A study published in the Lancet online found that an antiretroviral drug helps prevent HIV infection of the final group of people to be tested: those who inject illicit drugs.

U.S. health officials say doctors should consider giving a daily AIDS drug to another high risk group to prevent infection – people who shoot heroin, methamphetamines or other injection drugs. A similar recommendation is already in place for gay men and heterosexual couples. The new advice was triggered by a study done in Thailand. Drug users who took the daily ...

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - A daily dose of powerful anti-HIV medicine helped cut the risk of infection with the AIDS virus by 49 percent in intravenous drug users in a Bangkok study that showed for the first time such a preventive step can work in this high-risk population. "This is a significant step forward for HIV prevention," said ...

Title: Lubricant Use May Raise HIV Infection Risk During Anal SexCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/25/2010 4:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 5/26/2010 12:00:00 AM