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HIV Study Shows Gel Helps Prevent HIV & Herpes in Women | ThirdAge

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A recent HIV study showed progress in the fight against the disease. A gel with an anti-retroviral drug used to treat HIV was effective in reducing a woman's risk of HIV and genital herpes, researchers from South Africa said.

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