AIDS Alert Archives – March 1, 2004
March 1, 2004
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Some groups question lack of CDC focus on prevention
While most AIDS activists and scientists agree that its a good idea to target more prevention programs at people who already are HIV-positive, some question whether the new push for HIV testing and the prevention-for-positives initiative is the right strategy at a time when other prevention dollars are drying up. -
New advances promising in treating neuropathy
Neuropathies among HIV patients have continued to increase in recent years, particularly in the case of antiretroviral toxic neuropathy (ATN). Investigators have focused on developing three different types of treatments for HIV-associated neuropathies. -
Disease progresses more quickly in introverts
Los Angeles researchers recently have discovered clinical evidence that HIV-positive people with shy and introverted personalities tend to have a faster disease progression and less optimal outcomes under antiretroviral treatment than do people with extroverted personalities. -
Depression high among HIV-positive patients
Researchers studying the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among HIV-positive patients have found a 57.3% prevalence of depression among HIV-infected patients and a 69.8% prevalence of depression among people coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C.