Russian doctors have devised what they say is a unique method of strengthening the body s system against the HIV virus that can lead to AIDS, Russian Moscow Echo radio reported on Friday. The method is based on moderate irradiation to make the human body less susceptible to HIV infection. A small amount of blood is tak
Homosexual men are being advised to have HIV tests as soon as possible after information suggests treatment is more effective if it is started at the earliest opportunity. The charity Crusaid said that because of scientific advances, people with HIV should start receiving treatment before they get ill and not wait for
French scientists have found a new genetic mutation which they say helps make people resistant to HIV, the virus which can lead to AIDS. The discovery -- reported by the British medical magazine, the Lancet -- follows research into why some people never become infected with HIV despite repeated exposure to infection.
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