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posted 09/19/2008, comments (0)

Herpes and HIV: When You Have Both

Apparently having HIV means you may also be likely to get herpes. The co-infection rates are quite high and add significant health burdens on an individual when they have HIV and then they get herpes. What's also known is that when someone with HIV gets herpes, the herpes can actually enhance further progression of the HIV viral load. ... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/13/2008, comments (0)

News About Acyclovir

The drug, Acyclovir, used for the treatment of genital herpes, does not reduce the risk of HIV contraction, according to researchers. Reuters is reporting that discovery came as a surprise to researchers who made the announcement at the AIDS conference last week. The herpes Simplex Virus, HSV-2, which causes genital... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/14/2008, comments (3)

A Cold Sore Cure?

According to various recent news articles, researchers at Duke University have made a discovery that could make cold sore sufferers very happy. They have found that HSV-1, which is very common and typically causes cold sores on the mouth, produces microbits of genetic material, called LAT RNA, which cause the virus to lay dormant in... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/07/2008, comments (2)

Is a Cure for Herpes on the Horizon

Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have now figured out how the HSV1 - the cause of cold sores - manages to hide out. Apparently they lie dormant in the trigeminal nerve of the face until they are triggered by excessive sunlight, a fever or other stresses. Well now that scientists are beginning to understand how the virus... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/24/2008, comments (0)

The Herpes - HIV connection and Conundrum

Did you know that having herpes can put you at a higher risk of catching HIV if exposed? Well, it's true so researchers though that the opposite might hold true as well. Researchers decided to test the theory that maybe by treating herpes - they could cut the risk of HIV susceptibility. Actually, the strategy didn't... Read more Chevron

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