A recent systematic review of clinical trials of HIV antiretroviral medications showed women were less than a quarter of participants. The authors noted that this could limit the generalisability of findings as women can absorb drugs differently and respond differently to medication (side effects). (more…)
There’s a lot of news coming out of the big international conference on retroviruses and opportunistic infections in the US this week: CROI 2015., which you can follow if you are on Twitter at #CROI2015 or you can go to AIDSmap for news items about the […]
Eviplera is a great new pill taken just once a day, with few side effects. However you must eat a good meal with it. Here are some examples from the NHS (UK) of things you should eat with Eviplera.
The online edition of the US Journal of Infectious Diseases (on AIDSmap) reports that high concentrations of HIV treatment (ART) were found in the vaginal secretions of women in a study. The findings support the use of ART to prevent sexual transmission of HIV.
The investigators wanted to see if ART had any effect on HIV in vaginal secretions, particularly during menstruation.
A group of international writers in AIDSJournal, including David Cooper from UNSW conclude that we do not yet have sufficiently strong evidence to recommend that antiretroviral treatment (ART) should be offered to all people with HIV, regardless of their CD4 count. A summary of the article in AIDSmap […]
