Many HIV patients skip medications to drink: study
(Reuters) - About half of HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy skipped their medications whenever they were drinking alcohol, according to a U.S. study - an ill-advised behavior that researchers say...
View ArticleNYC recommends AIDS drugs for any person with HIV
Standard practice has been to have patients put off the expensive pill regimen - which can cost up to $15,000 a year in the United States - until the immune system weakens. But Health Commissioner...
View ArticleTuberculosis explosion in South Africa blamed on weak public health system
Urging TB patients to attend clinics for regular treatment is doing more harm than good, says leading health economist A tuberculosis patient takes a dose of pills at a clinic in Alexandra township,...
View ArticleFAQs about HIV and AIDS
What is HIV and AIDS? HIV is the human immunodeficiency virus. It can lead to acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or AIDS. HIV damages a person's body by destroying specific blood cells, called CD4+...
View ArticleMississippi toddler still HIV free
October 24, 2013 -- Updated 1435 GMT (2235 HKT) (CNN) -- Just hours after delivery, a baby born with HIV in Mississippi was given high doses of three antiretroviral drugs. Two and half years later,...
View ArticleIn South Africa, A Clinic Focuses On Prostitutes To Fight HIV
South Africa has come a long way in dealing with AIDS. The country has been successful in getting drug treatment to millions of people infected with HIV. But the country still has one of the highest...
View ArticleChild born with HIV seemingly cured by US doctors
Though medical staff and scientists are unclear why the treatment was effective, the surprise success has raised hopes that the therapy might ultimately help doctors eradicate the virus among...
View ArticleStudies show benefits of immediate antiretroviral treatment for HIV-infected...
Although immediate ART during infancy benefits HIV-infected babies, the prospect of lifelong treatment raises numerous concerns, including the risk of drug side effects and the potential for...
View ArticleChild born with HIV cured by US doctors
Medical history made with first 'functional cure' of unnamed two-year-old born with the virus but now needing no medication US doctors have managed the effective cure of a child born with the HIV...
View ArticleUS doctors cure child born with HIV
Medical history made with first 'functional cure' of unnamed two-year-old born with the virus but now needing no medication US doctors have managed the effective cure of a child born with the HIV...
View ArticleTreating TB, HIV at same time found to save lives
SAN FRANCISCO -- Treating tuberculosis and HIV infections at the same time can be a challenge for patients and their doctors, but attacking both diseases early and aggressively isn't harmful and could...
View ArticleTreating children with HIV: the perennial resource challenge
WHO now recommends that anti-retroviral therapy be prescribed to all children under five. But where will the drugs come from and what happens when children reach adolescence? Anti-retroviral medicines...
View ArticleBlood cell test for HIV treatment monitoring is cheaper but just as effective
While the findings by researchers in the United States, Canada and Uganda must still be confirmed through additional clinical trials, the authors said, they suggest that the more expensive...
View ArticleNurses Providing Primary HIV Care
(Ivanhoe Newswire)-- HIV patients are beginning to seek medical treatment from nurses rather than doctors. Why is this method clinically successful and cost effective? A recent study shows that by...
View ArticleLong-term study backs early HIV drugs for children
--> Conducted in South Africa, the so-called CHER trial made history in 2007, after only two years, when it discovered that early treatment slashed the risk of disease and death from AIDS by 75...
View ArticleMany HIV patients skip medications to drink
In a new study, about half of HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy skipped their medications whenever they were drinking alcohol, an ill-advised behavior that could lead to higher viral loads,...
View ArticlePREZISTA(R)(darunavir) Oral Suspension Receives European Commission Approval...
BEERSE, Belgium, October 25, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Janssen-Cilag International announced today that the European Commission (EC) has approved a 100mg/ml oral suspension of PREZISTA® (darunavir), and...
View ArticleW.H.O. Issues Guidelines for Earlier H.I.V. Treatment
People infected with H.I.V. should be put on antiretroviral therapy even sooner than they are now, the World Health Organization said Sunday as it released new treatment guidelines. While the new...
View ArticleInternational health panel says treat all HIV infections
An international health panel has recommended for the first time, that all HIV patients be treated with antiretroviral drugs, even when the virus's impact on their immune system is shown to be small....
View ArticleWorld Health Organization: We Need To Treat 26 Million HIV Patients To Halt...
* New guidelines recommend earlier treatment with AIDS drugs * Some 34 million people worldwide are HIV positive * Guidelines mean 26 million people should get treatment * AIDS drugs can keep people...
View ArticleTreat all HIV infections with drugs, global panel says
An international health panel has recommended for the first time that all HIV patients be treated with antiretroviral drugs, even when the virus's impact on their immune system is shown to be small....
View ArticleAmong new HIV treatment recommendations, all adult patients should be...
Melanie A. Thompson, M.D., of the AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta, presented the findings of the article at a JAMA media briefing at the International AIDS Conference. "Since the first...
View ArticleWHO recommends earlier drug treatment for HIV
Doctors could save three million more lives worldwide by 2025 if they offer AIDS drugs to people with HIV much sooner after they test positive for the virus, the World Health Organisation said on...
View ArticleHarsh price of HIV-linked longevity
Research studies show that people with HIV who are on antiretroviral (ARV) treatment now live almost as long as their HIV-negative peers. But this gain in life years also has a downside: it has put...
View ArticleNew HIV guidelines welcomed by activists
Cape Town - Local scientists and Aids activists have welcomed the new treatment guidelines on HIV that could see HIV-positive patients getting treatment at an early stage of infection, but have warned...
View ArticleHIV Patient Care By Clinic Nurses Rather Than Hospital Doctors Clinically...
Transferring care of HIV patients from doctors in hospitals to nurses in primary health clinics is both clinically successful and cost effective Health outcomes for stable patients with HIV on...
View ArticleNew HIV guidelines welcomed
Cape Town - Local scientists and Aids activists have welcomed the new treatment guidelines on HIV that could see HIV-positive patients getting treatment at an early stage of infection, but have warned...
View ArticleEarly treatment called key for HIV
Patients infected with HIV fare better when treated within four months of infection, according to a new study by a professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Dr. Sunil...
View ArticleEarly HIV treatment is key, study finds
Patients infected with HIV fare better when treated within four months, according to a new study by a University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio professor. Dr. Sunil Ahuja, an infectious...
View ArticleWHO wants HIV patients treated sooner to save lives, halt spread
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Doctors could save three million more lives worldwide by 2025 if they offer AIDS drugs to people with HIV much sooner after they test positive for the virus, the...
View ArticleAfter Missteps In HIV Care, South Africa Finds Its Way
The South African government is simplifying AIDS care, cutting treatment costs and providing antiviral drugs to almost 2 million people every day. The country just rolled out a new treatment regimen,...
View ArticleSouth Africa Weighs Starting HIV Drug Treatment Sooner
3:14 AM Audio for this story from Morning Edition will be available at approximately 9:00 a.m. ET. Transcript A woman waits to get AIDS drugs on April 8 at a clinic in Ga-Rankuwa, South Africa, about...
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