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Taking an HIV test
Why Zambians don't test and treat

A study amongst 2443 people in Zambia, recruited from HIV clinics and community organisations, found that social ostracism, rejection by sexual partners and fear of not being

Published
26 July 2012
By
Gus Cairns
Opportunistic infections
Changing epidemiology of opportunistic infections in US: still common in inner cities

Large overall declines in opportunistic infections (OIs) among people with HIV in the US mask continued high rates in inner city populations, according to a presentation on

Published
24 July 2012
By
Liz Highleyman
Starting treatment
International group urges prompt HIV treatment for all

An international group of scientists on Sunday called for all adults who test positive for HIV to be treated with antiretroviral drugs right away rather than waiting for their immune systems to weaken.

Published
23 July 2012
From
Google News
Outcomes and prognosis
Late HIV treatment increases risk of death three-fold in Uganda

Starting ART at CD4 cell counts below 50 cells/mm3 increased the relative risk of death by approximately 60%, compared to starting at 150 to 249 cells/mm3 or more,

Published
16 July 2012
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
Malnutrition
Uganda: Food insecurity decreases after starting ART

Food insecurity significantly decreased over time, and nutritional status improved, in adults starting antiretroviral treatment (ART) in Uganda, researchers report in the advance online edition

Published
06 July 2012
By
Carole Leach-Lemens
Injecting drug users
Active injecting drug users must be provided with adherence support when they start HIV therapy

Chances of achieving an undetectable viral load are equally poor for patients who inject heroin, cocaine, or a combination of these two drugs, Canadian researchers report in

Published
20 June 2012
By
Michael Carter
Infectiousness and treatment as prevention
Belt AND Suspenders?

Treatment as prevention inevitably raises the issue of how much protection is enough. Ken Monteith says “there are governments in this country who would like the rule to be disclosure, undetectable viral load AND condom.”

Published
18 June 2012
From
Positive Lite
How HIV works
Immediate Antiretroviral Therapy Reduces HIV Infection of Resting CD4 T-Cells

Starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) during the acute phase of HIV infection appears to reduce the number of latently infected resting CD4 T-cells in most people, but this may not be the case for individuals with very few initially infected cells, according to a study published in the May 29, 2012, advance online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Published
14 June 2012
From
HIVandHepatitis.com
Side-effects
South Africa: Stavudine Trial Causes Split

AIDS activists and researchers are at loggerheads over the planned South African trial of a lower dose version of the controversial antiretroviral stavudine, which has in the past been responsible for debilitating side-effects in HIV patients.

Published
11 June 2012
From
AllAfrica
Health services and systems
Are we wasting money on care that patients don’t want?

What would happen if patients were fully informed about their care and treatment options? What if patients were asked what care they wanted?

Published
01 June 2012
From
The King's Fund
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