Although the risk of acquiring HIV is high in men who have unprotected sex with men, most consider their risk of becoming HIV-positive to be minimal; risk perception needs to be altered. Medscape Medical News
Transgender populations in the United States have been impacted by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. What is the prevalence of HIV infection and risk behaviors of transgender persons? AIDS and Behavior
The best time to start highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in asymptomatic HIV-infected patients appears to be before their CD4 count falls below 350 cells per microliter, according to Spanish researchers. Reuters Health Information
A high index of clinical suspicion by healthcare providers and routine pooled PCR testing may be most useful in detecting patients in acute HIV infection. Medscape Medical News
Increasing the hemagglutinin (HA) dose of the 2009 H1N1 flu vaccine improves its immunogenicity in HIV patients, researchers have found. Reuters Health Information
