Tagged as: HIV
HIV-Prevention Pill Truvada Proves Successful
A blue pill could be the key to preventing the spread of HIV, according to a new study.Researchers found that Truvada, a once-daily pre-exposure pill, was 100 percent successful in keeping high-risk individuals from becoming infected with HIV.Exper...
HIV Vaccine Shows Promise in Primates
A team at the Scripps Research Institute in California has discovered a new means to fight HIV, which could forever change the way the virus is treated and prevented. A different means of approaching vaccination, the treatment has started to show promise i...
FDA Allows Homosexual Men to Donate Blood
As 2014 came to a close, the Food and Drug Administration recommended that the 31-year-old ban barring homosexual men from donating blood should be lifted. To avoid introducing HIV-positive blood into the nation’s supply, the FDA recommendation includes a defe...