Antiretroviral therapies, or ART, have enabled people with HIV and AIDS to live much longer lives, transforming what was considered a death sentence into a chronic condition.
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NIH scientists draw evidence-based blueprint for HIV treatment and prevention
For many years, clinicians debated the best time to start antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV infection, with some worrying that the risks of treatment in terms of drug toxicities could outweigh the…
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Why some people would pay for a drug they probably won't ever need
How about someone who didn’t have the disease — would they pay anything? And what if that person smoked?
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The hunt for the perfect condom continues
An innovation in condom technology has the potential to save countless lives. On World AIDS Day, we look at a groundbreaking condom design with a double pronged attack.
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HIV: ABIVAX reports healthy volunteers Phase I data for ABX 464
ABIVAX, an emerging leader in developing and commercializing anti-viral drugs and therapeutic vaccines for diseases like HIV/AIDS and chronic hepatitis B (CHB), has announced positive results of…
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Closing the loop on an HIV escape mechanism
Research team finds that protein motions regulate virus infectivity.Nearly 37 million people worldwide are living with HIV.
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Population Council's MZC outperforms TFV 1 percent gel in microbicide candidate preclinical study
MZC microbicide gel demonstrates strong efficacy against HIV and HSV-2 in preclinical study.
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New CDC estimates underscore the need to increase awareness of a daily pill that can prevent HIV infection
A new Vital Signs report estimates that 25 percent of sexually active gay and bisexual adult men, nearly 20 percent of adults who inject drugs, and less than 1 percent of heterosexually active…
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'We have what it takes to break AIDS epidemic,' says UN report
A UN report celebrates and gives examples of the progress in tackling HIV/AIDS but also shows how far many countries are from the goal of ensuring everyone with HIV gets treatment.
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In era of HIV treatment in South Africa, men see lower increases in life expectancy than women
Improvements in availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV in South Africa over the past decade coincide with an increased gap in female versus male life expectancy, according to a study…
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