AIDS Treatment News articles

Recent articles from AIDS Treatment News

Flu shot reminder.
July 1, 2007... Influenza shots are definitely recommended for persons with HIV or immune deficiencies. [1] They are often given in October or November, before the flu season begins. Where can you get the shots? A good place to ask is where you usually get health care. If that doesn't work, a number...

New kind of antiretroviral, KP-1461; clinical trial recruiting. interview with Stephen Becker, M.D.(Interview)
July 1, 2007... Summary: KP-1461, an experimental HIV drug already in a phase II trial, works so differently from other antiretrovirals that at first glance it looked like science fiction, and we found it hard to take seriously as a current possibility today. In fact this drug is highly credible, and based...

Isentress (Raltegravir) pricing: community sign-on letter.
July 1, 2007... The Fair Pricing Coalition is asking Merck to price its new and very important integrase inhibitor at a level everyone can live with. The letter is seeking organization and individual signers until the official launch of the drug, when the price will be announced. "A new HIV drug produced...

AIDS Treatment News new toll-free phone number, 800-804-8845.(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... We are changing our toll-free editorial and business number to 1-800-804-8848. This number, effective now, will forward anywhere, so you can more easily reach a person during our new business hours, currently 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time Monday through Thursday (11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pacific...

AIDS hotlines: 800-CDC-INFO, toll-free, 24-hr, English or Espanol.
July 1, 2007... For AIDS information (such as where to get tested, transmission, symptoms, news stories, or local AIDS organizations), try 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-2324636), toll-free 24 hours a day in English or Spanish; when asked, select option '1' to reach a person for health information. Trained operators...