Why Bee Venom Could Be The Secret Weapon We Need To Combat The HIV Epidemic

Why Bee Venom Could Be The Secret Weapon We Need To Combat The HIV Epidemic: Scientists believe they may have discovered an unlikely weapon in the fight against the global HIV/AIDS epidemic: bee venom. According to researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, bee venom contains a powerful toxin called “melittin” that can effectively kill the HIV virus while leaving the surrounding cells unharmed. Now that [...]/p

New Scientific Breakthrough Brings Us Closer To A Vaccine Against HIV

New Scientific Breakthrough Brings Us Closer To A Vaccine Against HIV: A team of Spanish researchers say they have made an important breakthrough in HIV research, developing a vaccine against the virus that has proven more effective in initial tests than any previous attempts at developing HIV vaccines. Researchers tested the vaccine on randomly selected HIV-positive individuals who were already taking highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) [...]/p

On World AIDS Day, Here Are Five Huge Advances We’ve Made To Combat The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic

On World AIDS Day, Here Are Five Huge Advances We’ve Made To Combat The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Today marks World AIDS Day, an annual public health initiative to raise awareness about and mobilize support for combating the HIV/AIDS epidemic around the globe. As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pointed out in a speech earlier this week, significant advances in HIV research and treatment suggest that an “AIDS-free generation” may be in sight. [...]/p