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Old 09-27-2010, 07:24 AM   #690
DanaC
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Originally Posted by Clodfobble View Post

The good news is, several of the same drugs that keep HIV under control are also showing to be effective against XMRV. Not to defeat it, but to prevent further replication. It will still be years before true screening and therapeutic drug cocktails might be possible, but this is potentially what the medical community has been holding out for: a definitive test that can remove those children who test positive for the virus from the vaccination pool, while steadfastly reassuring everyone who does not have the virus that vaccinations are completely safe for them.
That's really exciting stuff Clod.
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