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surfville Joined: 01 Aug 2008 Posts: 95				Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 5:00 pm    Post subject: Tuberculosis Drug Interferes With HIV Treatment     Quote: The antiretroviral drug nevirapine is less effective in people with HIV/tuberculosis coinfection who begin taking nevirapine at the same time as the TB treatment rifampicin, according to a study published in Wednesday's HIV/AIDS-themed issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association and released at the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, BBC News reports. Having HIV infection needs a lot of medical attention, how much more coinfected with Tuberculosis? The worst thing, it makes the anti-HIV drug less potent for those taking anti-TB drug such as rifampicin. What a struggle...
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Wildwoman Joined: 12 Aug 2008 Posts: 31				Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 4:01 am    Post subject:     Wow I didn't know that. It is sad it seems like no matter what new technology we come up with we still can't save people from these diseases.
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