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Domestic firms to supply AIDS drug

Domestic drug makers Cipla, Aurobindo and Matrix Laboratories have emerged as the second-line and paediatric AIDS medicine supply partners to international drug purchase facility UNITAID and......

Kolkata group against GSK's AIDS patent

Drug major GlaxoSmithKline's plan to patent its HIV/AIDS drug - Combivir - in India may hit a roadblock as a Kolkata-based NGO, Manipur Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS, has filed a pre-grant......

Aurobindo gets USFDA nod for HIV drug

Aurobindo Pharma on Monday said it has received a tentative new drug approval from USFDA for its fixed dose combination product used for treating HIV-1 infection. \nThe new drug approval is for......

Pre-grant opposition filed against GSK drug

The Indian Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (INP+) and the Manipur Network of Positive People (MNP+) have filed a pre-grant opposition against GlaxoSmithKline's anti-AIDS drug, Combivir.The......

Aurobindo to sell Bristol AIDS drugs

Aurobindo Pharma has received licences from Bristol Myers Squibb Co to market two anti-AIDS drugs in 49 countries. The licences are for Stavudine and Didanosine, Aurobindo said.The licence allows......

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Q. What is reverse and compartmental science ?
: A. Reverse transcriptase sequence of paired isolates of cerebrospinal fluid and blood from patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1...... more

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Q. Can HIV positive parents have a normal baby?
Joyesh Chakraborty: A. In general, babies born to mothers who have HIV have a 25% to 30% chance of being infected with HIV.If one hasHIV, her baby can get HIV several...... more

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Q. Name the antiviraldrug used against HIV; is incorporated into the DNA of the virus and stops the building process; results in incomplete DNA that cannot create a new virus; often used in combination with other drugs?
Ajeet Bawale: A. acyclovir,nevirapine,zidovudine more

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Q. is medicine available for hiv in the market
Jack Johnson: A. its available...zidovudine more

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Q. what is the precaution you give to HIV infected parents to protect their new born child from HIV infection?
GULAB JAISWAL: A. Pregnant women who are HIV-positive can halve the chances of passing HIV on to their babies by taking antiretroviral drugs. Treatment options...... more

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'Baby born with HIV cured'

Dr Deborah Persaud at Children's Center in Baltimore, Maryland - Reuters A baby girl in Mississippi who was born with HIV has been cured after very... ...

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Armed Forces Medical College manages 97% HIV-free infant births

Study shows major success in curbing parent-to-child-transmission of HIV PUNE: The Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) is inching closer towards... ...

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