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Intense anti-viral drug therapy at the onset of HIV may help stunt the progression of the virus and protect the immune system, according to a study presented yesterday in the journal Nature...
...treaty allows 12 more years for implementation, on the assumption that climate change will be gradual. That assumption looks shaky. Studies of deep underground ice layers in Greenland, which reveal a record of climate changes over hundreds of thousands of years, show that major climate shifts, like the onset of the Younger Dryas, can come very abruptly--within a few decades...
...study involved a survey of 150,000 U.S. households, and the figures it produced were staggering. In the past eight years, the number of Americans found to have Type 2 (or adult-onset) diabetes--the type commonly associated with obesity--has jumped a whopping 33%, from 4.9% of the population to 6.5%. Though the disease has traditionally been seen in grayer age groups--those 45 or older--the greatest increase appears to be occurring among 30- to 39-year-olds, who have seen a stunning 70% jump. Among racial groups, Hispanics were hit hardest of all, with a 38% increase...
...almost 7,000 participants, researchers found that those consuming four or more cups of coffee per day were two times more likely to develop RA than those who drank less. Because there are many types of arthritis, it's important to note that this RA was the type whose onset was associated with positive tests for rheumatoid factor...
...more than double T-cell counts in patients infected with HIV. Plus, in a surprise for researchers, blood levels of HIV dropped slightly too. Both findings are decidedly encouraging, though it's too early to know for sure whether revving up T cells this way will delay the onset of full-blown AIDS. And there's a price: the interleukin-2 was injected twice daily for five days every eight weeks, during which time patients felt feverish, achy and generally lousy...