News tagged with antiretroviral drug
Longevity of AIDS patients presents new risks: US
Thirty years after the AIDS epidemic first surfaced, more people than ever before in the United States -- more than 1.1 million -- are living with HIV, the Centers for Disease Control said Thursday.
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Jun 02, 2011 |
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US approves new HIV drug
The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new drug, Edurant, to fight HIV in combination with other antiretrovirals already on the market.
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May 21, 2011 |
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HIV-infected organs can save lives, doctors say
The nation has a huge need for kidneys, livers and other organs for transplant, but federal law has one absolute rule for donors: no HIV infections.
Apr 12, 2011 |
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Prevention of mother-child transmission programs work but infants need checking for drug resistance
Genetic mutations that lead to antiretroviral (the drugs used to treat HIV/AIDS) resistance in HIV-infected infants may develop as a result of exposure to low doses of maternal antiretroviral drugs via breastfeeding rather ...
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Mar 29, 2011 |
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6-month drug regimen cuts HIV risk for breastfeeding infants
Giving breastfeeding infants of HIV-infected mothers a daily dose of the antiretroviral drug nevirapine for six months halved the risk of HIV transmission to the infants at age 6 months compared with giving infants the drug ...
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Mar 02, 2011 |
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Why HIV-uninfected babies of mothers with HIV might be more prone to infections
Babies whose mothers have HIV, but who are not HIV-infected themselves, are born with lower levels of specific proteins in their blood called antibodies, which fight infection, compared with babies not exposed to HIV, a new ...
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Feb 08, 2011 |
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Common treatments for children with HIV equally effective, study shows
(PhysOrg.com) -- A major trial comparing the effectiveness of two classes of drugs commonly used to treat HIV in children has found that both are equally effective as an initial treatment. The study, published online today ...
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Feb 01, 2011 |
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Potential vaccine to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV after birth to start trial
The Medical Research Council (MRC) together with researchers from Kenya, The Gambia, United States of America, Sweden, and Spain, has opened enrolment in two infant HIV vaccine trials, known collectively as PedVacc. These ...
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Dec 03, 2010 |
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HIV clinical trial looks at potential benefits of treating recently-infected patients
For most people in high-income countries HIV is considered a chronic illness which can be managed with medication. But the virus still causes extensive damage to the immune system, and treatment with antiretrovirals ...
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Nov 30, 2010 |
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University launches iPhone app to access HIV drug expertise
The University of Liverpool has launched an i-phone application, HIV iChart,that provides healthcare professionals and HIV patients with instant and easy access to information about drug interactions.
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Nov 15, 2010 |
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NIH studies influence revision of WHO guidelines for treating HIV-infected women, infants
Two studies appearing in the October 14, 2010 New England Journal of Medicine and funded by the National Institutes of Health helped influence the World Health Organization (WHO) to change its guidelines this year for th ...
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Oct 13, 2010 |
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SAfrican AIDS orphans aging
(AP) -- When the Mohau children's home opened in 1997, orphans with AIDS died every other day. But these days, not one child has been lost in seven years - and as they age with the help of drugs they face ...
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Sep 30, 2010 |
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Is there a cure for AIDS? Forum lifts a taboo
Scientists at the world AIDS conference have discussed an idea that had become almost taboo. Can AIDS be cured?
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Jul 21, 2010 |
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Introduction of highly active antiretroviral treatment for HIV patients has halved new HIV diagnoses since 1996
A Canadian study being presented at the forthcoming International AIDS Society (IAS) conference shows that the annual number of new HIV diagnoses has more than halved since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral ...
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Jul 18, 2010 |
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HIV gains at risk as nations and global organizations retreat on funding and resource commitments
In a policy report published in Science, an internationally recognized peer-reviewed journal, leading experts in HIV/AIDS research have warned that failure to meet a pledge for universal access to HIV therapy and funding cuts t ...
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Jul 08, 2010 |
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