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How can spam e-mail help fight HIV?

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Do spam e-mail and HIV have something in common? Find out if spam e-mail and HIV is linked and learn about new methods for HIV treatment.

How Does an Oral HIV Test Work?

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A recently FDA-approved rapid HIV test (one that doesn't have to be sent to a laboratory for processing) can use blood, serum or oral fluids with equal accuracy.

If you have HIV, does it mean you have AIDS, too?

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A friend of mine told me that just because you have HIV doesn't mean you have AIDS. Is this true?

How AIDS Works

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HIV continues to be a major global public health issue, having claimed more than 35 million lives so far.

Does male circumcision up the risk of male-to-female HIV transmission?

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The giddiness over studies showing that circumcision reduces a man's risk of contracting AIDS from an infected woman has died down a bit in the wake of subsequent research. It appears that a woman's risk of contracting AIDS from an infected man may be greater if he's circumcised.

Are we on the brink of an AIDS vaccine?

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An AIDS vaccine has been developed that shows 96 percent effectiveness in non-human, pre-clinical trials. Learn about this potential AIDS vaccine.

Why would circumcision decrease a man's risk of contracting AIDS?

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The results of three recent studies show that an uncircumcised man is twice as likely to contract AIDS from an infected woman as is a circumcised one.

Can People Get Bone Marrow Transplants From Baboons?

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A baboon transplant sounds like something from fiction, but a doctor really attempted it. Read why a baboon transplant was risked and the results.

10 Diseases That Used to Be Death Sentences

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Some diseases used to kill millions of people, but not any longer. Learn about 10 diseases that used to be death sentences from HowStuffWorks.

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