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Five HIV patients left ‘virus-free’ with no need for daily drugs in early vaccine trials
A new vaccine-based treatment for HIV has succeeded in suppressing the virus in five patients, raising hopes further research could help prevent Aids without the need for daily drugs. Researchers combined two innovative HIV vaccines with a drug usually used to treat cancer in the trial, conducted over three years at the IrsiCaixa Aids Research Institute in Barcelona.
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- Health Care
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- Europe & Eurasia
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- HIV/AIDS, public health, research, virus
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Scientist makes improvements to surgical masks
A Scientist at the University of Alberta has found a way to improve one of the most fundamental pieces of medical equipment, and he did it using something you’d find on your kitchen table.
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- Health Care
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- North America
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