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Protein Finding Bolsters AIDS Vaccine Hopes |
| WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. scientists say they\'ve spotted and mapped a tiny piece of HIV\'s outer coat that could be key to an effective AIDS vaccine. Most important, this molecular target -- a portion of the virus\' gp120 surface |
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Scientists Determine How HIV Infects Vagina |
| THURSDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. scientists say they\'ve identified the primary targets of HIV-1 infection in the human vagina, a discovery that could lead to new ways to prevent viral transmission. HIV-1 is the virus that causes most case |
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Marijuana May Ease AIDS Patients' Foot Pain |
| TUESDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Adding fuel to the debate over medical marijuana, a new study suggests that AIDS patients can relieve stubborn nerve pain in their feet by smoking the drug. On average, patients reported a 34 percent improvement |
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Viral Blood Levels Don't Indicate Course of HIV Infection |
| TUESDAY, Sept. 26 (HealthDay News) -- A new study questions one of the basic tenets of HIV management -- that the amount of virus in the blood can accurately predict how quickly someone will progress to full-blown AIDS. Reporting in the Sept. 27 is |
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Health Tip: Chlamydia Often Has No Symptoms |
| (HealthDay News) -- Chlamydia is the most frequently reported bacterial sexually transmitted disease. It can be transmitted between sexual partners, or from an infected mother to a baby during childbirth, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr |
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Researchers Uncover How Herpes Infects the Eye |
| MONDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have uncovered how herpes infects the cornea, which may help explain how it escapes the immune system. Both strains of the herpes virus -- HSV-1, the type that causes cold sores in the mouth, and HSV |
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Protein Linked to Lung Development Identified |
| FRIDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Research that uncovers a protein pathway critical to lung development holds the promise of new treatments for premature babies who suffer from respiratory distress syndrome. "There is a lot of work that must |
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Smokers May Be More Likely to Contract HIV |
| THURSDAY, Sept. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Smokers may be at higher risk of contracting HIV infection than nonsmokers, new research finds. Cigarette smoking has already been linked to an increased risk of infection in general, including sexually transmi |
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CDC Recommends Routine HIV Testing |
| THURSDAY, Sept. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Testing for HIV should become a routine part of medical care for Americans 13 to 64 years of age, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Thursday. It should be given much like a cholest |
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Fetal Deaths Due to Preeclampsia Drop |
| TUESDAY, Sept. 19 (HealthDay News) -- The number of fetal and infant deaths caused by the serious pregnancy complication preeclampsia has dropped sharply since the 1960s, a new study reports. The research, published in the Sept. 20 issue of the Jour |
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