Posted on October 2, 2009 by Patients and Patents
Over 4 million people are now receiving treatment for HIV, marking a nearly 40 per cent jump from the previous year according to a new United Nations report.
The new study – produced jointly by the UN World Health Organization (WHO), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) – said [...]
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Posted on July 3, 2009 by Patients and Patents
Researchers at the University of Western Ontario say they’re confident their HIV vaccine is only months away from being approved for human trials.
According to a report by the National Post, lead researcher Dr. Chil-Yong Kang said the approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration can come as soon as two or three months.
The vaccine [...]
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Posted on December 4, 2008 by Patients and Patents
What are the real access barriers to healthcare for people in Sub-Saharan Africa? The following article from the Wall Street Journal Europe provides an interesting perspective on the healthcare challenges in Nigeria, with a focus on AIDS patients. Mr. Ayodele states that the “real causes of restricted access to to AIDS drugs are Africa’s derelict transportation [...]
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HIV vaccine trial cuts infection by 31.2%
A Phase III clinical trial involving more than 16,000 adult volunteers in Thailand has demonstrated that an investigational HIV vaccine regimen was safe and modestly effective in preventing HIV infection. According to final results released by the trial sponsor (the U.S. Army Surgeon General), the prime boost combination of Sanofi Pasteur’s ALVAC vaccine and AIDSVAX, [...]
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