The investigators studied the effectiveness and safety of a generic fixed-dose combination of tenofovir/emtricitabine/efavirenz among HIV-1-infected patients in Western India. The Medscape Journal of Medicine
Cardiovascular health falls off faster for adults lacking health insurance compared with those with coverage, but the gap narrows once Medicare kicks in, suggest data from a nationally representative cohort. Heartwire
Transurethral radiofrequency collagen denaturation reduces stress leaks by more than 50% without adverse effects in women with urinary stress incontinence. Medscape Medical News
Drs. Gerald H. Friedland and Michael L. Tapper highlight presentations from CROI 2008 on TB, the epidemiology of HIV, its changing patterns of transmission, and the epidemiology of hepatitis and STDs. Medscape HIV/AIDS