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Now 14 adults with HIV have been ‘functionally cured’

HIV Virus

Early treatment of HIV can result in a functional cure for around 10 percent of patients say French researchers. The conclusion comes from a study of 14 people who were given anti-viral drugs very soon after becoming infected with HIV. Seven years after stopping treatment, the patients still showed no signs of the virus “rebounding”.

 

U.N.: HIV outbreak peaked in 1996

The number of people worldwide infected with the virus that causes AIDS about 33 million has remained virtually unchanged for ...

 

New female condom touted in AIDS fight

New female condom touted in AIDS fight

Advocates of the female condom are promoting a less costly, more user-friendly version that they hope will vastly expand its role in the global fight against AIDS.

 

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