major Cities Differ in Progress Toward Universal HIV Care
Medscape Medical News, August 3, 2012
AIDS Shang Ring Facilitates Widespread Circumcision in Africa
Medscape Medical News, August 3, 2012
AIDS Outreach Helps Reengage Out-of-Care HIV Patients in Care
Medscape Medical News, August 1, 2012
AIDS Penicilliosis Linked to Seasonal Humidity in Southeast Asia
Medscape Medical News, August 1, 2012
AIDS Criminalizing Carrying Condoms Subverts Public Health Goals
Medscape Medical News, July 31, 2012
AIDS Prostitution Laws Impede Access to Social Services
Medscape Medical News, July 30, 2012
AIDS HIV Antiretroviral Therapy May Not Need to Be Indefinite
Medscape Medical News, July 30, 2012
AIDS Treatment as Prevention of HIV Transmission
Medscape Medical News, July 27, 2012
AIDS Cryptococcal Screening and Treatment Saves Money in Africa
Medscape Medical News, July 27, 2012
AIDS Expertise Waning in Treating AIDS Opportunistic Infections
Medscape Medical News, July 27, 2012
AIDS Antiretroviral Vaginal Ring May Prevent HIV Transmission
Medscape Medical News, July 25, 2012
AIDS Risk for Cervical Cancer No Higher in HIV-Positive Women
Medscape Medical News, July 25, 2012
AIDS Lancet Series Covers HIV/AIDS in Men Who Have Sex With Men
Medscape Medical News, July 23, 2012
AIDS WHO Guidelines Address Preexposure Prophylaxis for HIV
Medscape Medical News, July 23, 2012
AIDS HIV Treatment Should Begin as Early as Possible
Medscape Medical News, July 22, 2012
AIDS HIV-2 Dual Infection Helps Slow HIV-1 Progression
Medscape Medical News, July 20, 2012
AIDS Control of HIV Epidemic at Hand, Say AIDS 2012 Organizers
Medscape Medical News, July 16, 2012

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Expert Commentaries

Engaging in HIV Care: What We Learned From AIDS 2012
Edward M. Gardner, MD

Stem Cell Transplantation and HIV: Where Do We Stand?
Paul E. Sax, MD

Managing HIV/HCV Coinfection: How Are We Doing?
Paul E. Sax, MD;
Mark Sulkowski, MD

Combating HIV in Women: Making Progress but Not There Yet
Quarraisha Q. Abdool Karim, PhD

How Can We Improve Rates of Retention in HIV Care?
Bruce D. Agins, MD, MPH

Targeting HIV Prevention Strategies to Black MSM
Quarraisha Q. Abdool Karim, PhD

The Role of the Nurse in HIV Treatment and Care
Susan Yox, RN, EdD;
Jason E. Farley, PhD, MPH, CRNP

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