Common herpes medication reduces HIV-1 levels, independent of herpes infection

(Case Western Reserve University) Case Western Reserve researchers are part of an international team that has discovered that a common herpes drug reduces HIV-1 levels -- even when patients do not have herpes. Published online in Clinical Infectious Diseases, the finding rebuts earlier scientific assumptions that Valacyclovir (brand name, Valtrex) required the presence of the other infection to benefit patients with HIV-1.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news