Three drug AIDS cocktail shown superior in trial
Large trial across 81 sites finds a three drug combination of efavirenz lamivudine and zidovudine outperforms most four drug regimens for initial HIV therapy. The study, led by Harvard and Stanford researchers, supports AZT Combivir Sustiva as a preferred starting regimen and questions the need for four drugs.
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Coping Without a Cure AIDS Drug Trial Highlights Three-Drug Start
The largest AIDS drug comparison finds zidovudine lamivudine and efavirenz as the best initial combination, outperforming others in efficacy and speed. The report lists four drug classes for HIV treatment including Videx Agenerase Lexiva Regataz Virand Trizivir Zerit Ziagen Emtriva among others.
New England Journal of Medicine Finds No Benefit in Some HIV Drug Combinations
The study shows that zidovudine amivudine efavirenz waits do not outperform the standard zidovudine and other therapies. Do not start new patients on didanosine known as Videx or stavudine also called Zerit due to lower potency and higher toxicity. Funded by NIADs and NDails researchers have ties to AIDS drug makers.
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Judge's desire to help leads him to new field
Kansas City judge Vernon Scoville, recovering from a 2001 motorcycle crash, aids patients at North Kansas City Hospital during rounds. Inspired by doctors who restored his life, he now studies to become a nurse while balancing duties as a judge and sharing lessons with his daughter Rebecca who also pursues nursing.
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