CALL FOR ACTION:
PrEP and the US AIDS Epidemic.
Want to learn more about a potentially effective
new HIV prevention strategy? The PrEP Committee has created
this simple fact sheet to answer your questions. Read
more.
Prezista granted
expanded approval.
Having shown impressive results
from three large studies, the newest protease inhibitor,
Prezista, receives an expanded approval by the FDA for use
in first line therapy. Read
more.

Nipple shield may prevent
HIV transmission.
Efforts to reduce HIV transmission
from breastfeeding got a boost this month from an engineer
who created a device called an HIV nipple shield. This new
device was fashioned by a team of students headed
by chemical engineer Stephen Gerrard. Read
more.
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Project Inform reports
back
from the ICAAC/IDSA in WDC.
This year's special joint
meeting convened many international scientists and researchers
on microbiology and therapeutic agents. Project Inform was
on hand to report back with the latest news in HIV
treatment. Read
more.
Project Inform calls
on next President to create a National AIDS Strategy.
Project Inform continues its leadership role
in coalition with dozens more organizations who are calling
on the next President's role to effectively end the epidemic
in the US. Read
more.
Scientists unravel potential
target for new therapy.
A USC team of scientists has created a molecular
model of a human protein that may lead to treatments for HIV
disease. Though it has been known since 2002, the enzyme, APOBEC3G,
shows anti-HIV properties and this new model may lead to the
development of new therapies. Read
more.
Runway reigned center stage
at this year's Evening of Hope.
On October 15, Project Inform
put on a festive evening of fun and fashion for more than
300 of its suppoers. Get the full recap here. Read
more. |