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Epidemiology

CROI: Two studies show single-dose nevirapine prevents HIV transmission in consecutive pregnancies

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14 February 2006
TB epidemiology

CROI: TB rates skyrocketing in Western Cape township — most infectious cases associated with HIV coinfection

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11 February 2006
Side effects

CROI: Disappointment for glitazones, metformin and testosterone for body fat changes

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11 February 2006
Side effects

CROI: Capsaicin patch helps relieve neuropathy

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10 February 2006
TB epidemiology

CROI: Greater declines in TB incidence observed with long-term antiretroviral therapy

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10 February 2006
Side effects

CROI: Fish oil and fibrate combination reduces blood fats in HIV patients

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10 February 2006
Hepatitis & HIV

CROI: Study fuels debate on role of GB virus C in HIV disease

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10 February 2006
Side effects

CROI: Heart attack risk elevated by protease inhibitor treatment but not NNRTIs

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9 February 2006
Side effects

CROI: Tenofovir and kidney toxicity - low rates seen, but some groups may be more vulnerable

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9 February 2006
Side effects

CROI: Side-effects, especially neuropathy and rash, common but rarely severe in two studies of African patients on antiretroviral therapy

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9 February 2006
TB epidemiology

CROI: Antiretroviral therapy reduces the high incidence of TB in South African children with HIV

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8 February 2006
Side effects

CROI: Abacavir may be safer than nevirapine in Africans, DART sub-study suggests

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8 February 2006
Starting treatment

CROI: Simplified treatment regimens show promise in HIV-infected children

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7 February 2006
Side effects

CROI: Insulin resistance common in HIV-positive children

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7 February 2006
New & experimental HIV treatments

Experimental HCV protease inhibitor to receive fast track approval

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2 February 2006
Side effects

Statins may not affect CD4 cell count responses to HIV treatment, study suggests

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1 February 2006
Hepatitis & HIV

Hepatitis B genotype linked to degree of liver damage in HIV-positive patients

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31 January 2006
Malaria

WHO calls for an end to the marketing of sub-optimal malaria treatments

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31 January 2006
Resistance

Prevalence of UK HIV drug resistance in antiretroviral-naive falls to 9%

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30 January 2006
Epidemiology

HIV testing promoted as UK HIV figures for 2005 published

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27 January 2006
Hepatitis & HIV

Tenofovir works as well for HBV in coinfected with 3TC resistance as 3TC/tenofovir in those without 3TC resistance

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27 January 2006
Hepatitis & HIV

ALT levels may not give true picture of liver disease in HIV/HCV coinfected, suggests study

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26 January 2006
Side effects

Risk of altered blood fat levels varies according to ethnic background, study shows

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24 January 2006
Side effects

Fatigue may be misdiagnosed as depression during anti-HCV therapy in HIV coinfected

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24 January 2006