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May 8, 2009

Herpes medication does not reduce risk of HIV transmission from individuals with HIV and genital herpes, 91±¬ÁÏ-led international study finds

A recently completed international multi-center clinical trial has found that acyclovir, a drug widely used as a safe and effective treatment to suppress herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), which is the most common cause of genital herpes, does not reduce the risk of HIV transmission when taken by people infected with both HIV and HSV-2.

Emergency procedures practiced, evaluated in Operation Crash Start disaster drill

If an emergency occurs on campus, how will the 91±¬ÁÏ respond?


Representatives of a number of campus departments gathered at the 91±¬ÁÏ Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in the Bryant Building on Thursday, April 30, to study that question in an afternoon-long disaster drill called Operation Crash Start.

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Wickizer to deliver Public Health’s Distinguished Faculty Lecture, May 18

By Holly Weese
School of Public Health


Tom Wickizer, 91±¬ÁÏ professor of health services, will deliver the School of Public Health’s Spring Quarter Distinguished Faculty Lecture: Reflections on 10 years of Collaborative Research to Improve Health and Health Care for Injured Workers in Washington State.