Menopause Knowledge | Menopause Natural Therapies » Hiv http://www.menopauseknowledge.com Menopause Symptoms and Menopause Natural Therapies Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Women Cope Better With HIV/AIDS When They Have The Love Of A Dog Or Cat http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7134/women-cope-better-with-hivaids-when-they-have-the-love-of-a-dog-or-cat/ http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7134/women-cope-better-with-hivaids-when-they-have-the-love-of-a-dog-or-cat/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:00:06 +0000 http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7134/women-cope-better-with-hivaids-when-they-have-the-love-of-a-dog-or-cat/ A spoonful of medicine goes down a lot easier if there is a dog or cat around. Having pets is helpful for women living with HIV/AIDS and managing their chronic illness, according to a new study from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. “We think this finding about pets can apply to women managing other chronic illnesses,” said Allison R…

]]> http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7134/women-cope-better-with-hivaids-when-they-have-the-love-of-a-dog-or-cat/feed/ 0 Aspirin Merits Testing For Prevention Of Cervical Cancer In HIV-Infected Women http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7129/aspirin-merits-testing-for-prevention-of-cervical-cancer-in-hiv-infected-women/ http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7129/aspirin-merits-testing-for-prevention-of-cervical-cancer-in-hiv-infected-women/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:00:04 +0000 http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7129/aspirin-merits-testing-for-prevention-of-cervical-cancer-in-hiv-infected-women/ Research conducted by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center global health investigators and cancer specialists in New York, Qatar and Haiti suggests that aspirin should be evaluated for its ability to prevent development of cervical cancer in HIV-infected women…

]]> http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7129/aspirin-merits-testing-for-prevention-of-cervical-cancer-in-hiv-infected-women/feed/ 0 HIV in menopausal women http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7030/hiv-in-menopausal-women/ http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7030/hiv-in-menopausal-women/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:00:08 +0000 http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7030/hiv-in-menopausal-women/ Women with HIV are living longer thanks to medical breakthoughs. What happens when these women enter menopause?

]]> http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7030/hiv-in-menopausal-women/feed/ 0 Tenofovir Vaginal Gel In 'VOICE' HIV Prevention Study Discontinued: Product Safe But No More Effective Than Placebo http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6917/tenofovir-vaginal-gel-in-voice-hiv-prevention-study-discontinued-product-safe-but-no-more-effective-than-placebo-3/ http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6917/tenofovir-vaginal-gel-in-voice-hiv-prevention-study-discontinued-product-safe-but-no-more-effective-than-placebo-3/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:00:06 +0000 http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6917/tenofovir-vaginal-gel-in-voice-hiv-prevention-study-discontinued-product-safe-but-no-more-effective-than-placebo-3/ A large-scale clinical trial evaluating whether daily use of an antiretroviral-containing oral tablet or vaginal gel can prevent HIV infection in women is being modified because an interim review found that the gel, an investigational microbicide, was not effective among study participants. On Nov…

]]> http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6917/tenofovir-vaginal-gel-in-voice-hiv-prevention-study-discontinued-product-safe-but-no-more-effective-than-placebo-3/feed/ 0 Tenofovir Vaginal Gel In 'VOICE' HIV Prevention Study Discontinued: Product Safe But No More Effective Than Placebo http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6908/tenofovir-vaginal-gel-in-voice-hiv-prevention-study-discontinued-product-safe-but-no-more-effective-than-placebo-2/ http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6908/tenofovir-vaginal-gel-in-voice-hiv-prevention-study-discontinued-product-safe-but-no-more-effective-than-placebo-2/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:00:03 +0000 http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6908/tenofovir-vaginal-gel-in-voice-hiv-prevention-study-discontinued-product-safe-but-no-more-effective-than-placebo-2/ A large-scale clinical trial evaluating whether daily use of an antiretroviral-containing oral tablet or vaginal gel can prevent HIV infection in women is being modified because an interim review found that the gel, an investigational microbicide, was not effective among study participants. On Nov…

]]> http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6908/tenofovir-vaginal-gel-in-voice-hiv-prevention-study-discontinued-product-safe-but-no-more-effective-than-placebo-2/feed/ 0 Tenofovir Vaginal Gel In 'VOICE' HIV Prevention Study Discontinued: Product Safe But No More Effective Than Placebo http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6903/tenofovir-vaginal-gel-in-voice-hiv-prevention-study-discontinued-product-safe-but-no-more-effective-than-placebo/ http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6903/tenofovir-vaginal-gel-in-voice-hiv-prevention-study-discontinued-product-safe-but-no-more-effective-than-placebo/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 09:00:04 +0000 http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6903/tenofovir-vaginal-gel-in-voice-hiv-prevention-study-discontinued-product-safe-but-no-more-effective-than-placebo/ A large-scale clinical trial evaluating whether daily use of an antiretroviral-containing oral tablet or vaginal gel can prevent HIV infection in women is being modified because an interim review found that the gel, an investigational microbicide, was not effective among study participants. On Nov…

]]> http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6903/tenofovir-vaginal-gel-in-voice-hiv-prevention-study-discontinued-product-safe-but-no-more-effective-than-placebo/feed/ 0 How Stigma Affects HIV-Positive Women http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6875/how-stigma-affects-hiv-positive-women/ http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6875/how-stigma-affects-hiv-positive-women/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 09:00:07 +0000 http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6875/how-stigma-affects-hiv-positive-women/ In this week’s PLoS Medicine, Mona Loutfy of the University of Toronto, Canada and colleagues report their study examining experiences of stigma and coping strategies among HIV-positive women in Ontario, Canada…

]]> http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6875/how-stigma-affects-hiv-positive-women/feed/ 0 HIV-Positive Woman – The Stigma http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6872/hiv-positive-woman-the-stigma/ http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6872/hiv-positive-woman-the-stigma/#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 09:00:06 +0000 http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6872/hiv-positive-woman-the-stigma/ In this week’s PLoS Medicine, an researchers analyzed the experiences of stigma and coping tactics among HIV-positive women in Ontario, Canada…

]]> http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6872/hiv-positive-woman-the-stigma/feed/ 0 HIV Infection And Transmission Rates Double With Hormonal Contraceptive Usage http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6612/hiv-infection-and-transmission-rates-double-with-hormonal-contraceptive-usage/ http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6612/hiv-infection-and-transmission-rates-double-with-hormonal-contraceptive-usage/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 08:00:14 +0000 http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6612/hiv-infection-and-transmission-rates-double-with-hormonal-contraceptive-usage/ Women who use a hormonal contraceptive have double the risk of becoming infected with HIV-1, and are also twice as likely to pass the infection on to their sexual partner, researchers from the University of Washington, Seattle, reported in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. The raised risk is especially notable among those using injectables…

]]> http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6612/hiv-infection-and-transmission-rates-double-with-hormonal-contraceptive-usage/feed/ 0 Hormonal Contraceptives Double HIV Risk http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6607/hormonal-contraceptives-double-hiv-risk/ http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6607/hormonal-contraceptives-double-hiv-risk/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:00:09 +0000 http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6607/hormonal-contraceptives-double-hiv-risk/ Women using hormonal contraception – such as a birth control pill or a shot like Depo-Provera – are at double the risk of acquiring HIV, and HIV-infected women who use hormonal contraception have twice the risk of transmitting the virus to their HIV-uninfected male partners, according to a University of Washington-led study in Africa of nearly 3,800 couples…

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