"AIDS Drugs Showing Dramatic Results"

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"AIDS Drugs Showing Dramatic Results"

Washington Post (05/08/97) P. A11; Brown, David

Abstract: Three studies published in today's issue of the journal Nature reaffirm the power of new treatments for AIDS, indicating that the touted triple therapy using protease inhibitors kills HIV even faster than originally thought. The studies, moreover, show that the new drug combinations can successfully battle HIV in the lymph nodes, tonsils, and other organs, parts of the body where the virus appeared to become relatively entrenched, compared to the blood. Although scientists had documented the dramatic effects of triple therapy on HIV in the bloodstream, they had previously been uncertain whether the technique worked in these protected areas, where some 90 percent of the virus often hides. While the studies stressed that scientists are not close to a cure for AIDS, one study indicated that, at least in theory, triple therapy could be able to eliminate HIV from a patient's body with three years of treatment.

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