Microbicide partners receive $5.7 million from Gates Foundation
...rs, policy-makers, and health experts to track the microbicide pipeline, clarify and influence regulatory process...t. "Developing and delivering a safe and effective microbicide requires not just good science, but creative thinking about how to identify good products and test t...CONRAD receives $24 million from Gates Foundation and USAID for HIV microbicide trials
...n goal of the project is to determine if a vaginal microbicide candidate is an effective and safe method for prev...ficiently and consistently. The availability of a microbicide that can be used by a woman to protect herself has a good probability of being this necessary altern...U.S. House introduces Microbicide Development Act of 2005
...nfection on their own. Even a partially effective microbicide could stop the infections of 2.5 million women ove...t the National Institutes of Health and strengthen microbicide activity at USAID and the Centers for Disease Control. Named one of the "10 most promising biotechn...International conference on AIDS India presents lifetime achievement award
...ion of his contribution to reproductive health and microbicide development. The presentation took place during ... has made great strides in reproductive health and microbicide development, but I feel that we have so much more to accomplish. I hope to have increased support, p...Microbicide field praises agreement to license new AIDS drugs
...ently entering host cells at critical points. "The microbicide field is delighted that Merck and Bristol-Myers Sq...of public-private partnerships we need to expedite microbicide development, and I hope to see other companies with promising candidates do likewise." "This adva...Combination microbicides protect monkeys against HIV-like virus
...e being evaluated in large clinical trials, but no microbicide has yet been approved for human use. The Nature s...y non-human primates. The researchers tested three microbicide gels alone and in combination. Two contained small molecules and the third featured a modified assem......ons with higher HIV incidence. Should an effective microbicide become available, all the parties are committed to returning the benefits of research to the communities where the studies were conducted, including Ghana and Nigeria. Effective HIV prevention tools should be available to everyone, especially the vol...New licensing agreement to maximize AIDS drug development
... collaborated for many years on all aspects of our microbicide development programs, and we have a deep respect f... has been involved in the research of nearly every microbicide currently in clinical trials. They are currently managing a second Phase III trial of a microbicide ...Anti-HIV drug has potential to prevent transmission in women
...o treat HIV is also safe when applied as a vaginal microbicide gel. Microbicides are designed to prevent the sexu...ad made by Gilead Sciences. Currently, there is no microbicide available that has been approved for widespread use. The tenofovir study was a safety and product ac...Giving African surgeons online health information; cancer in minority groups
...at if a patient becomes infected with HIV during a microbicide trial? Do the researchers have an ethical duty to ...n international coalition that works to accelerate microbicide development, outlines the campaign's consensus statement on providing antiretroviral therapy to pati...'Senseless' turf battles between health development and relief agencies
...ls.msf.org What will it take to make a topical microbicide for blocking HIV-1 transmission? A topical microbicide is a product (such as a cream or gel) that can be used vaginally or rectally by a woman or a man to ...Study defines effective microbicide design for HIV/AIDS prevention
...ve determined that a thin, long-lasting coating of microbicide delivered to susceptible tissues in a woman's vagi...ted. In addition to their role in drug delivery, microbicide formulations can act as physical barriers or filters to slow HIV's passage from semen into body tiss...New amfAR research grants aim to advance understanding and prevention of rectal HIV transmission
...York, NY $119,992 Development of a standard rectal microbicide delivery device: Even if an effective rectal microbicide becomes available, people will not use it if it cannot be applied comfortably. Dr. Carballo-Dieguez ...Leading advocates express support for microbicide research, despite disappointing trial results
...ation of the Phase III effectiveness trials of the microbicide candidate, cellulose sulfate (CS). CS was one of the four microbicide candidates in Phase III effectiveness trials for prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted in...NIH names Clinical Trial Units for the Microbicide Trials Network
...ct research that will support licensure of topical microbicide products for widespread use. Based at the University of Pittsburgh and Magee-Womens Research Institute, MTN's core operations are supported by a central laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh, a statistical and data management center housed wit...