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This is, as an AIDS expert puts it, hope with an asterisk. Even if Ho's treatment works, there is still no magic bullet for patients in late stages of the disease and no vaccine that will inoculate against HIV infection. The cost of the cocktails (up to $20,000...
There are other problems. Even if the treatment works, it isn't practical. HIV-positive patients would have to start taking the drugs immediately after infection, before they realize they're sick. And even if the drug cocktails can be made to work in the later stages of infection, they...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Clinton Administration announced a six-part national AIDS agenda Tuesday aimed at bringing the epidemic under control and comforting those suffering from the disease. Though not comprehensive, it is the first cohesive national strategy for dealing with AIDS. Its goals: Development of a cure and vaccine; reducing...
The vaccine "is not infectious," Kasper said. "We don't see that there's any defined risk in immunizing pregnant women," particularly because the riskiest fetal development is completed by the third trimester.
The vaccine may also help growing numbers of adults with immune systems weakened by AIDS or cancer who are suffering from serious strep infections.