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Peptide Fibrils in Semen Promote HIV Transmission
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Amyloid fibrils formed by peptides present in semen capture HIV virions and promote the fusion of HIV with target cells, enhancing viral infectivity by several orders of magnitude, scientists report in the December 14th issue of Cell. Reuters Health Information
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Syringe Exchange Programs -- United States, 2005
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Monitoring syringe exchange activity is key to assessing HIV prevention measures in the US. What were the syringe exchange program activities in the US in 2005? Any changes compared to previous years?
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
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Cognitive Processes Stable in Controlled HIV
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Psychomotor performance appears to be preserved in long-term asymptomatic HIV-infected men on HAART who have sex with men, researchers report in the December 11th issue of Neurology Reuters Health Information
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HIV Circulated in the US for Years Before AIDS Recognized in 1981
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Phylogenetic evaluation of HIV in frozen stored blood samples indicates that subtype B of the virus, the predominant variant outside subSaharan Africa, moved from Africa to Haiti around 1966 and from there to the US in a single migration around 1969, scientists report in the PNAS Early Edition, published online on October 29. Reuters Health Information
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