Rebecca J. Anderson

Nevirapine and the Quest to End Pediatric AIDS

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In 1999, investigators announced that a single dose of nevirapine, a new antiviral drug, could stop the spread of the AIDS virus from infected mothers to their newborn babies. It was a discovery that "changed the face of AIDS globally" but it came at a high price, after years of scientific research, political conflict, social unrest and the loss of many thousands of lives. This book is the historical account of pediatric AIDS from the first reported cases in the early 1980s to the first effective treatments in the 1990s and then to the prevention of HIV infections altogether. It also includes the firsthand accounts and experiences of children infected with HIV, their families and the physicians who treated them, as well as the scientists who sought to understand the virus, discovered nevirapine's unique properties, and worked tirelessly to get it to the patients who needed it.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 619g
• ISBN-13: 9780786477807
• ISBN-10: 0786477806
• Artikelnr.: 40188032

Autorenporträt

Writer Rebecca J. Anderson lives in Santa Barbara, California.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction
1.
Eureka!
2.
The Second Time Around
3.
A Star Is Born
4.
A Cast of Thousands
5.
In the Spotlight
6.
The Christmas Tree
7.
The Journey Begins, Finally
8.
Patient Pressure Points
9.
Resistance Is Futile-Or Not 10.
A Rash Decision 11.
The Road to Prevention 12.
The Trifecta 13.
Supply and Demand: Getting to PICNIC 14.
Surrogates and Accelerated Approval 15.
To Peds or Not to Peds 16.
And the Winner Is... 17.
Oh, Canada! 18.
Into Africa 19.
I Remember Montreal 20.
The Kids' Turn 21.
Justice Delayed 22.
Am-Bushed 23.
If Nothing Else... Epilogue Chapter Notes List of Author Interviews Bibliography Index