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Two Studies Find Artefill(R) To Be A Long-Term Treatment Option For Facial Lipoatrophy

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…

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Tibotec, FDA Update Warning Label On HIV Drug’s Risk Of Severe Skin Reaction

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.

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Use Of Certain Antibiotics In Topical Cream Could Prevent HIV Transmission, Study Says

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.

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BioAlliance Pharma Presents Results On Its New Biotherapy Plasmid AMEP™ For Metastatic Melanoma At The American Association For Cancer Research

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.

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Canceled Canadian Prison Tattoo Program Reduced Risk Of HIV, Report Says

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.

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Hair Samples Can Be Used To Measure Effectiveness Of Antiretrovirals, Researchers Say

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.

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New Rules For Bone And Skin Products – Human Tissue Authority, UK

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.

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