Growth hormone reduces abdominal fat, cardiovascular risk in HIV patients on antiviral therapy August 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Low-dose growth hormone treatment reduced abdominal fat deposits and improved blood pressure and triglyceride levels in a group of patients with HIV lipodystrophy, a condition involving the redistribution of fat and other ... | |
New study finds HIV drug can persist in mothers' milk, increasing risk to them and their babies August 05, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A drug commonly used in the developing world to prevent transmission of HIV from mother to child persists in the breast milk and blood of the mothers, putting them and their babies at risk for developing drug-resistant strains ... | |
 Chemical liberated by leaky gut may allow HIV to infect the brain August 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
In up to 20 percent of people infected with HIV, the virus manages to escape from the bloodstream and cross into the brain, resulting in HIV-associated dementia and other cognitive disorders. Now, scientists ... | |
HIV patients at greater risk for bone fractures 13 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
HIV-infected patients have a higher prevalence of fractures than non HIV-infected patients, across both genders and critical fracture sites according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal ... | |
Study reveals gap in HIV testing knowledge among college students August 27, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Most college students understand how they can prevent the transmission of HIV but are less knowledgeable about HIV testing, according to a new University of Georgia study. | |
Novel method to create personalized immunotherapy treatments August 05, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Argos Therapeutics and Université de Montréal today announced the presentation of new information on Argos' process for developing dendritic cell-based immunotherapies for HIV. Results from the study demonstrate that loading ... | |
Higher HIV infection estimate shows need for routine screening, more funding for care August 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Arlington, VA—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is expected soon to increase the estimate of new HIV infections in the United States by 40 percent. This highlights the need to make HIV testing a routine ... | |
Sensitive testing reveals drug-resistant HIV with possible consequences for treatment July 29, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Drug-resistant HIV at levels too low to be detected by standard tests is not unusual and may contribute to treatment failure, according to research published in PLoS Medicine. | |
In NYC, new HIV infections 3 times national rate August 27, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- New data shows New York City residents are contracting the virus that causes AIDS at three times the national rate. | |
Highly active antiretroviral therapy of similar benefit for HIV-infected injection drug users August 03, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Contrary to the belief that HIV-infected injection drug users (IDUs) receive less benefit from highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), new research finds little difference in the survival rate between IDUs and non-IDUs ... | |
Common vaginal infection may increase risk of HIV infection July 31, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A common vaginal infection may make women more susceptible to contracting HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health researchers have found. | |
Study offers new insight on HIV transmission risk of men who have sex with men August 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Approximately half of all new HIV infections in the United States result from the sexual risk behaviors of men who have sex with men. Now, a new study led by a researcher at The Miriam Hospital provides additional insight ... | |
Long-term HIV treatment may reduce risk for atherosclerosis August 04, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Antiretroviral drugs for HIV do not increase the risk for coronary atherosclerosis, a central risk factor for heart disease, according to a study led by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health to be ... | |
Study highlights risky behavior, lack of care among HIV-infected crack users August 04, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Doctors who treat HIV-infected crack users refer to them as "the forgotten population." A study being presented at this week's International AIDS Conference in Mexico City reveals that these patients frequently lack outpatient ... | |
Study sees need for standardized evaluation of antibody response to HIV-1 August 07, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
U.S. Military HIV Research Program (USMHRP) researcher Victoria R. Polonis, Ph.D., and colleagues released findings on a study of cross-clade neutralization patterns among HIV-1 strains from six major clades in the 5 Jun ... | |
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