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CROI 2007: A great leap forward

A major scientific conference on HIV has wound up with promising news on treatments which could signal a significant improvement in HIV treatment for the first time in some years.

Backgrounder: HIV basics

Non-nukes

Non-nucleosides are a powerful option for treating HIV, but cross-resistance can mean you only get one bite of the cherry. This is the final instalment in a three-part series looking at key drug classes.

Positive Voices

You can get there from here

Getting started on treatments is never easy. And sometimes, as SAM PESCI found, it takes a concerted effort to fit treatments into your life.

The power of one

 We all want simpler treatment regimens with fewer side effects and no meal restrictions, right? Well how does once-a-day treatment sound? As PAUL KIDD reports, it may be closer than you think.

What's your problem?

 Positive Living’s resident medical expert, Dr Nick Medland, answers reader’s letters.

News and treatments briefs

 HIV-related news in brief from the June-July 2003 edition of Positive Living.

Retro roundup

 The 10th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections took place in Boston in February. This annual conference is a very highly regarded event with a strong scientific focus, so it often produces a number of important advances in our understanding of HIV and its treatment, and this year was no exception.