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AIDSinfo At-a-Glance Issue No. 24July 29, 2005 AIDSinfo.nih.gov is pleased to provide you with a weekly update of highlights about what has happened in the world of HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and research. We hope you find this encapsulated view of HIV/AIDS news useful. Aussies Adopt the PHS Guidelines
The
Australian Health Minister’s Advisory Committee on HIV and STI endorsed the
Department of Health and Human Services’ Guidelines
for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in HIV-1 Infected Adults and Adolescents
and adopted them, with written commentary, as their own. The
Australian panel provided three levels of commentary to help Australians adopt
the U.S. guidelines: ·
The
first commentary was procedural and involved translating terms, contacts, and
the like to Australasian equivalents. ·
The
second involved a number of minor variations or differences of opinion and/or
data. ·
The
third related to substantive issues that will be discussed at the 1st
Australasian Consensus Conference on Management of HIV, which will be held
August 24 – 27, 2005, in Hobart, Tasmania. Copies of the commentary are located
at the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM) conference Web site.
Modafinil Treatment for Fatigue in HIV+ Patients Fatigue
can be a debilitating problem for people living with HIV/AIDS and can exhibit
its effects as weakness,
muscle pain, impaired memory and mental concentration, or insomnia. Any of
these symptoms can severely diminish a person’s quality of life. A clinical
trial sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) will evaluate whether modafinil (Provigil®),
a medication approved for the treatment of narcolepsy, is effective in reducing
fatigue in adults with HIV/AIDS. Get the details at: http://ClinicalTrials.gov/show/NCT00118378. ClinicalTrials.gov Info Please send comments or
suggestions to ContactUs@aidsinfo.nih.gov
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