Non-sexual transmission of HIV has been overlooked in developing countries

Breast-Feeding and HIV Transmission in Developing Countries

Process of Scholarship of Teaching Has Been Successful in Mashad University of Medial Sciences

Background: Medical Education has dramatically evolved in the past decades, and scholarly behaviors have gained popularity. In this study, scholarship-of-teaching activities from Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS) were evaluated for the first time in this country. Methods: Data related to all applicants who were nominated for promotion to associate and full professor positions were s...

Promiscuous or discriminating: Has the favored mRNA target of Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein been overlooked?

Fragile X syndrome (FXS), the most common heritable cause of intellectual disability, is caused by the loss of the RNA-binding protein Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein (FMRP). FMRP is thought to bind neuronal mRNA transcripts, traffic them to synapses, and regulate their translation (1). Based on the assumption that insight into disease mechanism can be gained by understanding which targets...

Prevention of Sexual Transmission of HIV/AIDS

1. HIV can be transmitted through exposure to any of four body fluids: blood, semen, vaginal fluids, and breast milk. 2. Sexual intercourse is the major route of transmission throughout the world. 3. Prevention of transmission is the most realistic strategy for slowing the HIV pandemic. 4. To sustain a sexually transmitted pandemic, an individual must have unprotected sex with at least two part...

Sexual transmission of HIV: infectiousness and prevention.

HIV can be transmitted through contaminated blood and blood products; from a mother to her offspring during pregnancy, childbirth or breast feeding; or through sexual contact. Sexual transmission remains by far the predominant mode of transmission [1]. Vertical and blood borne transmission of HIV are highly predictable, and very efficient modes. The recipient of a unit of contaminated blood nea...