Crucial Window to Beat Back HIV in WSJ, anyone have access?

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BY RON WINSLOW

VIENNA—Despite its notorious reputation, the virus that causes AIDS doesn't

infect the human body easily, and HIV's difficulties point to potential

prevention and treatment methods, according to a growing body of research.

The science, some of which was presented this week at the XVIII International

AIDS Conference here, also supports an emerging argument for starting AIDS

treatment as soon as possible after infection, to thwart the virus's devastating

effect on the body's immune system.

Many people now go months or years with HIV before starting antiretroviral

drugs. The medical community had been wary of starting people on drugs too soon

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