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Gilead's increase of HIV drugs price unreasonable, says AHF

Today AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization, blasted the news that Gilead Sciences Inc. increased the prices of several of its top selling products at the beginning of the month. The California-based drug maker increased the price of its biggest seller, HIV treatment Atripla, by 5.1%. Gilead also raised the price of HIV drugs Truvada and Emtriva by 7.9%.

5 Apr 2011

AIDS people may face high risk of stomach and esophageal malignancies

Among people with AIDS, the risk of stomach and esophageal malignancies is higher than among the general population, according to study results presented at the AACR 102nd Annual Meeting 2011, held here April 2-6.

5 Apr 2011

Opinions: Africa's agricultural sector; foreign aid funding

"There is no doubt that Africa is on the move … But if African countries are to achieve the new future within their grasp, then there needs to be a new focus on the daunting obstacles still to be overcome. … High among these challenges is the need to transform the continent's agriculture," former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan writes in a BusinessDay opinion piece reflecting on the challenges facing Africa's agricultural system and the opportunities to respond to the growing food demands.

5 Apr 2011

Boehringer Ingelheim receives FDA approval for Viramune XR to treat HIV-1 infection

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Viramune XR extended-release tablets, a one-pill, once-daily formulation of nevirapine for use in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults.

5 Apr 2011

Viewpoints: 'Saving' Medicare; Dole on innovative vets' care; Texas 'death panel' on HIV?

(Rep. Paul) Ryan's plan reportedly will include steep Medicaid cuts, disguised as a proposal to turn the program into a "block grant" to the states. The net effect would be to leave even more Americans to the mercies of the private insurance market.

4 Apr 2011

Optimer study highlights economic burden of acute and recurrent CDI in hospital patients

Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today the presentation of information from insurance claims and survey databases highlighting the unmet need for targeted therapies to treat subpopulations at high risk of recurrence of Clostridium difficile infection.

4 Apr 2011

QIAGEN to acquire Cellestis

QIAGEN N.V. has reached an agreement to acquire Cellestis Limited for approximately A$341 million in cash, providing QIAGEN with access to a novel "pre-molecular" technology that offers a new dimension in disease detection not currently possible with other diagnostic methods.

From QIAGEN Manchester Limited 4 Apr 2011

Entry inhibitors can provide first new hepatitis B & D treatments for many years

Promising new viral hepatitis data presented today at the International Liver CongressTM show that entry inhibitors --a new mechanism of action for drugs to treat viral hepatitis -- could provide the first new hepatitis B and hepatitis D treatments for many years.

2 Apr 2011

AHF launches public tribute to Hollywood legend with billboards around Los Angeles

This week, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the largest global AIDS organization, launched a public tribute to Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor with a number of billboards around Los Angeles commemorating her contribution to the AIDS fight.

2 Apr 2011

Students are taught importance of connecting with community at Faculty of Nursing

In the Faculty of Nursing, students are taught the importance of connecting with the community, and nursing professor Vera Caine has come up with a way for students to not only learn about working in the community, but also to actually be a part of it.

2 Apr 2011

Eli Lilly to launch Connecting Hearts Abroad program

Eli Lilly and Company's new global service program, Connecting Hearts Abroad, is set to launch. Through the program, the company is sending 200 Lilly Ambassadors to assist people and communities that often lack basic resources.

2 Apr 2011

Recent releases in Global Health

A Lancet Infectious Diseases editorial describes the growing public concerns over a global rise in antimicrobial resistance. "Bearing in mind that our objective is to contain antibiotic resistance rather than eradicate it, several policies could be adopted to help guarantee a future for antibiotics," the editorial states, adding, "We need reliable data to tackle antibiotic resistance.

2 Apr 2011

Willingboro pharmacy dispenses 500 millionth prescription

Less than 10 years after dispensing its first prescription, Medco Health Solutions, Inc.'s fully automated pharmacy in Willingboro dispensed its 500 millionth prescription, securing its position as one of the world's largest pharmacies based upon the number of prescriptions filled.

2 Apr 2011

South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland form alliance to fight MDR-TB

Health ministers from Lesotho, Swaziland and South Africa said they have formed an alliance to fight drug-resistant tuberculosis, Deutsche Presse-Agentur/M&C reports.

1 Apr 2011

USAID Administrator testifies before State, Foreign Ops subcommittee about FY12 budget, expresses concerns about FY11 budget cuts

In a hearing regarding the FY12 budget before the House Appropriations State and Foreign Operations subcommittee earlier this week, USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah highlighted the possible impact of the FY11 budget cuts currently being debated in Congress, Foreign Policy's "The Cable" blog reports.

1 Apr 2011

eGlobalTech receives HRSA contract to support enterprise-wide Call Center Study

eGlobalTech announced today that it has been awarded a prime contract with the Health Resources and Services Administration to support an enterprise-wide Call Center Study.

1 Apr 2011

California State Controller urges Merck, Tibotec and ViiV to reduce AIDS drug prices

Today AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) announced that California State Controller John Chiang has sent letters to the CEOs of Merck & Co., Tibotec Therapeutics and ViiV Healthcare, asking the companies to reduce the price of their HIV/AIDS medications for California and its AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP).

1 Apr 2011

HIV prevention, treatment must be expanded in Asia-Pacific, delegates at regional meeting say

More needs to be done to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and increase access to treatments for patients living with the disease, according to representatives from 24 Asia-Pacific countries attending a regional United Nations meeting in Bangkok this week, VOA News reports.

1 Apr 2011

Potential HIV vaccine component undergoes dramatic protein rearrangement

An international study headed by a UC Davis scientist describes how a component of a potential HIV vaccine opens like a flower, undergoing one of the most dramatic protein rearrangements yet observed in nature. The finding could reveal new targets for vaccines to prevent HIV infection and AIDS. A paper describing the work was published online this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

1 Apr 2011

Scientists engineer new protein that prevents HIV virus entry into cells

In what could be a potential breakthrough in the battle against AIDS and a major development in the rational design of new drugs, scientists have engineered a new protein that prevents the virus from entering cells.

1 Apr 2011

HIV 1 News and Research

Gilead's increase of HIV drugs price unreasonable, says AHF

AIDS people may face high risk of stomach and esophageal malignancies

Opinions: Africa's agricultural sector; foreign aid funding

Boehringer Ingelheim receives FDA approval for Viramune XR to treat HIV-1 infection

Viewpoints: 'Saving' Medicare; Dole on innovative vets' care; Texas 'death panel' on HIV?

Optimer study highlights economic burden of acute and recurrent CDI in hospital patients

QIAGEN to acquire Cellestis

Entry inhibitors can provide first new hepatitis B & D treatments for many years

AHF launches public tribute to Hollywood legend with billboards around Los Angeles

Students are taught importance of connecting with community at Faculty of Nursing

Eli Lilly to launch Connecting Hearts Abroad program

Recent releases in Global Health

Willingboro pharmacy dispenses 500 millionth prescription

South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland form alliance to fight MDR-TB

USAID Administrator testifies before State, Foreign Ops subcommittee about FY12 budget, expresses concerns about FY11 budget cuts

eGlobalTech receives HRSA contract to support enterprise-wide Call Center Study

California State Controller urges Merck, Tibotec and ViiV to reduce AIDS drug prices

HIV prevention, treatment must be expanded in Asia-Pacific, delegates at regional meeting say

Potential HIV vaccine component undergoes dramatic protein rearrangement

Scientists engineer new protein that prevents HIV virus entry into cells

Decoding Cannabis: Differentiating Hemp and Marijuana

Deciphering the Microbiome with The Microsetta Initiative

Leveraging the power of automation to boost research

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