US policy shift on Aids drugs use - Democratic Underground

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US policy shift on Aids drugs use

By Michael Buchanan
BBC News, Washington

The US health authorities have recommended that wider use should be made in the US of anti-retroviral drugs to help prevent the spread of Aids.

New guidelines say that people exposed to the Aids virus by rape, drug use or unsafe sex should receive treatment.

The drugs can prevent people becoming infected if it starts within 72 hours of people's exposure to the virus.

The guidelines, developed by the Centers for Disease Control, represent a major policy shift by the US.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4197099.stm

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