HIV Drug Might Fight Cancer
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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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People infected with the virus that causes AIDS will soon be able to take a once-a-day pill that combines three drugs in a &quot;cocktail&quot; therapy that can be swallowed in a single dose.
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Cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins given to HIV-positive people "suppressed the virus" and replenished CD4+ T cells, "two key measures of health" among HIV-positive people, researchers from the Spanish ...
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TRENTON, NJ A Bay Area company is one of two drug companies that will join forces to work on a breakthrough pill to treat HIV infection.
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Using drugs to prevent HIV infection could prevent as many as 3 million new cases in Africa if it was done right, researchers predicted on Tuesday.
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A drug that starves tumors of their blood supply can help patients live longer, without adding to some of the worst effects of chemotherapy, researchers reported on Thursday.
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Two experimental drugs could offer hope to leukemia patients who no longer benefit from Gleevec, the groundbreaking cancer pill, research presented Sunday in San Diego at the meeting of the American Society of Hematology shows.
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A drug used to treat advanced breast and lung cancers has been found to prolong the lives of men with advanced prostate cancer whose tumors don't respond to hormone therapy, according to two studies published on Wednesday.
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Statins, which are used to treat high cholesterol, may also fight HIV, a study suggests.
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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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A drug used to treat advanced breast and  lung cancers has been found to prolong the lives of men with  advanced prostate cancer whose tumors don't respond to hormone  therapy, according to two studies published on Wednesday.
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A new drug in the form of a topical cream may be able to stop the transmission of HIV to women during intercourse, according to new research.
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Statin drugs that lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart disease may also help slow down the AIDS virus, Spanish researchers reported on Monday.
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AIDS drugs that work through novel mechanisms and next-generation versions of existing drugs will soon offer new options for the growing number of patients whose disease no longer responds to current drugs.
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MONDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- A harmless version of a major killer, the HIV virus, is being used to hunt down malignant melanoma cancer cells in mice, researchers say.
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Sept. 14, 2004 -- Marijuana&#39;s active ingredient may form the basis for new antiviral drugs that fight cancer-causing herpes viruses.
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An HIV drug is being recalled after it was found to be contaminated with a substance that could cause cancer, the medicines watchdog said tonight.