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| February 11, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2004 United Press International. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

PROVIDENCE, R.I., Feb. 11 (UPI) -- A drug given orally to treat HIV is also safe if used as vaginal gel and could prevent the sexual transmission of HIV, says a U.S. study.

Researchers at the Miriam Hospital and Brown Medical School found the microbicide vaginal gel tenofovir produced mild or no side effects in both HIV positive and HIV negative women. Tenofovir is the active ingredient in the anti-retroviral drug Viread.

The microbicides are designed to prevent the sexual transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases and may be formulated as…

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