Cheap drug &#39;could cut Aids deaths&#39;
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A cheap and widely available antibiotic could be used to cut Aids-related death in African children by more than 40 per cent, Government-backed scientists have said.
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AIDS patients expect to take only one pill a day to treat HIV infection in the near future, which will make them easier to stick with medication.
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An important AIDS drug can cause  sometimes deadly liver damage but remains a key option for many  patients, U.S. health officials warned on Wednesday.
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RESEARCHERS have shown that it may be possible to block transmission of the AIDS virus from men to women, it was revealed yesterday.
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A low-cost antibiotic should be given to all children with HIV (news - web sites) in developing countries to prevent infections such as pneumonia and reduce deaths, scientists said on Friday.
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Doctors and AIDS activists in Africa are worried governments may halt use of an HIV antiretroviral drug that has protected thousands of babies from HIV infection in reaction to new concerns about the drug&#39;s testing and effect on pregnant women.
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A new HIV drug shows promising results in people for whom other treatments no longer work, a study suggests.
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Giving Africa&#39;s HIV-positive children a cheap antibiotic could nearly halve the death rate, research shows. The Medical Research Council trial in Zambia was stopped early when it became obvious how effective daily co-trimoxazole treatment was.
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A lack of drugs adapted to the needs of children with HIV/AIDS means that many of them are dying needlessly, says the humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders.
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A low-cost antibiotic should be given to  all children with HIV in developing countries to prevent  infections such as pneumonia and reduce deaths, scientists said  on Friday.
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SATURDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A drug used as part of a regimen to treat HIV also appears to kill cancer cells, researchers from the U.S. National Cancer Institute report.
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Herbalists say they have discovered cheap Anti-Retrovirals drugs. And for that, they want the government to integrate them into the national health care system.
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Deaths among children infected with HIV in Africa could be almost halved if all those with symptoms were put on a simple, cheap and readily available antibiotic, new research has established.
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Millions of people with HIV will die unless cheap drugs are made more widely available, experts have warned. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has a target of getting antiretrovirals (ARVs) to three million
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The most effective way to used AIDS   drugs in South Africa would be to concentrate on cities,   although this might also be the least ethical approach, an   international team of researchers said on Monday.
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A naturally occurring molecule saves vital immune system cells from cellular suicide during the onslaught of the AIDS virus and might help keep the body's natural defenses working in HIV-infected people, a study found.
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IBADAN, Nigeria -- Crude paintings of women and rows of dimly lit bedrooms make clear the purpose of a shabby building just off a main road in this sprawling city. But for the next year, this brothel will have another function as well: testing a drug that could help stop HIV infections before they begin.