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Long-Term HIV Therapy Can Cause Ophthalmologic Problems
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Long-term antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV-1 infection can lead to ptosis and external ophthalmoplegia (progressive paralysis of the extraocular muscles), according to a five-patient case series reported by researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas. 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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Differing Pattern of HIV-Associated Cancers Seen in India
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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
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Simple Test Spots Abacavir Hypersensitivity
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Instead of employing the standard sequence-based genotyping method in screening for HLA-B*5701, which indicates a risk of abacavir hypersensitivity in patients with HIV, testing for an HCP5 single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) is simpler and appears to achieve similar results, according to Swiss and US researchers. Reuters Health Information
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