Researchers announced today a surprising development in which two FDA approved agents were combined to create a new vaginal gel that stops the AIDS virus in monkeys.
Glycerol monolaurate, an approved germicide commonly used in many foods and cosmetics, was combined with a gel type lubricant forming a completely new product that when tested on monkeys [...]
New York - Research today, says that older people are at a greater risk of HIV. Overall, 11% of those infected are over the age of 50 in the US and 8% in Europe. The life expectancy for someone over 65 with HIV is only 5 years and progresses much faster in older people. The [...]
New York - World Health Organization researchers have revealed that Hong Kong has seen a record rise in HIV infections in 2008, bringing Hong Kong’s total HIV cases to over 4,000 since 1984. The 435 new cases represent a 5% increase over 2007.
According to health officials the virus has been primarily transmitted sexually, estimating that [...]
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a serious and deadly disease in which body decreases the ability to fight infection and pathogens. As a result of it many life-threatening diseases are developed. Centre of Disease control have pointed out that the case of HIV infections have increased in United [...]
January 20 (Ottawa) Two new HIV drugs will soon be available for people in China who already have the virus but have become immune to cheaper alternatives.
The new drugs, not made in China are called Tenofovir and Kaletra.
By providing these drugs to Chinese AIDS patients, 9 of 20 drugs on the market to treat AIDS [...]