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U.S. Care for HIV Detainees Falls Short: Report
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has failed to provide adequate care to immigrant detainees with HIV, putting their health and lives at risk, Human Rights Watch charged on Friday. Reuters Health Information
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HIV Treatment Access Increases, but Coverage Still Low
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As of the end of 2007, close to 3 million HIV-infected individuals in low- and middle-income nations had access to antiretroviral drug therapy (ART), representing an increase of nearly 950,000 people who received ART last year. Reuters Health Information
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HIV-Related Mortality Near Normal in First 5 Years on HAART
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In countries with good patient access to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), persons infected with HIV currently experience mortality rates similar to that of the general population in the first 5 years after seroconversion, members of the CASCADE (Concerted Action on Seroconversion to AIDS and Death in Europe) collaboration report. Reuters Health Information
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