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February 09, 2010

HIV Treatment Success in Everyday Clinics Is Comparable to Rates in Clinical Trials

People with HIV can achieve just as much benefit from treatment in “real world†clinics as they do in clinical trials, according to a University of Alabama at Birmingham study published February 15 in Clinical Infectious Diseases and reported by aidsmap.

February 08, 2010

Targeting Hidden HIV: Research Group Licenses New Prostratin Technology

Los Angeles-based AIDS Research Alliance (ARA) has been granted exclusive rights to novel technology that will allow researchers to synthesize prostratin, a natural compound believed to target HIV hiding in inactive CD4 cells in the body, according to a February 8 press release.

February 05, 2010

ViiV Drug Co-Pay Program Extended to Selzentry, Viracept and Rescriptor

ViiV Healthcare—an HIV-focused company established by GlaxoKline (GSK) and Pfizer—announced it will continue a drug co-payment assistance program for drugs formerly sold by GSK and will extend the program to cover Selzentry, Viracept and Rescriptor, formerly sold by Pfizer. Co-pay assistance programs allow companies to reduce the out-of-pocket costs of medications for people with health insurance.

February 04, 2010

HIV Drug Abacavir Increased Heart Attack Risk by 95 Percent in Danish Study

A study conducted in Denmark suggests abacavir (found in Ziagen, Epzicom and Trizivir) increases the risk of a heart attack by 95 percent—a risk that remains elevated even after the drug is stopped—according to a study published in the February edition of HIV Medicine and reported by aidsmap.

February 03, 2010

New Drug Fights HIV and Many Other Viruses

Researchers found a new antiviral drug that appears to effectively target not only HIV, but also Ebola, influenza and Rift Valley fever, according to a study published online January 28 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Heard in the Blogs

From Regan's Blog

Cool Video for My Book...

Thanks to , the librarian, at the Forman School in Connecticut who created this video as a promo for my book so students will come see me speak on April 2.

It is fascinating how she distilled a 300+ page book into this quick video...so perfectly! And I love the song...Thanks !

Watch the video and post a comment...

Heard in the Forums

as it is dealing with hiv is not easy, no users manuals issued when one is diagnosed, not to mention the confusion, the hurt, the questions that surrounds your every day life. Never thinking that one can be happy but when you meet someone you truly love even that is not enough.

—FallenAngel's"Feeling so sad"

I'm needing some info about testosterone. I wasn't going to ask, because I don't want to become a serial poster..lol. I've limited things I want to ask to allow others to ask questions. However, I don't know much about testosterone treatment and it could help others.

—tednlou2's"Need advice about testosterone"

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