HIV

...he wants to share his experience to help save lives Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (left) says he's been inspired by the way Magic Johnson (right) used his HIV diagnosis to raise awareness. NEW YORK (AP) -- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for...

In this article: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Leukemia, Myeloid leukemia, Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers, Thai food, UCLA, Cancer, and NCAA

Meanwhile, she said investor focus remains on cost savings, sales of four growth drivers - Plavix, Orencia for rheumatoid arthritis, leukemia drug Sprycel and combination HIV drug Atripla - along with some key drugs in development. Those...

In this article: Bristol-Myers, Plavix, Revenue, Abilify, Food and Drug Administration, AstraZeneca PLC, Bristol, Ipilimumab, and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.

...delta-32 CCR5 mutation. This approach transferred the hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) residing in the bone marrow from the delta-32 donor, and provided a self-renewable and lifelong source of HIV-resistant immune cells. After transplantation,...

In this article: AIDS, Zinc, California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, CCR5, and Sigma-Aldrich Corporation

...their genetic makeup and sometimes cause latent viruses to activate. They are thought to be factors in prostate cancer, leukemia and immune deficiencies such as HIV. Writing about the breakthrough discovery, Las Vegas Sun reporter...

In this article: Chronic fatigue syndrome, Retrovirus, Cancer, Nevada, Leukemia, and Nevada Cancer Institute

...transplant. The patient, a U.S. citizen living in Germany, was suffering from advanced leukemia and HIV two years ago when Huetter treated the cancer with a bone-marrow transplant at Berlin's Charite hospital. As a side experiment,...

In this article: Leukemia, London, Berlin, Cancer, and Mayo Clinic

...cognitive behavioral therapy to help patients cope with the disorder's crippling effects. The XMRV virus is like the HIV virus that causes AIDS. Known formally as xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus, XMRV has also been found in...

In this article: Chronic fatigue syndrome, Cancer, AIDS Drugs, Leukemia, AIDS, Cognitive behavioral therapy, and Retrovirus

...AIDS in patient A bone marrow transplant using stem cells from a donor with natural genetic resistance to the AIDS virus has left an HIV patient free of infection for nearly two years, German researchers. The patient, an American...

In this article: AIDS, Leukemia, CCR5, Cancer, and Immunodeficiency

...otherwise immunologically "normal". A variety of small molecule and antibody antagonists of CCR5 binding have been tested and developed as potential therapeutic agents for the treatment of HIV infection. In addition, there is a recent report...

In this article: CCR5, AIDS, CD4, US Food And Drug Administration, Cancer, University of Pennsylvania, Medical advice, and Nature Biotechnology