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AIDS Treatment Update 2008

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  • 2008

    • Issue 177 - June 2008
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      • "Just like diabetes"?
        If HIV is a chronic managable illness, why can't GP's manage us?
      • Once a month meds.
        Inside the brave new world of nanotechnology.
      • Upfront
        Annual CD4 counts: are we ready for change?
      • News in brief
        High court ruling means free HIV treatment for refused asylum seekers.
        New PI monotherapy study now recruiting UK-wide.
      • What do GP's think of HIV-positive patients, and vice versa?
        More education needed, new Brighton study finds.
    • Issue 176 - May 2008
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      • Haart to heart.
        Should people with HIV be making greater efforts to ward off heart problems?
      • Heart in their hands.
        Interview with two heathcare professionals.
      • Upfront
        Stem cell transplant raises hope.
      • News in brief.
        Draft BHIVA guidelines recommend earlier start.
        Couples desperately needed for vacine research.
      • CPS guidance on criminal prosecution.
        New guidance for prosecutions of HIV transmission released.
    • Issue 175 - April 2008
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      • Does undetectable really mean uninfectious?
        Eight pages examining the controversial Swiss statement.
      • News from CROI
        Once-daily PIs and new CCR5 inhibitors.
        HIV-positive gay men being reinfected with hepatitis C.
      • Upfront
        Abacavir under fire.
      • News in brief
        Reckless HIV transmission case dismissed.
        Undetectable viral load now likely even with low CD4 count.
    • Issue 174 - March 2008
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      • HIV and aging
        Is growing older with HIV all bad news?
      • HIV and aging: Q&A
        Three experts provide fascinating insights
      • Not so ‘special’?
        How the review of ‘special rules’ DLA affects you
      • Upfront
        New drugs bonanza
      • News in brief
        Study predicts better prognosis for most
        Recreational drug use and the immune system
    • Issue 173 - January/February 2008
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      • Never had it so good!
        With so many new, drugs choosing the right combination is more important now than ever
      • Electronic patient records
        What do HIV-positive people think?
      • Upfront
        US and China amend their HIV-positive visitor bans
      • News in brief
        Most HIV-related discrimination comes from healthcare staff
        Why does mother-to-child hiv transmission still occur in the UK?
      • Risky business
        Why people with HIV still can’t get life insurance?