The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that clinicians screen all pregnant women for HIV infection, as well as continue to screen all adolescents and adults who are at increased risk for infection.
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The US Public Health Service has changed its treatment guidelines for the use of postexposure prophylaxis (PEP), following an occupational exposure to HIV infection.
Roche, the manufacturer of Oseltamivir (Tamiflu), has found itself struggling to keep up with demand for its antiviral drug in the face of a possible avian flu epidemic. Countries worldwide are stockpiling the drug, which has resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in sales for the company.
A recent study about HIV drug resistance among untreated HIV patients highlights the growing problem of resistance in a Southeastern region of the country.
