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HIV research increasingly points to a connection between CD8 T cells and suppressed virus, but precisely how this works remains a mystery.
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Elite suppressors are that 1% or fewer of HIV patients who do not develop signs of disease progression despite living for years without treatment.
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Men and women infected with HIV dramtically reduced the risk of transmitting the virus to their sexual partners through initiation of oral antiretroviral therapy (ART), according to findings from a large multinational clinical study conducted by the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN).
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Can the informed consent process actually provide too much information? That's the contention of HIV researcher Susan Allen, MD, MPH, who points to a recent study she tried to conduct in Zambia of participants' knowledge about contraceptive options.
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The Food and Drug Administration is proposing to amend its regulations to expand the scope of clinical investigator disqualification.
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To quote the late great Mickey Mantle, "If I knew I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself."
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Public health officials and researchers are focusing more attention on helping HIV patients quit smoking because it's any extremely common behavior that has deleterious impact on their long-term health.
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Even HIV patients who have only the proverbial glass of red wine with dinner are at higher risk for poor outcomes than everyone once believed, experts say.
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Emphasizing the importance of community health centers (CHCs) in HIV testing of at-risk populations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidance that includes a testing algorithm and counseling advice.
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Since its introduction in 2009, use of the non-latex FC2 Female Condom (Women's Health Co., Chicago) has grown. In fact, the number of FC2s distributed in the United States tripled in the past year.
