Jeannette Y. Wick, RPh, MBA, FASCP

Broad-spectrum HIV-targeting monoclonal antibodies may lead to a cure for HIV in the future.

Successful highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has allowed the long-term effects of HIV infection and chronic medication toxicity to become the primary cause of death and disability. However, HIV-positive patients are at greater risk for cardiovascular disease and cancers due to excessive inflammation, and HAART does not eliminate HIV-related inflammation even if the patient adheres to treatment perfectly.

Comprehensive diets may be the panacea for migraine prophylaxis.

Practice guidelines include incretin-based therapies as alternative monotherapy agents when metformin is contraindicated or as a component of combination therapy.

Limited evidence connects HIV severity and highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimens.

HIV-positive patients experience sudden death more often than the general population, but scant evidence connects HIV severity and highly active antiretroviral therapy regimens.

Study finds clinicians prescribe metformin less often than they should.

Current guidelines for type 2 diabetes management recommend metformin as the first-line medication.

Large proportion of adolescents who are HIV-positive are unaware of their infection.

Adolescents underestimate their risk of contracting HIV, and 60% of infected patients are unaware of their status.

HIV-infected patients may have worse outcomes in ocular syphilis than those without the virus.

When an influenza pandemic breaks out, public health officials scurry to vaccinate as many individuals as they can.

Globally, millions of children lack clean water, adequate food, and the basics of sustenance. Because of this, they often contract infections and develop health problems.

The number of syphilis cases has risen steadily in the United States since 2000. Those who are at particularly elevated risk include men who have sex with men and patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Pharmacists immunize populations unlikely to otherwise receive vaccines. However, incompatible data systems obscure evidence of vaccination receipt and increase the risk of repetitive vaccination.

HIV and tuberculosis (TB) have both been associated with low vitamin D levels, and so has treatment with efavirenz.

Traditionally, the World's Fair artistic exhibitions have incorporated elements from current scientific evolution. For example, families applied industrial science and the scientific method to everyday life in the early 20th century, so modern art emphasized reductionism in an ever more complicated world.

Recently, there's been an uptick in studies and articles about functional dyspepsia (FD). The reason is probably that FD is quite common (10% to 15% of the US population has it), and many clinicians fail to differentiate FD from other gastrointestinal disturbances.

This Continuing Education activity is supported by educational grants from Eisai Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., and Tesaro, Inc.

Cystic fibrosis (CF) primarily affects respiration and digestion, though it also causes chronic inflammation and oxidative stress.

Science and solid research has made us aware of exactly who is at high risk for HIV exposure, and the health care community has done a remarkable job warning at-risk populations and recommending preventive measures.

HIV Test-and-Treat initiates antiretroviral therapy promptly, but may be too expensive to employ nationwide.

The World Health Organization and national public health bodies assess influenza vaccine effectiveness continuously so they can make reasonable recommendations.

In the United States, new HIV infections occur most often among men who have sex with men (MSM), African Americans, and adults aged 30 to 64 years.

Long-term metformin use reduces serum vitamin B12 variably.

When it comes to influenza treatment, oseltamivir is often the first medication considered, but could peramivir be an alternative in inpatient settings?

How micronutrients affect adenocarcinoma of the prostate has been long debated.

Health care professionals are increasingly confronted with incorporating dietary supplements many of which are prescribed by clinicians for a wide range of conditions into their care plans.

Routine vaccination declines significantly as patients enter adolescence.

Interventions to improve medication adherence tend to focus on short-term nonadherence and ignore sustained social issues.