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Global policies are being updated with the recent issuance of recommendations from an expert consultation on male circumcision for HIV prevention.
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Good news on the research front: Results from a major study indicate that treating genital herpes may help keep the AIDS virus under control in women with both infections and may reduce the spread of HIV as well.
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HIV patients who abuse alcohol as their primary substance are less likely to adhere to their antiretroviral treatment regimen as their alcohol use increases, a recent study finds.
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It's well known that HIV patients have been healthier and have lived longer since the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in the mid-1990s. But as the population now ages and stays on these potent drugs for decades, there are many concerns about the impact of drug toxicity on long-term HIV patients.
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The FDA, on Aug. 13, 2007, granted tentative approval for a new fixed dose three-drug combination pill containing generic lamivudine, stavudine and nevirapine, to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection in children outside the United States.
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A new study found that 1,286 HIV patients in Kenya had excellent clinical and immunologic responses to antiretroviral therapy (ART), but they also switched regimens frequently.
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This issue of Emergency Medicine Reports deals with infection control as it relates to the emergency department (ED). Several states now require infection control training for continued licensure, and it is hoped that this article may be useful to some in meeting that requirement.
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All of us have personal experience with the topic of this issue of EMR--diarrhea. We all have had diarrhea, likely several times, and all have seen more cases than we can count.
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