News tagged with combination antiretroviral therapy


Face values: Ability to recognize emotions in others impaired by AIDS

People with HIV are less able to recognise facial emotion than non-infected people finds a study published in the launch edition of BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Psychology. Reduction in their ability to recogn ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 26, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Caution still advised despite ever-improving HIV drugs

Combination therapies for AIDS are becoming increasingly effective, but they cannot protect against other sexually transmitted illnesses. It is unsafe for patients taking antiretroviral drugs to stop using ...

HIV & AIDS created Nov 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

HIV-infected women susceptible to malnutrition during pregnancy, even with good antiretrovirol care

Malnutrition is common among HIV-infected pregnant women even when they receive antiretroviral therapy, leading to low birth weight and other health problems in their infants, according to a recent study conducted by a Cornell ...

HIV & AIDS created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

HIV racial disparities noted for men who have sex with men

(HealthDay) -- Similar racial disparities are seen in HIV infection for men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States and the United Kingdom, according to a study published online July 20 in The La ...

HIV & AIDS created Jul 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

HIV therapies provide near normal lifespan in Africa

A landmark study by the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) and the University of British Columbia (UBC) shows that patients in Africa receiving combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) for HIV can expect to live ...

HIV & AIDS created Jul 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2