AIDS has long been a heartbreaking illness. It has had much attention throughout the last several years and the public in now actively fighting for advances in cures for this illness. This has been a long time coming and many have waited for medical breakthroughs and did not make it. Others are hoping upon hope that they will see advances successful enough to put them in remission or resolve the symptoms altogether, while waiting for a cure.

Even though there is yet no cure, medical advancements have found ways to keep this disease from progressing. Researchers have found ways in which to prevent HIV from spreading though ones system through combining three or more of the anti-HIV drugs. Doctors must find the right combination of drugs that work for each individual patient.

Because of these advancements, HIV patients are living higher quality of lives, longer, and this is encouraging to all HIV victims. With these new advancements, researchers are finding ways in which HIV patients do not have to take such a multitude of medications daily, and at the same time are discovering ways to also cut the amount of doses per day. This is encouraging for the AIDS patient.