Studies show promise in curbing AIDS in Africa

Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 15:14 in Health & Medicine

In one finding, the use of a microbicide is shown to reduce chances of HIV transmission in women by more than half. Another indicates that financial incentives can delay girls' sexual activity. For the first time in the bleak history of the AIDS epidemic on the African continent, researchers have identified two new approaches that could blunt the effects of HIV on women:...

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