Antivirals

HIV medications - Unaffordable for many Individuals

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Understanding the HIV virus increases chances of living a healthier, longer life. In beginning of the epidemic, an AIDS diagnosis signaled death would soon follow. But today, thanks to the development of HIV medications, fewer people are dying of AIDS and regardless of being infected with HIV; many...

by sheather126936 over a year ago

Ways to prevent Herpes Simplex type 1 outbreaks

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I have herpes simplex type 1, which results in painful little fever blisters on my upper lip. I have medicine that helps the break outs go away after they appear, but I was wondering what I can do to prevent them from happening in the first place. I know that hormones can trigger an outbreak, so I...

by ChuckTaylor94526 over a year ago

Aciclovir cream for genital herpes

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Hi there, my dr told me to get some aciclovir cream to treat genital herpes but the pharmacist has given me one that says on the leaflet it's for cold sores only and not to be used on genitals. He just asked if I wanted Zovirax or own brand so I presumed they'd be the same. Does anyone know if some...

by Guest over a year ago

cryotherapy and aldara not working :(

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so i have been having cryotherapy for months and used aldara for 2 and neither have worked at all they just do not seem to be going away. i have a below average immune system (under active bone marrow) but is there anything anyone has found to work? or at least improve them?

by fml over a year ago

best drug for cold

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I have a nasty cold coming on and I really want to get rid of it before it gets worse. Having a cold always seems so much more unpleasant in the middle of spring! Can anyone recommend a good rug that will get rid of my cold real fast? Thanks for your help!

by sebastien933151026 over a year ago

Tamiflu, the bird-flu drug, fails to save two lives

Medical circles are getting worried as it seems that the bird flue virus has developed a resistance to the Tamiflu drug. Two Vietnamese patients were treated with the drug but unfortunately the drug didn’t show to be affective in their cases and they passed away. Health officials report that the...

by Lori2592 over a year ago

drug for hepetitis A

info on any drugs which is used for hepetitis A

by thomas_sheena@rediffmail. over a year ago

side effects of swine flu vaccine in children under 5

I am considering the swine flu vaccine for my son, who is 4 and will be starting preschool soon. I figured that he might need some extra protection for his health because he is going to be exposed to lots of children from now on. Are there any known side effects of the swine flu vaccine for children...

by michal728147941 over a year ago

will starting valtrex late in my outbreak cause harm?

I was recently prescribed valtrex for an outbreak. I did not begin taking the medication because it seemed to be retreating on its own. Unfortunately, four days later new lesions appeared, telling me that it had not gone into remission like I had thought. I began taking the Valrex on day six...

by Guest over a year ago

side effects of tamiflu in pregnancy

Hello, good people. My wife is pregnant, she is in her 17th week. She is healthy, but we would like to know if she could take tamiflu in case of emergency. Are there any side effects of this drug in pregnancy or not? Are there any precise data on this? I will appreciate if someone can reply me....

by tibold1152156091 over a year ago