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AIDS Vaccine Path Suggested by Study

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By tracking one patient’s immune response, scientists have tracked how a series of mutations led to an antibody that can defeat many H.I.V. strains.

 

HIV Test Urged for 7,000 Oklahoma Dental Patients

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Health officials are urging 7,000 patients of an Oklahoma dentist to seek medical tests to ensure they haven't been exposed to hepatitis or the virus that causes AIDS. The Oklahoma and Tulsa health departments say the patients may have been exposed to viruses at clinics operated by W. Scott Harrington. The agencies said they found "major violations" of the Oklahoma Dental Act.

 

Most young people with HIV don't know they're infected

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More than half of all teens and young adults infected with HIV, the AIDS virus, are unaware that they're infected.

 

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