Title: Microbicides an Important Potential Weapon Against HIV
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Section/SPIG: Health Administration
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Microbicides are becoming an important potential weapon against HIV infection. A new article posted on the SciDevNet Web site explores the issues of microbicides, asking such important questions as:
- "Will they redefine the phrase 'safe sex'?"
- "Will researchers avoid the ethical setbacks of many vaccine trials?"
The SciDevNet microbicide Web page, <http://tinyurl.com/4atfa>, includes an introduction to the issue of microbicides, some background reading, and links the to news, feature and opinion articles and to related organizations.