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Counseling Can Increase HIV Treatment Adherence
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A series of counseling sessions have proved to be of value in improving adherence to combination antiretroviral therapy in patients with HIV infection, but the effects do not last, according to researchers. Reuters Health Information
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HIV-Positive Women Started on PI-Based HAART Have Highest CD4 Cell Counts
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Initial highly active anti-retroviral treatment (HAART) regimens that include protease inhibitors (PIs) result in significantly higher CD4+ cell counts at 2 years among HIV-positive women compared with regimens based on non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) or triple-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs), according to a new study. Reuters Health Information
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IAS 2007: Investigational Antiretroviral Drugs
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Edwin DeJesus, MD, reviews research highlights on investigational antiretroviral agents as reported at the 4th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment, and Prevention.
Medscape HIV/AIDS
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Tetherin Protein Blocks HIV Release From Infected Cells
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US researchers have identified a membrane protein that acts as a tether for HIV, preventing the release of virions from infected cells. As it turns out, this protein, which the group named "tetherin," is actually CD317, a previously discovered protein of unknown function. Reuters Health Information
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