U.N. moves toward quicker AIDS treatment in developing countries

The level of an HIV infection will not have to be as severe before treatment can begin, a U.N. agency announces before next week's international AIDS conference. The United Nations' agency in charge of AIDS policy is lowering the threshold for treating HIV-positive individuals in developing countries in the hope that earlier treatment will prevent hospitalizations and reduce related medical care costs, the...

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