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ABC-transporters expressed on endothelial cell membranes efflux anti-HIV drugs

August 26, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

Researchers at Tulane University Medical Center in New Orleans (USA) have discovered that drug-efflux pumps, belonging to the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter family, are constitutively expressed on vascular endothelial ...


HIV patients at greater risk for bone fractures

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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.


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.