Times Live Blog: Promising results in blocking HIV during first days of infection: M2010
May 2009
Up one levelSouth Africa central to HIV research
By Clare Keeton (The Times) 20 May 2009: South Africa is central to the global search. An HIV ‘toolkit’ would include a new vaccine SA scientists at the vanguard of the quest to find an Aids vaccine, writes Claire Keeton
New contraceptive vaginal ring may also help block HIV transmission
Asian News International (Washington) 20 May 2009: An Indian-origin scientist at Weill Cornell Medical College say that a novel contraceptive may also prove effective in blocking the transmission of the HIV virus. Dr. Brij Saxena, the Harold and Percy Uris Professor of Reproductive Biology and professor of Endocrinology, has revealed that the device is a vaginal ring that releases multiple types of non-hormonal agents and microbicides, which can prevent conception as well as sexually transmitted HIV infection.