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AIDS WATCH

Defogged

From July 11 to 16, Bangkok was the seat of talk and protest as it played host to the 15th World AIDS Conference, which drew attention once more to the 23-year-old pandemic for which the world has yet to find an antidote.

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"Show me the Money"

The leaders of the world's fight against AIDS called for renewed political and financial impetus to counter its inexorable march as they expressed their shame that 38 million people are still living with HIV.

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On the Treatment Front

Efforts to find a vaginal cream that can kill or block the AIDS virus and protect women are at last making progress and a "safe and effective" product may emerge in five to 10 years.

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Scrap It

Health experts and activists said that the world's largest HIV-vaccine trial in Thailand is an expensive flop and demanded that it be scrapped.

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Kid Treatment

More than two million children live with HIV/AIDS, but a shortage of specially adapted antiretroviral (ARV) drugs makes it harder for them to get vital treatment.

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