Heart Drugs May Target AIDS Virus, Study Shows
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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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The AIDS virus has to hijack human proteins to do its damage, but scientists until now have known only a few dozen of its targets. On Thursday, Harvard researchers unveiled a surprisingly longer list, an important first step in the hunt for new drugs.
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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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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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Within the next 25 years, AIDS is set to join heart disease and stroke as the top three causes of death worldwide, according to a study published online Monday.
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The impotence drug Viagra may also  help prevent the abnormal growth of the heart seen in some  types of heart disease, researchers reported on Sunday.
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Surprising study results show that the popular heart drug doesn't live up to its claims  -  and three new trials are now underway
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Scientists have found a molecule they believe will protect and promote the survival of heart cell muscles, raising hopes of a treatment to repair the damage after a heart attack.
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Viagra may aid in the treatment of enlarged hearts that can result from high blood pressure, tests on animals indicate. Plans are under way for a trial to determine if similar results occur in humans given the drug widely used to treat erectile dysfunction.
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Administering co-trimoxazole, a cheap, widely used antibiotic, to HIV-positive children could dramatically cut AIDS-related deaths in Africa.
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German scientists announced on Monday that they have developed a new treatment for HIV that was useful in targeted mutated strains of the Aids virus that have become impervious to drugs.
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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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Cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins given to HIV-positive people &quot;suppressed the virus&quot; and replenished CD4+ T cells, &quot;two key measures of health&quot; among HIV-positive people, researchers from the Spanish Council for Scientific Research in Madrid, ...
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Researchers have hit on what may be an inexpensive way to prevent death from infections in children with HIV until anti-retroviral drugs become affordable in the developing world.
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Temporary increases in HIV levels do not generally mean a drug losing its effectiveness, research finds.
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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 study in Sweden raises hopes for discovering the Holy Grail of AIDS research