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        3/4/2013, Adar 22, 5773

      Scientists: HIV Cured in Baby for the First Time


      Researchers say they have, for the first time, cured a baby born with HIV -- a development that could help improve treatment of babies infected at birth. There is an important technical nuance: researchers insist on calling it a "functional cure" rather than a complete cure. That is because the virus is not totally eradicated. Still, its presence is reduced to such a low level that a body can control it without the need for standard drug treatment.