HIVVirus May Hide in Brain
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HealthFinderPosted
Fri 27 Aug 2010 10:00am
) -- The brain can be a convenient hiding place for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
That's the finding of Swedish researchers who analyzed samples from about 70 HIV-infected patients who'd been taking anti-HIV drugs. The tests showed that about 10 percent of the patients -- a larger proportion than expected -- had traces of HIV in their spinal fluid
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AIDS official says that the HIVvirus is spreading fast in Russia
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Mountain Movement ..Posted
Mon 24 Nov 2008 3:50pm
infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
Some regional governors "have simply refused to acknowledge the problem of AIDS," Pokrovsky said Friday.
Others, assuming higher...Steve Gutterman, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MOSCOW - A top Russian anti-AIDS co-ordinator has lambasted the government's approach to fighting HIV, saying the number of registered
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HIV-1 Infection Detection Assay for Seroconverted HIV-1 Vaccine Recipients
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nih.govPosted
Thu 21 Jan 2010 4:00pm
derived from humanimmunodeficiencyvirus-1 (HIV-1). The peptide epitopes are primarily derived from the GAG-p6 and gp41 genes. These epitopes are broadly reactive with early sera... No. PCT/US2010/035801 filed 21 May 2010
and related international patents/patent applications
Relevant Publication:
S Khurana et al. Humanimmunodeficiencyvirus (HIV) vaccine trials
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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: Coming Together to Fight HIV/AIDS
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Health & Human ServicesPosted
Mon 07 Feb 2011 6:59pm
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To commemorate National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Senior Advisor to President Obama Valerie Jarrett shared her heart-felt thoughts on the importance of combating HIV/AIDS. Watch her video message:
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness is not just a day to increase awareness, but a day to act on your own health.
Do you know your status
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Comparative Analysis of HIV+ and HIV- Interaction with Testosterone on Bone Mineral Density
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Nelson V.Posted
Thu 18 Dec 2008 7:28pm
Thanks to Jules Levin for providing this paper
Comparative Analysis of HIV+ and HIV- Interaction with Testosterone on Bone Mineral Density
Reported by Jules Levin... Loyola University Health System,Maywood, IL 60153
AUTHOR CONCLUSIONS
In age-matched HIV-infected men, a lower free testosterone corresponds significantly to a lower
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HIV/AIDS Treatment Curbs Spread of HIV among Drug Users
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Medline PlusPosted
Mon 19 Jul 2010 4:37pm
that target HIV at different points in
its lifecycle, stops the HIVvirus from replicating. Though not a cure,
HAART suppresses the virus, stopping disease progression... HIV, also reduced the spread of the virus
among people with a history of injection drug use, according to a population-based
study funded by the National
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