antiviral therapy

7 Must-Read Stories In May 2018

Prominent personalities, therapies for HIV infection and cool feats of engineering were topics of interest in the month of May.

HIV ‘Wakes Up’ Only Once A Week Under Treatment

Encouraging data on HIV reactivation suggests that remission can be achieved by reducing latent cell numbers by 50-70 fold instead of over 2,000 fold.

Cipla Awarded US$189 Million Of Global Fund ARV Tender

Cipla has been selected by the Global Fund to produce anti-retroviral drugs for the next three years.

Antivirals Reduce Liver Disease Risk

Two independent studies show that treating hepatitis B early with antiviral drugs can reduce the risk of developing liver disease.