 March 30, 2009
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Innovative Video Captures Cell-to-Cell HIV Transfer
By creating a molecular clone of infectious HIV and inserting a special gene into its genetic code, scientists were able to film how the virus spreads directly from infected CD4 cells to uninfected ones, The Daily Telegraph reports. Researchers hope that the digital video will lead to new breakthroughs in treatment and vaccine development. (Watch the video.)
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March 23, 2009
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More Help for Uninsured Patients
Together Rx Access, a multicompany collaborative patient assistance program that provides free prescription drugs for people without health insurance, has widened its eligibility criteria so that 90 percent of uninsured Americans will qualify.
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| March 20, 2009
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March 18, 2009
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Activists Respond to Pope’s Criticism of Condoms
Activists, doctors, politicians and even officials within the Catholic Church are speaking out against a statement by Pope Benedict XVI, who said during a recent trip to Africa that using condoms in the global fight against AIDS only made the epidemic worse by encouraging sexual behavior, Reuters reports.
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March 17, 2009
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Pope: Condom Distribution “Aggravates” AIDS Epidemic
While in Cameroon, Pope Benedict XVI called the global AIDS epidemic “a tragedy that cannot be overcome by money alone, that cannot be overcome through the distribution of condoms, which even aggravates the problems,” The Daily Telegraph reports.
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March 13, 2009
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U.N.: Life Expectancy to Rise in Developing Countries
According to the United Nations’ population projections, life expectancy in the world’s poorest developing countries will increase to 69 years in the next four decades if progress in battling HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases continues, The Montréal Gazette reports. The report attributes the jump in life expectancy to successful reduction in child mortality in poor countries.
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| March 12, 2009
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| March 05, 2009
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