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Delayed Initiation of HIV Care
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The initiation of HIV care is most timely when testing occurred at medical facilities, with referrals from nonmedical sites.
AIDS Clinical Care
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HIV Vaccine Trial to Have Substantial Design Changes
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As a result of the latest NIAID AVRS subcommittee meeting, the PAVE 100 study will likely have changes in the scientific questions asked, the endpoints measured, and the number and type of participants. Medscape Medical News
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Decline in HIV-Related PCP Varies by Region, Subpopulations
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Although hospitalization and hospital mortality for AIDS-associated Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) has declined significantly in the US over the past 20 years, these reductions have been uneven across demographic groups and geographic regions; and new at-risk populations have emerged, according to a study by US researchers. Reuters Health Information
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HIV and Heroin Boost Bone Loss in Older Men
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Older HIV-infected men, particularly heroin users with AIDS, appear to be at particular risk of reduced bone mineral density (BMD), researchers report in a July 30 online paper in AIDS Reuters Health Information
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