Local Experts Weigh in on Progress Against HIV
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010 News around this week's AIDS 2010 international conference has been coming fast and furious, with results showing a gel capable of blocking HIV, the promise of antiretroviral drugs to prevent infection, and earlier, the discovery of two naturally occurring antibodies that could help push the development of a vaccine forward.
Researchers, foundations and nonprofits in Seattle are playing a key role in the global response. Using cost effective methods to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS has emerged as a central theme. King Holmes, who is chairman of the Global Health Department at the University of Washington and an expert on HIV and other infectious diseases, said that prevention has not previously received the emphasis it deserves.
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Seattle Times 
