International health panel says treat all HIV infections
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An international health panel has recommended for the first time, that all HIV patients be treated with antiretroviral drugs, even when the virus's impact on their immune system is shown to be small. The nonprofit International Antiviral Society-USA …
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Combination drug therapy could end TB's deadly grip
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The findings, from the Global Alliance for TB Drug Development, were presented this week (23 July) at the 2012 International AIDS Conference, in Washington DC, United States. The trial — called NC-001 or New Combination 1 — took place over a period …
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FDA's claims over stem cells upheld
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A court decision on 23 July could help to tame the largely unregulated field of adult stem-cell treatments. The US District Court in Washington DC affirmed the right of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate therapies made from a patient's …
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