BioWorld recently highlighted a new report published by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) that identifies 97 new drugs and vaccines in development to treat or prevent HIV/AIDS and related conditions.

America’s pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies are testing 97 medicines and vaccines to treat or prevent HIV/AIDS and related conditions, according to a new report released by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). December 1 marks the 21st anniversary of “World AIDS Day” a global awareness campaign that originated at the 1988 World [...]

Tibotec Therapeutics, a division of Centocor Ortho Biotech Products, L.P., announced the availability of a lower-dose (75 mg) formulation of PREZISTA (darunavir) for pediatric patients with HIV. The announcement follows the FDA approval of PREZISTA, co-administered with ritonavir (PREZISTA/r) and with other antiretroviral agents, for the treatment of HIV infection in pediatric patients six years [...]

Dr. Damon T. Arnold, state public health director, is reemphasizing the need for educating, testing and treating Illinoisans for sexually transmitted diseases (STD) as the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) releases its 2007 Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance report. The report shows reported cases of chlamydia and gonorrhea in the United States exceeded 1.4 [...]

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) reminds women, including those who are pregnant, to get their annual vaccination for the upcoming influenza (flu) season which runs from October through mid-May in the US. According to ACOG, flu vaccination should be a routine part of prenatal care, and the ideal time to vaccinate pregnant [...]