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HIV Circulated in the US for Years Before AIDS Recognized in 1981
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Phylogenetic evaluation of HIV in frozen stored blood samples indicates that subtype B of the virus, the predominant variant outside subSaharan Africa, moved from Africa to Haiti around 1966 and from there to the US in a single migration around 1969, scientists report in the PNAS Early Edition, published online on October 29. Reuters Health Information
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SiRNA Therapy Suppresses HIV Infection in Mice
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Using a delivery method that targets T cells, researchers found that short interfering RNAs, or siRNAs, can markedly suppress HIV-infection in mice with humanized immune systems. 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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Antiretroviral Drugs and Liver Injury
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This review article outlines mechanisms of hepatotoxicity with ART and discusses preventive measures. Graphics show ARTs with safer liver profiles and highlight risks and predictors of liver toxicity.
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