July 10th 2025
Moderna’s Spikevax receives full FDA approval for use in children at increased risk for COVID-19, expanding protection ahead of the 2025–2026 virus season.
FDA Approves First-in-Class Integrase Inhibitor for Treatment-Resistant HIV-1
October 15th 2007WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. -- The FDA has approved raltegravir (Isentress) as part of a combination regiment for treatment for multi-resistant HIV-1 infection in adults, according to an announcement from Merck.
Extra Antibiotics Provide Only Transient Improvement in Lyme Encephalopathy
October 11th 2007NEW YORK -- If standard intravenous antibiotics don't relieve persistent or recurrent memory deficits in Lyme encephalopathy, a 10-day IV course of ceftriaxone (Rocephin) may do so -- but the benefit doesn't last.
IDSA: Rotavirus Infection, Not Just for Kids
October 11th 2007SAN DIEGO -- Rotavirus infection, once considered almost exclusively a pediatric diarrheal disease, affects adults as well, causing substantial morbidity and unnecessary use of procedures and antibiotics, according to results of a study reported here.
Does Stress Cause Disease? It Doesn't Help, Reviewers Say
October 10th 2007PITTSBURGH -- There is strong evidence suggesting -- but not proving -- the existence of a causal link between psychological stress and chronic conditions such as depression, cardiovascular disease, and HIV/AIDS, asserted researchers here.
IDSA: New HBV Vaccine Tops Conventional One in Older Adults
October 9th 2007SAN DIEGO -- A vaccine created from hepatitis B surface antigen linked to an immunostimulant led to more rapid and durable immune responses and greater seroprotection in older patients compared with the conventional vaccine, according to results of a phase III trial reported here.
IDSA: Neurologic and Psychiatric Problems Common Years after Perinatal HIV Infection
October 8th 2007SAN DIEGO -- Adolescents and teenagers with perinatally acquired HIV infection have high rates of neurologic, psychiatric, and cognitive problems that can confound attempts to treat them, investigators reported here.