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Still Crazy After All These Years: The Challenge of AIDS Denialism for Science

AIDSTruth contributor Nicoli Nattrass writes in AIDS and Behavior: In his new book, Denying AIDS, Seth Kalichman observes that people are surprised by the persistence of AIDS denialists: “Are they still around?”[1, p. 1] he is often asked. And it is a...

Published Mon, Dec 07 2009 10:09 AM by AIDSTruth.org

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Rian Malan still getting AIDS stats wrong

by Nathan Geffen, 1 December 2009 Substantially updated by the author on 7 December 2009 In a piece published in Rapport newspaper and on politicsweb , Rian Malan claims: on't trust anything the Aids bwanas say - especially not Nathan Geffen of TAC...

Published Tue, Dec 01 2009 5:09 AM by AIDSTruth.org

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ART halves overall mortality of HIV-infected individuals

AIDS. 2010 Jan 2;24(1):123-37. The effect of combined antiretroviral therapy on the overall mortality of HIV-infected individuals The HIV-CAUSAL Collaboration Abstract Objective: To estimate the effect of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) on mortality...

Published Tue, Dec 08 2009 7:06 AM by AIDSTruth.org

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Conspiracy beliefs about HIV associated with lower adherence.

A new study has found poorer adherence to antiretroviral therapy among African-American men with HIV who hold conspiracy beliefs, e.g. that HIV is a man-made virus designed to kill Africans. JAIDS. 2009 Dec 09. Conspiracy Beliefs About HIV Are Related...

Published Thu, Dec 10 2009 11:03 AM by AIDSTruth.org

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Another myth debunked: HIV is a harmless passenger virus

Fact: Studies in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo all support HIV's ability to deplete CD4+ T-cells. There are some denialists that argue that HIV does exist but that it is merely a harmless passenger virus and that no evidence exists to claim otherwise...

Published Thu, Dec 17 2009 8:17 AM by AIDSTruth.org

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Survival of Children with HIV in the United States Has Improved Dramatically Since 1990s, New Analysis Shows

Mortality Rate Still Higher Than for Children without HIV The death rates of children with HIV have decreased ninefold since doctors started prescribing cocktails of antiretroviral drugs in the mid-1990s, concludes a large-scale study of the long-term...

Published Sun, Dec 20 2009 10:31 AM by AIDSTruth.org

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The effect of combined antiretroviral therapy on the overall mortality of HIV-infected individuals

AIDS. 2010 Jan 2;24(1):123-37. HIV-CAUSAL Collaboration. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the effect of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) on mortality among HIV-infected individuals after appropriate adjustment for time-varying confounding by indication. DESIGN...

Published Sun, Dec 20 2009 11:30 AM by AIDSTruth.org

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Six-month gain in weight, height, and CD4 predict subsequent antiretroviral treatment responses in HIV-infected South African children

AIDS. 2010 Jan 2;24(1):139-46. Yotebieng M, Van Rie A, Moultrie H, Meyers T. OBJECTIVES: Construct percentile curves for 6-month gain in weight, height, CD4 cell count, and CD4 percentage (CD4%) in children initiating ART, and to assess the association...

Published Sun, Dec 20 2009 8:00 AM by AIDSTruth.org

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Declines in Mortality Rates and Changes in Causes of Death in HIV-1-Infected Children During the HAART Era

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2010 Jan;53(1):86-94. Brady MT, Oleske JM, Williams PL, Elgie C, Mofenson LM, Dankner WM, Van *** RB; for the Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group219/219C Team. CONTEXT: Introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy...

Published Tue, Dec 29 2009 5:11 AM by AIDSTruth.org

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Science: HIV Natural Resistance Field Finally Overcomes Resistance

Science 11 December 2009: Vol. 326. no. 5959, pp. 1476 - 1477 Dozens of studies have been examining people who fend off HIV despite repeated exposures in an effort to find genetic or immunologic factors that can help guide AIDS vaccine research. But all...

Published Tue, Dec 29 2009 4:58 AM by AIDSTruth.org

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New myth debunked: The fact that some HIV-positive people live in good health without treatment for many years proves that HIV is harmless

Fact: A small percentage of people infected with HIV do live for many years without developing AIDS. They are often known as long-term non-progressors. But such individuals are rare: without proper medical care, including antiretroviral drugs when needed...

Published Mon, Jan 11 2010 8:12 AM by AIDSTruth.org

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Chigwedere & Essex refute AIDS denialist arguments in AIDS & Behavior

Also see the comment piece Still Crazy After All These Years (open access) by Nicoli Nattrass that appears in the same issue of AIDS & Behavior. AIDS & Behavior. 2010 Jan 8. [Epub ahead of print] AIDS Denialism and Public Health Practice Chigwedere...

Published Tue, Jan 12 2010 2:46 PM by AIDSTruth.org

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DART results show majority of HAART benefits can be achieved even without routine laboratory monitoring

The results from the DART trial, reported this week in The Lancet, provide important evidence for HAART programmes in resource-constrained settings. From commentary by Phillips & Oosterhout published alongside the results: In much of sub-Saharan Africa...

Published Wed, Jan 13 2010 2:07 PM by AIDSTruth.org

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Wakefield, who linked MMR vaccine to autism, found to have shown "callous disregard" for children

The anti-vaccine movement, which shares characteristics with AIDS denialism and which was originally based on claims by British physician Andrew Wakefield, has been dealt a decisive blow by a finding against Wakefield by the General Medical Council. Caims...

Published Thu, Jan 28 2010 2:56 PM by AIDSTruth.org

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The Price of Denial: A documentary on the legacy of AIDS denialism in South Africa

This documentary was produced by the non-profit health news agency Health-e and was recently broadcast on an independent television channel in South Africa. View Part I: Download Part I . Part II after the jump. View Part II Download...

Published Sat, Jan 30 2010 4:54 AM by AIDSTruth.org

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Still Crazy After All These Years: The Challenge of AIDS Denialism for Science

Rian Malan still getting AIDS stats wrong

ART halves overall mortality of HIV-infected individuals

Conspiracy beliefs about HIV associated with lower adherence.

Another myth debunked: HIV is a harmless passenger virus

Survival of Children with HIV in the United States Has Improved Dramatically Since 1990s, New Analysis Shows

The effect of combined antiretroviral therapy on the overall mortality of HIV-infected individuals

Six-month gain in weight, height, and CD4 predict subsequent antiretroviral treatment responses in HIV-infected South African children

Declines in Mortality Rates and Changes in Causes of Death in HIV-1-Infected Children During the HAART Era

Science: HIV Natural Resistance Field Finally Overcomes Resistance

New myth debunked: The fact that some HIV-positive people live in good health without treatment for many years proves that HIV is harmless

Chigwedere & Essex refute AIDS denialist arguments in AIDS & Behavior

DART results show majority of HAART benefits can be achieved even without routine laboratory monitoring

Wakefield, who linked MMR vaccine to autism, found to have shown "callous disregard" for children

The Price of Denial: A documentary on the legacy of AIDS denialism in South Africa