According to the Professor Matthias Egger, of the University of Bern in Switzerland, AIDS drugs are still effective and patients suffer from fewer side effects due the drug. There is also decreased development of resistance due to the drug. It been ten years since the antiretroviral (ARVs) have been introduced in the market with no major complication and drawbacks. Scientists say that the combinations of drugs reduce mortality and progression to AIDS by about 80-90 % but tuberculosis (TB) has become a deadly co-infection among AIDS patients. The study results were based on the analysis of more than 22,200 HIV positive people in Europe and North America who started treatment between 1995 and 2003. It was published in the Lancet medical journal with the help of the Antiretroviral Therapy Cohort Collaboration. According to the lead researcher Bernard Hirschel at the Geneva University Hospital in Switzerland, the only effective way to reduce the incidence of AIDS is to start the treatment at an earlier stage when the CD4 cell count dropped below 350 or if the individual showed symptoms of illness. << Indo-Canadian Doctor Charged with Abetting Suicide Bid Is Addition Of Proteins In The Sports Drink Beneficial? >> Recommended Reading AIDS - Initial Theories and Disease Progression AIDS was first detected in early 1980s, among gays, Haitians and black Africans. HIV is a descendant of a Simian Immunodeficiency Virus. READ MORE AIDS / HIV - Treatment Encyclopedia section of medindia explains in brief about the treatment for AIDS/HIV READ MORE AIDS/HIV "AIDS is an epidemic disease, a potentially preventable, deadly infection for which there is no cure, no vaccine, and it is not under control." - National Commission on AIDS, 1993. READ MORE AIDS/HIV - Clinical Features Encyclopedia section of medindia gives general info about HIV Clinical Features READ MORE AIDS/HIV - Epidemiology AIDS or HIV is an epidemic disease, a potentially deadly infection that can be prevented with precautions. AIDS/HIV symptoms manifest long after the actual infection occurs. READ MORE AIDS/HIV - Health Education Encyclopedia section of medindia gives general info about AIDS information and health education. READ MORE AIDS/HIV - Prevention And Transmission Encyclopedia section of medindia explains in brief about the prevention for AIDS/HIV READ MORE Drug Toxicity Drug toxicity is an adverse reaction of the body towards a drug that results as a side effect of a drug, reaction to a drug or drug abuse. READ MORE Oral Health And AIDS AIDS has taken on massive proportions in modern times. It is estimated that over 15 million people are suffering from the disease and many more are harboring the dreaded Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). READ MORE Most Popular on Medindia Find a Doctor Drug Side Effects Calculator A-Z Drug Brands in India More News on: Oral Health And AIDSDrug ToxicityAIDS/HIVAIDS/HIV - EpidemiologyAIDS/HIV - Clinical FeaturesAIDS/HIV - Health EducationAIDS/HIV - Prevention And TransmissionAIDS / HIV - TreatmentAIDS/HIV- Lab Tests and FaqsAIDS - Initial Theories and Disease Progression
According to the Professor Matthias Egger, of the University of Bern in Switzerland, AIDS drugs are still effective and patients suffer from fewer side effects due the drug. There is also decreased development of resistance due to the drug. It been ten years since the antiretroviral (ARVs) have been introduced in the market with no major complication and drawbacks. Scientists say that the combinations of drugs reduce mortality and progression to AIDS by about 80-90 % but tuberculosis (TB) has become a deadly co-infection among AIDS patients. The study results were based on the analysis of more than 22,200 HIV positive people in Europe and North America who started treatment between 1995 and 2003. It was published in the Lancet medical journal with the help of the Antiretroviral Therapy Cohort Collaboration. According to the lead researcher Bernard Hirschel at the Geneva University Hospital in Switzerland, the only effective way to reduce the incidence of AIDS is to start the treatment at an earlier stage when the CD4 cell count dropped below 350 or if the individual showed symptoms of illness. << Indo-Canadian Doctor Charged with Abetting Suicide Bid Is Addition Of Proteins In The Sports Drink Beneficial? >> Recommended Reading AIDS - Initial Theories and Disease Progression AIDS was first detected in early 1980s, among gays, Haitians and black Africans. HIV is a descendant of a Simian Immunodeficiency Virus. READ MORE AIDS / HIV - Treatment Encyclopedia section of medindia explains in brief about the treatment for AIDS/HIV READ MORE AIDS/HIV "AIDS is an epidemic disease, a potentially preventable, deadly infection for which there is no cure, no vaccine, and it is not under control." - National Commission on AIDS, 1993. READ MORE AIDS/HIV - Clinical Features Encyclopedia section of medindia gives general info about HIV Clinical Features READ MORE AIDS/HIV - Epidemiology AIDS or HIV is an epidemic disease, a potentially deadly infection that can be prevented with precautions. AIDS/HIV symptoms manifest long after the actual infection occurs. READ MORE AIDS/HIV - Health Education Encyclopedia section of medindia gives general info about AIDS information and health education. READ MORE AIDS/HIV - Prevention And Transmission Encyclopedia section of medindia explains in brief about the prevention for AIDS/HIV READ MORE Drug Toxicity Drug toxicity is an adverse reaction of the body towards a drug that results as a side effect of a drug, reaction to a drug or drug abuse. READ MORE Oral Health And AIDS AIDS has taken on massive proportions in modern times. It is estimated that over 15 million people are suffering from the disease and many more are harboring the dreaded Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). READ MORE Most Popular on Medindia Find a Doctor Drug Side Effects Calculator A-Z Drug Brands in India More News on: Oral Health And AIDSDrug ToxicityAIDS/HIVAIDS/HIV - EpidemiologyAIDS/HIV - Clinical FeaturesAIDS/HIV - Health EducationAIDS/HIV - Prevention And TransmissionAIDS / HIV - TreatmentAIDS/HIV- Lab Tests and FaqsAIDS - Initial Theories and Disease Progression