Cancer drug successfully purges hidden HIV virus
March 9th, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 9 (IANS) Researchers have flushed HIV infection from hiding, with a drug used to target lymphoma, a cancer affecting immune cells, potentially opening the way to an AIDS ... Read more...
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6-month drug regimen ‘reduces HIV risk for breastfeeding infants’
March 3rd, 2011 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 3 (ANI): In a new study, scientists found that giving breastfeeding infants of HIV-infected mothers a daily dose of the antiretroviral drug nevirapine for six months halved the risk of ... Read more...
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Anti-HIV vaginal gel deemed safe for rectal use too
March 1st, 2011 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 1 (ANI): A new study has suggested that a change in the formulation of tenofovir gel, an anti-HIV gel developed for vaginal use, may make it safer for rectal use ... Read more...
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HIV may soon fight HIV
February 19th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 19 (ANI): Vaccines against many viruses, including flu, are made from deactivated versions of those viruses, but such an approach was previously dismissed as too risky in the case of ... Read more...
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Increased HAART coverage tied to 50pc drop among injection drug users
February 19th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 19 (ANI): Expanded highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) coverage is associated with a 50 percent decrease in new yearly HIV infections among injection drug users, a new study has found.The ... Read more...
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Microbicide gel offers promising HIV prevention method for women
March 6th, 2009 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 6 (ANI): A vaginal microbicide gel has for the first time shown some promise to prevent HIV infection in women in a clinical trial involving more than 3,000 subjects ... Read more...
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Finally, anti-HIV microbicides research gives hope
February 25th, 2009 - 11:07 am ICT by admin
By Bobby RamakantThe anti-HIV microbicides research has finally given a positive outcome - the microbicides gel PRO2000 under research showed 30% reduction of HIV transmission in the human clinical trials.Women who were ... Read more...
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Vaginal gel prevents HIV infection among women in clinical trials
February 10th, 2009 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 10 (IANS) A vaginal gel to prevent HIV infection has shown encouraging results in a clinical trial conducted on women in Africa and the US.Findings of the recently concluded study, ... Read more...
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Drug reduces HIV transmission through breastfeeding
February 5th, 2008 - 1:04 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 5 (ANI): A new study conducted in India, Ethiopia and Uganda has found that nevirapine, an antiretroviral drug that has already been used in developing countries to prevent newborns from ... Read more...
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