Viread, Tenofovir News

Federal Judge Upholds 50-Year Sentence for Iowa Man With HIV Engineering CD8 Cells to Kill HIV in Tissues A Piece of Me The Voice of a Generation Report Outlines HIV Cure Research, Important Gaps Gene-Modified T Cells Persist for a Decade, Without Major Risks .

Federal Judge Upholds 50-Year Sentence for Iowa Man With HIV Engineering CD8 Cells to Kill HIV in Tissues A Piece of Me The Voice of a Generation Report Outlines HIV Cure Research, Important Gaps Gene-Modified T Cells Persist for a Decade, Without Major Risks .

WEDNESDAY, May 9 -- An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration appears to support the use of the drug Truvada as a means to help prevent HIV infection in people at high risk.

Gilead Sciences Inc's Truvada tablets appear safe and effective for reducing the risk of HIV infection, U.S. regulators said on Tuesday.

In combination with other anti-HIV drugs, tenofovir is the first line of treatment for adults with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. These findings should reassure pregnant women who are taking tenofovir, the researchers said.

THURSDAY May 3, 2012 -- The use of the anti- HIV drug tenofovir during pregnancy appears to be safe for infants, new research suggests.