AIDS drug worth the risk, federal health official says
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WASHINGTON - A National Institutes of Health official said Tuesday that an AIDS drug at the center of a controversial federal report has prevented thousands of infants from getting HIV.
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FRANKFURT/JOHANNESBURG  - The World Health  Organization on Thursday gave its backing to Viramune, an  anti-AIDS drug from Germany's Boehringer Ingelheim, despite a  U.S regulatory warning that the medicine could cause liver  damage.
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AIDS drug cocktails may be able to restore the ravaged immune systems of some people infected with HIV, researchers reported on Wednesday.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) said  it would continue recommending use of the Viramune drug in AIDS  patients despite a U.S. regulatory warning, as the benefits  were greater than toxicity problems.
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Research results released Wednesday by health authorities did not ruled out the possibility that 11 hemophiliacs may have been infected with HIV through domestic blood coagulation products during 1990-93.
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Weeks before President Bush announced a plan to protect African babies from AIDS, top US health officials were warned that research on the key drug was flawed and may have underreported thousands
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Sudden jumps of HIV levels in patients taking drugs for the AIDS-causing infection are harmless blips and do not mean the treatment against the virus is losing its punch, a report said on Tuesday.
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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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A new HIV-fighting drug from Merck &amp; Co. appears superior to options for patients who have stopped responding to available drugs, federal regulators said Friday.
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WASHINGTON Government scientists found problems with their research on an AIDS drug destined for Africa -- but they never told the White House about them before the drug was distributed.
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NDORI, Kenya -- Giving antiretroviral drugs to pregnant women has long been celebrated as one of the few successful tactics in the war against AIDS in Africa. A single pill for a woman in labor, followed by a sip of syrup for her newborn baby, cuts HIV transmission rates by more than half, potent...
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Don't expect your doctor to nudge you toward an HIV test anytime soon, despite bold new government advice that most Americans be tested for the AIDS virus.
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Weeks before President Bush announced a plan to protect African babies from AIDS, top U.S. health officials were warned that research on the key drug was flawed and may have underreported severe reactions including deaths, government documents show.
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A drug used to treat people infected  with the AIDS virus has shown promise as a possible future  weapon against cancer, U.S. researchers said on Friday.
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A top Food and Drug Administration official said on Thursday she disagrees with an agency scientist&#39;s warning that five drugs on the market have significant safety risks.
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PISCATAWAY, NJ -- Researchers at Rutgers University have developed a trio of drugs they believe can destroy HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, according to a published report.
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Anti-retroviral drug treatments can dramatically reduce the level of HIV virus in the blood but transmission risks remain, United Nations health agencies said on Friday.