Background: Given to the abundant incidence of malnutrition in HIV+ patients and its effect on progress of AIDS disease, several studies have recommended supplementation therapy (such as Selenium, Levamisole, Zinc). Methods: This clinical trial was prefunded on patient's with HIV + in Behavior Diseases Consulting Center, Kermanshah, Iran 2006-2007. One hundred-seventy eight out of all patients ...

94 The rates of reported HIV-associated central nervous system (CNS) complications have declined since the advent of potent antiretroviral therapy (Figure 1). Although our progress is impressive, a close look shows that HIV-associated neurocognitive disturbance is still an important issue despite the vast clinical improvements achieved with antiretroviral treatment. Systematic evaluation of mor...

OBJECTIVE Differences in antiretroviral distribution into the central nervous system (CNS) may impact neurocognitive status. We assessed the relationship between estimates of antiretroviral therapy penetration into the CNS, using a published ranking system, and neurocognitive status in HIV-positive participants with plasma HIV-1 RNA (vRNA) suppression. DESIGN Participants with at least 6 week...

Introduction Elevated serum triglycerides, total cholesterol, very lowdensity lipoprotein (VLDL) cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol have been reported in the literature from areas where experience with antiretroviral drugs has amassed. Up until recently the use of antiretroviral drugs in Nigeria on a wide scale was a rarity owing largely to prohibitive cost, and so exper...

Since 1996, the Brazilian Ministry of Health has guaranteed free and universal access to antiretroviral treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS. Implementation of this policy has had political, financial, and logistical challenges. I have investigated the history and context of antiretroviral policy in Brazil, the logistics of the drugs' distribution, and the government's strategies for acqui...