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Have you been tested for HIV? Many people in the United States haven’t, even though current recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend it. And now that the same agency has issued guidelines calling for immediate treatment …
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Anchor lead: Immediate treatment is just one part of a strategy to control HIV infection, Elizabeth Tracey reports. Everyone should be tested for HIV, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended some time ago. Joseph Cofrancesco, an HIV expert …
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Anchor lead: A clinical trial called START proves the benefits of early HIV treatment, Elizabeth Tracey reports The START trial, undertaken by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, studied the risks and benefits of beginning antiretroviral therapy as …
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Anchor lead: People who are HIV infected should begin treatment immediately, Elizabeth Tracey reports Treatment for HIV infection is effective, but when to initiate therapy, which is then lifelong, has been a topic of controversy. No more, with the Centers …
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This week’s topics include dangers of newer oral contraceptives, elevated thyroid hormone and fractures, aflatoxin and gallbladder cancer, and HDL cholesterol efflux and heart disease. Program notes: 0:34 Newer oral contraceptives and risk of VTE 1:31 VTE and older and …
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This week’s topics include chest pain in the ED, long term effects of lithium, steroids and sciatica, and new asthma treatment. Program notes: 0:50 Asthma management 1:50 Modified DNA enzymes 2:31 Lithium and kidney, thyroid and parathyroid 3:31 Increased risk …
