Dr. Glenda Gray summarizes the topic of MTCT and pediatric HIV, based on data from the 15th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI). Medscape HIV/AIDS
Quality of life declines in HIV-infected patients on CD4-guided intermittent antiretroviral therapy (ART) compared with those who continue on ART without interruptions, according to a substudy of the Strategies of Management of Antiretroviral Therapy (SMART), which was halted in January 2006 after it became clear that patients in the intermittent arm had higher mortality and morbidity rates. Reuters Health Information
Tuberculin skin tests have a limited role in the diagnosis of both latent and active tuberculosis in HIV- positive individuals, according to the results of a study from India. Reuters Health Information
Psychosocial and demographic factors, including race, influence the use, duration, and success of antiretroviral therapy (ART), according to a report in the February 1st issue of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. Reuters Health Information
The U.S. government began a major overhaul of its effort to produce an AIDS vaccine on Tuesday, stressing basic scientific research after the failure of a key clinical trial last year. Reuters Health Information
There is a considerably elevated prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in HIV-infected patients, Swiss researchers report in the March 1st issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
Treatment with high-concentration capsaicin dermal patch is a safe and well tolerated means of reducing pain associated with HIV-related neuropathy, the results of a pilot study suggest. Reuters Health Information
The spectrum of AIDS-defining and non-defining cancers in HIV patients is different in India as compared to the west, according to the results of a study published in the March issue of Cancer Causes & Control. Reuters Health Information
