The negative consequences of interrupting highly active antiretroviral therapy of HIV infection decrease after treatment resumes, but they do not return to pre-interruption levels, investigators reported here at the 15th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections. Reuters Health Information
Patients are told to "walk often and walk far." On the "high-calorie-expenditure" rehab program, they lost more weight and significantly improved their cardiometabolic risk-factor profile compared with patients in a more traditional program. Heartwire
Rheumatoid arthritis patients who fail anti-TNF therapy can experience worsening of the disease. Assessment of and treatment strategies for inadequate response to improve patient outcomes are reviewed. Medscape Rheumatology
Surgery is more effective than nonsurgical therapy for the relief of symptoms associated with lumbar spinal stenosis, a new study suggests. Medscape Medical News
A retrospective cohort study suggests that increased weight gain by pregnant women may increase the risk for overweight children at age 7 years. Medscape Medical News
