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A new study conducted in South Africa shows that tuberculosis treatment medications may make HIV anti-retroviral treatment less effective.

Over-the-counter medications and lifestyle changes can help minimize a number of the side effects caused by antiretroviral treatment (ART) for HIV/AIDS.

Just like dialysis, a machine that cleans HIV from the blood improves life expectancy in patients.

South Africa currently has the worst AIDS epidemic in the world, with more than 5.6 million cases of HIV/AIDS. Every day, 1,000 South Africans die of AIDS related causes.

Extract from Huang Qi, a traditional Chinese herbal medicine with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, increases effectiveness of killer T-cells fighting HIV.

Recent studies have shown that providing HIV-positive individuals with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) may slow the spread of HIV in the population.

There are a number of ways to help HIV patients remember to take their antiretroviral treatment medications. Adhering to these medications helps to prevent resistance.

New research has shown that acyclovir, a commonly prescribed drug for genital herpes, is an effective treatment for those individuals infected with both herpes and HIV.

Providers often face issues of confidentiality, stigmas, cultural difference, and patient education when treating HIV-positive patients.

Good Nutrition and preventing weight loss can improve the quality of life for those with HIV.

Starting an HIV patient on antiretroviral treatment requires them to be ready both clinically and mentally. The decision should be made by both the patient and provider.

In Zambia, one in every five adults is infected with HIV. In the last few years, this southern African country has worked to create policies to curb the epidemic.

A toolkit has been designed to help children living with HIV understand their disease and treatment. The toolkit involves children in the management of their HIV and ART.

HIV-1 and HIV-2 are two different strains of the virus that causes AIDS. While there are many similarities between the two strains, there are also important differences.

The World Health Organization provides valuable information about HIV/AIDS - one of the most significant public health challenges across the globe.

Nearly 1200 children are infected with HIV each day, many of whom end up as orphans - along with millions of other children who have lost their parents to HIV/AIDS.

Report from the World Health Organization and Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS confirms that HIV infection rate has dropped significantly in past eight years.

For twenty years, World AIDS Day has stood as a time to remind people of the AIDS crisis and to rembmer those who have been lost to HIV/AIDS.

Curing patients of illness is often seen as the duty of doctors, but what about when curing a patient and ensuring optimum health are not the same thing?

HIV/AIDS foster children require proper medical treatment. Sometimes, however, the line is blurred between therapeutic research and research conducted for other reasons.