New Article Explores Sexual Behavior and STD Prevalence

A recently published article by Onen and colleagues examined sexual behavior and prevalence of STDs in both younger and older adults living with HIV/AIDS. The results of the study appears in a recent issue of AIDS Care. The citation for the study is:

Onen, NF, Shacham, E. & Stamm, K. et al (2010). Comparison of sexual behaviors and STD prevalence among older and younger individuals with HIV infection. AIDS Care, 22(6), 711-717.

September Conferene on Aging and HIV

The New England Association on HIV Over Fifty (NEAHOF) and the New England AIDS Education and Training Center will sponsor a day-long conference on aging and HIV/AIDS entitled "Lots of things come with age: HIV doesn't have to be one of them". The conference will be held on September 17, 2010 at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum in Boston. A copy of the conference brochure can be found at http://www.hivoverfifty.org/NEAHOF%20Brochure%202010.pdf

New Article on Aging and HIV

A new study on Aging and HIV was recently published in the March-April issue of HIV Clinical Trials. The study conducted by Onen and colleagues examined chronic diseases in populations of older adults with both seropositive and seronegative status. Older, HIV+ adutls had higher rates of some diseases. The abstract of the article can be found at:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20542846?dopt=Abstract