Advancing the treatment of HIV/AIDS until there is a cure: Jim Demarest at TEDxElonUniversity
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Video: HAART Treatment for HIV
A video of how HAART works. HAART is a highly effectively HIV treatment regimen.
Continue readingSide Effects and Tolerability of Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Triple Drug Regime
Side effects evident among HCP receiving PEP triple-drug regimen are: fatigue, gastroenterological symptoms, liver dysfunction and drug rash
Continue readingLow Knowledge Levels on PEP among Cameroonian Nurses
Knowledge of nurses on PEP for HIV in Cameroon is low. Training to increase awareness is necessary to reduce risk of occupational HIV.
Continue readingDiagnosing HIV – Concepts and tests
A video by Khan Academy on the different ways to diagnose the HIV virus.
Continue readingNatural Conception in HIV-Serodiscordant Couples Possible
Advancement in HIV treatment making natural conception possible among couples where one partner is HIV-positive risks infecting the other.
Continue readingKnowledge, Attitude and Practices toward PEP among Dental Students in India
Dental students in India aware of the risk of occupational HIV exposure and concept of PEP therapy but not aware of how to correctly use it
Continue readingVice Video: The Truvada Revolution
VICE explores the future of the Truvada and its revolutionary impact on ending HIV/AIDS.
Continue readingReview of Current Evidence Supports Use of PEPSE to Prevent HIV Transmission
Several studies show evidence of the efficiency of Post exposure prophylaxis after sexual exposure to HIV (PEPSE) in preventing HIV.
Continue readingHow San Francisco plans to get new HIV infections to zero
NewsHour’s John Carlos Frey reports in this updated segment on San Francisco’s plan to zero out the number of new HIV infections. The city’s public health officials, doctors, and activists have made huge strides battling the epidemic and are are now pushing for wider use of a drug shown to reduce HIV infections in at-risk men.
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