Global HIV News
News archive 11/03/2007
Uganda loses $16m Global Fund aid
The Global Fund has permanently terminated two grants to Uganda for malaria and tuberculosis because of what it called ”unsatisfactory performance.“ As a result, Uganda has missed about $16 million.
News archive 09/03/2007
Public Health Advisory: erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs)
FDA today issued a public health advisory outlining new safety information, including revised product labeling about ESAs, widely-used drugs for the treatment of anemia in a variety of conditions, anemia due to zidovudine therapy in HIV patients.
News archive 09/03/2007
Bioequivalence of pilot 100 mg tablet formulations of ritonavir to the marketed soft gel capsule
Abbott is developing a 100-mg ritonavir tablet formulation that would not require refrigeration. Other formulation objectives include bioequivalence to the marketed soft gel capsule, chemical and physical stability over a range of temperature and humidity conditions, and acceptable size.
News archive 09/03/2007
Two studies disagree about benefits of early antiretroviral therapy
Since the advent of potent combination antiretroviral therapy, researchers have debated the value of early treatment during the first months after seroconversion. But as the long-term toxicities of therapy became more apparent, many experts favored delaying therapy.
News archive 08/03/2007
New era of HIV treatment on the horizon
Two new classes of drugs to treat HIV are likely to be approved later this year by the federal Food and Drug Administration. Many consider the development to be a milestone second only to the introduction of powerful combination therapy more than a decade ago.
News archive 08/03/2007
CROI: High rate of virologic failure on once-daily combination of 3TC, tenofovir and nevirapine
Preliminary results from a prospective clinical trial of once-daily 3TC (lamivudine, Epivir), tenofovir (Viread) and nevirapine (Viramune) have shown a high rate of early virologic failure, leading to discontinuation of the study.
News archive 08/03/2007
WHO Director-General Chan discusses effect of HIV/AIDS on women on international women's day
World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan in a statement released in recognition of International Women's Day discussed the effects of HIV/AIDS on women in sub-Saharan Africa.
News archive 08/03/2007
The global vaccines industry is undergoing a renaissance
Vaccines used to be seen as low-technology, commodity products that fetched low margins in rich countries and none at all in poor ones. So unappetising were their prospects that most of the two dozen or so firms that made vaccines in the 1970s abandoned the business. But now things are looking up.
News archive 07/03/2007
'Personal' health websites sought
People searching online for health advice often reject sites giving high quality information in favour of those with a human touch, a study suggests.
News archive 07/03/2007
Tackling tuberculosis
There is a dangerous gulf between the global programmes to fight AIDS and TB.
News archive 07/03/2007
Outcomes for patients with hepatitis B who need liver transplants
Survival rates are similar among patients with hepatitis B who are listed for liver transplantation, whether or not they have hepatocellular carcinoma.
News archive 07/03/2007
Bold proposal to restructure drug development and patent systems to bring lifesaving medicines to the world's poor
Innovative solution advanced by Weill Cornell scientist would create new patent track to reward discovery of drugs for neglected diseases
News archive 07/03/2007
Merck's murky dealings: HPV vaccine lobby backfires
We need to have public dialogue. The point is not that the vaccine is bad, but that the public agenda has all been company-driven.
News archive 07/03/2007
CROI: Sexually transmitted infections significantly increase risk of drug-resistant HIV transmission
A study of people newly diagnosed with HIV has found that sexually transmitted infections are strongly associated with the transmission of antiretroviral-resistant HIV.
News archive 07/03/2007
Study raises questions about circumcision in AIDS
Circumcision helps protect men from getting the AIDS virus but may make an already-infected man more likely to infect a woman if he does not let his penis heal completely.
News archive 07/03/2007
Groups tie fight against AIDS to rape prevention
The world's top AIDS donors need to tie the fight against the deadly virus to preventing the rape and abuse of women and girls.
News archive 06/03/2007
Novartis CEO wants no popularity awards on patents
Novartis AG's chief executive said on Tuesday the Swiss drugmaker did not want "popularity awards" and would continue with legal action over India's patent system.
News archive 06/03/2007
Global Fund aims to garner increased contributions from private donors, officials say
The Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria hopes to acquire more contributions from private donors, Global Fund officials said on Monday at the start of a two-day donor meeting in Oslo, Norway.
News archive 06/03/2007
FDA accepts two Roche diagnostics HPV tests for review
Roche has announced today that the United States Food & Drug Administration has accepted for review its applications for two human papillomavirus tests.
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