Officials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are warning users of the HIV drugs Videx and Videx EC that the medications can cause a rare but potentially life-threatening liver complication. Read Summary >
U.S. researchers have found that genital herpes often reactivates throughout the genital tract, a finding that they say may one day help improve prevention and treatment for the condition. Read Summary >
According to a new study of mice, the commonly used drug combination found in the medication Truvada may protect people from being infected with the AIDS virus through all major transmission routes. Read Summary >
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and the medications that treat it appear to age the brain prematurely. Read Summary >
A Canadian court has denied a man's claim that he is entitled to an accident insurance award because he became paralyzed due to a rare complication of herpes after having unprotected sex with three women. Read Summary >
Researchers say a molecule known as surfen has shown potential to be an active ingredient in a topical treatment designed to prevent the spread of HIV from semen. Read Summary >
According to a new study, about half of teenage girls who live in U.S. cities contract one of three common sexually transmitted diseases within two years of becoming sexually active. Read Summary >
