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- in General Medicine
- — 23 Sep, 2007
Which HIV Treatment is Best for Patients with HIV and Hepatitis C?

Juan Berenguer
REFERENCE: Abstract V-1385, 47th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Chicago, 2007
JUAN BERENGUER, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid
A retrospective study has thrown doubt on the theory that protease inhibitors (PIs) are a preferable antiretroviral
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- in General Medicine
- — 20 Sep, 2007
Entecavir for Hepatitis B Linked to HIV Resistance

Moira McMahon
REFERENCE:47th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Chicago, 2007
MOIRA MCMAHON, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
The hepatitis B drug entecavir appears to select for a drug resistant HIV mutation – and this has implications for
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- in General Medicine
- — 20 Sep, 2007
Monoclonal Antibody to Help Treat HIV?

Jeffrey Jacobson
REFERENCE:47th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Chicago, 2007
JEFFREY JACOBSON, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia
Could a monoclonal antibody have a role to play in HIV treatment? Early data on the PRO 140
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- in General Medicine
- — 20 Sep, 2007
Maraviroc for HIV: Responses at 48 Weeks

Jacob Lalezari
REFERENCE:47th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Chicago, 2007
JACOB LALEZARI, Quest Clinical Research, San Francisco
Maraviroc could be a useful new drug for the treatment of some HIV infections, according to Jacob Lalezari of
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- in London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · Public Health
- — 31 Aug, 2007
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Audio News Review, August 31st, 2007

Philippe Mayaud
Herpes Simplex Therapy Reduces HIV Activity in Co-Infected Patients
REFERENCE: N Engl J Med 2007; 356: 790-9
PHILIPPE MAYAUD, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
It is possible to reduce HIV activity in patients who are co-infected
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- in London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · Public Health
- — 30 Aug, 2007
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Audio News Review, August 28th, 2007

Pat Doyle
Increased Miscarriage Risk in Women with Low Body Mass Index
REFERENCE: BJOG 2007 114:170
PAT DOYLE, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Underweight women with a BMI below 18.5 have a 70 per cent increase in their
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- in London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · Public Health
- — 16 Aug, 2007
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Audio News

Simon Lewin
Adherence to TB Medication
PLoS Med 4(7):e238. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0040238
SIMON LEWIN, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
A new systematic review has shown that we don’t understand well enough the reasons for poor adherence to tuberculosis medication. Simon
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- in Public Health
- — 28 May, 2007
Pneumonia in Children Under One Year: Current Guidelines Not Sufficient
LISA McNALLY, Institute of Child Health, London, and University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban
REFERENCE: The Lancet 2007; 369:1440-1451
A new study suggests that current guidelines for the treatment of severe pneumonia in children under one year should change. The investigation, which
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- in Public Health
- — 25 May, 2007
Non-Perfect HIV Vaccine Could Still Have Major Benefits
ANTHONY FAUCI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda
REFERENCE: N Engl J Med 2007;356:2073-81
Is there any hope for an HIV vaccine? According to Anthony Fauci, of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, there is – but it might
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- in Public Health
- — 15 Apr, 2007
Once-And-For-All TB Assay Brings Cheap, Sensitive, Specific, Seven-Day Diagnosis and Drug-Susceptibility Testing
DAVID MOORE, Imperial College, London and Lima
REFERENCE: N Engl J Med 355: 1539-50
A new test for TB, trialled in Peru, has proved more powerful and yet faster and cheaper than alternatives, making it especially suitable for use in
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- in Public Health
- — 15 Mar, 2007
6 Months Exclusive Breast Feeding for Mothers with HIV Lowers Transmission Rates
HOOSEN COOVADIA, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban
REFERENCE: Abstract 13, 14th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Los Angeles February 25-28, 2007
In the developing world breastfeeding is the recommended infant feeding method, even for women infected with HIV. While early
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- in Public Health
- — 13 Mar, 2007
Maraviroc: New Antiretroviral Drug Shows Efficacy and Safety
HOWARD MAYER, Pfizer Global Research, New London CT
MARK WAINBERG, McGill University, Montreal
Abstract Number: 104aLB, 104bLB, 14th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Los Angeles February 25-28, 2007
In a population of treatment-experienced HIV-infected subjects, maraviroc plus optimised background
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