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Jerome Horwitz, Researcher and Inventor of AZT In 1964, Dies at age 93

Posted on September 23, 2012 by

In 1987, The U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop publicly predicted that the HIV/AIDS virus would kill 100 million people by the year 2000. Today there are over 34 million people who are living with HIV according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In 1964 medical researcher Jerome Horwitz first synthesized a chemical compound AZT, […]

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Top Potential Medical Breakthrough Gamechangers for 2010

Posted on February 8, 2010 by

1. HIV Vaccine: Researchers have deciphered two antibodies produced by some HIV patients which have neutralized many HIV strains. These are far more potents than the four previously discovered and may be specific to the developing world where 95% of the new cases happen. The current focus is on creating a vaccine active ingredient to […]

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Millions at risk as AIDS focus fades

Posted on February 8, 2010 by

Global attention appears to be turning away from the AIDS epidemic and this comes just at the wrong time as a fresh wave of the disease is expected to infect millions of people in high risk countries a leading expert said Friday. “There seems to be a perception now that AIDS has been dealt with […]

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