LifeGuide

HCV advocate, author & nurse Lucinda Porter offers perspectives on care by Larry Buhl Lucinda Porter, RN, understands viral hepatitis from both sides: as a healthcare practitioner and...

Natasha Travis, MD, helps shape the HIV learning curve for physicians and patients by Chael Needle Awarded a 2012 Minority Clinical Fellowship by the HIV Medicine...

HCV funding and support for vulnerable populations lag far behind HIV by Larry Buhl A study published in the July/August 2012 issue of Public Health Reports...

A new study reports on the drug-drug interaction between pitavastatin and a common PI combo by Chael Needle Last year, A&U reported on a study that...

CDC Recommends Hepatitis C Testing for All Boomers by Larry Buhl For years CDC guidelines called for hepatitis C (HCV) testing when someone has known risk factors,...

Could breast milk possibly be protective against HIV? by Chael Needle The benefits of breastfeeding in resource-poor countries while mothers and infants are on differently tailored...

Do tattoos & piercings carry an increased HCV risk? by Larry Buhl In the U.S., an estimated thirty-six percent of people under thirty have tattoos, according...

Is there more benefit to probiotics than we thought? by Jeannie Wraight Probiotics are live microorganisms that help to preserve the good bacteria and balance of...

HIV/HCV drug interaction updates from CROI by Larry Buhl Several panels from CROI 2012 showed drug-drug interactions between new direct-acting antiviral agents for hepatitis C (HCV) and...

Express Lane A Vaccine Candidate Seeks to Prevent—Not Just Control—HIV Infection by Chael Needle Preventative HIV vaccine research has taken another step. The candidate, a granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor...