No plateau for HIV/AIDS epidemic in US women
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Although the AIDS epidemic has plateaued in men, this is not the case in women. AIDS is now the third leading cause of death in 25- to 44-year-old women and the leading cause of death in young African-American women. As of Dec, 1996, 85,500 US women had AIDS, making up 20% of the total number of AIDS patients. The rate in black women is 17 times higher than in white women. HIV infection increases the risk of human papillomavirus infection, cervical cancer, pelvic inflammatory disease and vulvovaginal candidiasis. The female condom and vaginal microbicides are the most important preventive measures.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1997
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Current view of advances in epilepsy
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Participants at a 1997 conference reviewed the progress in treating epilepsy. The FDA has approved an implantable device that can stop seizures and many patients have benefitted from it. The most commonly used anticonvulsant drugs are carbamazepine, valproate sodium and phenytoin. The drug vigabatrin appears to be effective in treating a type of childhood epilepsy. Other drugs include gabapentin, lamotrigine, topiramate, oxcarbazepine, tiagabine, and levetiracetam. Some of these are still under investigation. MRI scans can identify brain abnormalities that can be treated surgically.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1997
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Penicillium marneffei part of Southeast Asian AIDS
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A new opportunistic infection has arisen in HIV-infected people in Southeast Asia. Infection with the fungus Penicillium marneffei in Thailand has increased from 5 cases between 1974 and 1982 to 1,300 cases in 1995. It is unclear exactly how people become infected, although the bamboo rat is known to be a carrier. The fungus is initially inhaled, much like Histoplasma, and causes a respiratory disease that can spread to the skin. It is characterized by skin lesions that have a central area of necrosis. It can be treated with amphotericin B, itraconazole or fluconazole.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1996
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