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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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Malawi Drafts Law Against "Healers" of AIDS
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Malawi has drafted a law to stop traditional healers from claiming they can cure AIDS and religious leaders from advising their flocks to discard treatment for prayer, a government official said on Tuesday. Reuters Health Information
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Nevirapine-Based HAART May Be Harmful in Pregnancy
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Serious toxicity appears to be associated with continuous nevirapine-based highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in HIV-positive pregnant women, according to Canadian researchers. Reuters Health Information
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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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