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Thursday, August 30, 2007




Study: Alcohol can speed up Aids progression

Written by Albert Muriuki


30-August-2007: Kenya may lose the gains it has made against HIV due to rampant alcoholism among the infected, a new research on the impact of alcohol on management of the pandemic indicates.

The study by the University of Boston found that heavy consumption of alcohol speeds up the onset of Aids in those infected by HIV.

“The impact is most pronounced in HIV patients who are not on anti-retroviral therapy (ART),” said Jeffrey Samet of Boston University.
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