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Side effects

Kaletra not associated with raised blood pressure, manufacturer review reports

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30 October 2006
Starting treatment

High risk of AIDS or death in HIV-positive individuals in South Africa ineligible for antiretrovirals

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25 October 2006
Transmission & prevention

Public health and not civil liberties should now guide HIV testing policy, says JAMA commentary

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25 October 2006
HIV testing policies & guidelines

BHIVA: Rapid, community-based HIV antibody testing 'highly acceptable' (corrected)

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24 October 2006
Pregnancy and vertical transmission

HIV treatment for mothers and children in Botswana: lessons from a dynamic programme

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20 October 2006
Sexually transmitted infections epidemiology

BHIVA: 60% increase in drug-resistant gonorrhoea amongst UK gay men last year, HIV-positive men disproportionately affected

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19 October 2006
HIV treatment

BHIVA: Late diagnosis responsible for at least a quarter of HIV deaths, testing implications discussed

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18 October 2006
Side effects

BHIVA: One-in-three UK HIV deaths 'not directly related to HIV'

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18 October 2006
Improving HIV care

HIV-experienced physicians may reduce hospital stays and cost of inpatient care

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16 October 2006
Improving HIV care

Options for treating ganciclovir-resistant CMV discussed at IDSA conference

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16 October 2006
TB diagnosis

Fast, accurate and easy TB test developed, but concerns about its safety raised

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12 October 2006
Starting treatment

Immunologically discordant response to HIV therapy associated with increased risk of disease progression

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6 October 2006
Transmission & prevention

EU survey finds widespread ignorance of HIV transmission risks

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3 October 2006
Side effects

Atazanavir/efavirenz NRTI-sparing regimen effective, but raises lipid levels

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1 October 2006
Side effects

Nevirapine hepatotoxicity after treatment switch no more likely at higher CD4 counts

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29 September 2006
Transmission & prevention

HIV prevalence among young women in Botswana falls to lowest level since early 1990s, but still high

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28 September 2006
Starting treatment

No fat loss with tenofovir after five years

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28 September 2006
HIV treatment

International drug purchase fund kicks off with support for paediatric & second-line HIV treatment

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22 September 2006
Side effects

HIV-positive patients have increased risk of side-effects to key drugs used to treat opportunistic infections

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21 September 2006
Transmission & prevention

Systematic review suggests smoking increases HIV infection risk

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21 September 2006
Side effects

Recombinant human growth hormone reduces visceral fat in two randomised studies

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20 September 2006
Treatment interruptions

One-in-six interrupt treatment within two years of initiating ART

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18 September 2006
Side effects

Medication errors common among hospitalised HIV patients

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14 September 2006
Improving HIV care

Lung cancer diagnosed late in HIV-positive patients, doctors not suspecting

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13 September 2006