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Mental and emotional health
Antisocial personality disorders frequent in 'core' STI transmitters, says US study

Having a current sexually transmitted infection (STI) and a history of STIs is significantly associated with having an antisocial personality disorder, according to study conducted

Published
22 January 2004
By
Michael Carter
Recreational drug use
Injecting drug users more likely to progress to AIDS even if taking HAART

HIV-positive injecting drug users are significantly more likely to develop an AIDS defining illness, even when they are taking HAART, than HAART-treated HIV-positive individuals who

Published
08 January 2004
By
Michael Carter
Recreational drug use
Does methamphetamine affect HIV viral load?

The viral loads of HIV-positive people who use the recreational drug methamphetamine are significantly higher than those of individuals who do not take the drug,

Published
17 December 2003
By
Michael Carter
Mental and emotional health
Methamphetamine use worsens the damage to brain cells in patients with HIV encephalitis

Methamphetamine (‘crystal meth’) exacerbates the HIV-mediated damage to brain cells, according to research published by American investigators in the December 15th issue of the Journal

Published
17 December 2003
By
Christopher Gadd
Bone problems
Bone loss linked to low CD4 count on treatment - is bone a reservoir for HIV?

A review of 3512 patients receiving HIV treatment in the San Francisco area has found no evidence for an increased risk of bone disease related

Published
28 January 2003
By
Keith Alcorn
Transmission and prevention
More good news on ceasing OI prophylaxis

Preventative medicine for toxoplasma encephalitis may be safely ceased in individuals with sustained CD4 improvements, according to new data from the Swiss Cohort Study published

Published
05 March 2001
By
Megan Nicholson
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