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Two-Dose Intrapartum/Newborn Nevirapine and Standard Antiretroviral Therapy to Reduce Perinatal HIV Transmission

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Risk of perinatal HIV transmission was low and no benefit from additional intrapartum/newborn nevirapine was demonstrated when women received prenatal care and antenatal ART, and elective cesarean section was made available.
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The article was published on 2017-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 368 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Nevirapine.

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Biomedical interventions to prevent HIV infection: Evidence, challenges, and way forward [Electronic version]

TL;DR: Oral and topical antiretroviral compounds are being assessed for their role in reduction of HIV transmission during sexual intercourse and Difficulties with product adherence and the possibility of sexual disinhibition are important concerns.

Antiretroviral adherence interventions: a review of current literature and ongoing studies.

TL;DR: The 4 randomized controlled trials conducted with adequate methologic rigor suggest some promising yet preliminary effects of a pharmacist-led individualized intervention, a cognitive-behavioral educational intervention based on self-efficacy theory, and cue-dose training when combined with monetary reinforcement.
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Effect of soybean protein on blood pressure: a randomized, controlled trial.

TL;DR: A double-blind trial randomly assigned 302 adults with high-normal or mildly elevated blood pressures to daily cookies containing 40 g of either soybean protein or complex carbohydrates and found that soybean cookies reduced diastolic and systolic blood pressure values by about 3 to 4 mm Hg more than did the carbohydrate cookies.
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Mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1: timing and implications for prevention

TL;DR: The hypothesis, based on recent research findings of viral latency, that the time when a fetus initially encounters the virus might not be when infection is established is presented, which could lead to new interventions for the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission.
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Lamivudine-zidovudine combination for prevention of maternal-infant transmission of HIV-1

TL;DR: Lamivudine-zidovudine prophylaxis therapy may be effective in preventing maternal-infant HIV transmission, however, severe adverse effects and emergence of resistance to lamivUDine occurred.
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