Babies and children should receive doses of nevirapine (Viramune) according to their surface area rather than their weight, according to new prescribing advice issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Other new prescribing... more>

Mathematical modelling of Zambian and Rwandan populations, based on the rates of extramarital sex and the proportion of couples who are HIV-serodiscordant, shows that the proportion of HIV infections acquired in any one year that are acquired... more>

Patients treated with antiretroviral therapy have a high prevalence of fatty liver disease, according to an Italian study published in the July 15th edition of the Journal of Infectious Diseases. The overall prevalence... more>

today's news

• Important changes to nevirapine dosing advice made by FDA
• Most HIV infections in Zambia and Rwanda happen in marriage: prevention programmes for couples recommended
• Fatty liver in patients with HIV associated with metabolic abnormalities