News tagged with antiretroviral treatment


Can specialized HIV community pharmacies improve treatment?

Community pharmacies with specially trained staff to provide HIV services can help HIV-infected individuals be more compliant with their essential antiviral drug regimens and hence improve patient outcomes. ...

HIV & AIDS created Aug 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Are there gender differences in anti-HIV drug efficacy?

Women comprise nearly half of the HIV-infected population worldwide, but these 15.5 million women tend to be under-represented in clinical trials of anti-HIV drug therapies. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

HIV & AIDS created Aug 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Landmark HIV treatment-as-prevention study shows additional health benefits, cost-effectiveness

WHAT: Further analyses of the landmark NIH-funded treatment-as-prevention study (HPTN 052) have found that providing antiretroviral treatment to HIV-infected individuals earlier, when their immune systems are healthier, delays ...

HIV & AIDS created Jul 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Small breakthroughs offer big hope of AIDS 'cure'

Small but significant breakthrough studies on people who have been able to overcome or control HIV were presented Thursday at a major world conference on ways to stem the three-decade-old disease.

HIV & AIDS created Jul 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New HPTN 052 study results reveal additional benefits of early HIV treatment

Study results released today by the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) show additional benefits of early antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV clinical outcomes. Expanded analysis of HPTN 052 study data, presented today at ...

HIV & AIDS created Jul 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gates urges more tools, vaccine to end AIDS

AIDS cannot be halted through treatment alone, and more prevention tools, in particular a vaccine, are needed to move seriously toward ending it, philanthropist Bill Gates said Monday.

HIV & AIDS created Jul 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

International group urges prompt HIV treatment for all

An international group of scientists on Sunday called for all adults who test positive for HIV to be treated with antiretroviral drugs right away rather than waiting for their immune systems to weaken.

HIV & AIDS created Jul 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Among new HIV treatment recommendations, all adult patients should be offered antiretroviral therapy

Included in the 2012 International Antiviral Society-USA panel recommendations for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patient care is that all adult patients, regardless of CD4 cell count, should be offered antiretroviral ...

HIV & AIDS created Jul 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nobel laureate, discoverer of HIV, sees 'hope' for cure

The Nobel laureate who helped to discover HIV says there is hope for an AIDS cure following recent discoveries, in an interview with AFP ahead of a global conference on the disease.

HIV & AIDS created Jul 20, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study implements community-based approach to treat HIV-infection in rural Uganda

New research from the University of Alberta's School of Public Health has demonstrated that community-based resources in rural Uganda can successfully provide HIV treatments to patients, where economic and geographical barriers ...

Health created Jul 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

HIV drug resistance creeps higher: WHO

Drug resistance to HIV medicines has been creeping higher in parts of Africa and Asia but is not steep enough to cause alarm, said a survey released by the World Health Organization on Wednesday.

HIV & AIDS created Jul 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New once-daily 'Quad' pill for HIV is safe, effective alternative to traditional antiretroviral regimens

A new once-daily pill combining three antiretrovirals and a booster molecule is a safe and effective alternative to two widely used drug regimens for newly diagnosed HIV-positive adults who have had no previous treatment. ...

HIV & AIDS created Jun 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Early temporary treatment for HIV can delay the time to long-term treatment

A study in this week's PLoS Medicine suggests that when people are first infected with HIV (primary HIV infection), temporary treatment with antiretroviral drugs (cART) for 24 weeks can delay the need to restart treatment during ...

HIV & AIDS created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Studies show benefits of immediate antiretroviral treatment for HIV-infected infants

Results from two studies presented today at the 19th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Seattle demonstrate the importance of identifying and treating HIV-infected infants within the first year ...

HIV & AIDS created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study suggests early ART in recently HIV-infected patients preferable to delayed treatment

Among people recently infected with HIV, immediate antiretroviral therapy (ART) appears preferable to deferring treatment, according to a new study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases and now available online ...

HIV & AIDS created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0