A large-scale human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) intervention/education effort aimed at helping South African men take a proactive role in the prevention of that disease has proven successful, an important development considering that ...
Tags: HIV, STI, infection, Circle of Men
A large-scale human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) intervention/education effort aimed at helping South African men take a proactive role in the prevention of that disease has proven successful, an important development considering that ...
A survey of opioid treatment programs finds that the proportion offering on-site testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) declined substantially between 2000 and 2011, despite guidelines ...
Tags: opioid treatment programs, human immunodeficiency virus
Human immunodeficiency virus treatment failure is possible even in those with low viral load, researchers in Canada say. Claudie Laprise of the University of Montreal, who worked in close collaboration with doctors from the Clinique ...
Tags: Prognosis for HIV, HIV Treatment Good, Anti-Retroviral Therapy
Those with HIV are living normal lifespans and their doctors should aim on preventive care for heart disease, diabetes and osteoporosis, U.S. researchers say. The Human Immunodeficiency Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases ...
Tags: HIV, heart diease, HIV-infected, diabete, cancer
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp) has announced that its fourth generation human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antigen/antibody combination assay for screening of HIV infection is now available. In addition to the HIV ...
Tags: hiv, hiv antigen, hiv cure, hiv assays
Pfizer has secured European Commission approval to carry out updates to the summary of product characteristics (SmPC) for its pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) Prevenar 13, regarding its use in certain high-risk populations. Now the ...
Tags: Pfizer, Label Update
US-based biotechnology firm GeoVax Labs has received a notice of allowance from the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for patent that covers compositions, methods and uses of the company's DNA/MVA vaccine in eliciting cellular and ...
Tags: Geovax Labs, HIV/Aids Vaccine
Scientists from Northwestern University have developed a new intravaginal ring that could help prevent women from immunodeficiency virus. The ring is easily inserted and stays in place for 30 days,delivering a measured amount of the ...
Tags: Immunodeficiency Virus, Medicine
Medical device company Aethlon Medical has launched a new subsidiary Exosome Sciences to pursue exosome-based strategies for diagnosing and monitoring the progression of cancer, infectious disease and other life-threatening conditions. ...
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Aurobindo Pharma has gained final FDA approval for its generic Nevirapine tablets and oral suspension used for treating human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The FDA approved Nevirapine tablets of 200mg strength and Nevirapine oral ...
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Aurobindo Pharma has won the final FDA approval to manufacture and market its generic anti-Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) drug, Abacavir Tablets USP 300mg. Abacavir, the generic version of ViiV Healthcare Company's Ziagen Tablets ...
Tags: Anti-HIV Drug, FDA Nod, Aurobindo, Medicine
SRI International has received a new grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to develop a topical microbicide gel for drug delivery. The topical microbicide gel, which will be based on a patented ...
Sweden based Karolinska Institutet and Immunomedics scientists have collaborated to design and test new class of drugs that destroy the AIDS virus, HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), which may also help in eliminating the virus completely. ...
Tags: Immunomedics, anti-HIV agents, virus
Roche has launched a new FDA-approved dual-target HIV-1 viral load test to improve the ability of physicians to monitor viral load and manage the treatment of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The COBAS TaqMan HIV-1 ...
Tags: Viral Load Test, Dual-target HIV-1 Viral Load Test, Roche