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Pipeline Update: Short Notes on New Anti-HIV Drugs in Development

The Phases of Drug Development Integrase Inhibitors Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NNRTIs) Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTIs) Entry Inhibitors Protease Inhibitors Other Types of Anti-HIV Drugs The... Read more »

New Developments in HIV Drug Resistance and Options for Treatment-Experienced Patients

Introduction Epidemiology of HIV Resistance Predicting Treatment Response Based on Resistance Scores Refinement of the Genotypic Resistance Score for Tipranavir The Value of Discussing Resistance Test Results With HIV Resistance Experts ... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

New Guidelines on Treating Those With HIV Developed

The first guidelines aimed exclusively at getting people newly diagnosed with HIV into treatment and keeping them on their medicines have been released by the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (IAPAC). Thirty-one leading AIDS... Read more »

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is it possable to develop HIV in anal sex? HIV TRANSMISSION BETWEEN TWO HIV NEGATIVES, 2009)

hello, me and my girlfriend recently had unprotected anal sex, she has done it before so we did it the "right" way going slow and pleanty of k-y and there was no trama but this was her 1st time unprotected. we are both absolutly clean of...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,And here we go again! You're wondering if two people who are HIV/STD negative can give each other an STD or HIV just because they have unprotected anal sex. That is a QTND with an ATNC. (See below.) Dr. BobHow to contract HIV (HIV... Read more »

Can HIV develop between two persons without HIV +ve?

If suppose one woman have unsafe sexual relation with two men and both of the men and woman are free from HIV at the start of the relationship and also neither the two men nor the woman doesn't have any other relation,is there any chance of HIV...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,So you're wondering if a "menage a trois" of HIV-negative sex partners could "create" an HIV infection??? YIKES! Let me guess that either you are being home schooled or that you are yet another victim of... Read more »

new development in the drug Maraviroc

Dear Dr.Bob,Hope you are well.I was just watching the news in England when a story about the HIV drug called Maraviroc was discussed. It was said that in a few months the drug will be available on the NHS (national health service in England). As you...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Maraviroc is in a new class of anti-HIV drugs called "CCR5 Inhibitors." They target a very early stage in the infection process the cell-entry stage. These drugs have been in development for quite some time and maraviroc is primed to... Read more »

new developements do you think this is promising?

Hello Doc, I recently read an article that has some promising developments in the area of HIV eradication. Something about an enzyme that will trigger the death of cell that is infected with HIV thus preventing it from making copies. Basically...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Sounds like an interesting possibility as long as healthy cells are unaffected.MH... Read more »

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new meds in development as of Dec. 2002

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I posted this to the "Living with HIV" group but thought this group would be interested in it, too. It was released by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America in December, 2002:

Here's the release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

83 NEW... Read more »

Help Develop New Drugs

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I don't know how many of you guys have seen this:

http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org.

Basically, you install this program that runs in the background whenever your computer is on and uses spare processor power to process packages of information sent to... Read more »

New meds in development

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I wanted to share this news release and backgrounder from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America regarding the 83 new medicines in development to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS. It is good news.
Here's the release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Read more »

Director of development , Chicago

Posted by Anonymous

Director of development needed for
BETTER EXISTENCE WITH HIV (BEHIV)
PO Box 5171
Evanston, Illinois 60204

Director of development

Primary Purpose: To develop and implement direct fund solicitation efforts on behalf of BEHIV that are consistent with... Read more »

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