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This year, February 7 will mark the tenth annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, a day created to memorialize those African Americans lost to the pandemic, as well as to raise awareness and support needed to fight it.
In commemoration, Anthony S. Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health, has released a statement addressing the importance of the day. He also details what has already been accomplished, and what obstacles still remain in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
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On January 15, The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced a new clinical trial that examines additional regimens to reduce the risk of mother-to-child HIV transmission during breastfeeding.
This could potentially make breastfeeding safer for HIV-positive mothers and their children.
Science, as well as conventional wisdom, continues to affirm that mother’s milk is nature’s miracle food for infants, and researchers are looking for ways to make sure that breastfeeding is a viable option for every mother, even those with HIV.
Complex antiretroviral (ART) strategies are available in…