News articles tagged with 'nevirapine'
6-month drug regimen cuts HIV risk for breastfeeding infants, NIH study finds
— 3 Mar 2011 14:14 | HealthGiving breastfeeding infants of HIV-infected mothers a daily dose of the antiretroviral drug nevirapine for six months halved the risk of HIV transmission to the infants at age 6 months…
NIH studies influence revision of WHO guidelines for treating HIV-infected women, infants
— 14 Oct 2010 09:57 | HealthTwo studies appearing in the October 14, 2010 New England Journal of Medicine and funded by the National Institutes of Health helped influence the World Health Organisation (WHO) to…
A better way to treat HIV-infected children?
— 9 Sep 2010 11:27 | HealthNevirapine is widely used to help prevent mother-to-child transmission of the HIV virus. In cases where the infants are nonetheless infected with HIV virus at birth, the standard treatment…
Vanishing bile duct syndrome secondary to anti-retroviral therapy in HIV
— 31 Jul 2010 10:23 | HealthVanishing bile duct syndrome (VBDS) refers to a group of disorders characterised by destruction and disappearance of intrahepatic (inside the liver) bile ducts. Multiple causes have…
Half of HIV-exposed babies in parts of Africa not receiving available HIV prevention drug
— 19 Jul 2010 14:34 | HealthIn the ongoing battle to prevent mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), not all weapons are being used: Only about half of HIV-exposed infants in some African…
Maternal or infant antiretrovirals both effective in preventing HIV transmission through breast milk
— 17 Jun 2010 12:48 | HealthThe largest study to date to examine methods to prevent HIV infection among breastfeeding infants concludes that giving antiretroviral drugs to HIV-infected breastfeeding mothers in…
HIV drug that protects a foetus should be avoided for one year after childbirth
— 15 Mar 2010 12:48 | HealthWomen given the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention drug nevirapine to protect their foetus should not use an HIV-drug regimen that contains nevirapine for at least one year…
HIV drug given to protect a foetus should be avoided for one year after childbirth
— 25 Feb 2010 12:37 | HealthWomen given the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention drug nevirapine to protect their foetus should not use an HIV-drug regimen that contains nevirapine for at least one year…
HIV drug resistance lasts about 1 year in women treated with nevirapine
— 16 Feb 2010 10:59 | HealthA new international study reported in PLoS Medicine confirms that a single dose of nevirapine (sdNVP) can lead to HIV treatment failure in women who receive the drug to prevent transmission…
Prolonged nevirapine in breast-fed babies prevents HIV infection but leads to drug-resistant HIV
— 6 Jan 2009 12:22 | HealthBabies born to HIV-positive mothers and given the antiretroviral drug nevirapine through the first six weeks of life to prevent infection via breast-feeding are at high risk for developing…