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Training gives kids of AIDS patients a leg up

A simple in-home training program for caregivers can give children of AIDS patients a better shot at prosperity by improving their early-childhood development, according to a study led by a Michigan State ...

HIV & AIDS created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

1,233 new cases of AIDS in Saudi Arabia last year

(AP)—The head of Saudi Arabia's AIDS charity foundation says the country saw 1,233 new cases of the disease last year.

HIV & AIDS created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study finds plant proteins control chronic disease in Toxoplasma infections

A new discovery about the malaria-related parasite Toxoplasma gondii—which can threaten babies, AIDS patients, the elderly and others with weakened immune function—may help solve the mystery of how th ...

Medical research created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Computer models predict how patients will respond to HIV drugs

Results of a study published online in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy today (Thursday), demonstrate that computer models can predict how HIV patients whose drug therapy is failing will respond to a new treatment. Crucia ...

HIV & AIDS created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NJ drugmaker faces civil, criminal fines over drug

(AP)—A New Jersey-based generic drug maker has agreed to pay $45 million to resolve criminal and civil liability charges for improperly marketing its weight-gain drug to frail seniors.

Medications created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A 'neurosteroid' found to prevent brain injury caused by HIV/AIDS

A team of scientists from Canada, Thailand and Morocco have found that DHEA-S may prevent neurocognitive impairment that affects a significant percentage of AIDS patients. In a report appearing in the February 2013 issue ...

HIV & AIDS created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Brazil to begin tracking numbers of HIV cases

(AP)—Brazilian health officials say doctors will be required to notify authorities of every HIV case in the nation.

HIV & AIDS created Dec 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stigma for Central America's HIV-positive kids

Four-year-old Carlos, who makes a lengthy trip every two weeks with his teenage aunt to a special clinic in El Salvador's capital, has no notion of the cruel stigma that comes with his HIV diagnosis.

HIV & AIDS created Dec 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

South Africa makes progress in HIV/AIDS fight

(AP)—In the early 90s when South Africa's Themba Lethu clinic could only treat HIV/AIDS patients for opportunistic diseases, many would come in on wheelchairs and keep coming to the health center until ...

HIV & AIDS created Dec 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US approves new once-a-day pill to treat HIV (Update)

A new pill to treat HIV infection—combining two previously approved drugs plus two new ones—has been approved for adults living with the virus that causes AIDS, US regulators said Monday.

HIV & AIDS created Aug 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research offers new hope for HIV/AIDS patients with cancer

A proposed new treatment to help HIV/AIDS patients suffering from Kaposi’s sarcoma, the most common form of cancer in people with HIV, is now one step closer to becoming a reality.

Cancer created Aug 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers show long-term consequences of chronic virus infection

The cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a member of the herpesvirus family. Although most people carry CMV for life, it hardly ever makes them sick. Researchers from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research and from ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Can specialized HIV community pharmacies improve treatment?

Community pharmacies with specially trained staff to provide HIV services can help HIV-infected individuals be more compliant with their essential antiviral drug regimens and hence improve patient outcomes. ...

HIV & AIDS created Aug 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Clinical study in rural Uganda shows high demand for antiretroviral drugs

An ongoing clinical study in rural Uganda, begun in 2011, suggests that many people infected with HIV/AIDS would take antiretroviral drugs if they were available to them—even before they developed symptoms from the disease.

HIV & AIDS created Jul 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Benefits of HIV drugs rise -- but less than previously believed, study shows

The percentage of HIV patients taking antiretroviral drugs who experienced the full benefit of the drugs jumped from 45 percent of 72 percent during the past decade, a figure that is lower than previous estimates. The findings, ...

HIV & AIDS created Jul 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0