News tagged with antiretroviral treatment
Australian study turns HIV against itself (Update)
An Australian scientist said Wednesday he had discovered a way to turn the HIV virus against itself in human cells in the laboratory, in an important advance in the quest for an AIDS cure.
HIV & AIDS
Jan 16, 2013 |
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French patients keep HIV at bay despite stopping drugs (Update)
A small French study of 14 HIV patients who have remained healthy for years after stopping drug treatment offers fresh evidence that early medical intervention may lead to a "functional cure" for AIDS, researchers said Thursday.
HIV & AIDS
Mar 14, 2013 |
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Scale-up of HIV treatment in rural South Africa dramatically increases adult life expectancy
The large antiretroviral treatment (ART) scale-up in a rural community in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, has led to a rapid and dramatic increase in population adult life expectancy—a gain of 11.3 years over eight calendar ...
HIV & AIDS
Feb 21, 2013 |
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Adherence to HIV treatment significantly increases survival, researchers find
(Medical Xpress)—HIV-positive individuals who strictly adhere to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) have a significantly lower probability of premature morbidity and mortality as compared to those with suboptimal ...
HIV & AIDS
Nov 21, 2012 |
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Scientists develop technique to decipher the dormant AIDS virus concealed in cells
Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have gotten us one step closer to understanding and overcoming one of the least-understood mechanisms of HIV infection—by devising a method to precisely track the life cycle of individual ...
HIV & AIDS
Sep 11, 2012 |
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Antiretroviral regimen associated with less virological failure among HIV-infected children
Elizabeth D. Lowenthal, M.D., M.S.C.E., of the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and colleagues conducted a study to determine whether there was a difference in ...
HIV & AIDS
Apr 30, 2013 |
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Treatment leads to near-normal life expectancy for people with HIV in South Africa
In South Africa, people with HIV who start treatment with anti-AIDS drugs (antiretroviral therapy) have life expectancies around 80% of that of the general population provided that they start treatment before their CD4 count ...
HIV & AIDS
Apr 09, 2013 |
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Stopping smoking reduces risk of bacterial pneumonia in people with HIV
Bacterial pneumonia is one of the commonest and most serious infections occurring in people infected with HIV. A metanalysis of cohort and case control studies published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine finds ...
HIV & AIDS
Jan 21, 2013 |
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Generic HIV treatment strategy could save nearly $1 billion annually but may be less effective
Replacing the combination of brand-name, antiretroviral drugs currently recommended for control of HIV infection with soon-to-be-available generic medications could save the U.S. health care system almost $1 billion a year ...
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Jan 14, 2013 |
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Despite cART, anal cancer risk still high for HIV-infected
(HealthDay)—For HIV-infected patients, despite combined antiretroviral treatment (cART), the risk of anal cancer is still much higher than in the general population, according to a study published in the ...
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Dec 13, 2012 |
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Sugar-free approach to treating Kaposi sarcoma
A sugar-loving protein drives the growth of Kaposi sarcoma (KS) tumors, according to a study published on October 1st in The Journal of Experimental Medicine. Interfering with these sugary interactions inhibited growth of Kap ...
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Oct 01, 2012 |
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Landmark HIV treatment-as-prevention study shows additional health benefits, cost-effectiveness
WHAT: Further analyses of the landmark NIH-funded treatment-as-prevention study (HPTN 052) have found that providing antiretroviral treatment to HIV-infected individuals earlier, when their immune systems are healthier, delays ...
HIV & AIDS
Jul 27, 2012 |
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Small breakthroughs offer big hope of AIDS 'cure'
Small but significant breakthrough studies on people who have been able to overcome or control HIV were presented Thursday at a major world conference on ways to stem the three-decade-old disease.
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Jul 26, 2012 |
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Nobel laureate, discoverer of HIV, sees 'hope' for cure
The Nobel laureate who helped to discover HIV says there is hope for an AIDS cure following recent discoveries, in an interview with AFP ahead of a global conference on the disease.
HIV & AIDS
Jul 20, 2012 |
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Study implements community-based approach to treat HIV-infection in rural Uganda
New research from the University of Alberta's School of Public Health has demonstrated that community-based resources in rural Uganda can successfully provide HIV treatments to patients, where economic and geographical barriers ...
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Jul 19, 2012 |
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