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TODAY'S FEATURE ARTICLE:Saturday March 13, 2010
Fresh hope for HIV patients
Currently, HIV/AIDS patients are treated with highly active anti–retroviral therapy (HAART) that involves at least three active anti–retroviral medications. The HAART 'cocktail' suppresses viral replication in the blood. Our findings show that the membrane protein PD–1 is up–regulated during HIV infection by the release of bacterial products from the gut and this subsequently increases the production of a cell derived factor. ...   Click Here to Read More
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Background and Definition of AIDS and HIV
AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is the final and most serious stage of HIV disease, which causes severe damage to the immune system....
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What are the symptoms of HIV infection?
Many people do not have any symptoms when they first become infected with HIV. Some people, however, have a flu-like illness within a month or two after exposure to the virus....
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Preventing AIDS
If you believe you have been exposed to HIV, seek medical attention quickly. There is some evidence that early use of anti-viral drugs can reduce the chances that you will be infected...
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When AIDS first surfaced in the United States, there were no medicines to combat the underlying immune deficiency and few treatments existed for the opportunistic diseases that resulted...
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Participants in clinical trials can play a more active role in their own health care, gain access to new research treatments before they are widely available, and help others...
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We've gathered together many internet links to get you to the information you need on HIV/AIDS advocacy, programs, services, and research...
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