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2/6 http://tinyurl.com/8ujew (reuters.com) An injection of two drugs normally used to treat HIV patients completely protected monkeys from becoming infected with the AIDS virus, U.S. researchers reported on Monday. ... The monkeys were then exposed to a combined human-monkey AIDS virus called SHIV, using a rectal method aimed at simulating male homosexual contact. That happened daily for 14 days and the monkeys also got daily injections. \_ It's that what Vanilla Ice claimed happened to him? He got a SHIV in the butt? \_ There aren't animal-cruelty issues related to butt-raping monkeys? \_ Nono, those were GAY monkeys and they really enjoyed butt-raping \_ Not if butt-raping monkeys could save human lives. |
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| tinyurl.com/8ujew -> today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=healthNews&storyid=2006-02-06T232903Z_01_N06167221_RTRUKOC_0_US-AIDS-PREVENTION.xml&rpc=22 MORE By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent DENVER (Reuters) - An injection of two drugs normally used to treat HIV patients completely protected monkeys from becoming infected with the AIDS virus, US researchers reported on Monday. While it is too early to tell whether people can pop a pill and escape infection, the study provides the strongest evidence yet that it might be possible, the researchers said. The pill is often used in drug cocktails to treat HIV infection, although they cannot cure it. The monkeys were then exposed to a combined human-monkey AIDS virus called SHIV, using a rectal method aimed at simulating male homosexual contact. That happened daily for 14 days and the monkeys also got daily injections. "Treatment continued for four weeks after last challenge," Heneine told the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, a meeting of AIDS researchers being held in Denver. The six monkeys that received the drug combination were all completely protected from infection. By comparison, nine monkeys that took part in a previous experiment all eventually became infected with the SHIV virus. "Study authors believe the findings may be the strongest animal data yet suggesting that potent antiretrovirals given before HIV exposure may prevent sexual HIV transmission," the CDC said in a statement. The researchers cautioned the drug dose was slightly different from that seen in people taking Truvada and said studies under way will answer the question of whether the findings will translate to humans. Either drug taken alone prevents HIV infection for a while, but imperfectly, Heneine said. The CDC noted that Truvada was highly effective in suppressing the AIDS virus in people already infected. It is not a cure but is among the drugs that can help keep HIV patients healthy. |
| reuters.com Oil at $41 All-Time High on Supply Fear Fri May 14, 2004 04:08 AM ET By Ramthan Hussein SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices hit an all-time record on Friday fueled by global economic growth and enduring worries that gasoline supplies will struggle to meet peak summer demand in the United States. US Tanks Fight Iraq Guerrillas Among Ancient Tombs Fri May 14, 2004 02:59 AM ET By Suleiman al-Khalidi NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - US tanks moved onto sacred ground in the Iraqi Shi'ite holy city of Najaf on Friday, pushing deep into its ancient cemetery in a fierce battle with guerrillas loyal to insurgent cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. |