FDA favors first drug for HIV prevention

Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - 13:30 in Health & Medicine

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal drug regulators on Tuesday affirmed landmark study results showing that a popular HIV-fighting pill can also help healthy people avoid contracting the virus that causes AIDS in the first place. While the pill appears safe and effective for prevention, scientists stressed that it only works when taken on a daily basis....

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