She needed a C-section and a medicine called AZT to cut the risk that her baby would contract HIV during birth.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Patient Nobody Wanted] Reference

That's because Amazon decided to use a proprietary format, called AZT, to display the books it sells for viewing on the Kindle.    From Wordnik.com.  [LXer Linux News] Reference

FDA-approved antiviral protocols to treat HIV such as AZT and alpha interferon were NOT widely available for most AIDS patients.    From Wordnik.com.  [Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Huckabee On 1992 AIDS Stance: "Safety First, Political Correctness Last"] Reference

Tshabalala-Msimang also made use of the opportunity to justify the government's decision not to give anti-retrovirals such as AZT and.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

All HIV-positive women I knew who were pregnant, took "AZT" for prevention purposes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Women's Space] Reference

He says he "tried AZT twice, and it made me throw up.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Crisis To Come] Reference

And like AZT, the new chemicals can be extremely toxic.    From Wordnik.com.  [The End Of Aids?] Reference

But AZT turns out to have a slightly different structure.    From Wordnik.com.  [Aids The Next Ten Years] Reference

With one drug, AZT, I already mentioned, about eight percent.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 31, 2005] Reference

For four years, AZT was the only weapon doctors had against HIV.    From Wordnik.com.  [Targeting A Deadly Scrap Of Genetic Code] Reference

When nine weeks were up -- during that time, he couldn't take AZT.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 1, 2003] Reference

Ryan White, who also suffered from hemophilia, was given AZT until he died.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Dad, I'm Hiv Positive'] Reference

Longer-term studies showed that AZT inevitably failed within six to 21 months.    From Wordnik.com.  [Targeting A Deadly Scrap Of Genetic Code] Reference

If the new study is any indication, AZT could lower that number substantially.    From Wordnik.com.  [Locking Hiv Out Of The Womb] Reference

Conceived as a cancer treatment back in the 1960s, AZT found no use until 1986.    From Wordnik.com.  [Aids The Next Ten Years] Reference

VA Medical Center and cochair of an AZT trial designed to answer that question.    From Wordnik.com.  [Aids The Next Ten Years] Reference

Even the proponents of early treatment agree that AZT leaves much to be desired.    From Wordnik.com.  [Aids The Next Ten Years] Reference

In Indiana, Krantz has been on a waiting list since last December just to get AZT.    From Wordnik.com.  [The End Of Aids?] Reference

Half took AZT during pregnancy, labor and delivery, while the other half took a placebo.    From Wordnik.com.  [Locking Hiv Out Of The Womb] Reference

We rejoiced for those able to take (and afford) AZT but cried bitterly for our own loss.    From Wordnik.com.  [Letters to the Magazine] Reference

Suppose the virus eludes both CD4 and AZT, penetrating the cell and infiltrating the local DNA.    From Wordnik.com.  [Aids The Next Ten Years] Reference

AZT: Blocks the production of viral DNA. Antisense: Blocks the production of new viral material.    From Wordnik.com.  [Aids The Next Ten Years] Reference

But they could provide alternatives for people who can't tolerate AZT or who develop resistance to it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Aids The Next Ten Years] Reference

By 1986, scientists had also discovered that AZT, a failed cancer drug, could help keep the virus in check.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Life of a Virus Hunter] Reference

"There is a limited amount of AZT that we can give to indigent patients, but we have to have a T-cell count.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Aids The Next Ten Years] Reference

AZT is currently being given to tens of thousands of both symptomatic and asymptomatic people who carry antibodies to HIV.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Dad, I'm Hiv Positive'] Reference

For unlike AZT and its kin, which disrupt a number of cellular processes the protease inhibitors affect only a single enzyme.    From Wordnik.com.  [Aids The Next Ten Years] Reference

Since May, GSK has twice approached Kenya's Ministry of Health to offer a 20 to 52 percent reduction on AZT, 3TC and Combivir.    From Wordnik.com.  [Paying For Aids] Reference