Drug-resistant HIV will increase

A new study has predicted a rise of drug-resistant HIV among the male population.

A mathematical model, constructed by the UCLA Aids Institute, has revealed that the strain of the virus is set to rise among men in San Francisco.

The Amplification Cascade Model looked at the rise of HIV strains resistant to the three major classes of drugs between 1987 and 2007. These included nucleosides (NRTIs), nonnucleosides (NNRTIs) and protease inhibitors (PIs).

UCLA biomathematics professor Sally Blower said: "Our amplification cascade model has been validated by our reconstructions and can now be used to design novel and effective health policies for controlling single-, dual- and triple-class resistant strains of HIV in both resource-rich and resource-constrained countries."

A new dating website, which was launched in the US last year specifically for people with HIV, is proving a success.

Co-founder of www.hivandsingle.com, Matt Beram, said: "It's a unique concept. Because even though it is an HIV personals site and its main purpose is to connect people living with HIV or Aids, we also provide an HIV forum, chat room, articles, etc. The site is very comprehensive and goes beyond just dating."

News brought to you by Global Health TV, covering the issues of Health in the Developing world

Send this article to a friend

Comment on this article

Bookmark this video

Login

To comment you need to log in/register to the site
Username:
Password:
	Forgot Password