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New hope for hepatitis C sufferers
Date:2/7/2008

f these are intravenous drug users, with alcohol playing a significant role in disease progression, Dr Beard said.

He said vaccines had been trialled for HIV, but with little success. There is antiretroviral treatment but this does not eradicate HIV, it only keeps it under control for a period of time. It is also very expensive and therefore not accessible on a global scale.

Dr Beard said the program would provide a pipeline to develop and test vaccines and novel treatments in a timely fashion.


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Contact: Michael Beard
michael.beard@adelaide.edu.au
61-883-035-522
University of Adelaide
Source:Eurekalert  

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