Naomi Rutenberg

Population Council

Naomi Rutenberg appears in the following:

New Hope in Reducing Rate of HIV Infections in Women

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

There's good news in the fight against HIV. A new South African study has found that a microbicide gel containing the antiretroviral medication, Tenofovir can significantly reduce the rate of HIV infections. The study included almost 900 volunteers and showed that the gel cut a woman's chances of being infected by 50 percent after the first year.

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