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AIDSinfo At-a-Glance Issue No. 8February 24, 2006
AIDSinfo.nih.gov
is pleased to provide you with a weekly update of highlights about what
has happened in the world of HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and research.
We hope you find this encapsulated view of HIV/AIDS news
useful. Barriers to Women’s Participation in HIV
Vaccine Trials The March 2006 issue of
PLoS
Medicine features an article about the difficulties women face in
participating in preventive HIV vaccine clinical trials, particularly in
developing countries. In “Enrolling Women into HIV Preventive Vaccine
Trials: An Ethical Imperative but a Logistical Challenge” (click here
for the free full-text article), Edward Mills et al. highlight some of the
major concerns that prevent women from enrolling in HIV vaccine clinical
trials. These include fear of contracting HIV from a vaccine, concerns
about the effect of a vaccine upon future pregnancies, and the lack of
child care and convenient clinic hours and locations. Furthermore, the
authors note that “most often in settings with high HIV prevalence, women
suffer from a lack of empowerment in health and the possibility of
violence or social discrimination for being involved with people living
with HIV/AIDS or participating in a trial of this unmentionable subject.”
You can help in the global
effort to develop a safe and effective HIV vaccine. Start by learning more
about vaccine clinical trials, then click here
to find an HIV vaccine trial near you. HIV Mortality Rates Way Down Since HAART Era
Began The Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndromes reports that HIV mortality rates
declined dramatically between the pre HAART era (1990—1996) and the late
HARRT era (2000—2003). According to the
“Comparisons of Causes of
Death and Mortality Rates Among HIV-Infected Persons: Analysis of the
Pre-, Early, and Late HAART (Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy)
Eras,” the annual mortality rate fell from 10.3 per
100 patients in 1995 to 2 per 100 patients in the late HAART era. Since
HIV first appeared in humans, it has blazed quite a trail in history. Take
a closer look at the progress we’ve made at the FDA’s online Historical Timeline
of HIV/AIDS.
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