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HIV Therapy: What is HAART?
When people with HIV have good access to health care, they can expect to live long and well. That's because doctors have learned to combine drugs into regimens that successfully attack the virus at multiple places in its life cycle.
Making The Decision To Start HIV Therapy
Combination therapy - also known at HAART - may help people with HIV live longer, healthier lives. But doctors caution that deciding when to start medical therapy to combat HIV is complicated. Listen as experts explain how to decide when the time...
The Faulty Gene Behind Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
The genetics of chronic myeloid leukemia are now well understood. Listen to researchers as they explain the path they took to their remarkable discoveries beginning over 40 years ago, in a research lab in Philadelphia.
Tracking Treatment Progress: Lab Tests For CML
Tracking faulty chromosomes is routine for people with chronic myeloid leukemia. Listen as experts explain why sophisticated laboratory tests that count chromosomes are important in determining how well a patient is responding to therapy.
Lipodystrophy in HIV Disease
Lipodystrophy is a condition that many people with HIV develop. Their appearance can change dramatically and they may experience dangerous cholesterol levels. In this webcast, learn more about this recently recognized syndrome, its possible...
Treatment of HIV-Related Diarrhea
Diarrhea in people with HIV may be caused by the disease itself, complications of the disease, or a side effect of treatment. Experts describe the range of therapies available to control this potentially life-threatening condition.
Doctor and Patient Teamwork: Management of CML
For patients with chronic myeloid leukemia, establishing a close relationship with their doctor is very important. With new treatment options available patients and doctors need to be able to communicate freely and be aware of the latest research...
Facts to Know While Undergoing Therapy for CML
In treating Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML), doctors admit: they don't have all the answers. So patients must learn enough about CML to help make good treatment decisions. That means understanding the natural course of the disease and how his or...
Understanding Parkinson's Disease
The causes of Parkinson's disease—a progressive disorder of the nervous system—are still a mystery to modern medicine. But years of research have led to a better understanding of how the disease works, and how to slow down the steady...
Treating Parkinson's: A Brief Overview of Options
There is still no cure for Parkinson's disease. But patients can fight its symptoms with treatments ranging from traditional medications to new brain stimulation techniques. How do they work, and what are their pros and cons? Tune in as experts...
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