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March 20 Is National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), even though the numbers of HIV and AIDS diagnoses for American Indians and Alaska Natives represent less than 1% of the total number of HIV/AIDS cases reported to CDC's HIV/AIDS Reporting System...
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Protein in Bananas Is a Potent Inhibitor of HIV Replication
Michael Swanson, David Markovitz, and colleagues from the University of Michigan Medical Center hypothesized that BanLec might inhibit HIV-1 by binding to its envelope glycoprotein, gp120.This lectin, isolated from the fruit of bananas (Musa acuminata),...
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Vitamin D Deficiency Is Widespread Among People with HIV in U.S., Europe, and Africa
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble compound that plays an important role in metabolism.It is manufactured by the body when exposed to UV light from the sun, and is also available in foods including cold-water fish and fortified milk. Individuals with darker skin...
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'Review of Reviews' Examines Evidence for Effectiveness of Needle Exchange Programs
Among AIDS activists and harm reduction advocates, needle exchange has been widely hailed as an effective means of reducing the spread of blood-borne infections such as HIV and hepatitis B and C between IDUs that share injection equipment.Among conservative...
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Adding Adefovir (Hepsera) to Lamivudine (Epivir-HBV) Extends Biochemical Response, But May Cause Kidney Proble
Several nucleoside/nucleotide analogs are effective against , but when they are used alone, the virus can develop resistance relatively easily, thereby compromising long-term treatment success.Combining these agents, however, slows the emergence of...
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Spontaneous Clearance and Successful Treatment of Hepatitis C Linked to Better CD4 Cell Recovery
Numerous studies have shown that tend to experience more rapid liver disease progression than individuals with HCV alone, but the effect of HCV on HIV disease progression is less clear.Some studies indicate that coinfected people experience slower and...
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HIV/HBV Coinfected People at High Risk for Disease Progression During Antiretroviral Treatment Interruption
Gregory Dore and colleagues with the SMART INSIGHT study group looked at disease progression among SMART participants coinfected with both HIV and HBV.Briefly, the included more than 5000 mostly ART-experienced participants with a baseline CD4 cell count...
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Inflammation and Immune Activation Linked to Increased Mortality Risk in People with HIV
Researchers showed early in the epidemic that increased immune activation predicted progression of HIV/AIDS and, more recently, a growing body of evidence has accumulated suggesting that inflammation and immune activation contribute to ele Inflammation and...
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ART Intensification with Maraviroc (Selzentry) or Raltegravir (Isentress) May Improve Immune Activation and In
A indicates that inflammation and excessive immune activation may play a role in increased risk of non-AIDS conditions among , as well as progression of HIV/A ART Intensification with Maraviroc (Selzentry) or Raltegravir (Isentress) May Improve Immune...
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