News tagged with vaginal gel
NIH discontinues tenofovir vaginal gel in 'VOICE' HIV prevention study
A large-scale clinical trial evaluating whether daily use of an antiretroviral-containing oral tablet or vaginal gel can prevent HIV infection in women is being modified because an interim review found that the gel, an investigational ...
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Nov 28, 2011 |
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HIV trial scrapped after gel found to be ineffective
In a major setback for AIDS prevention research, a clinical trial of a new vaginal gel supposed to reduce HIV infections has been suspended after studies showed it to be ineffective.
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Nov 27, 2011 |
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Double duty: Anti-HIV topical gel also protects against herpes virus
HIV infection is commonly associated with other sexual infections, such as herpes simplex virus (HSV). Infection with HSV facilitates the risk of HIV infection and negatively impacts the clinical course of HIV disease. Therefore, ...
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Oct 19, 2011 |
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NIH modifies 'VOICE' HIV prevention study in women
A large-scale clinical trial evaluating whether daily use of an oral tablet or vaginal gel containing antiretroviral drugs can prevent HIV infection in women is being modified because an interim review found that the study ...
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Sep 28, 2011 |
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Anti-HIV gel being evaluated in pregnant and breastfeeding women
Determining whether a promising HIV prevention gel is safe for women to use while they are pregnant or breastfeeding is the aim of a new clinical trial being conducted by the National Institutes of Health-funded Microbicide ...
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Jun 20, 2011 |
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Tenofovir gel provides high level of protection against HIV in rectal tissue
A gel developed to protect against HIV during vaginal sex produced a strong antiviral effect when used in the rectum, according to an early-phase study presented today at the 18th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic ...
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Feb 28, 2011 |
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Study comparing tenofovir gel and oral tablet finds gel provides more drug to tissue
In the first study to make head-to-head comparisons between tenofovir gel and oral tenofovir – two promising approaches for preventing HIV in women – researchers found that daily use of the vaginal gel achieved ...
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Feb 28, 2011 |
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Unconventional idea for antiviral contraceptive gel wins Gates Foundation grant
A vaginal gel that affords both contraception and HIV protection using nanoparticles that carry bee venom is one of the bold, unconventional ideas that won a 2010 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill & Melinda ...
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Nov 09, 2010 |
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Prototype vaginal gel fails to block HIV: study
A vaginal gel failed to protect women against the AIDS virus, doctors said on Monday, reporting on a major clinical trial that enrolled more than 9,000 women.
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Sep 20, 2010 |
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AIDS breakthrough: Gel helps prevent infection
Researchers are reporting a breakthrough against AIDS. A vaginal gel containing an AIDS drug cut in half a woman's chances of getting HIV from an infected partner.
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Jul 19, 2010 |
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Clinical trial of antiretroviral-based HIV prevention strategies for women now under way
A new, large-scale clinical trial is examining whether antiretroviral medications normally used to treat HIV infection can also prevent HIV infection in women when applied as a vaginal gel or taken as oral tablets once daily.
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Sep 16, 2009 |
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An HIV-blocking gel for women
University of Utah scientists developed a new kind of "molecular condom" to protect women from AIDS in Africa and other impoverished areas. Before sex, women would insert a vaginal gel that turns semisolid ...
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Aug 10, 2009 |
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AIDS: Microbicide gel 'highly encouraging' in lab tests
The dogged search for a vaginal gel to thwart the AIDS virus earned some good news on Wednesday as scientists announced that a cheap, commonly-used compound shielded monkeys from a lethal cousin of HIV.
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Mar 04, 2009 |
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Anti-HIV gel shows promise in large-scale study in women
An investigational vaginal gel intended to prevent HIV infection in women has demonstrated encouraging signs of success in a clinical trial conducted in Africa and the United States. Findings of the recently concluded study, ...
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Feb 09, 2009 |
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