Small US trial looks at body’s ability to fight HIV
A new approach to coaxing the body to fight HIV without antiretroviral drugs has shown some success in almost half the patients enrolled in a small study, US researchers said Wednesday.
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Some Medicinal Plants May Decrease The Efficacy Of Antiretrovirals
Results from a Spanish study of HIV-positive patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy show that some patients use alternative medicines or medicinal plants, many of which may interfere with HIV drugs. The most commonly used interfering …
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Hepatitis C killing more Americans than HIV: studies (Reuters)
Reuters – Hepatitis C has surpassed HIV as a killer of U.S. adults, and screening all “baby boomers” could be one way to stem the problem, according to two new government studies.
Many Gay Men Would Support ‘Home HIV Test’: Study (HealthDay)
HealthDay – FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) — Many gay men who regularly
have risky sex would be willing to ask partners to use a new, rapid-result
HIV test, a new study shows.
Study Looks at Possible HIV Drugs-Birth Defect Link (HealthDay)
HealthDay – MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) — Pregnant women with HIV can prevent
passing the AIDS-causing virus to their babies by taking antiretroviral
drugs, but there remains a possibility that some of these medications
might cause birth defects, such as cleft lip and palate, according to a
new study.
Business, social media to prevent babies with HIV (AP)
AP – Business and social media leaders teamed up Friday to tackle the transmission of HIV from mothers to babies, saying the medicine and the money are largely in place, and with the right organizational skills they can eliminate HIV-infected births by 2015.
Judges weigh HIV-infected man’s fight to get job (AP)
AP – A panel of federal judges appeared skeptical Wednesday of the Atlanta police department’s decision to reject a job application from an HIV-infected man.
More Americans Practicing Safe Sex, CDC Reports (HealthDay)
HealthDay – THURSDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDay News) — The number of Americans who
practice behaviors that put them at risk for HIV infection has declined
significantly, federal health officials reported Thursday.
Merck gets approval for wider use of HIV drug (Reuters)
Reuters – U.S. health regulators have approved an expanded label for Merck & Co’s treatment for HIV for use with other antiretroviral drugs in children and adolescents.
Kenya HIV families torn between health or food (AP)
AP – Rosalia Adhiambo won’t take the free anti-HIV drugs that would prolong her life. The spiraling price of food in Kenya means she can’t afford to feed both her grandniece and herself.
Nigeria anti-gay marriage bill risks AIDS funding (AP)
AP – A bill originally designed to outlaw gay marriage in Nigeria likely has consequences far beyond its initial scope — criminalizing gay groups and organizations could jeopardize millions of dollars of Western aid geared toward stopping the spread of HIV and AIDS in Africa’s most populous nation.
Healthy eating prolongs life of HIV positive, claims dietician
She said: "A diet deficient in energy, protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins or minerals can greatly compromise the body's defence mechanism and cause weight loss and muscle wasting, which affect the health of the individual. Malnutrition and weight …
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