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IAS 2013

Jun 25, 2013

New research is being presented at IAS 2013, the International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment, and Prevention, from June 30 to July 3 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Meeting High...

APA Leaders Defend DSM-5

May 20, 2013

SAN FRANCISCO -- The fifth edition of the "psychiatrist's bible" was officially released here in all its 947-page glory, with its developers offering a spirited rebuttal to their critics. Known as ...

DSM-5 Release Likely to Steal the Spotlight at APA Meeting

May 17, 2013

SAN FRANCISCO — Integrated care, the growing problem of addiction, bullying, cyberbullying, and telepsychiatry are among the "hot" clinical topics being presented at the American Psychiatric Associa...

APA 2013: Many Sessions to Focus on Diverse Populations

May 13, 2013

ARLINGTON, Va. (May 13, 2013) – The American Psychiatric Association’s 166th Annual Meeting, will feature a series of sessions highlighting issues relating to diverse populations, including racial...

APA 2013

May 13, 2013

New research is being presented at APA 2013, the American Psychiatric Association’s 166th annual meeting, from May 18-21 in San Francisco. Meeting Highlights Patient-Perceived Barriers to Alco...

APA 2013: Special Research Track on Science of Addiction

May 13, 2013

ARLINGTON, Va. (May 10, 2013) – The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and APA have collaborated to organize a special track, Advancing Psychiatric Practice Through the Science of Addiction, at...

CROI 2013: Continuing Cotrimoxazole in Kids on ART Reduces Hospitalizations

Mar 06, 2013

Children on antiretroviral therapy (ART) for more than two years who continued taking daily cotrimoxazole had significantly fewer hospitalizations for malaria as well as for non-malarial infections (n...

CROI 2013: Very Early Antiretroviral Treatment Limits the Size of HIV Reservoir

Mar 06, 2013

Very early antiretroviral treatment may limit the size of the HIV reservoir in adults and children, according to studies presented on 4 March at the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic I...

ICAAC 2012: Influenza Treatment in Infants

Oct 05, 2012

The Particulars: Among children aged 2 and younger, influenza-associated morbidity is high. It is not clear, however, how the clinical complications, anti-viral treatment patterns, and healthcare use ...

Making the Case for Earlier ART in HIV

Sep 14, 2012

The benefits of antiretroviral therapy (ART) during acute and early HIV infection remain unproven, despite several years of investigations into the topic. Studies have yielded conflicting results, wit...

New Guidelines for Pediatric ADHD

Apr 17, 2012

Contributing author: Mark L. Wolraich, MD. In 2000, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released its first clinical recommendations for the diagnosis and evaluation of ADHD in children and fo...

New Autism Definition May Exclude Many

Jan 20, 2012

Proposed changes to the definition of autism, currently under review by an expert panel appointed by the American Psychiatric Association, are expected to significantly reduce the soaring rate of auti...