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Mon Aug 11

• Pill taken before sex prevents HIV transmission: There?s been some fascinating ?break through? in HIV medical technology.It was announced just this weekend that scientists are close to developing a pill that will prevent somebody from contracting the HIV virus through unprotected sex.? Studies in primates have shown the drugs do prevent transmission?, reported The Lancet.What?s with this HIV pill?In the latest development in the battle against the global epidemic which claimed two million lives last year, researches are looking at using antiretroviral drugs that are currently used to prevent vertical transmission from mothers to babies during birth and offer the same protection during sex for ?horizontal transmission?. It?s a global study that is ?showing great promise? according to The Independent and a study in The Lancent that was published to co-incide with the International Conference on AIDS in Mexico City. Read this post (estimated 2:58 mins reading time)

Fri Aug 8

• NEJM -- Malaria Prevention in Short-Term Travelers: The simple summary and case study of malaria prophylaxis

Sun Aug 3

• Researchers Look to Pill, Taken Daily, to Avert H.I.V. - NYTimes.com: Researchers are conducting trials and planning others to test the unproven strategy that a daily pill, or a combination of drugs, can prevent HIV In 2009, more people will be enrolled in such trials than in all of those for HIV vaccines and microbicides (7th International AIDS Conference.) Initial findings of the safety and effectiveness might come early next year, although researchers do not know how they will compare to the disappointing results of recent tests of H.I.V. vaccines and microbicides, chemicals that women can put in their vagina to prevent H.I.V. infection. AIDS experts say testing the prophylactic use of antiretroviral drugs, called PrEP, for pre-exposure prophylaxis, is now the most promising research in H.I.V. prevention efforts as scientific investigation of vaccines and microbicides continues.

Thu Jun 26

• Clinical Cases and Images - Blog: Oral Rivaroxaban signals the beginning of the end of Lovenox use for DVT prophylaxis

Fri Jun 20

• Annals of Surgery - Abstract: Volume 247(6) June 2008 p 918-926 The Timing of Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis.

Sun Apr 20

• Meta-analysis: Effectiveness of Drugs for Preventing Contrast-Induc ed Nephropathy -- Kelly et al. 148 (4): 284 -- Annals of Internal Medicine: Contrast-induc ed nephropathy meta-analysis in Annals.

Wed Mar 19

• Oseltamivir - Wikipedia

Mon Mar 10

• PROTOCOLOS PROFILAXIS ANTIBIOTICA

Tue Feb 12

• lcmartens' bookmarks on del.icio.us

Tue Feb 5

• Tenofovir-Cont aining Regimens for Postexposure Prophylaxis

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