Sunday 15 July 2012

World Health Organization-Health And Human Services-Aids Vaccine Research-Clinical Trial

Drugs arsenal could help end AIDS: WHO

Thirty years into the AIDS epidemic, a cure remains elusive but a growing arsenal of drugs could someday help end new infections, the World Health Organization's HIV/AIDS chief says. read more..


Scientists see AIDS vaccine within reach after decades
Clinical Trial-Healthday News-Skin Cancer
About 2880 candles are seen lit during a World AIDS Day event in Jakarta

CHICAGO (Reuters) - At an ill-fated press conference in 1984, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Margaret Heckler boldly predicted an effective AIDS vaccine would be available within just two years. But a string of failed attempts - punctuated by a 2007 trial in which a Merck vaccine appeared to make people more vulnerable to infection, not less - cast a shadow over AIDS vaccine research that has taken years to dispel. A 2009 clinical trial in Thailand was the first to show it was possible to prevent HIV infection in humans. ... read more..

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