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- AIDS In Rural Heterosexual America
Even rural heterosexually active america is not free from the threat of AIDS. A recent report by the CDC indicates sexually active teens are a higher risk of getting AIDS also.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/49599
- AIDS Vaccine Trials
Two AIDS vaccine trials will begin soon.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/15701
- AIDS Viral Peptide Delivers
A viral protein that can place useful proteins into cells has been discovered.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/26241
- AIDS Virus Knocked Down But Not Out
Triple drug therapy of patients infected with the AIDS virus has been shown to eliminate nearly all the virus in a person's body. Unfortunately, almost is not good enough.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/4286
- AIDS: We Can't Cure But We Can Prevent
Knowing how to prevent HIV infection and applying the knowledge can eliminate AIDS from our planet.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/13246
- Algae for HIV : Blue, Green or Red?
Another review of a popular alternative treatment for HIV that claims to strengthen immunity.
http://www.healingwell.com/library/AIDS/meyer2.asp
- Attacking AIDS with a 'Cocktail' Therapy
New combined drug "cocktails" have helped change AIDS from being an automatic death sentence to what is now often a chronic, but manageable, disease.
http://www.healingwell.com/library/AIDS/info5.asp
- Bacteria May Protect Against HIV
Lactobacillus, bacteria commonly found in the oral and vaginal cavities of humans, targets HIV because the virus is coated with the sugar mannose, which the bacteria use as a food source. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20050319235644data_trunc_sys.shtml
- CAIR: Science and Service in the Fight Against AIDS
The Center for AIDS Intervention Research gives service agencies the tools they need to help prevent HIV infection. By Dan Ullrich, HealthLink Contributing Writer.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1031002229.html
- Closer to a Cure for AIDS?
A new treatment to remove HIV infected cells that don't respond to current therapies.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/20777
- Concern About AIDS in Minority Communities
Rapid increases in HIV infection are showing up among minorities, specifically in the African American and the Hispanic communities.
http://www.healingwell.com/library/AIDS/info6.asp
- Condoms: Barriers to Bad News
For those who choose to have sex with someone who has any chance of being infected, using a latex condom during every sexual encounter can significantly reduce the risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.
http://www.healingwell.com/library/AIDS/info7.asp
- Depression and HIV
Did you know people with serious illnesses, including HIV, are at greater risk for depression?
http://www.healingwell.com/library/AIDS/info3.asp
- Fact Sheet : HIV Infection in Women
A more detailed review of the prevalence of HIV among women, how it is treated, and what research is being conducted.
http://www.healingwell.com/library/AIDS/info12.asp
- Frog Gunk Blocks HIV
It’s a pity that frogs and other amphibians are disappearing as a peptide secreted from the skin of a small tropical frog appears to be a potent blocker of HIV infection. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20050829204919data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Funding for an African AIDS Vaccine
Not all HIV/AIDS viruses are alike. Africa has different HIV viruses than does the U.S. and Europe. Therefore, many vaccines need to be developed. Click above for more.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/59269
- Green Coffee Beans Fight HIV
Chicoric acid, derived from a medicinal plant used for more than 1 500 years by Kallawaya Indian shamans, slows the AIDS virus... By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/19980816032326data_trunc_sys.shtml
- HIV Infection and AIDS
Get the facts on transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and research.
http://www.healingwell.com/library/AIDS/info1.asp
- HIV Infection in Adolescents
Overview of current treatment and research of the sixth leading cause of death among adolescents 15 to 24 years of age.
http://www.healingwell.com/library/AIDS/info11.asp
- HIV Vaccine Research
This disease can no longer be thought of as a remote threat and research to create a vaccine against it is in full swing. The development of a vaccine requires broad knowledge of the virus, countless numbers of clinicall trials, and continuing research. By Kelsey Hamann.
http://www.bact.wisc.edu:81/ScienceEd/stories/storyReader$125
- How to Prevent and Treat AIDS
New drugs, a home blood test collection kit, an oral diagnostic test, an HIV antigen test, an HIV-1 antigen test for blood supply, and an HIV viral load test are among recent products used to prevent, diagnose and treat HIV and AIDS.
http://www.healingwell.com/library/AIDS/info10.asp
- Immune System Can Control HIV
A research team has shown that HIV-infected individuals who begin antiviral therapy during the earliest stages of their infection eventually can stop taking drugs and keep the virus under control with their immune systems alone. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20000828004954data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Measles Supresses HIV Replication
A study of HIV-infected children living in Zambia has found that replication of HIV is suppressed during acute measles. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20020408212228data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Mother and Child: The HIV Connection
About 1 in 4 of babies born to HIV-infected women at that time become infected before or during birth.
http://www.healingwell.com/library/AIDS/info9.asp
- Moving House Hastens Advancement Of HIV
Changes in living circumstances such as moving house may speed up the progression of AIDS. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/19980425054817data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Neurological Manifestations of AIDS
Most people know HIV attacks the immune system, but it can also have serious effects on your brain and nervous system.
http://www.healingwell.com/library/AIDS/info13.asp
- New AIDS Virus Strain Found
A new strain of HIV-1 has been discovered in Cameroon that could make detection and early treatment of HIV infected people more difficult.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/14632
- New Hope to Cure HIV/AIDS
A drug used in treating convulsions might open the door to a potential cure of HIV/AIDS. By Neal Rolfe Chamberlain.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/117914
- New Therapy For HIV/AIDS Patients
How long a patient lives and the quality of the life they live are important factors. This new treatment may extend HIV/AIDS patients lives and improve their quality of life. Click above for more.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/52500
- New Type of Vaccine May Help People Infected With HIV
Recent work by researchers at Emory University has resulted in a new type of vaccine. This vaccine does not prevent HIV infection but could keep people already infected by this virus from becoming ill.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/64022
- Olive Leaf Extract for HIV?
Get the update on this alternative treatment for HIV and how it could possibly boost your immune system.
http://www.healingwell.com/library/AIDS/meyer1.asp
- Oral Bacteria Can Block HIV Infection
Oral biology researchers have found that certain strains of bacteria that occur naturally in the mouth can snare the HIV virus and the cells it has infected. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20040502021305data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Perseverance and the HIV Vaccine
The road to discovery is laden with failure. In an instant age we need to realize that complex problems won't be solved overnight. The first Phase III HIV vaccine trial is evidence of the need for a lot more patience and perseverance.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/251/99069
- Promising HIV Vaccine Strategy Identified In Monkey Studies
Vaccines designed to trigger an immune response to a small HIV protein called Tat could be a promising way to fend off the virus, intriguing new data suggest. By Science a Go Go.
http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20000821013856data_trunc_sys.shtml
- Scrub Typhus Lowers HIV Virus Levels in AIDS Patients
Sometimes the strangest things are found in our world. Knowing that scrub typhus lowers HIV levels in AIDS patients may give new hope for treating and/or preventing HIV infections.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/47758
- Testing Yourself for HIV-1
You can determine if you are infected with HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS, by taking a test for the presence of antibodies to the virus.
http://www.healingwell.com/library/AIDS/info4.asp
- The Durban Declaration
Some question the data that demonstrates HIV is the cause of AIDS. This declaration, signed by more than 5,000, scientists states why they believe HIV is the cause of AIDS. Click above to find out more.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/43349
- The Durban Declaration: Part 2
Arguments concerning the failures of blood tests do not exclude HIV as the cause of AIDS. They just show that blood tests can fail.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/43518
- The Durban Declaration; Part 3
Knowing more about the HIV virus helps explain the difference in how this virus is spread in different populations.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/43532
- The Epidemic is NOT Over
HIV/AIDS is still infecting and killing thousands of people each day. Don't stop being vigilant.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/54755
- The Facts about HIV Infection and AIDS
AIDS - the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome - is a disease you get when the human immunodeficiency virus destroys your body's immune system. By the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1031002447.html
- The Other, Older Face of AIDS
Older adults are one-sixth as likely to use condoms and one-fifth as likely to get tested for HIV compared to twenty-year-olds. By Dan Ullrich, the Medical College of Wisconsin.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1031002371.html
- Treatment of Hepatitis C Infections Possible in AIDS Patients
Having AIDS is bad enough but to also be infected with the Hepatitis C virus can cause severe problems. Find out how treating both infections helps these patients and may provide help for people infected with only the Hepatitis C virus.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/41329
- Why Some People Don't Develop AIDS
Research reveals the AIDS virus cannot infect people with mutant chemokine co-receptor.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/microbiology/6517
- Women and AIDS
Infections with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, have been rising faster in women than in men.
http://www.healingwell.com/library/AIDS/info8.asp
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