Study: HIV-infected babies can be saved
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070724/ap_on_he_me/aids_conference"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070724/capt.syd10107240726.australia_aids_conference_syd101.jpg?x=130&y=79&sig=yOw1sLlFp6vSJTLYgqL2Fw--" align="left" height="79" width="130" alt="Delegates to the Fourth International AIDS Society Conference at Sydney, Australia, take photos outside the convention center, Tuesday, July 24, 2007. Studies have found that infection rates are growing among men who have sex with men, known as MSM, in Africa, Asia and Latin America, where less than five percent of such men have access to HIV prevention, treatment and care, according to a statistics released by the American Foundation for AIDS Research, or amfAR. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)" border="0" /></a>AP - HIV-infected babies given antiretroviral drugs in the first weeks of life were four times more likely to survive than those left untreated, raising hopes that more young lives can be saved, new research suggests.</p><br clear="all"/>

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