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HIV protection gel for women 'comes a step closer'
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-26535398BBC News
March 12, 2014
HIV protection gel for women 'comes a step closer'
By Helen Briggs
A gel that can be used by women after sex to protect against HIV is a step closer, according to researchers.
Drugs applied three hours after infection could protect female monkeys from a type of HIV, US scientists said.
The findings, published in Science Translational Medicine, could lead to new ways to fight HIV, which is continuing to spread globally...
...Vaginal gels containing HIV medicines have had mixed success in human clinical trials.
In the latest research, a US team took a different approach, testing a new HIV treatment in monkeys that has the potential to work after HIV exposure.... MORE