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Groundbreaking approach to prevent transmission of HIV shows promise.(Brief Article)
2002 SEP 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New, anti-infective substances that can be developed as gels, creams, foams, films, even impregnated sponges and suppositories may prove to be a ground-breaking approach to preventing the spread of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, according to an international authority and clinical pharmacologist at Advocate Bethany Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
The substances, called microbicides, are currently being developed for use in women prior to sex as a way of preventing the spread of such sexually transmitted diseases as gonorrhea and syphilis. However, Vincent Idemyor is currently working with other scientists in the area of microbicides to promote greater awareness and understanding of microbicides and their potentially revolutionary role in the control and prevention of HIV and AIDS.
"Microbicides could become an additional defense against the spread of AIDS", said Idemyor in an article published in the journal Pharmacotherapy.
While attending the World Conference on AIDS in Barcelona Spain last July, the Voice of America recently interviewed Idemyor. In that interview, that was aired worldwide, he said that while the world waits for a vaccine, the development of a microbicide that kills HIV on contact would be of great benefit to Africa and the world. "While no claims that ...
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