[From HealthDay News, Jan 7, 2016] As many as two-thirds of new HIV infections could be prevented in gay and bisexual men if more men were tested for the virus, more were treated, and more who don’t have HIV took medication to prevent infection, a new Dutch study estimates. For more, click here.
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[From aidsmap, Jan 4, 2016] Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) can be safely omitted from HIV salvage therapy, investigators from the United States report in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The findings come from a randomised study conducted between 2008 and 2011. For the full article, click here.
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[From The New York Times, Dec 18, 2015] In summer 2014, a 22-year-old black man who had recently been diagnosed with H.I.V. walked into a clinic at Mount Sinai Hospital where he was seen by Demetre Daskalakis, an infectious disease specialist, who would soon become the assistant commissioner of New York City’s H.I.V. and AIDS
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[From MedPage, Dec 16, 2015] I am often asked the question: When is the right time to taper a patient off opioids? My view is that a patient should be tapered any time the risks exceed the benefits, or when treatment goals are not being met. For the full article, click here.
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[From The Hearald, Nov 10, 2015] MIAMI-DADE, Fla.,- MIAMI – For many sexually active teens, one drop of blood can tell the future. In 10 minutes, a rapid test can tell if a teen has human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, a disease that attacks the immune system and can lead to AIDS. Being HIV positive
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