Sex, drugs and HIV
Sex has overtaken intravenous drug use as the primary cause of HIV infection in China, according to figures from China’s Ministry of ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû1000¼¯ºÏ. Of 70,000 new HIV infections in 2005, 49.8 per cent were the result of sexual contact, while 48.6 were caused by sharing needles, China Daily reports.
Breast cancer vaccine
A new vaccine may slow tumour growth in women with advanced breast cancer and appears to be relatively safe, according to a phase I trial (Journal of Clinical Oncology, ). Called Neuvenge, it is made using immune cells from the cancer…
