HIV/AIDS Topics Increased Risk of AIDS-defining Illnesses Seen Even at CD4 Counts of 500-750
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- Category: When to Start ART?
- Published on Wednesday, 28 August 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
HIV positive people with CD4 T-cell counts in the 500-749 cells/mm3 range still have a higher risk of AIDS-defining illnesses -- especially cancers -- compared to those with more than 1000 cells/mm3, although the risk is quite low, according to a study published in the August 6, 2013, advance edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases. These findings offer further evidence of the benefits of prompt antiretroviral treatment.
Alcohol Does Not Worsen Disease Progression or Impair Treatment for People with HIV
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- Category: HIV Disease Progression
- Published on Wednesday, 21 August 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
People with HIV who consume alcohol did not see detrimental changes in their CD4 T-cell count or viral load when compared with non-drinkers, though those who drank heavily had more difficulty achieving good treatment adherence, researchers reported in the July 25, 2013, advance edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.
Coverage of the 2013 International AIDS Society Conference
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Saturday, 06 July 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
HIVandHepatitis.com coverage of the 7th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2013), June 30-July 3, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Conference highlights include antiretroviral therapy strategies, treatment access, investigational agents for HIV and hepatitis C, management of HIV-related complications, biomedical HIV prevention, and HIV cure research.
HIVandHepatitis.com IAS 2013 conference section
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IAS 2013: Acute Retroviral Syndrome Linked to HIV Disease Progression
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Thursday, 01 August 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
People who reported higher scores on a scale of symptom severity during initial HIV infection had lower CD4 T-cell counts, higher viral load set-points, and greater likelihood of HIV disease progression than those with mild or no acute antiretroviral symptoms, researchers reported at the recent 7th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2013) in Kuala Lumpur.
IAS 2013: Management of Age-Related Conditions Is the Future of HIV Care
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Sunday, 30 June 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Other diseases are becoming far more important than AIDS for people with HIV who have consistent access and good response to antiretroviral treatment, and management of age-related comorbidities will become an increasingly important aspect of HIV medicine worldwide in the coming years, Steven Deeks argued in his keynote address yesterday at the 7th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2013).
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