May 9, 1997, Hour One:AIDS Update

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AIDS Update

So-called combination therapies used to combat AIDS have been touted as a much-needed answer to the perplexing question of how to treat HIV infection. New studies support the treatments, showing that the drugs nearly wipe out HIV in the blood and tonsils. But how far can drugs go? Will they ever be a cure? And how close are scientists to finding a vaccine? An AIDS update, in this hour of Science Friday.

Guests:
Dr. Ashley Haase
Professor and Chairman of the Department of Microbiology
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Dr. Michael Sheron
Deputy Director of the Section of HIV Medicine
St. Vincent's Hospital
New York, New York

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