Sentences with phrase «aid early disease»

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Although the disease is not progressing as quickly as many experts feared, this is primarily due to earlier diagnosis and treatment with drugs such as AZT that prolong the asymptomatic period before the HIV - infected person develops full - blown AIDS.

In central Africa during the early «90s, AIDS threatened to become a disease of the middle and upper - middle classes, decimating the skilled trades and professions.

less than or equal to lamivudine Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Antiretroviral therapy, usually means 1 - 2 drugs, used in early studies Antiretroviral zidovudine (also known as ZDV) Breastfeeding Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Breastfeeding and HIV International Transmission Study Combined antiretroviral therapy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Deoxyribonucleic Acid Exclusive Breastfeeding Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay Food and Agrigulture Organization Fixed dose combination ART, e.g., lamividine, stavudine, and nevirapine Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, 3 or more drugs for more effective treatment used in later studies Human Immunodeficiency virus International Atomic Energy Agency Infant feeding Infant and young child feeding Lopinavir cubic millimetre Mother - to - Child Transmission of HIV Non-governmental organization Nevirapine Polymerase Chain Reaction People Living with HIV Prevention of Mother - to - Child Transmission Replacement Feeding Ritonavir Ribonucleic acid, one of the three major macromolecules (along with DNA and proteins) that are essential for all known forms of life single dose NVP United Nations Agencies Joint United Nations Programme on HIV / AIDS United Nations Population Fund United Nations Commissioner for Refugees United Nations Children's Fund U.S. Agency for International Development World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action United Nations World Food Programme World Health Assembly WHO 2010 Guidelines on HIV and infant feeding World Health Organization Zidovudine (same drug as AZT)

Mrs Mahama said even though it was not compulsory to test for HIV and AIDs, inmates should consent to testing for HIV and AIDS in order to know their status and to receive early treatment, saying early detection and treatment of the disease was a better optAIDs, inmates should consent to testing for HIV and AIDS in order to know their status and to receive early treatment, saying early detection and treatment of the disease was a better optAIDS in order to know their status and to receive early treatment, saying early detection and treatment of the disease was a better option.

Piot's research on AIDS helped counter claims that AIDS was a «homosexual disease» — the latter being a hypothesis based on the high proportion of early recorded cases occurring among the gay communities in San Francisco and New York City.

By the mid-1990s, the terror of the early AIDS epidemic had subsided in many western countries, as antiretroviral therapy transformed the once - deadly disease into a chronic condition.

Redfield has a long history of publishing reports about his work: In 1988 he co-wrote a Scientific American feature article about early HIV research (available via subscription only), which emphasized the importance of studying the progression of HIV into AIDS, and of diagnosing the viral disease as early as possible.

HIV / AIDS funding may be affected the most, because, «[s] ince the early 1990s, Congress and [NIH] have agreed to dedicate roughly 10 % of the NIH budget to fighting HIV / AIDS,» which some feel is now out of proportion with the burden the disease imposes in the United States.

It is our hope that defining this link between central corneal thickness and glaucoma will aid in early detection of glaucoma and eventually treatments to halt the progression of this disease.»

The method also represents an early but important step toward building fully functional replacements for injured or diseased tissue that can be designed from CAT scan data using computer - aided design (CAD), printed in 3D at the push of a button, and used by surgeons to repair or replace damaged tissue.

Plasma biomarkers to aid the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) or to monitor disease progression have long been sought and continue to be widely studied.

Abstract: Plasma biomarkers to aid the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) or to monitor disease progression have long been sought and continue to be widely studied.

Celebrating its twentieth anniversary, And the Band Played On aired at the height of the AIDS epidemic in the early»90s, examining the facts surrounding the deadly disease and debunking many of its myths.

From the early days of the epidemic, it was clear that HIV and AIDS was much more than addressing a disease.

We emphasize the importance of annual visits, vaccinations, and diagnostic tests to aid in maintenance of health and early detection of disease.

If the disease is diagnosed early and the cat is in good health, feline AIDS should not signify a death sentence.

Our progressive facility and services provide your pets with the latest veterinary medicine, which aids in early detection and the treatment of various diseases.

In addition, many veterinary clinics and hospitals can perform a simple screening test in their exam room to aid in the earlier detection of tick - transmitted diseases.

We will customize services to aid you in routine preventive care from your pet's youth throughout his or her life cycle and by promoting and providing early detection and treatment of disease, as necessary, to maintain

Another blood test, called NT - ProBNP has recently been purported to aid in the early diagnosis of heart disease in dogs and cats.

We will administer the appropriate vaccinations for your pet and discuss laboratory testing to aid in the early detection of diseases, when intervention can have the largest impact on your pet's health.

Cancer is the most common cause of death in dogs and The Kennel Club Cancer Centre at the AHT will bring together the study of cancers, their causes, and hopefully aid earlier diagnosis, treatment, and the prevention of some forms of the disease.

Since the apex of the AIDS crisis in the early 1990s, the prognoses of its survivors and people who are newly diagnosed with HIV have shifted dramatically, along with the art and artistic discourse around the disease.

«Ghosts,» she says, explaining that the island evokes — or rather is haunted by — the spirits of a generation of men and women: artists, thinkers, people of color, the affluent, the middle class, the ignored, the displaced, those let down by their government, those who caught the disease too early, those who didn't realize they had caught it at all, those who thought they would never catch it but who did, all of those who were lost to the dark times when she first came to New York City in the early 1990s, at the height of the AIDS crisis.

The World Health Organisation predicts that by 2030 depression will be second only to HIV / AIDS in international burden of disease.1 Mental health problems that are first identified in adolescence and adulthood, including debilitating depression, anxiety disorders and drug misuse, can have their origins in pathways that begin much earlier in life with childhood mental health problems.2, 3,4

The Nigerian version of Sesame Street is teaching children across all segments of society critical lessons on ABCs and 123s, girls» empowerment, and health and hygiene — all crucial in a country where early childhood education is scarce and diseases such as malaria and HIV / AIDS are all too common.