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Why an AIDS Vaccine Has Been So Difficult to Develop
September 9, 2012 New research explains a decades-old mystery as to why slightly weakened versions of the monkey AIDS virus were able to prevent subsequent infection with the fully virulent strain, but were too risky ... > full story -
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Cost-Effectiveness of HIV Testing in Drug Abuse Treatment Programs Demonstrated
September 9, 2012 Less than half of community-based substance abuse treatment programs in the United States currently make HIV testing available on-site or through referral. A new study shows the cost-effectiveness of ... > full story -
Call for a New Approach to Fighting Tuberculosis
September 5, 2012 Each year, nearly two million people die from tuberculosis -- a treatable disease that has been brought under control in the United States, but continues to ravage other parts of the world. This ... > full story -
Animal Study Finds Anti-HIV Vaginal Ring Can Prevent Virus Transmission
September 5, 2012 Scientists have found that a vaginal ring releasing an anti-HIV drug can prevent the transmission of SHIV in macaques. This study provides the first efficacy data on the delivery of a microbicide ... > full story -
Increased Mortality in HIV-Positive South African Men Versus Women Is Unrelated to HIV/AIDS
September 4, 2012 In South Africa, HIV-infected men who are receiving treatment with anti-HIV drugs (antiretroviral therapy) are almost a third more likely to die than HIV-positive women who are receiving similar ... > full story -
HIV Treatment Use Increases in the U.S.
September 3, 2012 Between 2000 and 2008, the proportion of HIV-infected patients in the U.S. receiving effective treatment known as highly active antiretroviral therapy increased, and HIV-infected patients appeared to ... > full story -
Mechanism Leading from Trichomoniasis to Prostate Cancer Identified
August 30, 2012 Researchers have identified a way in which men can develop prostate cancer after contracting trichomoniasis, a curable but often overlooked sexually transmitted disease. Previous studies have teased ... > full story -
Unforeseen Regulation of the Anti-Bacterial Immune Response Discovered
August 28, 2012 New research holds promise for the improved prevention and treatment of bacterial infections and the life-threatening complications of chronic inflammation that can result from ... > full story -
Compound Discovered That Boosts Effect of Vaccines Against HIV and Flu
August 26, 2012 Scientists have discovered a compound that greatly boosts the effect of vaccines against viruses like flu, HIV and herpes in ... > full story -
New Strain of Hand, Foot and Mouth Virus Worries Parents, Pediatricians
August 24, 2012 Your child goes to bed in perfect health. The next morning she wakes up with high fever, malaise and bright red blisters erupting all over her body. Dermatologists say the disturbing scenario has ... > full story
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