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Sept. 9, 2009--Chicago-Based Consortium Awarded Major Grant From NIH To Create Center For AIDS Research

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a consortium of Chicago-based institutions, led by Rush University Medical Center, a five-year, $3.75-million grant...
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Why HIV Progresses Faster In Women Than In Men With Same Viral Load

"This study may help to account for reported gender differences in HIV-1 disease progression by demonstrating that women and men differ in the way their immune systems respond to the virus," ......
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ORAL SEX AND HIV RISK

numerous studies have demonstrated that oral sex can result in the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). ...
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STD Symptoms: what to look for

How can you tell if you have a sexually transmitted disease?...
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Use Of Certain Antibiotics In Topical Cream Could Prevent HIV Transmission, Study Says

A class of antibiotics known as aminoglycosides could be used to make a topical cream that would trigger production of a protein in humans to prevent HIV transmission, according to a study published Tuesday in PLoS Biology, the Orlando Sentinel reports. ...
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Why is HIV prevention needed in America?

With an estimated 56,000 new HIV infections in America every year1, prevention strategies are imperative to the fight against AIDS in America. Some of the most common prevention approaches used in America include the promotion of condoms, the prevention of mother-to-child transmission, HIV testing, and to a lesser extent harm reduction among drug users. Integral to all of these programmes is education, which also features strongly as a prevention method. ...
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Factual News you want to know

Since the beginning of the HIV and AIDS epidemic well over half a million people have died of AIDS in America1 - the equivalent of the entire population of Las Vegas. ...
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