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HIV can adapt rapidly to evade immune system responses, and these mutations can be passed on in the wider population, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Nature, Reuters reports. Although researchers have known that HIV constantly mutates within an individual person, the new study indicates that these mutations that help the virus attack ... Full story

In the past, there were several attempts to control HIV-1 infection by means of allogeneic stem-cell transplantation without regard to the donor’s CCR5 delta32 status, but these efforts were not successful. In our patient, transplantation led to complete chimerism, and the patient’s peripheral-blood monocytes changed from a heterozygous to a homozygous genotype regarding the CCR5 delta32 ... Full story

A combination of two antiobiotics already in use to treat other bacterial infections could potentially treat extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB), scientists from New York’s Yeshiva University report today in the February 27 edition of Science. "If the results are replicated in human studies due to begin later this year in South Africa and South Korea, “this ... Full story

"One of the pioneers of AIDS research, former Harvard retrovirology professor William Haseltine, said today that universal testing and treatment now offers the best hope of controlling the HIV pandemic. "Writing in the news magazine The Atlantic, Haseltine said that three other authorities involved in the discovery of HIV – Robert Gallo, Max Essex and Robert Redfield ... Full story

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February 20, 2009The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new surveillance data for 2007. The report presents estimated numbers of HIV infection cases from 34 states and 5 U.S. dependant areas. Results show that the number of newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS cases increased by 15% from 2004 to 2007. However it is thought that ... Full story

TUESDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Following their release from Texas prisons, only 5 percent of ex-inmates with HIV fill a prescription for medicine to treat their condition within the necessary 10 days, a new study finds. "Those who discontinue ART at this time are at increased risk of developing a higher viral burden, resulting in ... Full story

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