May 2011

Highly active antiretroviral therapy induced drug-drug interactions in Indian Human Immunodeficiency Virus positive patients

One of the greatest challenges for the HIV clinician is the recognition and management of drug interactions. The HIV infected patient often receives numerous medications and has a great potential for adverse drug interactions. Although many of these interactions may be minor in nature, some are potentially serious, leading to severe toxicity or treatment failure. The aim of this study is to determine the incidence,...

Author(s): Radhakrishnan Rajesh, Sudha Vidyasagar, Danturulu Muralidhar Varma and Krishnadas Nandakumar

May 2011

Differences between opt-in and actively recruited participants in a research study

To assess the differences between actively recruited and “opt-in” participants with respect to baseline characteristics and behaviors related to an intervention targeting TV habits, participants were compared on demographics, parental TV attitudes, child behavior, and amount of screen time. Statistically significantly larger proportions of active recruits were non-white, from a low-income family, more likely...

Author(s): Mon Thiri Myaing, Michelle M. Garrison, Frederick P. Rivara, and Dimitri A. Christakis,