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Widespread 'Test-and-Treat' HIV Policies Could Increase Dangerous Drug Resistance
March 18, 2013 — One of the most widely advocated strategies for dealing with HIV/AIDS could double the number of multi-drug-resistant HIV cases in the population of men who have sex with men in LA County over the ... > full story -
For Smokers, Low Levels of Vitamin D May Lead to Cancer
March 15, 2013 — New research shows that decreased levels of vitamin D may predispose smokers to developing tobacco-related cancer. This study illustrates that simple vitamin D blood tests and supplements have the ... > full story -
Fungus Uses Copper Detoxification as Crafty Defense Mechanism
March 14, 2013 — A potentially lethal fungal infection appears to gain virulence by being able to anticipate and disarm a hostile immune attack in the lungs, according to a new ... > full story -
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Computer Models Predict How Patients Will Respond to HIV Drugs Without the Need for Resistance Testing
March 13, 2013 — Computer models can predict how HIV patients whose drug therapy is failing will respond to a new treatment. Crucially for patients in poorer countries, the models do not require the results of ... > full story -
Current HIV Screening Guidelines Are Too Conservative
March 13, 2013 — Researchers report that the CDC's current HIV screening guidelines are too conservative and that more frequent testing would be cost-effective in the long run for both high- and low-risk groups. The ... > full story -
Preventing HIV Infection With Anti-HIV Drugs in People at Risk Is Cost-Effective
March 12, 2013 — An HIV prevention strategy in which people at risk of becoming exposed to HIV take antiretroviral drugs to reduce their chance of becoming infected (often referred to as pre-exposure prophylaxis or ... > full story -
Political Strife Undermines HIV Treatment
March 12, 2013 — Among other tragedies in countries with HIV epidemics, political violence can have the additional long-term consequence of an increase in viral resistance to treatment and HIV treatment failure, say ... > full story -
Prediction of Seasonal Flu Strains Improves Chances of Universal Vaccine
March 12, 2013 — Researchers have determined a way to predict and protect against new strains of the flu virus, in the hope of improving immunity against the ... > full story -
Havoc in Biology’s Most-Used Human Cell Line: Striking Differences Between HeLa Genome and That of Normal Human Cells
March 12, 2013 — HeLa cells are the world's most commonly used human cell lines, and have served as a standard for understanding many fundamental biological processes. In a new study, scientists announce they have ... > full story -
No Increase in Risk of Death for Patients With Well-Controlled HIV
March 11, 2013 — For HIV-infected patients whose disease is well-controlled by modern treatment, the risk of death is not significantly higher than in the general population, according to a new ... > full story
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