HIV/AIDS basics

Hiding out in bone marrow

Graham Stocks — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:01:57 -0700

Despite all the drug advances to date, the ability for us to completely eradicate HIV from the body remains elusive. This is because reservoirs of infected cells remain resistantHIV which has mutated and is less susceptible to the effects of one or more anti-HIV drugs is said to be resistant. to both our immune response and to treatment.

The Basics of HIV

Graham Stocks — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:01:08 -0700

Over the past twenty-five years, there have been a number of changes in the ways HIV infection is understood and managed. These changes have led to great improvements in treatment and management of HIV infection and have greatly increased the range of options available.

Treataware to host two 'Chin Wags' during Mardi Gras

Graham Stocks — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:12:50 -0800

As part of Mardi Gras Festival celebrations this year, NAPWA's Treataware is putting on two CHIN WAG chat shows, one in the east of town, at the Cambridge Hotel in Surry Hills, and one in the west, at the Clarence, in Petersham. Positive people, their friends, partners, carers and other interested parties are all welcome.

Non-nukes

Paul Kidd — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 07:07:15 -0700

Non-nucleosides are a powerful option for treating HIV, but cross-resistanceHIV which has mutated and is less susceptible to the effects of one or more anti-HIV drugs is said to be resistant. can mean you only get one bite of the cherry. This is the final instalment in a three-part series looking at key drug classesA group of anti-HIV drugs with the same target of action. Anti-HIV drug classes include nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors, protease inhibitors and non-nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors, as well as several others. Combining drugs from three or more classes is the basis of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART)..

It does get in: The basics of HIV transmission

Paul Kidd — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 07:07:36 -0700

If we take the time to understand how HIV is – and isn’t – transmitted, we are that much better armed to protect our partners. This issue's Backgrounder explains the ins and outs of HIV transmission.

It's the virus, stupid

Paul Kidd — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 15:00:21 -0700

Does HIV cause AIDS? This Backgrounder explains the relationship between the virusA small infective organism which is incapable of reproducing outside a host cell. and the disease, and the scientific basis that our knowledge is based upon.