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HIV Treatment Update 2008

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  • 2008
    • Issue 182 - December 2008
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      • Growing pains
        Why ageing with HIV isn't just a concern for the over 50s
      • A 'functional cure'
        Examining the excitement over a bone marrow transplant that 'eradicated' HIV
      • Upfront
        The return of the treatment interruption?
      • News in brief
        Modern treatments more forgiving of less-than-perfect adherence
        More people in the UK now eligible for darunavir
      • ICAAC news
        Starting treatment above 350 results in 70% improved survival
    • Issue 181 - November 2008
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      • Can we create 'elite controllers'?
        Is a combination therapeutic vaccine approach viable?
      • The consequences of fear
        How the myth of 'HIV health tourism' is harming people with HIV
      • Upfront
        Don't forget the children
      • News in brief
        New guidelines recommend normalisation of HIV testing
        One in three of us has suicidal thoughts
      • No allowances
        An HTU reader's experiences of the DLA review
    • Issue 180 - October 2008
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      • Consolidation not innovation
        An overview of HIV treatment issues from Mexico City
      • Combination prevention
        Why combining existing HIV prevention methods beats the 'magic bullet' approach
      • Upfront
        The 're-gaying' of the epidemic
      • News in brief
        New NNRTI, etravirine (Intelence), approved
        More good news on HIV life expectancy
      • 'HIV is a virus, not a crime'
        Why the international movement against criminalisation is gaining momentum
    • Issue 179 - August/September 2008
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      • Understanding resistance
        Even the experts admit there's more to learn
      • Blood-borne hysteria
        Isn't it time to rethink what happens when a healthcare worker is found to have HIV?
      • Upfront
        The latest on HIV/hepatitis C co-infection
      • News in brief
        HIV life expectancy now similar to general population five years after diagnosis
        BHIVA guidelines do a u-turn on Kivexa
      • Is treatment the best prevention?
        Can 'antiretroviral therapy as prevention' really work?
    • Issue 178 - July 2008
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      • Giving anal cancer the finger
        What can we do about the cancer that isn't going away?
      • Anal cancer Q&A
        Two world experts talk prevention, treatment and politics
      • Upfront
        Avoiding side-effects: which drugs are better tolerated?
      • News in brief
        First new NNRTI in a decade will help many
        Risk of late pregnancy loss higher for HIV-positive women
      • What does earlier treatment mean?
        The wider consequences of starting treatment at higher CD4 counts
    • 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?