Iran successfully tests HIV medication
Reported to be more efficient when used in HIV positive patients with CD4 below 350, Immuno-Modulator Drug (IMOD) prevents entry into advanced stages of AIDS and can be taken along with other anti-retroviral drugs.
The herbal medication has shown to effectively control the multiplication of the HIV virus in a 90-day treatment course by increasing the number of CD4 cells, the deficiency of which leads to the appearance of AIDS symptoms and related infections.
According to Minoo Mohraz, Head of the Iranian AIDS Research Center, the new medicine has been tested in a 21-month period and has helped boost the immune system of 65 percent of the over 200 patients.
The medication has had no noticeable side effects.
IMOD is produced using plants native to Iran; small dosages of the drug have reportedly shown to be as effective as anti-retroviral medications.