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Alternative News:

• Impact of daily supplementation of Spirulina platensis on the immune system of naïve HIV-1 patients in Cameroon: a 12-months single blind, randomized, multicenter trial - Nutr J. 2015 Jul 21 - "The significant increase of CD4 count cells (596.32-614.92 cells count) and significant decrease of viral load levels (74.7 × 103-30.87 × 103 copies/mL) of the patients who received a supplementation of S. platensis was found after 6 months of treatment. Haemoglobin level was also significantly higher in the same group while the fasting blood glucose concentration decreased after 12 months compared to control" - See spirulina at Amazon.com.
• Green Tea's EGCG Molecule Blocks HIV Infection - WebMD, 5/18/09
• Selenium pills 'may combat HIV' - BBC News, 5/5/07
• Green Tea Extract Protects Against Brain Damage In New Mouse Model Of HIV-related Dementia - Science Daily, 5/1/07 - "epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), the major antioxidant derived from green tea ... The green tea compound inhibited the ability of the cytokine to act with the HIV proteins to cause death and damage of the neurons"
• Green tea 'may keep HIV at bay' - BBC News, 3/29/07
• Selenium Supplements May Contribute to Reduced HIV Viral Load - Doctor's Guide, 1/23/07
• German Study: Sunflowers Might Help AIDS - Intelihealth, 2/14/06
• Micronutrient Deficiencies Common In People In HIV - Doctor's Guide, 1/22/03

News & Research:

• Race and prevalence of human papillomavirus infection among men residing in Brazil, Mexico, and the United States - Int J Cancer. 2011 Dec 13
• Most Americans With HIV Don’t Have Infection Under Control - WebMD, 11/29/11
• Men Who Have Sex With Men at Rising Risk for HIV, Syphilis - Medscape, 11/8/11
• 50,000 New HIV Infections Each Year in U.S. - WebMD, 8/3/11 - "As of 2009, 61% of new HIV infections are in men who have sex with men. New infections from heterosexual contact make up 27% of the total, while new infections among users of intravenous drugs represent only 9%"
• Ten-year survival among HIV-1 infected subjects with AIDS- or non-AIDS-defining malignancies - Int J Cancer. 2011 Jul 27
• New class of AIDS drug? Two compounds lay foundation, help combat drug-resistant virus strains - Science Daily, 2/3/10
• New Weapon In The War Against Hiv-aids: Combined Antiviral And Targeted Chemotherapy - Science Daily, 6/21/09
• New Drug Reduces Abdominal Fat Accumulation And Improves Lipids In HIV-infected Patients - Science Daily, 12/5/07
• Testing Delays Cause Severe AIDS Complications, Researchers Find - Science Daily, 11/4/07
• FDA Approves Novel Antiretroviral Drug - Science Daily, 8/10/07
• FDA Approves Maraviroc for Adults With HIV - Doctor's Guide, 8/7/07
• Darunavir-Ritonavir More Effective Than Lopinavir-Ritonavir in HIV-Infected, Treatment-Experienced Patients - Doctor's Guide, 7/5/07
• New HIV Drug Etravirine May Fight Drug-Resistant HIV as Part of HIV Drug Cocktail - WebMD, 7/5/07
• New HIV Drug May Be More Effective - WebMD, 4/4/07
• Male Circumcision Reduces HIV Risk, Study Stopped Early - Science Daily, 12/13/06
• New AIDS Therapy Nukes HIV - WebMD, 11/7/06
• First One-Pill-a-Day Drug for AIDS - WebMD, 7/12/06
• U.S. FDA Approves Atripla (Efavirenz/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate), First Once-Daily Single Tablet Regimen for Adults With HIV-1 Infection - Doctor's Guide, 7/12/06
• FDA Approves New HIV Treatment for Patients Who Do Not Respond to Existing Drugs - Doctor's Guide, 6/26/06
• Drug Ends Spread of AIDS From Mom to Child - Intelihealth, 2/9/06
• New Gold Standard for Initial Antiretroviral Treatment of HIV Infection - Doctor's Guide, 1/19/06
• New Drug Mix May Better Treat HIV - WebMD, 1/18/06
• Tipranavir+Ritonavir Superior to Optimized Comparator Regimen in Antiretroviral Experienced Patients - Doctor's Guide, 12/9/05
• FDA Issues Approvable Letter in Response to Application for Use of Fuzeon® with Needle-Free Injection Device - Doctor's Guide, 11/24/05
• Abbott Receives FDA Approval for New Kaletra (Lopinavir/Ritonavir) Tablet Formulation for HIV Patients - Doctor's Guide, 10/31/05
• U.S. FDA Approves New Anti-HIV Drug Aptivus For Use In Combination Therapy - Doctor's Guide, 6/23/05
• FDA Approves Ziagen for Treatment of HIV Infection in Combination Therapy - Doctor's Guide, 4/16/04
• HIV Treatment Fuzeon (Enfuvirtide) to be Widely Available in US by Month End - Doctor's Guide, 4/14/04
• Start with Four Drugs to Combat HIV - Doctor's Guide, 2/11/04
• Sustiva + Combivir First Choice for HIV - WebMD, 12/11/03
• Circumcision Produces Eightfold Reduction in HIV Risk - Doctor's Guide, 10/14/03
• Revised Guidelines Will Ease Selection Of HIV/AIDS Treatments - Doctor's Guide, 7/29/03
• Trial Results Show Triple Nucleoside Combination Clearly Inferior To Efavirenz In Treatment-Naive HIV Patients - Doctor's Guide, 7/14/03
• FDA Approves Reyataz (Atazanavir Sulfate), Once-Daily Protease Inhibitor for Treatment Of HIV/AIDS - Doctor's Guide, 6/23/03
• New Antiretroviral Agent, Enfuvirtide, Shows Promise In Treating Multidrug-Resistant HIV-1 Infection - Doctor's Guide, 6/5/03
• FDA Approves More Convenient Formulation Of HIV Medication, Viracept (Nelfinavir Mesylate) - Doctor's Guide, 5/1/03
• FDA Approves Fuzeon (Enfuvirtide); First Drug To Block Entry Of HIV Into Immune Cells - Doctor's Guide, 3/14/03
• New AIDS Drug Spurs Anxiety, Anger, Hope - Intelihealth, 3/14/03
• New AIDS Vaccine Shows Some Promise - Intelihealth, 2/24/03
• Hepatitis C Drug Peg-Intron Fights HIV - WebMD, 2/12/03
• Many Promising New AIDS Drugs On The Horizon - Intelihealth, 2/12/03
• AIDS Drugs Linked Directly to Heart Disease - WebMD, 2/4/03
• New Vaccine Treatment for AIDS - WebMD, 12/23/02
• A Virus [Hepatitis G] That Slows HIV? - WebMD, 9/5/01
• Discovery Of HIV Hiding Place Crushes Hope Of Curing AIDS - Intelihealth, 5/3/01
• New AIDS Drugs May Outwit HIV - Intelihealth, 2/6/01
• The Foreskin: An Open Door for HIV - WebMD, 6/9/00
• FDA Approves Film-Coated Viracept (Nelfinavir Mesylate) For HIV - Doctor's Guide, 3/6/00
• Estrogen Offers Hope Against HIV - Intelihealth, 2/1/00
• FDA Approves Twice-Daily Dosing Of Viracept For HIV - Doctor's Guide, 11/30/99
• FDA Approves Once-Daily Dosing For Anti-HIV Drug Videx - Doctor's Guide, 11/3/99
• FDA Approves Zerit And Videx As First Line HIV Therapy - Doctor's Guide, 9/8/99
• FDA Approves Agenerase For HIV Treatment - Doctor's Guide, 4/16/99
• FDA approves new drug to fight HIV - CNN, 4/16/99