Africa: Herpes treatment may help HIV patients - study

Treating genital herpes may slow the progression of the AIDS virus in those infected with both viruses, researchers reported on Wednesday. The test involving 140 women in the West African country of Burkina Faso found that when herpes was being treated with 500 milligrams of the drug valacyclovir twice daily for three months, the women were less likely to shed, or spread, the AIDS virus.