Suneva Medical, a privately-held aesthetic medical device company, announced that two clinical studies suggest Artefill may be a safe, effective, long-term treatment option for age-related and HIV lipoatrophy patients…
Also tagged Company Announced That, Facial, Lipoatrophy, Medical Device Company, Treatment Option
Tibotec Therapeutics, a unit of Johnson & Johnson, “has strengthened a warning about serious skin reactions in patients treated with the company’s HIV drug Intelence,” the FDA and the company said on Wednesday, Reuters reports.
Also tagged Amp, Fda, Hiv Drug, Hiv Risk, Reuters, Serious Skin, Skin Reaction, Skin Reactions, Tibotec Therapeutics
A class of antibiotics known as aminoglycosides could be used to make a topical cream that would trigger production of a protein in humans to prevent HIV transmission, according to a study published Tuesday in PLoS Biology, the Orlando Sentinel reports.
Also tagged Antibiotics, Biology, Hiv Transmission, Orlando Sentinel, Protein, Topical Cream, Transmission Study
BioAlliance Pharma SA (Euronext Paris – BIO), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of opportunistic infections in cancer and HIV, has presented results on its new biotherapy, plasmid AMEP™, for metastatic melanoma treatment at the at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 100th Annual Meeting, in Denver, April 18 to 22, 2009.
Also tagged Amep, American Cancer, Annual Meeting, Bioalliance, Biotherapy, Cancer Research Aacr, Euronext Paris, Melanoma, Melanoma Treatment, Metastatic Melanoma, Opportunistic Infections, Pharma, Pharmaceutical Company, Presents
A Canadian prison tattoo parlor program that was canceled by the government was cost-effective and successful in raising awareness and reducing the risk of bloodborne diseases such as HIV and hepatitis C, according to a new report from the Correctional Service of Canada, the Alberta Daily Herald-Tribune reports.
Also tagged Bloodborne Diseases, Canada Alberta, Correctional Service Of Canada, Daily Herald Tribune, Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Hiv Report, Prison Tattoo, Risk Of Hiv, Tattoo Parlor
Hair strands might help determine the effectiveness of antiretroviral drugs for HIV-positive people, researchers from the University of California-San Francisco said recently, VOA News reports. Monica Gandhi of the university and colleagues have found that antiretroviral levels in hair samples strongly correlate with HIV levels in patients.
Also tagged Antiretroviral Drugs, California San Francisco, Colleagues, Hair Samples, Hair Strands, Hiv Levels, Hiv Positive, Monica Gandhi, People, University California, University Of California, University Of California San Francisco, Voa News
The HTA (Human Tissue Authority) is announcing new rules for bone and skin products to protect patients from diseases such as HIV, Hepatitis C and CJD. The HTA already regulates the use of tissue containing cells to treat patients. The new rules will apply to material from humans that does not contain any cells.
Also tagged Bone Tissue, Cells, Diseases, Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Hiv Hepatitis, Human Tissue, New Skin, Skin Products
