Protease inhibitors

Backgrounder: HIV basics

Power-packed proteases

In the last issue, we took a look at the nucleoside analogue 'backbone' of anti-HIV treatment, but a strong backbone is only part of the story -- it needs something to hold up. This Backgrounder looks at the protease inhibitor class of drugs.

News and treatments briefs

 HIV-related news in brief from the June-July 2005 edition of Positive Living.

'The greatest health crisis in human history'

 The major international AIDS conference for 2003 has ended with encouraging signs of growing international commitment to fight AIDS in the developing world, and with several promising medical developments.