Hospital Offers HIV Drugs as Antidote
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A Manhattan hospital is making HIV drugs available as a morning-after antidote for people who think they might have been exposed to the AIDS virus.
The treatment from Beth Israel Medical Center consists of a four-week course of powerful drugs that are believed to reduce the likelihood of infection if taken within 72 hours of exposure to the virus.
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