- As mentioned earlier in this issue of TreatmentUpdate, bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the result of an imbalance in the bacteria that live in the vagina. ...
- Research teams in the U.S. have been studying the health issues of women with or at high risk for HIV infection as part of a project called the Women’s ...
- The fixed-dose combination of sofosbuvir + velpatasvir (sold as Epclusa) has activity against all major strains, or genotypes, of hepatitis C virus (HCV). The ...
- Researchers conducted a double-blind placebo-controlled study of the combination of sofosbuvir + velpatasvir (Epclusa) in participants with hepatitis C virus ...
- For the past several years, researchers in Canada, the U.S., Western Europe and Australia have intensified efforts to understand how HIV might be cured. Some of ...
- A close relative of HIV called SIV (simian immunodeficiency virus) causes an AIDS-like disease in susceptible monkeys. SIV-infected monkeys are often used to ...
- As mentioned previously in this issue of TreatmentUpdate, an important study in monkeys has inspired an American clinical trial in people with HIV with the drug ...
- The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) has established goals for countries trying to achieve progress in the prevention, care and treatment ...
- Achieving and maintaining an undetectable viral load requires a high degree of adherence to potent combination anti-HIV therapy (ART). For some people this may ...
- Researchers in Sweden accessed a database containing medical information collected from about 3,500 HIV-positive people and, for comparison, medical information ...
- Surveys have found that rates of tobacco smoking among HIV-positive people are generally greater than among HIV-negative people. So it is important to ...
- It is normal for the body to respond to a viral infection by triggering inflammation within the immune system. People experience the resulting inflammation as ...