Earlier AIDS drug treatment would save 76,000 lives over 5 years
Monday, July 27, 2009 - 14:42
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- Early initiation of lifesaving antiretroviral therapies should be the standard of care for all HIV-infected patients, even those in countries with limited medical and financial resources, according to a study led by Harvard Medical School (HMS) researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, University of Cape Town, South Africa.