Top 6 Medical Advances of the Year 2013

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No. 1: Bee Venom and HIV


For decades on end, the medical world has been left disarmed in front of the lethal HIV. But there is hope for the future, as researchers have uncovered a substance in the venom of bees, which attacks the virus, but leaves healthy cells intact. While the theory is still being developed, researchers are hopeful that bee venom will at least help prevent the spread of HIV, if not treat it altogether.

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