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Evidence Supports Blocking Immune Response to Enhance Viral Therapy Against Solid Tumors
March 13, 2013 Following several years of study, investigators have found more evidence that viral therapy to treat solid tumors can be enhanced by blocking the body's natural immune ... > full story -
Current HIV Screening Guidelines Are Too Conservative
March 13, 2013 Researchers report that the CDC's current HIV screening guidelines are too conservative and that more frequent testing would be cost-effective in the long run for both high- and low-risk groups. The ... > full story -
No Increase in Risk of Death for Patients With Well-Controlled HIV
March 11, 2013 For HIV-infected patients whose disease is well-controlled by modern treatment, the risk of death is not significantly higher than in the general population, according to a new ... > full story -
Nanoparticles Loaded With Bee Venom Kill HIV
March 7, 2013 Nanoparticles carrying a toxin found in bee venom can destroy human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) while leaving surrounding cells unharmed, researchers have shown. The finding is an important step ... > full story -
Use of Certain Therapies for Inflammatory Diseases Does Not Appear to Increase Risk of Shingles
March 5, 2013 Although patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a disproportionately higher incidence of herpes zoster (shingles), an analysis that included nearly 60,000 patients with RA and other ... > full story -
AIDS Journal Publishes Findings of Two Important Studies in March 2013 Issue
March 4, 2013 The results of two important studies have been published in the March issue of AIDS, the official journal of the International AIDS Society. One study notes that screening for HIV should be performed ... > full story -
Studies Advance Knowledge of HIV Impact on Hepatitis C Infection and Genes That May Thwart Hepatitis C Infection
March 4, 2013 Infectious disease experts have found that among people infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV), co-infection with HIV, speeds damage and scarring of liver tissue by almost a ... > full story -
Sexually Transmitted Infections: Researchers Find a Protein Link to STI Susceptibility
February 28, 2013 Scientists have found a protein in the female reproductive tract that protects against sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia and herpes simplex ... > full story -
Rapid, Point-of-Care Tests for Syphilis: The Future of Diagnosis
February 27, 2013 Scientists have demonstrated that rapid and point-of-care tests (POC) for syphilis are as accurate as conventional laboratory tests. The findings call for a major change in approach to syphilis ... > full story -
Seeing Through HIV's Disguises
February 27, 2013 Studying HIV-1, the most common and infectious HIV subtype, scientists have identified 25 human proteins "stolen" by the virus that may be critical to its ability to infect new cells. The researchers ... > full story
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