She said the doses used in the Aids trial were three times higher than over the counter levels and the tests were done on healthy people, whose liver function would be different to that of HIV and Aids patients.

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On the AIDS day issue, did this White House look at any chance, any ways of working with HHS in trying to push more anti-retrovirals out for more AIDS patients and HIV patients?

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In Connecticut, Dr. Gary Blick, a Norwalk physician who specializes in treating patients with HIV and AIDS, said he believes the time is right for state lawmakers to push ahead with this issue.

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This stands in contrast to AIDS where patients get cocktails of targeted pills that keep the HIV virus at bay for years.

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The best hope for treating more AIDS patients is that drug companies, many of which are already selling their HIV drugs for much lower prices in poor countries, will find ways to make them even cheaper.

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Keith Alcorn, of the National Aids Manual, said the findings showed it was important for all newly diagnosed HIV-positive patients to receive a resistance test before starting treatment.

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