AIDS Alert Archives – September 1, 2006
September 1, 2006
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Diagnostic tests for HIV resistance are created as quickly as the new drugs
The lag between when new HIV drugs are developed and when resistance tests are available to clinicians for monitoring a patient's success on these medications soon will be nil. -
CDC's latest STD guidelines have changes for HIV clinicians to follow
The latest sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs) treatment guidelines provide relevant new data about the increasing rates of risk behavior and STDs among HIV infected and uninfected men who have sex with men (MSM). -
Latest STD treatment guidelines recommend these screening questions
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of Atlanta, GA, published in August 2006 its latest STD treatment guidelines update, which includes changes in prevention and treatment involving HIV patients and men who have sex with men. -
Problematic HIV patients benefit from comprehensive team approach to care
HIV clinicians need to screen and monitor patients for lipid abnormalities and cardiovascular illness before and during antiretroviral treatment (ART), an expert advises. -
Adherence Strategies: Study finds benefits to providing case management to homeless HIV patients
San Francisco investigators have found that case management as part of HIV medical treatment is associated with better adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among people who are homeless or marginally housed. -
FDA Notifications: HIV/AIDS patients should avoid raw oysters from Pacific NW
The Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers to avoid eating raw oysters harvested in the Pacific Northwest as a result of increased reports of illnesses associated with the naturally occurring bacteria Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Vp) in oysters harvested from the area.