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Study Sees Need For Standardized Evaluation Of Antibody Response To HIV-1
U.S. Military HIV Research Program (USMHRP) researcher Victoria R. Polonis, Ph.D., and colleagues released findings on a study of cross-clade neutralization patterns among HIV-1 strains from six major clades in the 5 Jun 2008 issue of Virology. Broadly neutralizing antibodies are likely to play a key role in any successful global vaccine for HIV. Opinion Pieces Discuss HIV/AIDS Among Blacks, Minority Women
Summaries of opinion pieces related to minorities and HIV/AIDS appear below.George Curry, Philadelphia Inquirer: "There is no question that African-Americans are disproportionately represented among the ranks of those with HIV and AIDS," Curry, a columnist for the Inquirer, writes. People With Heart Disease Still Have Trouble Controlling Blood Lipid Levels - Need For Improved Cholesterol And Triglyceride Treatment
Despite some improvements to lower "bad" cholesterol levels, people with cardiovascular diseases still need to do a better job controlling overall blood lipid levels, according to a UC Irvine Heart Disease Prevention Program study. | 
