AIDS Alert Archives – December 1, 2007
December 1, 2007
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Latinos and HIV epidemic: CDC is working on action plan to target HIV epidemic among US Latino population
Nationally, public health agencies are turning their focus to the HIV epidemic in the Latino community, but some say it's long overdue. -
Latinos and HIV epidemic: Intervention "effective program" for Latino youth
Too few scientifically tested HIV prevention interventions target Latino men and women, and even fewer are specifically designed for Latino youth, an expert says. -
IDU researchers face myriad of ethical dilemmas
HIV researchers who work with study participants who are injection drug users (IDUs) sometimes find themselves facing challenges that wouldn't be issues in the typical HIV trial. -
Effects of Antiretroviral Agents on Lipid Panels
HIV-infected patients have been shown to experience hypertriglyceridemia and/or hypercholesterolemia as a result of their highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), along with natural disease progression. -
Screening for Abacavir Hypersensitivity
A major drawback to the routine use of abacavir in the treatment of HIV-1 infection is the occurrence of a hypersensitivity reaction in as many of 8% of recipients of this nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor. -
FDA Notifications: Revised guidelines for pregnant women
The Public Health Service Task Force Recommendations for Use of Antiretroviral Drugs in Pregnant HIV-1-Infected Women for Maternal Health and Interventions to Reduce Perinatal HIV-1 Transmission in the United States have undergone a complete revision and reorganization ...