Despite all the warnings about the need for safe sex, infection rates are on the rise among some groups. Now, comes a controversial treatment that could address the problem. But most people still don't know about it and can't get it. HealthWeek's Pat Anson explains why.
Safe sex is a way of life here for many couples.
But, as Mike Shaw and Ron Tripp learned, sometimes even the best precautions fail. Ron is HIV positive. Fortunately for Mike, there was something he could do. For one month, patients are given a combination of potent drugs designed to block the AIDS virus from infecting the immune system. Treatment must begin within 72 hours of exposure.