As Venezuela’s hyperinflation and chronic medicine shortages leave HIV patients with little hope of obtaining antiretroviral drugs, many are now relying on the leaves of a tropical tree known as the guasimo.
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- 13 December 2018
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Reuters
Herbal medicine use among HIV positive people in Nigeria is widespread, poorly recorded and often precedes ART initiation. Contamination with antiretrovirals is possible and concerning, particularly in untreated people, say the authors of a study of herbal medicine presented at CROI 2016.
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- 24 March 2016
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HIV i-Base
The benevolent powers of the vaginal microbiome are even greater than we thought. In addition to aiding fertilization and protecting fetuses during pregnancy, healthy vaginal mucus that’s full of good bacteria can trap and immobilize HIV particles. The study examined the cervicovaginal mucus, or CVM, of 31 women and tested its ability to immobilize HIV particles. CVM samples that contained higher concentrations of D-lactic acid, which only bacteria can produce, did far better than others. The D-lactic acid wasn’t itself a barrier to HIV, but an indicator of something else going on that made certain types of CVM better at trapping the virus than others.
That something was Lactobacillus crispatus, a species of bacteria that could change the way we think about HIV prevention.
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- 08 October 2015
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Slate
Low vitamin D
concentrations are associated with an increased risk of HIV disease progression
among people starting antiretroviral therapy, investigators report in the
online edition of The Journal
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- 19 May 2014
- By
- Michael Carter
Smoking cannabis
does not worsen liver disease in people with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV)
co-infection, Canadian research published in the online edition of Clinical Infectious
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- 31 July 2013
- By
- Michael Carter
Although requiring further investigation, a study has demonstrated Vitamin B12 as capable of boosting the success of Hepatitis C treatment.
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- 22 August 2012
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Hepatitis Central
A study amongst 2443 people in Zambia,
recruited from HIV clinics and community organisations, found that social
ostracism, rejection by sexual partners and fear of not being
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- 26 July 2012
- By
- Gus Cairns
The Government will begin distributing herbal anti-HIV supplement from China that has been proved to significantly boost immunity of people living with HIV and Aids who are not on anti-retroviral therapies.
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- 02 April 2012
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The Standard
"Women will tell you that before yoga, they were crippled with aches and pains; they felt old. Now they crave yoga because when they feel physically stronger, they feel more confident and optimistic," the instructor says.
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- 01 August 2011
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Huffington Post
A group of faith healers who claim they have miracle cures for cancer and HIV have been condemned as "irresponsible, even criminal" by a professor of complementary medicine, following a BBC Newsnight investigation.
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- 29 June 2011
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BBC Newsnight (video)
Antiretroviral drug chartA one-page reference guide to the anti-HIV drugs licensed for use in the UK or European Union, with information on formulation, dosing, key side effects and food requirements.
Your next stepsA booklet with information for people who’ve just found
out they have HIV.
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