Thursday, December 30, 2010

Daily drug reduces risk for HIV infection

A pill that's currently used to treat HIV infection can also greatly reduce the risk of acquiring HIV among at-risk men. The finding, from a large clinical trial, represents a major advance toward HIV prevention.

Each year more than 2.5 million people worldwide are diagnosed with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Although progress has been made in reducing the number of new infections, scientists continue to search for more effective strategies to block HIV's spread. Current

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