New Guidelines Say Early Treatment Beneficial
Tuesday August 5, 2008
New guidelines slated to be announced at the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City suggest that early treatment with HIV medications is beneficial for the HIV positive patient. The new guidelines suggest that treatment is beneficial if started before CD4 counts fall below 350 cells per microliter. As newer therapies are developed that are easier to take and require fewer pills, the pendulum is swinging back to the belief that earlier treatment is better. Learn more about the new guidelines in this article from US News and World Report.
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I support that new guidlines. Do you know how difficult it is for a patient to be on more than one medication at the same time. This increase the risk of more that one side effects. Late treatment can also caurse more harm than good. If the CD4 has dropped too much, chances of one getting sick are a lot as well. I think the best way is to maintain a persons health while they are still healthy.