Word: acyclovir
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Current therapies--anti-inflammatories like prednisone and antivirals like acyclovir--are aimed at alleviating symptoms. But there may soon be a better option. A more potent version of the vaccine that's used to inoculate children against chicken pox is being tested on older adults, and if it works as well as hoped, millions of aging baby boomers will be lining up for shots. As for me, I've crossed shingles off my worry list. Very likely the attack I endured has rendered me immune to another...
...AIDS patients undergoing therapy with the drug AZT who were also given the antiviral agent acyclovir had a survival rate 44% higher than those who took just AZT, according to a new study...