Nearly one in three people with HIV do not know: EU... Oct 27, 2009
And while efficient treatments exist to slow the evolution of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), no vaccine or cure has been found. "We need to continue the political momentum in the fight against HIV/AIDS," EU Health Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou said in a statement. (The Drudge Report)
Wildlife Conservation Society to expand health surveillance through PREDICT Oct 24, 2009
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which moved from chimpanzees to people, and now infects more than 33 million individuals. Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), which emerged in 2003 from southern China "wet markets" where live wild animals are sold for food; and. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
UCD Aims To Prevent Global Pandemic Oct 24, 2009
"Those conditions enable the spread of microbes, especially viruses and bacteria, from animals to humans. Among the 1,461 pathogens recognized to cause diseases in humans, at least 60 percent are of animal origin.Notable outbreaks of these animal-to-human diseases, or zoonoses, include:The 1918 influenza pandemic, which was probably caused by a virus that jumped from birds, killed more than 50 million people globally. The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which moved from chimpanzees to... (KCRA 3, CA)
Advancing marijuana-use attitudes Oct 23, 2009
Published clinical and preclinical trials have indicated benefits from marijuana use in treating Alzheimer s disease, chronic pain, diabetes, fibromyalgia, gastrointestinal disorders, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), hypertension, incontinence, staph infection, multiple sclerosis, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, sleep apnea and Tourette s syndrome. ADVERTISEMENT. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Taking medicine for HIV proves hard to swallow for many people Oct 23, 2009
Highly active antiretroviral therapy has increased the longevity and quality of life for people living with human immunodeficiency virus. But it requires strict adherence in taking the medicine, something that is extremely difficult for many individuals to do. (EurekAlert!)
Scientists Glean Lessons from Stalled AIDS Vaccine Oct 22, 2009
The vaccine aimed to fight AIDS by encouraging so-called cell-mediated immunity, jump-starting T-cells to tackle the virus and stop or slow the progress of the human immunodeficiency virus. It used a weakened virus called adenovirus-5 as a "vector" to transport the vaccine into the body. (MEDLINEplus)
Data confirms 'modest' AIDS vaccine breakthrough Oct 21, 2009
2-percent reduction in the risk of infection by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Thai and US researchers told an international conference. It marks the first piece of solid good news in the quest for a vaccine against AIDS, which has claimed more than 25 million lives since 1981 and left some 33 million people infected, a tally rising by around 7,400 new cases per day. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Flu vaccinations available at Rite Aid Oct 21, 2009
The CDC recommends that the following groups get vaccinated with the regular seasonal flu shot: anyone who wants to reduce the likelihood of becoming ill with the regular seasonal flu or spreading flu to others, pregnant women, those age 6 months through age 18, people age 50 and older, people of any age with certain chronic medical conditions like diabetes; heart, kidney or lung disease, asthma anemia or other blood disorders; those who are immunosuppressed (including immunosuppression caused... (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
How concerned are you about the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu? Oct 19, 2009
Cogito wrote on Oct 17, 2009 9:18 AM:" Ken, I'm not afraid of a "conspiracy", I'm afraid of incompetence. Rolling Stone magazine printed an article during the early years of the AIDS epidemic showing strong evidence the virus was introduced into humans through vaccinations. Improper screening of the viral growth medium harvested from green monkeys allowed it's introduction into polio vaccines. The WHO still has samples of the particular vaccines used, and refuses to allow samples to be screened... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Myriad Pharmaceuticals Announces the Identification of an IND Candidate for the Treatment of Cancer, Obesity, and Diabetes Oct 14, 2009
MPC-4326 (bevirimat dimeglumine) is Myriad Pharmaceuticals' investigational new drug being developed as an oral treatment of human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) infection. MPC-4326 is a potent small-molecule that acts as a viral maturation inhibitor and is a first-in-class drug candidate with a novel mechanism of action. (Primezone Releases)
Condom no cure for AIDS in Africa Oct 8, 2009
According to UNAids, in Botswana 24% of the adult population is infected by the HIV virus, in South Africa 18 ... Perhaps this simple fact is lost on people who have never set foot in Africa, but parading the miracles of the condom simply invites people, especially the young, to be careless with their sexuality and so become prime targets of the HIV virus. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Nobel Prize in Medicine shared by three U.S. genetic researchers Oct 6, 2009
Last year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was shared by Harald zur Hausen for his work discovering the link between the HPV (the human papilloma virus) and cervical cancer and Francoise Barre Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier for their joint discovery of HIV (the human immunodeficiency virus). . (Scientific American)
Experimental Drug Lets B Cells Live And Lymphoma Cells Die Oct 5, 2009
8, 2005) In people infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) may prevent most excess cases of Kaposi sarcoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, according to a new. (Feb. (Science Daily)
Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in medicine Oct 5, 2009
2008: Harald zur Hausen and Francoise Barre-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier for discoveries of human papilloma viruses causing cervical cancer and the discovery of human immunodeficiency virus. 2007: Mario R. Capecchi and Oliver Smithies of the United States and Martin J. Evans of the United Kingdom, for their discoveries leading to a powerful technique for manipulating mouse genes. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
How HIV Spread In Central And East Africa: Genetic, Geographic Data Deliver Clear Picture Of HIV Progress Oct 2, 2009
3, 2009) French researchers are reporting the existence of a new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) derived from gorillas in a patient from the African country of. (Aug. (Science Daily)
New Chemically-activated Antigen Could Expedite Development Of HIV Vaccine Oct 1, 2009
30, 2009) Scientists working to develop a vaccine for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) report they have created the first antigen that induces protective antibodies capable of blocking infection of human cells by genetically-diverse strains of HIV. The new antigen differs from previously-tested vaccines by virtue of its chemically-activated property that enables close sharing of electrons and produces strong covalent bonding. Researchers used a mouse model to generate the antibodies. (Science Daily)
How HIV Cripples Immune Cells Sep 30, 2009
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has developed numerous strategies for eluding the body's defenses and the medications administered ... 2, 2008) Researchers have discovered how Human Immunodeficiency Virus, which causes AIDS, can hide itself in our cells and dodge the attention of our normal defenses. (Science Daily)
HIV vaccine: All you wanted to know Sep 25, 2009
For the first time ever, an AIDS vaccine protected people from infection with the human immunodeficiency virus, lowering the risk of infection by about 30 percent over three years. Here are some questions and answers about the study and AIDS vaccines. (India Times, India)
AIDS vaccine "important step" against disease Sep 25, 2009
Both Fauci and Kim noted that the vaccine was formulated specifically to work against two subtypes of the human immunodeficiency virus -- E, which circulates in Thailand and Southeast Asia, and B, common in the United States and Europe. The volunteers in the trial got six immunizations over six months, four with ALVAC and two with AIDSVAX.. (AlertNet)
NEW AIDS VACCINE Sep 24, 2009
Both also noted that the vaccine was formulated specifically to work against two subtypes of the human immunodeficiency virus -- E, which circulates in Thailand and Southeast Asia, and B, which is common in the United States and Europe. The 16,000 volunteers in the trial got six immunizations over six months -- four with ALVAC and two with AIDSVAX.. (AlertNet)
1st Doses of Swine Flu Vaccine Set for Early October Sep 20, 2009
Adults with chronic health conditions, such as asthma, diabetes and heart disease, or weakened immune systems, including cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, organ-transplant recipients and people infected with the AIDS-causing HIV virus. People who should get a seasonal flu shot include. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Ghana: Marriage is Nursery for HIV/Aids Sep 19, 2009
Accounts by women from low income backgrounds indicate that marriage has become "a high transmission" ground for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), according to a study commissioned by the Gender Studies and Human Rights Documentation Centre (GSHRDC). The researchers, sociologists Betty Akumatey and Akosua Adarkwah, report that more married women are contracting the HIV from their partners owing to one or more risk factors including domestic violence, status disclosure and widow... (allAfrica.com)
Cat Illnesses Sep 16, 2009
Feline immunodeficiency virus is similar to the HIV virus in humans. It breaks down a cat's immune system allowing the cat to develop infections. (Suite101.com)
Patients may have been exposed to viruses Sep 16, 2009
But The Derrick newspaper in nearby Oil City reported yesterday that "a failure to follow equipment sterilization guidelines" at the hospital resulted in "the notification of more than 100 surgical patients who may have been exposed to viruses as varied as hepatitis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).". "Several reports indicate that an autoclave -- hospital equipment that sterilizes surgical and related instruments -- was heated at a level not set to ensure infection control," The Derrick... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Rite Aid offers regular seasonal flu shots Sep 16, 2009
Those who are immunosuppressed (including immunosuppression caused by medications or by human immunodeficiency virus). People who live in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. (Reading Advocate, MA)
Tuberculosis-prevention Therapy Is Cost-effective Option, Researchers Find Sep 15, 2009
14, 2009) University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers have found that the cost of preventive antibiotic tuberculosis (TB) therapy for patients infected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is generally less expensive than the reported cost of treating newly confirmed TB cases ... "We completed this study to provide health-program managers cost and cost-effectiveness data on components of a comprehensive package of HIV care. This data is essential to help establish feasible and... (Science Daily)
No infections found in needle attack victims Sep 14, 2009
Qian Jun, head of the disease control and biological security office with China's Academy of Military Medical Sciences, said the academy's Beijing lab found no needle injury samples were tainted with radioactive substances, toxic chemicals or HIV virus. The samples were not contaminated with other dangerous viruses or substances either, such as anthrax bacillus, yersinia pestis, francisella tularensis, brucella and botulinum toxin, Qian told a press briefing. (Xinhuanet, China)
Virus Responsible For Deadly Brain Disease Found In MS Patients Treated With Natalizumab Sep 11, 2009
"This virus the JC virus, named for the initials of a patient is found in about 90 percent of the population," explains Igor Koralnik, MD, the study's senior author and director of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Neurology Center at BIDMC. "But in healthy individuals the virus lies dormant in the kidneys and causes no problems." Urine samples of healthy individuals may, therefore, show evidence of the benign virus. But, according to Koralnik, who is also Associate Professor of Neurology at... (Science Daily)
Myriad Pharmaceuticals Announces Two Abstracts Selected for Presentation At 2009 ICAAC Annual Meeting Sep 11, 2009
Presentations will disclose new findings about MPC-4326, a Myriad Pharmaceuticals' drug candidate being developed as an oral treatment of human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) infection ... MPC-4326 (bevirimat dimeglumine) is MPI's investigational new drug being developed as an oral treatment of human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) infection. (Primezone Releases)
U.S. Medicare may pay for HIV testing Sep 11, 2009
1 million Americans are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, that causes AIDS, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Each year an additional 56,000 are newly infected. (MSNBC -- Health)
Lockerbie bomber weak, pale in public appearance Sep 10, 2009
Libyan lawmaker Mohammed Jibril told reporters that the Africans' visit with al-Megrahi was intended to mirror Europe's treatment of a group of Bulgarian nurses that Libya freed in 2007 after jailing them for eight years on charges they intentionally infected Libyan children with the HIV virus. The five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor jailed with them denied the charges. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
HK reports 98 HIV cases in second quarter Sep 9, 2009
HONG KONG, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong reported 98 cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections in the second quarter of 2009, the Center for Health Protection of the Hong Kong government announced Tuesday. Of the 98 HIV cases, which comprised 80 males and 18 females, 20 acquired the infection via heterosexual contact, 35 via homosexual or bisexual contact, five through drug injection, one through blood/blood product infusion, one through mother-to-child transmission. (Xinhuanet, China)
Uganda: The Disturbing Mystery of Missing HIV/Aids Drugs Sep 8, 2009
The agreement will specify what nature of life-saving HIV/Aids drugs the company will provide for the 300,000 or so Ugandans infected with the HIV virus and require treatment. It is what health managers and experts in Uganda's checkered fight against the pandemic hope the future will look like. (allAfrica.com)
South Africa launches child vaccination campaign Sep 8, 2009
5 million people living with the HIV virus, the highest total of any country. As the epidemic raged, then President Thabo Mbeki, who stepped down last year after nearly a decade in power, denied the link between HIV and AIDS, and his health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, mistrusted conventional anti-AIDS drugs. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Breakthrough May Point To AIDS Vaccine Sep 5, 2009
Researchers Discover Antibodies That Neutralize Many Strains of HIV Virus From Spreading ... A team based at the Scripps Research Institute discovered a pair of antibodies that can 00004000 block many strains of the HIV virus from multiplying and producing infections ... The antibodies neutralized activity in around 75 percent of the HIV virus's 162 strains and could be used to treat those who have developed serious infections. (CBS News)
Persistent Carriage of Hepatitis E Virus in Patients with HIV Infection Sep 3, 2009
1 We describe a 48-year-old bisexual white male who was infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and who had elevated liver enzymes and infection with hepatitis E virus for at least 24 months. He had received a diagnosis of HIV infection in 2001 and was treated for tuberculosis in 2003. (New England Journal of Medicine)
New Study Suggests An Unidentified Source As Cause Of Residual Viremia In HIV-1 Patients On HAART Aug 31, 2009
Analysis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Viremia and Provirus in Resting CD4 T Cells Reveals a Novel Source of Residual Viremia in Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy. Journal of Virology, 2009; 83 (17): 8470 DOI. (Science Daily)
AIDS spreading rapidly among Canada's aboriginals Aug 26, 2009
Intravenous drug use, especially among women, is the cause of more than half the infections with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which leads to AIDS. Canadian non-aboriginal infections are mostly linked to unsafe sex. Aboriginals with HIV infections also tend to be younger than other infected Canadians and more often women. (AlertNet)
Data Center Services With Supercomp... Aug 25, 2009
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh and IBM use supercomputing simulations and laboratory experiments to quicken the design of drugs that will stop infection by the HIV virus. At the U.K. s University of Southampton, a supercomputer will advance university research in areas such as cancer studies and climate change. (Suite101.com)
Was Oil Part of a Deal for the Lockerbie Bomber? Aug 23, 2009
And in 2007, while trying to negotiate a major deal to sell Libya French fighter jets, French president Nicolas Sarkozy secured the release of a group of Bulgarian nurses from a Libyan prison, where they were jailed for allegedly infecting patients with the HIV virus. When it comes to cutting deals with the former pariah state, "everyone is equally guilty," says Molly Tarhuni of Chatham House, adding that those countries with good relationships with Libya will reap large benefits. (Time.com)
Engineered Protein-like Molecule Protects Cells Against HIV Infection Aug 19, 2009
18, 2009) With the help of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and molecular engineering, researchers have designed synthetic protein-like mimics convincing enough to interrupt unwanted biological conversations between cells ... 3, 2009) French researchers are reporting the existence of a new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) derived from gorillas in a patient from the African country of ... (July 11, 2009) Researchers provide the as yet closest look at the structure of immature HIV... (Science Daily)
Veterans to routinely be offered HIV tests Aug 17, 2009
Micronics, Inc., today announced that it has been awarded a phase 2, two-year Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) totaling approximately $770,000 to advance its rapid molecular diagnostic infectious disease platform for detection of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus 00003326 (HIV). The overall objective of the NIH grant is to determine... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
UAB wins grant to continue AIDS research Aug 12, 2009
The National Institutes of Health renewed the grant to allow UAB to continue its work in the research, prevention and treatment of human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS. The grant enables investigators to focus, expand and pursue their research goals. They can explore new ideas through collaboration and shared resources available to center researchers and HIV teams, according to a news release. (Birmingham Business Journal, AL)
UN says 50 million women in Asia risk HIV Aug 12, 2009
"She brings a wealth of diverse experience and expertise President Clinton, Pfizer, and Mylan Announce New Agreements to Lower Prices of Medicines for Patients with Drug-Resistant HIV in Developing Countries President Bill Clinton announced two important and complementary agreements today to enable better, more affordable treatments for patients on second-line antiretroviral (ARV) therapy for HIV/AIDS in the developing world. For the first time, a second-line regimen of four ARVs will be... (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
An HIV-blocking gel for women Aug 10, 2009
"The first step in the complicated process of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection in a woman is the virus diffusing from semen to vaginal tissue. We want to stop that first step," says Patrick Kiser, an associate professor of bioengineering at the University of Utah's College of Engineering. "We have created the first vaginal gel designed to prevent movement of the AIDS virus. This is unique. There's nothing like it.". (EurekAlert!)
US sounds out new S.African leader Aug 8, 2009
Mbeki denied that the HIV virus led to AIDS, a disease that has ravaged southern Africa, and failed to roll out lifesaving anti-retrovirals quickly for one of the world's worst-affected populations. Clinton said she had a "very frank conversation" with Motsoaledi, praising the new government's commitment to fight HIV which affects nearly six million South Africans. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Yerkes researchers propose ambitious new strategies for AIDS vaccine research Aug 8, 2009
SIVs are found exclusively in African nonhuman primate species and represent the original source of human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV-1 and HIV-2). More than 40 species of African monkeys are infected in the wild with SIVs. (EurekAlert!)
Structure Of An Entire HIV Genome Decoded Aug 7, 2009
25, 2007) An essential component of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) molecular machinery responsible for infecting cells consists of functionally-specialized layers, according to a new study. The. (Science Daily)
Africa: New HIV Strain Discovered Aug 6, 2009
It differs from the three known strains of human immunodeficiency virus and appears to be closely related to a form of simian virus recently discovered in wild gorillas, researchers report in yesterday's edition of the journal Nature Medicine. The finding "highlights the continuing need to watch closely for the emergence for new HIV variants, particularly in western central Africa," said the researchers, led by Jean-Christophe Plantier of the University of Rouen, France. (allAfrica.com)
Researchers ID new HIV strain from gorillas Aug 5, 2009
(CNN) -- French researchers have identified a new human immunodeficiency virus, the first derived from gorillas, a report said Monday. A new virus is difficult to detect by tests because it is not closely related to the other three HIV variants. (CNN -- Health)
Africa: Scientists Find New Strain of HIV Aug 5, 2009
Lagos Global efforts at stemming the spread of the dreaded Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) may have to be intensified as more strains of the virus are being discovered in some parts of the world by researchers. A BBC report claimed yesterday that the researchers discovered a new infection linked to a gorilla strain in a Cameroonian woman. (allAfrica.com)
The source of malaria Aug 5, 2009
Nature Medicine carried a by Jean-Christophe Plantier of the University of Rouen and his colleagues of a new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) detected in a Cameroonian woman. Unlike the widespread HIV-1 M strain, and the much rarer N and O strains, which jumped to people from chimpanzees, the newly described P strain originated in gorillas. (The Economist)
Researchers: Malaria originated in chimps Aug 5, 2009
"If you think about HIV virus as a singular hurricane event, malaria is like the hurricane that's been hitting for thousands of years -- constantly," said Wolfe, who heads a research institute called the. Although scientists have amassed volumes of knowledge about this nimble and changeable parasite, none of that knowledge has reaped a malaria vaccine or a sustainable ability to fight it. (CNN -- Health)
Defaming the Innocent Aug 4, 2009
Statistics show that STDs, including the lethal Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the precursor to the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), are rapidly on the rise among 15-24-year-olds. Since people afflicted with HIV and AIDS are unjustifiably prone to and social stigma due to perceptions of the disease, falsely stating that a person is HIV positive, or has another STD, is defamatory. (Suite101.com)
Malaria may have come from chimps - study Aug 4, 2009
AIDS came from chimpanzees -- and French researchers reported on Sunday that they found a Cameroonian woman had been infected with an HIV virus that apparently came from gorillas. Swine flu, H5N1 avian influenza and in fact all influenza viruses are believed to have originated in animals. (AlertNet)
From Gorilla To Human: A New Immunodeficiency Virus Found Aug 4, 2009
3, 2009) The existence of a new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) derived from gorillas is reported in this week s Nature Medicine ... "We have identified a new human immunodeficiency virus in a Cameroonian woman," the researchers write in their report ... A new human immunodeficiency virus derived from gorillas. (Science Daily)
'Leapt to humans from gorillas'... Aug 3, 2009
The new strain, found in a woman from Cameroon, West Africa, is part of the HIV-1 family of microbes that account for the vast majority of cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), they said. Until now, all have been linked to the chimpanzee. (The Drudge Report)
Rise 'n Die, HIV: Strategies for a Cure Based on Waking the AIDS Virus Jul 31, 2009
Rousing the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from slumber may not sound like a good idea. But just as it is next to impossible to lure and trap a hibernating animal, catching a virus on the move is far easier than snaring one lying dormant. (Scientific American)
Dormaa celebrates tuberculosis day Jul 31, 2009
He said even though the TB bacteria thrived in persons with weak immune system, records have shown that several TB patients had recovered from the sickness without any traces of the HIV virus. The Chief of Asikasu, Nana Ampaabeng Kyeremeh, lauded the awareness programme and thanked the municipal directorate for extending it to his community. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
BV County Public Health and Home Care adds needle program Jul 28, 2009
Exposure to bloodborne pathogens, including Hepatitis B and C viruses and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), poses a significant risk to anyone exposed to an accidental needlestick. Buena Vista County Public Health and Home Care, with cooperation of GRP disposal services, is excited to offer a new service to individuals in Buena Vista County who are looking for a safe way to dispose of their syringes, needles or lancets. (Storm Lake Pilot Tribune, IA)
HIV infection, chronic drinking damage brain Jul 28, 2009
More than half the patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) report drinking heavily. A study on failing memory has found that HIV infection and chronic alcoholism damage brain function. (India Times, India)
Cell Membranes Applied To Manufactured Surfaces Could Lead To New Class Of Self-assembling Materials Jul 26, 2009
20, 2008) Scientists have known for more than a decade that a protein associated with the HIV virus is good at crossing cell membranes, but they didn't know how it worked. Now they have solved the mystery, and. (Science Daily)
Myanmar may get more money in fight against AIDS Jul 26, 2009
An estimated 240,000 people are infected by the HIV virus that causes AIDS. Of those, about 76,000 are in need of the life-saving anti-retroviral treatment, but less than a quarter of them - about 18,000 - are getting it. The lack of accessible treatment translates into about 25,000 deaths a year. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Protein Excreted In Urine May Be Help In Diagnosing Kidney Disease Caused By HIV Jul 25, 2009
It's well-known that Human Immunodeficiency Virus-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) is an important cause of kidney disease in HIV-infected patients. Antiretroviral therapy plays an important role in the treatment of HIVAN, yet despite advances in understanding HIVAN, current recommendations for treatment have largely been based on observational data and can only definitively made after a kidney biopsy. (Science Daily)
HIV Infection And Chronic Drinking Have A Synergistic, Damaging Effect On The Brain Jul 24, 2009
ScienceDaily (July 24, 2009) More than half of clinic patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) report they also drink heavily. While highly active antiretroviral therapy has helped to reduce HIV-related cognitive and motor deficits, neuropsychological deficits may continue and even be exacerbated by alcohol. (Science Daily)
