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Retention and linkage to care
Many South African patients not on ART are being lost to care

Fewer than 50% of patients diagnosed with HIV in a district of rural South Africa who are not yet eligible for antiretroviral therapy have been retained in care, a

Published
22 December 2010
By
Michael Carter
Cancer
Prompt treatment and better screening could prevent many cancer deaths in patients taking HIV therapy

Many cancer-related deaths in patients taking antiretroviral therapy are potentially preventable, a US study published in the online edition of AIDS suggests. A low CD4

Published
20 December 2010
By
Michael Carter
Opportunistic infections
Screening ART patients for cryptococcal disease is cost effective and will save lives

All patients with a CD4 cell count below 100 cells/mm3 should be routinely screened for cryptococcal meningitis as part of antiretroviral treatment programmes, South African doctors argue

Published
09 December 2010
By
Michael Carter
Palliative care
People 'denied' die at home wish

Three in every five people in the UK would like to die at home, yet only one in five actually does, says a report from Demos on how people want to end our lives.

Published
14 November 2010
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BBC Health
Adherence
Mobile phone messages improve adherence and HIV control in Kenyan trial

A text message from a clinic each week resulted in better adherence and a higher level of viral load suppression among people with HIV after starting antiretroviral

Published
10 November 2010
By
Keith Alcorn
Nutrition
Food assistance improved ART adherence, retention in care, in Haiti

Providing food assistance to people living with HIV in a comprehensive HIV programme in Haiti, where the quality and quantity of food is poor, improved adherence and

Published
08 November 2010
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
Delivery of care
Nurse attitudes, clinic experience, key to improving care and retention in ARV programmes

People with HIV can receive excellent care and adhere well to antiretroviral treatment despite staff and resource shortages, but the attitudes and performance of nurses and patients’ experiences

Published
28 October 2010
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
Drug-resistant TB
Managing MDR-TB in the community: from presentation to cure or end-of-life care

Part of a series, this edition examines the sequence of care of a person with drug-resistant TB.

Published
18 October 2010
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HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
Drug-resistant TB
Decentralised, patient-centred models of delivering treatment and palliative care for people with M/XDR-TB

Part of a series on improving care of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, this edition examines delivery of treatment and palliative care, focusing on decentralised patient-centred TB care.

Published
07 October 2010
From
HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
Palliative care
Symptoms still common in patients with HIV, and associated with poor adherence and risky sex

Physical and psychological symptoms are highly prevalent in HIV-positive patients, investigators from the UK report in the online edition of Sexually Transmitted Infections. Unprotected sex with a

Published
06 October 2010
By
Michael Carter
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