| WASHINGTON (AP) -- American consumers may soon be able to test themselves for the virus that causes AIDS in the privacy of their own homes, after a panel of experts on Tuesday recommended approval of the first rapid, over-the-counter HIV test.
CHICAGO (AP) -- A pill to prevent HIV infection is already being given to some healthy people, but without government approval, it remains out of reach and too costly for many who need it.
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) -- The first drug shown to prevent HIV infection won the endorsement of a panel of federal advisers Thursday, clearing the way for a landmark approval in the 30-year fight against the virus that causes AIDS.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is considering approval of the first over-the-counter HIV test that would allow consumers to quickly test themselves for the virus at home, without medical supervision.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal drug regulators on Tuesday affirmed landmark study results showing that a popular HIV-fighting pill can also help healthy people avoid contracting the virus that causes AIDS in the first place. While the pill appears safe and effective for prevention, scientists stressed that it only works when taken on a daily basis.
SAN FRANCISCO (The New York Times News Service) -- Scientists have been hailing recent triumphs in the treatment and prevention of HIV, but a UCSF study released this week shows that for a large group of impoverished HIV patients, a simple lack of food and shelter is making them sicker than the infection itself.
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