Archive for the 'HIV / AIDS' Category


Spiritual Healing Threatening Adherence To Antiretrovirals In Uganda, Official Says

Unverified spiritual healing promoted by some churches throughout Uganda is threatening HIV-positive patients' adherence to antiretroviral drugs, Robert Ochai, executive director of The AIDS Support Organisation, said recently during the organization's 17th annual general meeting, Uganda's
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10/03/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - HIV / AIDS | Trackback | Comments Off

Article Examines Infectiousness Of TB Patients Living With HIV

"The Infectiousness of Tuberculosis Patients Coinfected With HIV," PLoS Medicine: Roderick Escombe of Imperial College London and colleagues conducted the study to examine infectiousness and airborne transmission of TB by exposing guinea pigs to air from the HIV/TB ward of a hospital in Peru.
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09/18/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - HIV / AIDS | Trackback | Comments Off

Philippine Health Department Issues Administrative Order To Address HIV/TB Coinfection

Philippine Health Secretary Francisco Duque recently signed an administrative order aimed at increasing efforts to combat HIV/tuberculosis coinfection, Asia Pulse/Individual.com reports.The order focuses on policies and guidelines for a collaborative approach aimed at decreasing the TB burden among HIV-positive people and decreasing HIV prevalence among people with TB.
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09/04/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - HIV / AIDS | Trackback | Comments Off

HAART Might Increase Risk Of Asthma In Young Children, Study Says

Highly active antiretroviral therapy might increase the risk of asthma among children because of the therapy's effect on the immune system and CD4+ T cell levels, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Reuters reports.
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08/29/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - HIV / AIDS | Trackback | Comments Off

About 1% Of HIV-Positive People Worldwide Have Been Tested For TB, Report Says

Only 1% of people living with HIV/AIDS worldwide have been screened for tuberculosis, according to a report recently released by the coalition Advocacy To Control TB Internationally, or ACTION, Reuters reports. The report, which is based on
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08/13/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - HIV / AIDS | Trackback | Comments Off

Pediatric HIV Treatment Increases Asthma Risk

Medication often recommended to treat HIV in children may increase their risk of developing asthma, according to new research published in July issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI). A study of nearly 2,500 HIV-positive children found that those treated with immune-boosting highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) were three times as likely to develop asthma as children who did not receive HAART treatment.
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08/07/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - HIV / AIDS | Trackback | Comments Off

TB Prevention, Treatment Should Be Integrated Into HIV Treatment Programs, JAMA Study Says

Tuberculosis prevention and treatment activities should be integrated into HIV treatment programs in resource-limited settings where TB mortality is widespread and where multi-drug resistant TB is emerging to reduce deaths among people living with HIV/TB coinfection, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association,
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07/25/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - HIV / AIDS | Trackback | Comments Off

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