HIV
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In HIV, omega-3s significantly reduced triglycerides, CRP
Two years of high-dose omega-3 supplementation significantly reduced triglycerides and C-reactive protein levels in people with HIV infection.
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Broadly neutralizing antibody VRC01 fails to sustain HIV viral suppression
Passive immunization against HIV using the broadly neutralizing antibody VRC01 is associated with a delay in plasma viral rebound, but the viral...
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Giving women HIV self-tests increases male partner testing
Providing women attending prenatal or postpartum health care visits with HIV self-testing kits raised the rates of partner and couples testing to...
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Prenatal triple ART arrests HIV transmission
A triple-drug antiretroviral therapy given to HIV-infected pregnant women significantly reduced transmission of the disease to their newborns, but...
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VIDEO: Biologic therapy for multidrug-resistant HIV offers new hope
NEW ORLEANS – Ibalizumab, the first monoclonal antibody to reach a phase III trial for multidrug-resistant HIV therapy, has demonstrated efficacy...
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HIV research update: Early October 2016
Interventions designed for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection have prevented nearly 22,000 cases of perinatal HIV...
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HIV hospitalizations continue to decline
The total number of HIV hospitalizations fell by a third during 2000-2013, even though the number of people living with HIV increased by more than...
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Hepatitis infection raises non-Hodgkin lymphoma risk in HIV patients
HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy who also have chronic coinfection with hepatitis B or C virus have an increased risk of...
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HIV PrEP facing challenges, but implementation outlook positive
Implementation of HIV preexposure prophylaxis by local U.S. health departments faces several challenges, but the majority of those already engaged...
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Reassuring findings on neurodevelopmental outcomes in HIV-exposed children
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – In-utero exposure to maternal HIV and antiretroviral drugs in uninfected children had no measurable adverse...
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HIV research update: Late September 2016
Any heavy alcohol consumption was associated with all-cause mortality among HIV-infected individuals, a new study revealed.