AIDS virus weakness detected
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Scientists have captured an image of the AIDS virus in a biological handshake with the immune cells it attacks, and said on Wednesday they hope this can help lead to a better vaccine against the incurable disease.
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CHEVY CHASE, Md., Dec. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- A team of researchers based partly in South Africa has identified a key set of immune system molecules that helps determine how effectively a person resists infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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Researchers have found another handle that the AIDS virus uses to attack cells, and said this one may explain how it gets into the gut, where it hides out and multiplies for a full assault on the body.
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Federal health officials Thursday recommended regular, routine testing for the AIDS virus for all Americans ages 13 to 64, saying an HIV test should be as common as a cholesterol check.
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A rare, highly virulent and drug-resistant strain of the HIV virus that leads to AIDS has been detected in a New York City man, sparking renewed warnings to the gay community to practise safe sex.
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Lab experiments show that cells that line the mouth become more susceptible to infection with HIV when they're exposed to alcohol.
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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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Health officials in New York City reveal a new highly drug-resistant strain of HIV in  a local resident.
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Research results have been released that indicate that some hemophiliacs may have been infected with AIDS because of domestic blood coagulation products.
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RESEARCHERS have shown that it may be possible to block transmission of the AIDS virus from men to women, it was revealed yesterday.
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A particularly serious form of the sexually transmitted bacterial disease syphilis has been detected in gay and bisexual U.S. men infected with the AIDS virus, federal health officials reported on Thursday.
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Some experts are recommending that virtually all Americans be tested routinely for the AIDS virus, much as they are for cancer and other diseases.
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Gay men in Guangdong now have access to free and confidential HIV tests. The AIDS Prevention and Treatment Institute of the Guangdong Provincial Centre for Disease Control started offering the tests yesterday.
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Researchers have a new clue about why a widely used AIDS drug has certain side effects such as mysterious fat deposits, they reported on Monday.
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Clinical trials of an anti-virus gel supposed to help protect women against AIDS have been stopped after it was found that those on the treatment were more susceptible to HIV infection, the World Health Organisation said.
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Don't expect your doctor to nudge you toward an HIV test anytime soon, despite bold new government advice that most Americans be tested for the AIDS virus.
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A nationwide survey of people who sold blood during the early 1990s is to be launched to establish whether they have been infected with the HIV virus.