Women need more of the HIV drug Truvada than men to prevent infection
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Study first to explain why women need more frequent dosing of Truvada than men to protect against HIV. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL.
Women need daily doses of the antiviral medication Truvada to prevent HIV infection while men only need two doses per week due to the way the drug accumulates in different body tissues, according to a new study from pharmacy researchers the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Respecting women’s human rights is key to creating a safer, fairer and healthier world
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Message from UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé on International Women’s Day
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Treating HIV Early Doesn’t Affect Early Indicator of Heart Disease, But What About Long-Term?
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Starting treatment at a CD4 cell count above 500 does not lead to improvement in an important early warning sign of cardiovascular disease, and investigators are still unsure whether people who start treatment at high CD4 counts will have the same increased risk of cardiovascular disease as that reported in people with HIV over the past 15 years.
International Women's Day: 10 of the activists you need to know about
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International Women's Day is almost upon us. Every year the global festival throws up exciting new ideas and quotes as hundreds of women speak and perform to emphasise the importance of female solidarity and culture. Here are just a few names to get you started.
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Vaginal rings containing antiretroviral moderately effective in preventing HIV – but not in the youngest women
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Results pose dilemma for product development
The results of two studies announced today at the annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2016) in Boston, USA, show that vaginal rings impregnated with an anti-HIV drug are effective at cutting the HIV infection rate in women.
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