NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Once a diagnosis of tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS) is confirmed in HIV patients being treated with antiretroviral therapy, a course of prednisone reduces the need for hospitalization, a South African team has shown. The...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Compared with dual therapy for HIV, highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in pregnant women is associated with an increased risk of preterm delivery, according to an analysis of pooled data from three observational studies. However, the association is not so clearcut when...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A cervical cancer prevention trial conducted in South Africa shows that a single test for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection followed by cryotherapy in positive cases reduces the subsequent occurrence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 or higher in women infected...