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Bills WR David Clowney Doesn't Have VD In Case You Were Wondering
Sports Buzz At least it's just TMI and not HIV.
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Why You Should Be Using The Female Condom
Shift Buzz A new study shows female condoms are a surprisingly effective way to stop the spread of HIV. But does anybody actually use them? Turns out, people do — if they know how.
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Magic Johnson’s “The Announcement”
Sports Buzz This Sunday at 9pm EST, ESPN will air “The Announcement,” a documentary that details Magic Johnson’s discovery of HIV and how he announced it to the world. Here's a preview.
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Glowing Cats Are HIV-Proof
Science Buzz Scientists have discovered that those lab created green-glowing kitties can resist the feline version of HIV. (via dailymail.co.uk)
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Link: HIV Cured?
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/12/14/hiv-cured/
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It appears that doctors have cured an HIV-infected man.
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Link: Doctors Claim HIV-Positive Patient Cured by Stem Cells
http://www.aolhealth.com/2010/12/14/doctors-claim-hiv-pos...
German doctors announced what could be ground-breaking news in the fight against HIV and AIDS. -
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Link: Stem Cell Transplant Cures HIV
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/14/hiv-cure-berlin-...
Doctors believe an HIV-positive man who underwent a stem cell transplant has been cured.
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Link: One Man Cured Of HIV
http://kottke.org/10/12/one-man-cured-of-hiv
A stem cell transplant on an HIV-infected man with leukemia in 2007 seems to have cured him.
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Video: HIV Bear
There's a lesson in this video somewhere. Remember: The only safe hugging is no hugging at all. :(
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Link: Protein That Destroys HIV Discovered
http://www.kurzweilai.net/protein-that-destroys-hiv-disco...
Loyola University researchers have identified the key components of a protein called TRIM5a that destroys HIV in rhesus monkeys. The finding could lead to new TRIM5a-based treatments that would knock out HIV in humans, said senior researcher Edward M. Campbell, PhD, of Loyola University Health System.
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Link: New Discovery Brings AIDS Breakthrough
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,596242,00.html
U.S. researchers discovered two powerful antibodies that neutralize more than 90 percent of all known strains of the HIV virus in the lab, new research released Thursday showed.
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Video: How HIV Spreads
How it spreads from cell to cell, that is. This video is a scientific breakthrough because it shows that the disease is not just spread by viruses roaming through the body, but moves directly from T-cell to T-cell. It is also kind of like a molecular horror film. (Nooo! Don't go near that evil green cell!)
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Link: Theoretical End of HIV
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/health/268986.php
According to a new mathematical model, HIV could theoretically be eliminated within ten years if all people living in countries with high infection rates are regularly tested and treated. Although taking AIDS medications isn't necessarily a day a day in the park, this could be a promising step in the right direction.
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Link: Spreading HIV a Crime
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailed/*http://...
An increasing number of countries worldwide are making spreading HIV a crime, according to a new report from the International Planned Parenthood Federation.
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STFree
Business Buzz A license that guarantees you’re disease-free and ready to bump uglies. Does honesty mean nothing anymore? (No, it doesn’t. Get tested, y’all!)
