AIDS drug

Drug from banana substance may help fight AIDS

A substance originally found in bananas and carefully edited by scientists could lead to drugs that fight off a wide range of viruses, including those that cause AIDS, Hepatitis C and influenza, new research suggests.

Oct 23, 2015, 12:47 PM IST

Former hedge funder purchases rights to AIDS pill, raises price from $13.50 to $750 per tablet

A former hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli has purchased the rights to a 62-year-old drug used for treating AIDS patients and raised the price overnight from $13.50 per tablet to $750.

Sep 22, 2015, 10:58 AM IST