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HIV treatment and traditional risk factors causing hardening of the arteries

Treatment with antiretroviral drugs can cause hardening of the arteries, Greek investigators report in the online edition of the American Journal of Hypertension. Traditional risk factors for hardening of the arteries, also known... more>

Contact tracing successful at diagnosing HIV in partners of those with acute infection

Contact tracing for individuals with acute HIV infection can successfully lead to the diagnosis of other individuals with HIV, investigators from North Carolina report in the online edition of the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency... more>

Testing projects using social networks effective in identifying people with undiagnosed infection

A peer-driven strategy in which people with HIV encouraged individuals in their social networks to take an HIV test has proven to be an efficient and effective way to reduce undiagnosed infection, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention... more>