This study showed an astonishing reduction in the rate of presumed intrauterine transmission of HIV-1 (as defined by a positive polymerase-chain-reaction [PCR] assay within 72 hours after birth) from ...

Over the past decade the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has led to a significant increase in life expectancy, at least in drug-naive subjects. More recently, data generated in the ...

NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Dec 27 — Mayo Clinic researchers report the successful use of an antiretroviral drug to combat a brain disease that is responsible for death in as many as 5% of patients with ...

A vaccine may be the ultimate way to prevent HIV infection, but it's not the only one. Behavior modification and safe sex practices are two proven means to limit transmission. For high-risk ...

Discerning the number of individual factors that may contribute collectively to liver damage is difficult in patients receiving antiretroviral therapy. Several drugs are combined in a given HAART ...

Fostemsavir is being developed for use in combination with other antiretroviral agents in heavily treatment-experienced adults with multidrug-resistant HIV-1 infection who are unable to form a ...

FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) today presented the first clinical data in people living with HIV on GS-6207, an investigational, novel, selective, ...

pill bottles shelf The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Xenical (orlistat; Genentech) capsules regarding the risk of loss of virological ...

Antiretroviral drug dose adjustment based on age does not appear to be necessary in aging HIV patients, according to a pharmacokinetics study published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.

Treatment adherence is generally regarded as an important factor in achieving optimal outcomes across many disease states; in the treatment of HIV, poor adherence to treatment has the potential to ...