News and Features Related to HIV & AIDS
-
Steroid Delays AIDS Onset in People With HIV
May 4, 2004 -- A drug that suppresses the immune system may actually help delay the progression of HIV to AIDS, according to a new study. Researchers found the drug, called prednisolone, significantly slowed the loss of disease-fighting T cells that leads to full-blown AIDS and prevented development
Read Full Article -
Fast Oral HIV Test Approved
March 26, 2004 -- Federal regulators announced the approval of a rapid oral HIV test on Friday, saying that the move would help to widely expand AIDS screening. The test samples saliva from a subject's mouth and can offer results in as little as 20 minutes. Officials said that the kit, called the Or
Read Full Article -
HIV Treatment Speeds Clogged Arteries
March 17, 2004 -- Surviving HIV may only be part of the battle for people living with HIV. A new study shows that the aggressive antiviral therapies that have been credited for prolonging the lives of people with HIV may also speed the clogging of their arteries and put their heart health at risk. T
Read Full Article -
Harmless Virus May Blunt Deadly Effect of HIV
March 3, 2004 -- An apparently harmless virus may allow some men with HIV to live longer, healthier lives. But researchers say those benefits only emerge after many years of being infected with both viruses. A new study found men infected with both HIV and GB virus type C (GBV-C), previously known a
Read Full Article -
Mysterious Monkey Molecule Keeps HIV at Bay
Feb. 25, 2004 -- A mysterious monkey protein protects animals from HIV. The finding gives hope there could be entirely new ways to treat HIV and AIDS. Why don't most monkeys get AIDS from HIV? It's one of the great puzzles of AIDS research. Now the missing piece to this puzzle is in hand, report res
Read Full Article -
Foreskin Acts as AIDS Magnet
Dec. 22, 2003 -- The foreskin of the penis is a magnet for HIV, British researchers report. Uncircumcised men are at higher risk of getting the AIDS virus during sex than men who have had their foreskins removed. The new findings offer an explanation. Elizabeth J. Soilleux, PhD, and Nicholas Coleman
Read Full Article -
Sustiva + Combivir First Choice for HIV
Dec. 11, 2003 -- Now it's official. The best first-line treatment for HIV disease is a three-drug cocktail of Sustiva, Retrovir, and Epivir -- or Sustiva plus Combivir, which combines the other two drugs. The findings come from a long-awaited study. The results, published in two papers, appear in th
Read Full Article -
AIDS Drugs Boost Heart Attack Risk
Nov. 19, 2003 -- There's little doubt that AIDS "cocktails" have led to increased survival for HIV-infected people. But a major new study shows these drugs may increase the risk of heart attack, even in relatively young survivors. A multinational team of researchers estimate that for each year patie
Read Full Article -
HIV Treatment Can Be Started Later
Nov. 17, 2003 -- HIV treatment can be started later than thought, say researchers. But there are stipulations. A new study shows that HIV-infected adults who complied with the strict drug regimens of HIV treatment had similar survival rates, regardless of the state of their immune system at the star
Read Full Article -
First AIDS Vaccine Fails
Nov. 12, 2003 -- Everyone hoped the first AIDS vaccine would hit a home run in large-scale tests. Instead, AIDSVAX struck out. Findings reported earlier this year showed it didn't work in North America or in Europe. Now results from Thailand show it didn't prevent HIV infection or slow progression o
Read Full Article
Today in HIV & AIDS
Health Solutions From Our Sponsors
©2005-2013 WebMD, LLC. All rights reserved.
WebMD does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. See additional information.