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 ...
Cancer
Oct 01, 2012 |
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Effective HIV care benefited all HIV patients, regardless of demographics and behavioral risk
Improved treatment options, a multi-pronged treatment model, and federal funding from the Ryan White Program have helped an inner city Baltimore clinic improve outcomes for HIV patients across all groups, including those ...
HIV & AIDS
Sep 28, 2012 |
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BIDMC and Diagnostics For All create first low-cost, paper-based, point of care liver function test
A new postage stamp-sized, paper-based device could provide a simple and reliable way to monitor for liver damage at a cost of only pennies per test, say researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Diagnostics ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 19, 2012 |
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'Berlin Man,' doctor convinced HIV cure is real
(AP)—More than five years after a radical treatment, a San Francisco man and his German doctor are convinced that he remains the first person cured of infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
HIV & AIDS
Sep 12, 2012 |
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New HIV/AIDS registry to help answer key questions
A new community-based HIV/AIDS registry, one of the first in the nation to include patients from rural areas, will provide a unique opportunity to find answers to myriad medical questions, from the impact of drugs such as ...
HIV & AIDS
Aug 29, 2012 |
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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
Aug 27, 2012 |
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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
Aug 22, 2012 |
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Nurses as effective as doctors in treatment of HIV patients
Nurse-centred care of HIV patients can be just as safe and effective as care delivered by doctors and has a number of specific health benefits, according to a new study led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the University ...
HIV & AIDS
Aug 14, 2012 |
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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
Aug 14, 2012 |
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Only 1 in 4 americans with HIV has virus under control: CDC
(HealthDay) -- Among the 1.1 million Americans living with HIV, just one in four has the virus under control, U.S. health researchers say.
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.
HIV & AIDS
Jul 26, 2012 |
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Bone marrow transplant eliminates signs of HIV infection
Two men with longstanding HIV infections no longer have detectable HIV in their blood cells following bone marrow transplants. The virus was easily detected in blood lymphocytes of both men prior to their transplants but ...
HIV & AIDS
Jul 26, 2012 |
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UCSF/SFGH researchers call for change in new FDA recommendation on HIV and TB drug doses
In January, 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued new guidelines on dosing of an HIV medication used to treat people infected with both HIV and tuberculosis (TB) because of a potential interaction between ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 23, 2012 |
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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
Jul 22, 2012 |
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Among new HIV treatment recommendations, all adult patients should be offered antiretroviral therapy
Included in the 2012 International Antiviral Society-USA panel recommendations for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patient care is that all adult patients, regardless of CD4 cell count, should be offered antiretroviral ...
HIV & AIDS
Jul 22, 2012 |
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