‘HIV’

Skin Diseases

Friday, March 5th, 2010

skin diseases

The so-called skin diseases or skin diseases are diseases that must first be treated by a specialist dermatologist, then you can apply if you want an alternative treatment that can be found both on the Internet, like a book or maybe the council directly an acquaintance, but this alternative must be approved by your doctor you trust.

Dermatoses or skin diseases are varied, and can be caused by genetic factors, viral or environmental.
Within these diseases also have the skin attached, those affecting the hair, nails, sweat, etc..

These Annex-diseases are also seen as skin diseases since their epidermal origin makes the evil often is deep within the dermis.

(more…)

Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Health, Skin Diseases | No Comments »

Preventive treatment, an alternative to prevent HIV

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

preventive treatment, an alternative to prevent HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) continues to spread around the world, mainly through sex. Despite advances in treatment, preventing infection is still the great challenge ahead. In the absence of an effective vaccine and after the repeated failures of vaginal microbicide gels, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), the taking of drugs before being exposed to the virus, is considered one of the most promising strategies for achieving this goal . A new study in monkeys showed that intermittent therapy before contacting HIV is effective.

The researchers, from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA), exposed the macaques to simian immunodeficiency virus (SHIV) modified to be as identical as possible to HIV. In different groups were given different doses of antiretroviral drugs and at different times to see what combination offered the best protection. (more…)

Tags: , ,
Posted in A I D S | No Comments »