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...problem is that nobody, including the experts, knows how early is early enough. And now the largest study to date attempting to answer that question suggests that initiating anti-HIV therapy far earlier than current guidelines recommend could save more lives. The findings are setting off a lively debate in the AIDS community about whether those guidelines should be changed - and how soon...
...study that at least suggests strongly that there is a benefit to starting treatment early," says Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute on Allergy and Infectious Diseases. But is it enough to change the current guidelines for when HIV-positive patients should start ART? "That is a question of debate now in the scientific and public-health community," he says...
...Answering that question won't be easy. While there are clear benefits to starting anti-HIV medicines early in the progression of the disease, the drugs are not without side effects. Some studies have noted increased risk of certain cancers as well as toxic effects to the brain and other organs over the long term. "The real critical issue that everyone is struggling with is, What about the potential long-term deleterious effects of ART that might override the beneficial effects?" says Fauci...
Harrington's recent success has come with an asterisk. Tiger Woods was absent with a knee injury during Harrington's last two major wins, and many now question whether the Irish player's workmanlike skill can challenge golf's chosen one. Harrington carries no false hope. "When Tiger's having a good week, there's not much opportunity for anyone else," he says. His mental coach has instructed him to focus on his own game, as there's not much he or anyone else can learn from studying his monumentally talented rival. "It's silly to pay attention to someone...
Torres and other labor experts say it's an open question whether these schemes make much of a difference. In the short term, they may well slow the rise in unemployment. But if the current crisis continues, as many economists are predicting, at least for this year and probably into 2010, even pay cuts, work-sharing schemes and shorter working hours won't be enough to safeguard jobs. "The real issue is can it be sustained?" Torres asks...