IDWeek 2012: Medication Errors for HIV Patients Often Unrecognized
The Particulars: Patients with HIV who are prescribed highly active anti-retroviral therapy...
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IDWeek 2012
New research was presented at IDWeek 2012, the joint annual meeting of the Infectious Disease...
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ICAAC 2012: Evaluating a Point-of-Care HIV Test
The Particulars: In some settings, access to CD4 testing for determining the eligibility for...
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Making the Case for Earlier ART in HIV
The benefits of antiretroviral therapy (ART) during acute and early HIV infection remain unproven,...
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FDA Approves New Combination Pill for HIV Treatment for Some Patients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Stribild (elvitegravir, cobicistat,...
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International AIDS Society 2012 Meeting
New research was presented at AIDS 2012, the 19th International AIDS Conference, from July 22-27...
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Managing HIV: A Call to Action for Primary Care Physicians
Click here to listen to a podcast of Dr. Wong discussing the growing need of support for HIV care....
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Have We Found a Cure for HIV?
Over 30 years into the epidemic, there is renewed hope that a cure for HIV may have been found...
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Text Reminders Deemed Helpful in Battling HIV
A meta-analysis of two trials indicates that weekly medication reminders sent via mobile phone...
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Dead People Don’t Get Bronchitis — Thoughts on Zithromax
It was during my residency that the first indication of heart toxicity of antibiotics affected...
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HIV: From Prevention to Care and Treatment
The incidence of HIV in the United States has remained stable over the last 15 years, while the...
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Hepatitis B Vaccination in High-Risk Adults
A study of adults at high risk for hepatitis B infection suggests that the majority of such people...
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Conference Highlights: CROI 2012
CROI 2012, the annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, took place from...
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The Role of Demographics in HIV Clinical Outcomes
According to 2006 estimates from the CDC, about 56,300 people were newly infected with HIV and...
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Stroke Incidence Increasing in HIV Patients
Over the past decade in the United States, there appears to have been a substantial and...
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Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV Infection: A Guideline Update
Successful antiretroviral therapy (ART) has been linked to dramatic decreases in HIV- and...
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The Changing Face of HIV
According to the CDC, about 1.1 million people in the United States are living with HIV infection,...
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Updated Guidelines for Use of Antiretroviral Therapies in HIV
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults...
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Extending Survival for HIV-Infected Patients
Over the past few decades, advances in antiretroviral therapy (ART) have enabled many HIV-infected...
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