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Stigma forces many to leave ART midway: Expert

HIV patients on antiretroviral treatment (ART) leaving drug-course midway has become one of the biggest concerns in India.

Published
29 March 2011
From
Times of India
Treatment interruptions
Treatment interruptions explain higher HIV viral load in patients with depression and those who use stimulants

Inconsistent use of antiretroviral therapy is the main explanation for the higher viral loads observed in HIV-positive patients who are depressed or who use stimulant drugs, US

Published
08 February 2011
By
Michael Carter
Treatment interruptions
Breaks from HIV therapy still associated with poorer outcomes 8 years later

HIV-positive patients who take breaks from their antiretroviral therapy have poorer increases in their CD4 cell count, are more likely to develop HIV-related illness, and have a

Published
18 January 2011
By
Michael Carter
Treatment interruptions
Even with antiretroviral treatment, patients with HIV still have markers indicating increased risk of heart disease and kidney problems

Key biomarkers associated with an increased risk of serious illnesses such as heart disease and kidney dysfunction are elevated in patients with HIV, even when

Published
19 May 2010
By
Michael Carter
Treatment interruptions
Thrombocytopenia associated with treatment interruptions: HIV replication a cause

A quarter of patients interrupting antiretroviral therapy developed thrombocytopenia, French investigators report in the December 15th edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. “Even

Published
12 January 2010
By
Michael Carter
Adherence
‘Drug holidays’ best predictor of treatment failure, adherence studies find

Failure to take every dose on time is not a good guide to whether patients will fail their therapy, according to studies from several countries

Published
23 November 2009
By
Gus Cairns
Starting treatment
Early treatment and interruption makes no difference to disease progression, study finds

The largest study yet done on the whether immediate antiretroviral therapy (ART) may benefit people with recent HIV infection has found that immediate treatment followed

Published
04 September 2009
By
Gus Cairns
Treatment interruptions
Study finds smaller CD4 response to successful antiretroviral therapy following treatment interruptions

HIV-positive people who stop taking antiretroviral therapy and then start again are likely to see smaller CD4 cell count increases than they did when they

Published
29 December 2008
By
Kelly Safreed-Harmon
Treatment interruptions
The return of treatment interruptions?

By Edwin J Bernard. Reporting by Gus Cairns.

Published
01 December 2008
From
HIV treatment update
Changing treatment
If you can't switch, better to stay on failing treatment than stop it, studies show

Patients on failing drug regimens maintain stable CD4 counts with detectable viral load levels up to 10,000 copies/ml, as long as they remain on HIV

Published
14 November 2008
By
Gus Cairns
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