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Anti-Retrovirals in Africa, not a distant dream

Ranbaxy Laboratories (India) has entered into a joint venture with a South African company that will support Ranbaxy’s key agenda of enabling antiretroviral drugs in Africa. //A joint venture between Ranbaxy and South Africa based Community Investment Holdings has been signed, that will give authority for this company to sell the drugs in Africa. The CEO of Ranbaxy South Africa, Desmond Brothers,...

Anti-Retrovirals Capable of Halting Mental Illness in HIV Patients

Anti-retrovirals have always been a blessing for the HIV patients, but new research has shown that it is indeed a double blessing; ARV’s are capable of halting// the progress of mental illness, and can even reverse the damage. ....It is well known that HIV-infection could lead to mental illness. Nearly 40% of people in South Africa suffer depression due to HIV. Dr Michelle Rogers, a psychiatrist,...

Mental Illness Reversed with Anti-retrovirals in HIV Cases

Amazing new research has revealed that anti-retrovirals (ARVs) in HIV infected people can reverse mental illness. HIV-infection has been known to cause mental illness// through the central nervous system, with about 40% of Aids sufferers having major depression in South Africa. .. ..Dr Michelle Rogers, a psychiatrist, says: "There were several really dramatic findings. I think the most notable o...

Study Attributes Elevated Liver Enzymes in HIV/hepatitis to Coinfection Rather Than Antiretrovirals

Many HIV/hepatitis coinfected individuals on antiretroviral therapy (ART) experience liver enzyme elevation (LEE), and for that reason,// caution is generally advised when prescribing ART in this population. Results from the ICoNA (Italian Cohort of Na?ve for Antiretrovirals) study indicate that coinfection itself may be the major risk factor for LEE. ....The study investigated whether coinfect...