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  • HCV Raises Risk of Premature Death in AIDS Patients HCV Raises Risk of Premature Death in AIDS Patients Despite competing risks, chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is independently associated with a 50% increase in mortality among patients with a diagnosis of AIDS.
  • Second-Line Antiretrovirals Suppress Resistant HIV Second-Line Antiretrovirals Suppress Resistant HIV African patients with resistant strains of HIV had favorable results from second line protease-inhibitor-based anti-retroviral therapy (ART), with no increase in drug-resistant HIV mutants.
 

HIV/AIDS Perspectives

  • Hepatitis G Virus (GBV-C): What We Know So Far Hepatitis G Virus (GBV-C): What We Know So Far The hepatitis G virus, known as GBV-C, seems to be well tolerated and could be a silver lining for patients with HIV, yet it increases the risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
  • Physician Frustration Grows, Income Falls -- But a Ray of Hope Physician Frustration Grows, Income Falls -- But a Ray of Hope Dissatisfaction and declining income are abundant among physicians. Specialists top the income charts, and men earn more than women. Read the results of Medscape's 2012 Physician Compensation Survey.
 

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