I spent the early part of this month at the Conference for Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), and it was absolutely fascinating. I have been out of the world of academic science for a few years, so it was really exciting to hear the newest updates in HIV research from people I used to work with when I was in graduate school.
It amazes me that we're reaching a point where people are talk about the fact that a cure for HIV might one day be possible - as scientists are finding ways to activate the latent viral reservoir. It might not happen in my lifetime, but if you had asked me a year ago, I don't wouldn't have imagined it happening at all. Combine that with the exciting news about curing hepatitis C genotype one with protease inhibitors, and 2012 is starting to look less apocalyptic and more like a source of revelations.
What I Wrote About in March
- What is a Nuc-Sparing regimen for HIV treatment?
We're not quite at the point of having an HIV cure yet, so doctors are beginning to look for ways to make long term treatment less toxic. One of the methods they're experimenting with is nuc-sparing regimens. - What is cART?
At CROI, I learned that my use of the term HAART is a bit old school. These days, all the cool kids are calling it cART - combination antiretroviral therapy. - 10 Things to Stop Doing if You Want To Improve Your Sexual Health
This month, the Guide to Social Anxiety put out a call for articles on "10 things to stop doing when you have a particular health problem." I couldn't pick a condition to talk about, so instead I decided to focus on improving sexual health in general.
Source: http://std.about.com/b/2012/03/30/march-content-round-up.htm
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