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Fibrotic Damage by HIV Limits Immune Reconstitution in Lymphatic Tissues in Gut
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Early in the course of HIV infection, collagen deposition in gut-associated lymphatic tissues (GALT) causes greater CD4+ T cell depletion than in other lymph tissues and limits the extent of immune reconstitution that can be achieved with antiretroviral medications, according to research by scientists at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Reuters Health Information
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Awareness of Fatal Clozapine Side Effect Lacking
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A literature review suggests that many clinicians are unaware of a rare, but potentially fatal gastrointestinal hypomotility that can occur with clozapine use, according to a report by investigators in New Zealand. Reuters Health Information
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HCV Drug Treatment Feasible in Patients With Psychiatric History
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Interferon-based therapy in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection may cause psychiatric symptoms and worsen symptoms in those with existing psychiatric conditions. However, with appropriate care, treatment for both groups of patients can be successful, researchers report in the November issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Reuters Health Information
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