HIV-positive Ivorians to receive free anti-retroviral treatment AFP via Yahoo! News Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:08 PM PDT Ivorians with HIV/AIDS can now get free anti-retroviral treatment in public health centers with foreign funders picking up much of the tab, according to a decree of which AFP obtained a copy Friday. Increase in bone fractures linked to HIV UPI Fri, 29 Aug 2008 8:48 PM PDT BOSTON, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- HIV infected patients may have a 60 percent higher risk of bone fractures, U.S. researchers say. ABC-transporters Expressed On Endothelial Cell Membranes Efflux Anti-HIV Drugs Science Daily Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:21 PM PDT Researchers have discovered that drug-efflux pumps, belonging to the ATP-binding cassette transporter family, are constitutively expressed on vascular endothelial cells. The study has crucial implications in the persistence of sub-endothelial HIV reservoirs and will be important to the development of future therapies. NGO asks for govt assistance to elderly HIV/Aids caretakers IPP Media Sat, 30 Aug 2008 0:03 AM PDT The government has been urged to allocate some funds to support elderly caretakers for the vital service they offer to orphans whose parents have died of HIV/Aids. 40% of Swazi adults HIV+ News 24 South Africa Sat, 30 Aug 2008 0:24 AM PDT Traditional sexual practices including polygamy and promiscuity are driving rampant HIV/Aids in Swaziland where nearly 40% of adults are infected. California Law to Compel Insurers to Cover Routine HIV Tests Is First in Nation Centre Daily Times Fri, 29 Aug 2008 4:40 PM PDT In an essential next step in the fight against HIV and AIDS, the California Legislature passed legislation by Assembly Member Paul Krekorian (D-Burbank) that will require health insurers operating in California to cover routine HIV screening. Assembly Bill 1894--the first bill of its kind in the nation--passed out of the Assembly after concurrence in Senate amendments (on a bipartisan vote of ... JAMA Publishes Article About CDC's HIV Testing Recommendations Medical News Today Fri, 29 Aug 2008 3:09 PM PDT "Opt-Out Testing for Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the United States," Journal of the American Medical Association: The study examines CDC's 2006 recommendations for HIV testing in the U.S. that call for routine testing with an "opt-out" strategy. Marginalized Populations Should Be Focus Of HIV Prevention Efforts, Opinion Piece Says Medical News Today Fri, 29 Aug 2008 2:09 PM PDT Although the U.S. has "relatively abundant resources available to those living with HIV," socioeconomic gaps continue to lead to higher rates of the virus among marginalized groups in the country, Christine Jolly, president of AIDS Care Service, writes in a Winston-Salem Journal opinion piece. NEJM Publishes Perspective Pieces About HIV/AIDS Vaccine Research, XVII International AIDS Conference Medical News Today Fri, 29 Aug 2008 1:09 PM PDT The New England Journal of Medicine on Thursday published two perspective pieces about HIV/AIDS vaccine research and the XVII International AIDS Conference earlier this month in Mexico City. Summaries appear below.