AIDS drug shows potential as weapon against cancer
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A drug used to treat people infected with the AIDS virus has shown promise as a possible future weapon against cancer, U.S. researchers said on Friday.
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Scientists say they may be able to make cancer drugs target tumours by using ultra-violet light to activate them.
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A new AIDS vaccine that is used to treat the disease is able to suppress the virus for at least one year, say researchers of a small trial.
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MONDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- A harmless version of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is being used to hunt down malignant melanoma cancer cells in mice, researchers say.
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German scientists have found a new way  to prevent the HIV virus from replicating, offering hope in the  face of the virus's increasing resistance to existing drugs.
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A potent anti-cancer drug may provide a new treatment for Alzheimer's disease, research suggests.
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A drug made from the ocean's sea squirt may help those with a rare form of cancer, research suggests.
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A cheap drug has been discovered which could cut Aids-related deaths in African children by almost half. Tests on the new antibiotic drug in Zambia were so successful that the trial was halted early to make the drug available more quickly.
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A naturally occurring molecule saves vital immune system cells from cellular suicide during the onslaught of the AIDS virus and might help keep the body's natural defenses working in HIV-infected people, a study found.
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A study of six AIDS patients has revealed that statins can reduce levels of HIV and boost immune cell numbers. If the results can be repeated in large-scale trials, it&#39;s hoped that statins could provide an alternative to standard HIV treatments.
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German scientists have found a new way to prevent the HIV virus from replicating, offering hope in the face of the virus's increasing resistance to existing drugs.
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A  discovery could lead to drugs to treat a 'forgotten' tropical disease, scientists hope.
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An experimental HIV drug in a new class  called integrase inhibitors helps control the virus well  combined with other drugs commonly used in AIDS cocktails, its  maker Merck and Co.  reported on Saturday.
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The key genes which lead the body&#39;s fight against HIV infection have been pinpointed by scientists. The work provides a greater understanding of how some people can survive symptom free for years, while others rapidly develop Aids.
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NEW YORK  - Independent of cigarette smoking, infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is associated with an elevated risk for developing lung cancer, a study shows.
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Two new AIDS drugs, each of which works in a novel way, have proved safe and highly successful in large studies.
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Two potentially new classes of anti-HIV drugs have the medical world excited. But progress on a vaccine is still slow  -  and drugs can't do everything