Scientists in Australia's tropical north are collecting blood from crocodiles in the hope of developing a powerful antibiotic for humans, after tests showed that the reptile's immune system kills the HIV virus, Reuters reports.

The crocodile's immune system is much more powerful than that of humans, preventing life-threatening infections after savage territorial fights which often leave the animals with gaping wounds and missing limbs

Sydney-based biotech giant Biotron Ltd claims it has developed a new anti-HIV compound capable of acting against strains of HIV that can't be treated with existing drugs, reports Asia Pulse

The company says that its "Virion" compound can open a new treatment for AIDS patients

Although many doctors remain skeptical, there is some rays of hope in the fight of the HIV virus according to details released in the August 13 edition of The Lancet.

Researchers have discovered that the drug valproic acid (Depakote) may be able to reduce the pool of dormant HIV-infected cells in the body

A new treatment strategy shows promise in helping transform HIV into a curable infection.

Preliminary research detailed in this weeks Lancet medical journal, outlines how scientists use an anti-convulsant drug to awaken dormant HIV hiding within the body, where it is temporarily invisible, but remains extremely dangerous

Doctors and State of New York Health Officials have been on the outlook for a man who is carrying a deadly strain of the HIV virus that is resistant to practically all available treatments for the virus.

Dr. Gary Blick, a private-practice physician in Norwalk, Conn has the patient who is responsible for spreading the strain through unprotected anonomoyus anal sex that the man had with others in a sex club in New York City in 2004