Article: Side effects: greater threat than AIDS.(Treatment News)(Brief Article)

Though HIV medications have dramatically improved the lives of persons with HIV, their side effects can be serious. According to a study in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (34:4, p. 379, 2003), an HIV+ person is more likely to have a serious or life-threatening side effect than an AIDS-related event. In this study, the number of serious or life-threatening side effects, AIDS-related events, and deaths were recorded for 2947 HIV+ patients taking HIV medications. The ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!