Pharmaceutical industry
Researchers from the Uganda-US study have found that a single oral dose of the antiretroviral drug nevirapine given to an HIV-infected woman in labor and another to her baby within three days of birth significantly reduces the transmission rate of HIV from mother to child. This regimen is more affordable
Pharmaceutical industry
Researchers at the Institute of Medical Technology, Tampere University, Finland, conducted experiments to investigate the efficacy of HIV-Nef encoding plasmids as gene therapy vectors. The study aimed to compare the immune responses elicited in mice by different immunization routes using two self-replicating plasmids, pBN-CMV-NEF and pBN-RSV-NEF. The team used various
Pharmaceutical industry
A team of researchers, Christina M. Ramirez and Michael S. Gottlieb from the California Institute of Technology, conducted a study on the long-term effects of highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) on HIV patients who had previously received anti-retroviral treatment. The study involved 304 patients who were placed on HAART for
Pharmaceutical industry
Researchers have identified the development of in vitro resistance to macrophage tropic and T-cell line adapted strains of HIV among HIV-positive asymptomatic volunteers undergoing HAART treatment. A study published in 1999 found that four out of five volunteers displayed a switch to the resistant phenotype on their first visit during
HIV infections
Between 1985 and 1990, the impact of HIV infection and tuberculosis on hospitalizations and healthcare costs in the United States continued to escalate. According to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine, hospitalizations related to HIV infection increased sixfold, from 18 to 102 per 100,000 persons, while hospitalizations
HIV infections
New recommendations from the New York State Department of Health suggest that HIV-infected healthcare workers should have the option to care for tuberculosis (TB) patients, rather than being excluded from such work solely due to their infection. Issued in November 1994, the recommendations aim to address the issue of HIV-infected
Disease transmission
Thai officials are grappling with the challenges posed by Buddhist monks who engage in immoral and illegal activities, bringing shame to the country's revered Buddhist institutions. The problem is not new, but it has gained momentum in recent times. Education Minister Sampan Thongsamak has emphasized the need to
Disease transmission
Indian tribes need to prepare for the arrival of AIDS, conference attendees warned, despite the relatively low number of cases among Native Americans so far. Experts attributed the low cases to the isolation of tribes, which may have only delayed the epidemic. Karen Edge, a New Mexico state AIDS surveillance
AIDS (Disease)
A broad new initiative to evaluate and enhance HIV prevention strategies in the United States is being launched by a coalition of prominent health organizations, including the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Harvard AIDS Institute, the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies at the University of California, San Francisco, and Family Health
AIDS (Disease)
In a conference convened by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, entertainment industry executives and academic experts urged the CDC to request regular airing of condom ads on network television, citing research that consistently shows condom use dramatically decreases HIV/AIDS and other
