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Jul '98
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CD4 Increase Despite Protease Inhibitor 'Failure'
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A Swiss study of the medical records of 98 patients treated for 48 weeks found substantial increases in CD4 count even for those whose viral load never became undetectable. |
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Jul '98
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Drug Interactions: Resources for Patients & Professionals
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Drug interactions are common in HIV treatment. But modern medical practice, with pressures to hurry due to cost control, may not leave enough time for physicians to make sure that they know
about everything their patients are taking, and counsel them on potential risks. |
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Jun '98
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Treating Depression
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As part of a larger series about fatigue and HIV,
AIDS Treatment News recently asked Lisa Capaldini about treating depression in HIV positive patients. |
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May '98
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Hepatitis C Accelerates HIV Infection
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According to a study published in the March 5th issue of
AIDS, HIV-positive patients who are co-infected with hepatitis C virus have a faster progression to AIDS. |
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May '98
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PIs vs. OIs and Death
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A study of 1255 patients with at least one CD4 count under 100, published in
The New England Journal of Medicine, found that by the second quarter of 1997, the AIDS death rate had decreased to less than
a third of what it had been in 1995; opportunistic infection (OI) rates decreased even more.
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May '98
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Nevirapine: One-Year Combination Results Published
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Some triple-drug combinations not including a protease inhibitor have been proposed as "protease sparing" regimens, for certain patients who might want to start with a somewhat easier combination
treatment and/or save the protease inhibitors for later. |
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May '98
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'No Vacancy' Signs for HIV Infected in Jamaica
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A debate concerning mandatory testing for HIV has arisen in Jamaica following a recent survey by the National AIDS Committee... |
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Apr '98
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Magic Bullet for HIV?
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AIDS researcher David Ho said recently that failure rates for the new AIDS cocktails will most likely go up over time and that better drugs are needed. |
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Apr '98
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Dual PI Therapy Emerges As Most Viable Combination
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The use of dual protease inhibitor (PI) therapy was highlighted recently at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy in Toronto. |
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Apr '98
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Muslim, Catholic Leaders Differ on Condom Use
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Following an announcement by the Ugandan Ministry of Health that it would drop its policy of quiet promotion of condom use in favor of a more proactive campaign, Muslim and Catholic church
leaders offered opposing opinions about the use of condoms to prevent the spread of HIV.
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Apr '98
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Possible Gene Therapy AIDS Treatment
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New research published in the journal
Science suggests that gene therapy might be used to fight HIV. |
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Apr '98
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Vancouver Debates 'Shooting Galleries'
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Activists in Vancouver, British Columbia, have suggested "shooting galleries," or safe houses for drug addicts, to stem the spread of HIV in the Eastside, one of the nation's most impoverished
neighborhoods. |
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Apr '98
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Adefovir Expanded Access Expands
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Gilead Sciences has agreed to remove the CD-4 and viral load requirements for entry into the expanded access program for adefovir dipivoxil (brand name PREVEON, formerly called bis-POM PMEA). |
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Apr '98
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NTZ for Cryptosporidiosis
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UNIMED Pharmaceuticals announced that it had applied to the FDA for permission to market NTZ (nitazoxanide) for treating cryptosporidial diarrhea in people with AIDS. |
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Apr '98
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Thai 'AIDS Colony' Scheme Draws Fire
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HIV activists have denounced Thailand's plan to construct the world's first "AIDS colony." |
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Mar '98
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Almost Out of the Pipe?
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Three new drugs are currently available in expanded access programs-- abacavir (formerly known as GW1592), adefovir (Preveon), formerly known as bis-POM PMEA and GS 840) and efavirenz (Sustiva, formerly known
as DMP-266). |
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Mar '98
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Mixed Global Progress Against AIDS
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A new report from the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS indicates that incidence of the disease is falling rapidly in countries where AIDS awareness is high, but that AIDS still has a massive grip
on the developing world. |
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Mar '98
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AIDS Explodes in Southern Africa
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As the result of a great deal of political and social upheaval, officials in southern Africa are expressing concern that they have not done enough to halt the advance of HIV and AIDS in their countries over
the past 10 years. |
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Mar '98
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TB Time Bomb in Poor Prisons
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According to the Red Cross, tuberculosis is spreading throughout prisons in the world's poorest nations, a situation that could eventually threaten the outside community. |
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Mar '98
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AIDS Vaccine Progress
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Scientists from Britain's Medical Research Council said Friday that an experimental anti-AIDS vaccine known as Rgp 120 appears to be 10 times more effective than other experimental treatments. |
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Mar '98
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French Most Consistent Condom Users
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Condom manufacturer Durex's recently released international survey of AIDS awareness found that while most people are cognizant of the dangers of HIV and AIDS, about half have failed to change
their sexual behavior. |
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Mar '98
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HIV Prevention: Education Works
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Researchers for the Community HIV Prevention Research Collaborative investigated the efficacy of a randomized, community-level intervention designed to reduce the risk of HIV infection in men visiting
gay bars in eight small U.S. cities. |
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Feb '98
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New Meds To the Rescue
By: Robert Folan-Johnson
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More anti-virals are soon coming on line-- and you can get them right now if you've failed other treatments |
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Jan '98
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Unused Drugs Sought for Donation Abroad
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Several nonprofit organizations are collecting unused AIDS and other medicines (not including controlled substances like narcotics) for free distribution abroad to people who otherwise could not afford them. |
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Jan '98
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New Saquinavir Formulation Approved
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Jan '98
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TB Control Demands Social Reform
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During the recent Novartis Foundation meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, field clinicians called upon their research colleagues to look beyond pure science and examine the larger social picture
surrounding tuberculosis. |
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