News tagged with cd4 cell count

Treating HIV earlier to decrease the risk of death

Begin treatment as early as possible: this general common sense rule seems to apply to most diseases except HIV-AIDS, which is only treated once a certain number of immune cells called "CD4+" cells have disappeared. The results ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

Apr 14, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

New HIV treatment guidelines indicate importance of early, individualized antiretroviral treatment

Advances in antiretroviral treatment (ART) have shown that the progressive immune system destruction caused by HIV infection, including AIDS, can be prevented, indicating the importance of beginning ART early, when a person ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

Jul 18, 2010 | not rated yet | 0