'Silencing' HIV with small bits of RNA 4 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers have shown that they can effectively tackle HIV-1 with small bits of gene-silencing RNA by delivering them directly to infected T cells, the major targets of the virus. While earlier studies had shown such a strategy ... | |
Study shows why treatment isn't effective for HIV August 05, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
University of Minnesota researchers have answered a key question as to why antiretroviral therapy isn't effective in restoring immunity in HIV-infected patients. | |
 CDC underestimated new HIV cases by 40 percent August 03, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- The number of Americans infected by the AIDS virus each year is much higher than the government has been estimating, U.S. health officials reported, acknowledging that their numbers have understated ... | |
Study sees need for standardized evaluation of antibody response to HIV-1 6 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
U.S. Military HIV Research Program (USMHRP) researcher Victoria R. Polonis, Ph.D., and colleagues released findings on a study of cross-clade neutralization patterns among HIV-1 strains from six major clades in the 5 Jun ... | |
Long-term HIV treatment may reduce risk for atherosclerosis August 04, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Antiretroviral drugs for HIV do not increase the risk for coronary atherosclerosis, a central risk factor for heart disease, according to a study led by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health to be ... | |
Abbott faces more litigation over AIDS drug August 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- When Abbott Laboratories Inc. hiked up the price of a popular AIDS drug by 400 percent in 2003, executives prepared for the inevitable public relations hit, but assured themselves the backlash would be brief. Nearly ... | |
 12-year-old with HIV to open world AIDS conference August 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Keren Dunaway was 5 when her parents used drawings to explain to her that they both had the HIV virus - and so did she. Now the 12-year-old is one of the most prominent AIDS activists in Latin America ... | |
Study offers new insight on HIV transmission risk of men who have sex with men 5 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Approximately half of all new HIV infections in the United States result from the sexual risk behaviors of men who have sex with men. Now, a new study led by a researcher at The Miriam Hospital provides additional insight ... | |
Novel method to create personalized immunotherapy treatments August 05, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Argos Therapeutics and Université de Montréal today announced the presentation of new information on Argos' process for developing dendritic cell-based immunotherapies for HIV. Results from the study demonstrate that loading ... | |
New study finds HIV drug can persist in mothers' milk, increasing risk to them and their babies August 05, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A drug commonly used in the developing world to prevent transmission of HIV from mother to child persists in the breast milk and blood of the mothers, putting them and their babies at risk for developing drug-resistant strains ... | |
Rectal gel prevents transmission of AIDS-like virus in macaques August 05, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 2
The HIV drug tenofovir may prevent AIDS transmission when applied rectally as a gel, according to results from a macaque study published in PLoS Medicine. | |
Study highlights risky behavior, lack of care among HIV-infected crack users August 04, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Doctors who treat HIV-infected crack users refer to them as "the forgotten population." A study being presented at this week's International AIDS Conference in Mexico City reveals that these patients frequently lack outpatient ... | |
 Clinton in Africa says nutrition key to AIDS fight August 04, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Former President Clinton said Sunday that keeping HIV-infected children in the developing world well-fed amid the pressures of skyrocketing global food and fuel prices will be crucial to fending off ... | |
Highly active antiretroviral therapy of similar benefit for HIV-infected injection drug users August 03, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Contrary to the belief that HIV-infected injection drug users (IDUs) receive less benefit from highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), new research finds little difference in the survival rate between IDUs and non-IDUs ... | |
Growth hormone reduces abdominal fat, cardiovascular risk in HIV patients on antiviral therapy August 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Low-dose growth hormone treatment reduced abdominal fat deposits and improved blood pressure and triglyceride levels in a group of patients with HIV lipodystrophy, a condition involving the redistribution of fat and other ... | |
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