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Cream with green tea extract hinders HIV transmission: study
WASHINGTON (AFP) – A chemical found in green tea helps inhibit sexual transmission of the virus which causes AIDS, said a study Tuesday that recommends using the compound in vaginal creams to supplement antiretrovirals.
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Medical experts at Germany’s University of Heidelberg said the compound could be a low-cost arrow in the quiver of medical weapons to fight the spread of HIV in research-poor countries.
The researchers said they determined that the green tea polyphenol, or vegetable tannin, called epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) is capable of neutralizing a protein in sperm which serves as a vector for viral transmission during sex.
Posted: July 10th, 2009 under HIV Knowledge.
Tags: hiv transmission, signs of hiv infection
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Can you buy HIV tests?
Curious question..can you buy a HIV test from a drugstore or order them from somewhere.
Posted: July 6th, 2009 under HIV Questions.
Tags: hiv blood testing, research, signs of hiv infection
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Could you explain something to me about HIV/AIDS?
Could you explain the type of changes that take place in an immune system of a person who has HIV, and how it could develop into AIDS?
Posted: July 4th, 2009 under HIV Questions.
Tags: hiv is the virus that causes aids, research, signs of hiv infection
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