In pregnant African women, malnutrition decreases effectiveness of HIV treatment
In Uganda the prescription of three antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, which aim to suppress the virus to prevent disease progression, have resulted in huge reductions in HIV mortality rates. However, disease is not the only scourge in Uganda, and a new study in The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology explores the impact food insecurity may have on treating pregnant women.A U.
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In pregnant African women, malnutrition decreases effectiveness of HIV treatment
February 19, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: clinical, clinical-pharmacology, diet, hiv / aids, huge-reductions, impact, impact-food, insecurity-may, journal, new-study, only-scourge, prevent-disease, uganda, virus
