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HIV Treatment Access Increases, but Coverage Still Low
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As of the end of 2007, close to 3 million HIV-infected individuals in low- and middle-income nations had access to antiretroviral drug therapy (ART), representing an increase of nearly 950,000 people who received ART last year. Reuters Health Information
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HPV-Based Screen-And-Treat Strategy Reduces Rate of CIN in HIV-Positive Women
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A cervical cancer prevention trial conducted in South Africa shows that a single test for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection followed by cryotherapy in positive cases reduces the subsequent occurrence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) grade 2 or higher in women infected with HIV. Reuters Health Information
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MRSA Skin Infection Much More Likely in Those Infected With HIV
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage and subsequent infection is significantly greater in asymptomatic and otherwise healthy HIV patients than it is in matched controls without HIV, researchers report in the July issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
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