NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jun 05 - The use of antidepressants does not affect the risk of cancer in individuals infected with HIV, according to a report in the May 10th Journal of Clinical Oncology.

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jun 06 - Follicular dendritic cells (FDCs) harbor large numbers of infectious, drug-resistant HIV, thereby contributing to virus transmission and persistence, scientists report in the June issue of the Journal of Virology.

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jun 09 - Treatment with the protease inhibitors (PI) ritonavir, nelfinavir, and lopinavir/ritonavir is safe and effective for the long-term treatment of antiretroviral-experienced HIV-infected children, according to a report in the May issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.

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GENEVA (Reuters) Jun 09 - Leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) rich nations meeting in Japan next month must tackle health scourges in developing countries to boost global prosperity and security, eight international organisations said on Monday.

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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) Jun 10 - The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria requires another $7 billion to $8 billion to reach its funding goals for 2008, the fund’s executive director, Michel Kazatchkine, said on Monday.

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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) Jun 11 - The United Nations’ top official in the global fight against AIDS, Dr. Peter Piot, is stepping down after 13 years, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday.

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August 27, 2008 — For the first time in years, fewer Americans lack health insurance.

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Aug 26 - Among HIV-infected patients treated with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin for Kaposi sarcoma (KS), relapse rates are low, according to a report in the August 1st issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases.

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Aug 26 - Patients coinfected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV often exhibit low levels of HCV neutralizing antibodies, which could contribute to a poorer outcome of HCV infection, a French study indicates.

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Aug 26 - Immune reconstitution in HIV-infected children treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) appears to increase their risk of developing asthma, according to data from the prospective Women and Infants Transmission Study.

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