Anti-HIV Vaginal Gel Promising for World's Poor Women
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Beyond the Veil| Researchers at ImQuest BioSciences, Inc. report further positive advancement on their new vaginal microbicide gel and drug formulation that would empower women — and especially women in developing countries — to protect themselves from HIV during intercourse, without having to inform their partners.
The reduced gender status of women in the developint world, the refusal of the Vatical to allow women to protect themselves with condoms, and unwillingness of American Conservatives to support any initiatives worldwide that allow condoms are policies that kill millions of women worldwide every year.
The new gel is stable in hot climates with no refrigeration and will be very cost effective. It will go into major testing in 2012 and researchers are also positive that it will work effective to protect women. Read on at Science Daily