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Intense anti-viral drug therapy at the onset of HIV may help stunt the progression of the virus and protect the immune system, according to a study presented yesterday in the journal Nature...
When patients were treated with Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy (HAART) at the onset of the virus, the study found that the treatment helped protect CD4 cells. These CD4 cells signal the growth of CTL cells, which can, in turn, kill HIV-infected cells...
Sixteen patients were originally involved in the study, and all began HAART treatment within 72 hours of diagnosis. Of the 16, 15 experienced complete suppression of the virus for several weeks...
...wasn't even as enjoyable as the first Mission: Impossible. What happened? Well, you can start with the fact that Robert Towne, the man wrote Chinatown for God's sake, was apparently uninspired to do anything more with the screenplay than rip off Notorious and throw in a limp virus thriller. Then you can blame Tom Cruise, who, despite his rogue's haircut, is stuck in extra-bland mode as superagent Ethan Hunt (when the Cruise mask is ripped off in the opening sequence, I was praying Chow Yun-Fat and his charisma would be underneath...
Councilor Marjorie C. Decker said that the many residents who have called her have been more concerned about the spraying than the virus itself...