AIDS and HIV
Another piece of bad news for our friends at Nestle, who are keen to move African babies off the breast and onto their excellent milk substitutes. more »
Steroids have extreme and far-reaching effects on many systems of the body.
Immune system
* Reduce functions and numbers of T and B cells and other lymphocytes and macrophages more »
Several years ago, protease inhibitors were the Great White Hope of AIDS therapy. These drugs work by inhibiting the enzyme protease, which is crucial to HIV’s ability to reproduce. more »
* AIDS in haemophiliacs is clearly related to the use of corticosteroids and other immunosuppressive agents used to prevent the development of antibodies to factors VIII and IX, more »
Dr Mohammed Ali Al-Bayati is a toxicologist and pathologist whose California-based company, Toxi-Health, investigates the toxicity of chemicals and prescription drugs in the environment and the workpl... more »
People with AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) should beware of biopsies, according to doctors in the USA. more »
A recent report suggests that AIDS patients taking the antiviral drug abacavir may develop diabetes. ... more »
Squabbling among drug companies is preventing proper research into AIDS therapy from taking place, a leading AIDS researcher has complained. Dr Joep Lange, from the AIDS therapy evaluation centre ... more »
AIDS is usually characterized by a number of "opportunistic" diseases, which can become active in a body whose immune system has been severely compromised. These include Pheumocystic carinii pneu ... more »
In the world of medicine, the old conundrum which comes first, the chicken or the egg? has transformed into: which comes first, the disease or the medication? This is most apparent in AIDS diagno ... more »
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