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How Does HIV/AIDS Dementia Differ from Alzheimer's?
Infection used to be the main cause of dementia. Treatment for infections and inflammation of the central nervous system (CNS) has dramatically decreased the incidence of infection-related dementia. But there has been one infectious disease that has reversed the trend and that is HIV/AIDS. It is the statistical increase that is one of the few aspects in which HIV dementia can be compared to Alzheimer's. The big difference is that with Alzheimer's the increased incident of the disease is due to t...
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Expert & Community Posts
Potent Anti-HIV Drugs Associated with Arthritis
By Christine Miller , Health Expert...Rheumatology meeting in Washington and discussed on Aidsmap, shows that arthritis and connective... Read more »
Advanced Viral Research Corp. Granted Patent for New RA Drug
By Christine Miller , Health Expert...patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); human immunodeficiency virus (HIV),... Read more »
HIV as Routine Screening?
By Amy Hendel , Health ExpertLast week on World AIDS Day, the American College of Physicians announced a new position on AIDS... Read more »
Pulmonary Hypertension - What You Need to Know
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert...the blood shall be part of the patient's diet to aid in promoting proper circulation. ... Read more »
Why is ADHD a Syndrome?
By Dr. Ballas , Health Expert...For example, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is still so named even though it's been... Read more »
Health Guide
The Truth About a Cure
For many years, HIV and AIDS were synonymous with a death sentence, yet now there's lots of talk of a possible cure. What truth, if any, lies behind this? The truth is that there still is no cure for... Read more »Gene Increases HIV Risk
...it to live about two years longer. "It's well-known that individuals vary in their susceptibility to HIV and that after infection occurs, the disease progresses at variable rates," study author... Read more »Hepatitis: Hepatitis B and D
...including newborns, most of whom become carriers.Infected people with damaged immune systems, such as AIDS patients.Risk Factors for Hepatitis D. Hepatitis D occurs only in people with hepatitis... Read more »Cirrhosis: Treatment
...HBV.Investigational Drugs for Hepatitis BEmtricitabine is a nucleoside analog drug used to treat HIV and AIDS. It is being investigated for chronic HBV.Telbivudine is another nucleoside analog... Read more »Psoriasis: Causes
...flare-ups in people who already have psoriasis.Indomethacin, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), can cause or worsen psoriasis. Other NSAIDs, such as meclofenamate, may actually... Read more »Images
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