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November 2008
Up one levelOne Costly Mistake
By Tunde Sanni (THISDAY ONLINE-Nigeria) 24 November 2008: Efforts by medical experts to test-run an anti-HIV drug on some sex workers proved fatal as the drug rather than boosting , caused the collapse of the body immunity of the infected workers with the deadly virus.
STATEMENT: The DSMB of the CAPRISA 004 Tenofovir gel trial recommended that the study continue
Durban, South Africa (CAPRISA) 14 November 2008: The DSMB of the CAPRISA 004 Tenofovir gel trial met today 14 November 2008 and the outcome was:"The DSMB congratulated the study team on trial conduct and recommended that the study continue."
Trials on ARVs in preventing HIV transmission start
By Grace Natabaalo (Daily Monitor, Uganda) 13 November 2008: A new clinical trial to test whether the use of antiretroviral drugs could reduce the risk or prevent HIV transmission to a negative partner in a discordant relationship has started in Uganda.
Researchers investigate acceptability of potential HIV prevention device in Africa
(PhysOrg.com) 11 November 2008: For some women in the poorest parts of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, being paid for sex is one of the few ways they are able to feed themselves and their children. In a region hit hard by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, they are at very high risk for contracting the disease.
STATEMENT: UK calls for new drive on HIV research
United Kingdom (DFID News) 4 November 2008: The HIV epidemic is set to spiral out of control unless new ways to prevent infection are discovered, Development Minister Gareth Thomas warned today.