HIV & AIDS
Search for AIDS cure pushes ahead despite setbacks
Scientists on Saturday vowed to press ahead with their quest for a cure for AIDS, despite losing a veteran colleague and suffering a setback in research.
Jul 19, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Risk of birth defects small with HIV drugs
The risks of birth defects in children exposed to antiretroviral drugs in utero are small when considering the clear benefit of preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV but where there are safe and effective alternatives, ...
Apr 29, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Rilpivirine combination product in pretreated HIV-1 patients: Added benefit not proven
The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) reassessed the antiviral drug combination rilpivirine/emtricitabine/tenofovir. In early 2012, the combination was approved for the treatment of adults ...
Apr 7, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Dealing with HIV as a chronic disease in Africa
Since 2004, the number of patients on antiretroviral drugs in Sub-Saharan Africa has increased 24 times, to 6.9 million*. HIV has become a chronic disease. A lifelong strict adherence to treatment is necessary. Health systems ...
Mar 31, 2014
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Medical research
Long-lasting device protects against HIV and pregnancy
Women's reproductive health may never be the same, thanks to Northwestern University biomedical engineer Patrick Kiser and his first-of-its-kind intravaginal ring that reliably delivers an antiretroviral drug and a contraceptive ...
Mar 5, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Combination approach reduces spread of drug-related HIV
A computer model has created the most effective formula for reducing the spread of HIV among drug users in New York City over the next 25 years. Developed by scientists at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health ...
Mar 4, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Unusual new HIV drug resistance mechanism revealed
For the more than one million people with HIV/AIDS in the United States (and the over 34 million people living with HIV/AIDS around the world), antiretroviral drugs such as efavirenz and other so-called non-nucleoside reverse ...
Feb 18, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
HIV/AIDS prevalence and prospects
In the more than two decades that psychology professor Seth Kalichman has devoted to HIV/AIDS prevention, he has seen the public health landscape change dramatically. This is what he had hoped for when, as a graduate student ...
Dec 9, 2013
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HIV & AIDS
Video: Potential AIDS vaccine targets blood, mucosal tissue
December 1st is the annual World AIDS Day, a perfect opportunity to look at how medical research is progressing to fight the disease.
Nov 27, 2013
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HIV & AIDS
Monoclonal antibodies show promise as effective HIV therapy
A research team led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has demonstrated that a group of recently discovered antibodies may be a highly effective therapy for the treatment of HIV. Published on-line ...
Oct 30, 2013
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