Wednesday, December 30, 2009

AIDS PATIENTS SHOULD START TREATMENT EARLIER

People infected with the virus that causes AIDS should start treatment earlier than currently recommended, the World Health Organization says.

The UN agency issued new guidance yesterday advising doctors to start giving HIV positive patients AIDS drugs a year or two earlier than usual.

The advice could double the number of people worldwide who qualify for treatment, adding an extra three to five million patients to the five million already awaiting AIDS drugs.

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