AIDS Alert Archives – August 1, 2006
August 1, 2006
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Providers face big challenge: HIV/HCV co-infection
Estimates of HIV/hepatitis C co-infection rates in the United States range upwards from 30%, and research shows that HIV patients who are infected with hepatitis C have accelerated progression to cirrhosis. -
Montefiore develops HIV/HCV best practice
Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY, has developed a successful, multidisciplinary team for the treatment of HIV/hepatitis C (HCV) co-infection, new research suggests. -
Fatalistic attitudes impact prevention
A recent study found a relationship between provider fatalism and HIV prevention counseling, suggesting a possible obstacle to having providers provide prevention for positives. -
New once-a-day pill submitted to FDA
HIV antiretroviral therapy treatment soon will become a whole lot simpler than most antibiotic regimens when the FDA approves the combination pill of efavirenz/emtricitabine/ tenofovir (Truvada/Sustiva). -
Ethical dilemma: Letting patients make bad choices
If you ever find yourself struggling with the ethical implications of permitting a patient to make a bad medical decision, maybe you should think semantics before you weigh ethics. -
Adherence Strategies: Inmates don't view DOT favorably
Concerns about privacy and medication distribution staff have resulted in a majority of North Carolina inmates who are HIV positive to say they would rather keep their antiretroviral drugs in their own lockers than receive the medications via directly observed therapy (DOT), a new study says. -
Concerns about CARE Act voiced
The FY 2007 appropriations bill offers too little to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) and other Ryan White CARE Act initiatives, claim Jeanne White-Ginder, mother to Ryan White, and The AIDS Institute of Washington, DC. -
Clinicians needed for clinical mentoring assignments
The International Center for Equal Healthcare Access (ICEHA) is recruiting experienced health care professionals to volunteer for six to 12 weeks in developing countries in Southeast Asia and Africa.