AIDS Perspective
Comments and discussion on issues in aidsperspective.net as well as on contemporary AIDS issues-
CONTENTS of AIDS PERSPECTIVE
I’m Joseph Sonnabend. I started to write this blog in February, 2009, as comments on a variety of issues connected with HIV/AIDS.
The entries are listed here grouped in various categories, with the dates they were posted. As I write them new entries will be added to this list.
Most recent posts:
HIV transmission from infants to women who breastfeed them 1st July, 2012
The 2012 revision of the DHHS HIV treatment guidelines: Conflicts of interest and what’s wrong with expert opinion. 12th April, 2012
Resolved: We must not continue to ignore bloodborne HIV in Africa. 10.12.2010
The cost of Truvada PrEP August 17, 2011
PrEP with Truvada is not sufficiently effective 09.08.2011
Interferon and AIDS: Too much of a good thing: May 12th 2011
HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): A misguided guidance issued on its use.
AZT: The clinical trial leading to its approval 01.28.2011
iPrEx trial reuslts Pre-exposure-prophylaxis – PreP. 12.12.2010
HIV exposed individuals who are seronegative: October 18, 2010
AIDS Origins. September 30 2010
HIV/AIDS pathogenesis:
AIDS Pathogenesis: HIV disease has characteristics of positive feedback systems. 04.02.2010
HIV Disease and Positive Feedback. An additional comment. 08.31.2010
Endemic infections in Africa have everything to do with AIDS and are a long neglected therapeutic target. 06.06.2009
Herpes viruses and HIV, some early history and a bit about safe sex. 05.17.2009
HIV infection in HIV antibody negative individuals. 04.01.2009
Interferon and HIV/AIDS
HIV disease and alpha interferon, 03. 21, 200
Interferon: Another Historical Digression, 05.10.2009
Interferon and AIDS: Too much of a good thing 05.12.2001
Prevention of HIV/AIDS:
HIV Treatment as Prevention. 03.27.2009
HIV treatment as prevention – a short postscript. 03.27.2009
Treatment as Prevention. A last short postscript. 05.01.2009
Treatment as Prevention: Protecting individual autonomy. 05 18, 2009
PrEP: Pre exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV infection. 08.30.2009
HIV Prevention Education and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Against HIV. August 2009, 08. 30. 2009
HIV treatment as Prevention. 03.04.2010
iPrEx trial reuslts Pre-exposure-prophylaxis – PreP 12.12.2010
Treatment of HIV/AIDS:
When is it best to start antiretroviral therapy. 02.26.2009
When is it best to start antiretroviral therapy: An update 04.13.2009
Individualization of HIV therapy. 03.08.2009
AZT: The clinical trial leading to its approval 01.28.2011
We need reliable evidence to justify an earlier start of anti-retroviral therapy. 05.19.2010
Treatment of HIV/AIDS. The revised USPHS guidelines. 05.19.2010
The SMART Study
HIV Treatment: There is a role for intermittent therapy despite the SMART study. 07.09.2009
The Not So SMART Study, 04.27.2009
The not so SMART study: a very short postscript, 06.12.2009
Miscellaneous:
Aids and Minorities 02.25.2009
AIDS Origins 09.30.2010
Ethical Issues:
Early concerns about confidentiality in AIDS, and what Jim Monroe had to do with this. 04.23.2009
Treatment as Prevention: Protecting individual autonomy. 05.18.2009
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I have worked in the field of HIV/AIDS since 1981, the year this disease was first recognized.
I am a microbiologist and physician. I provided care to people infected with HIV in New York since 1981.
I have also conducted research into this disease both as a virologist in the laboratory and also as a clinical researcher.
The circumstances that resulted in my becoming involved in AIDS treatment and research is described here .
A short biographical note has been adapted from that contained in the New York Public Library archive of my papers.
I will try to add documents of historical interest to this website.
JSonnabend@aidsperspective.net
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