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New research in New York City shows that injection drug users (IDUs) are acquiring hepatitis C (HCV) at a faster rate than HIV. Investigators looked for a correlation between HCV and HIV among IDUs in the Bronx, Harlem, and other areas, and were surprised to find that where there were high HCV rates, there were not necessarily high HIV rates.
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When New Orleans investigators analyzed data about HIV patients who were hospitalized and those who werent, what they found was surprising: Only a few significant differences existed between these groups, and one of the most prominent was that depression was more common among the hospitalized group.
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Some very early research into a nontraditional target holds promise for a new line of defense against HIV in decades to come. New compounds that are tentatively being called maturation or assembly inhibitors provide a very early target in HIVs activity within the body, researchers say.
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There are no easy answers to preventing HIV transmission between HIV-infected mothers and their nursing infants, but a number of programs have developed strategies for reducing the risk among women in poor nations.
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HIV patients surveyed about their medical care reported overall satisfaction, although many continued to experience side effects, a new study reports. They still said they were satisfied with their treatment and care and the physicians decisions, says Jeffrey Smith, director of clinical research at the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amFar) in New York City.
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HIV researchers acknowledge its difficult to stay ahead of a virus that can remain deadly after major mutations, but theyre hopeful a variety of new antiretroviral strategies will improve the long-term outlook for HIV patients.
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