News tagged with cd4 count
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 |
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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 |
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More compelling evidence on why earlier HIV treatment lengthens survival
A study showing improved survival of starting antiretroviral treatment earlier than current U.S. recommendations is being reported in the April 30 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The study found that not st ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Apr 02, 2009 |
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