Lesbians allowed to donate blood in China
July 3rd, 2012 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 3 (IANS) Lesbians in China, banned in 1998 from donating blood as a way to prevent the spread of AIDS, have now been "legally allowed" to donate. However, ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Man injects HIV blood into girl
May 15th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 15 (IANS) A man in China has been jailed for 12 years for injecting an AIDS patient's blood into a schoolgirl to seek revenge on her father.Xie Long, ... Read more...
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Rs.520 monthly pension for HIV-AIDS infected in Kerala
November 30th, 2011 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 30 (IANS) On the eve of the World AIDS Day Dec 1, the Kerala government Wednesday announced a monthly pension of Rs.520 for all those infected with HIV-AIDS.Chief ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
AIDS patient commits suicide
July 31st, 2011 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Depressed over his AIDS infection, a 28-year-old youth allegedly committed suicide by jumping off from the seventh floor of a hospital here Sunday, police said.The ... Read more...
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Punjab herbal firm claims to have found cure for HIV/AIDS
January 22nd, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by ANI
Ludhiana, Jan 22(ANI): A herbal company in Punjab, Nixon Biotech Private Limited, has claimed to have found a herbal cure for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).The herbal ... Read more...
Posted in National |
HIV+ woman commits suicide: Will XVIII IAC address stigma?
July 15th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by admin
By Bobby Ramakant, Citizen News Service (CNS)Just a week before the world's largest AIDS Conference opens in Vienna, Austria, yet another woman has committed suicide on being told of her HIV positive ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Parikshe to be different
February 18th, 2010 - 4:31 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
February 18, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Anu Prabhakar is known to be selective but make good choices when it comes to films. She has once again done just that.The actress will be seen ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
HIV-positive couples hail Valentine’s Day in Chennai
February 14th, 2010 - 12:17 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Feb 14 (ANI): Unlike others who endure the misfortune of being infected with HIV/AIDS and later lead a life of isolation and stigma, 50 afflicted persons in Chennai city heralded Valentine's ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Chandigarh’s award winning AIDS patient inspires others
January 27th, 2010 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
Chandigarh, Jan 27 (IANS) She may be suffering from AIDS, but that has not stopped 28-year-old Pooja Thakur from working for the welfare of other HIV positive patients here -- ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
March-past, floats and awards mark R-Day in Chandigarh
January 26th, 2010 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 26 (IANS) The colourful march-past and cultural programmes were all there, but the Republic Day celebrations in this Union Territory Tuesday also saw a unique event - an AIDS patient ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
HIV infection ages the brain prematurely
January 23rd, 2010 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 23 (IANS) HIV cuts down the blood supply to brain, prematurely ageing it in an infected patient - a condition seen in normal patients 15 to 20 years older.
"The ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
HIV infection linked to premature aging of the brain
January 22nd, 2010 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 22 (ANI): HIV infection and its treatments are leading to premature aging of human brains, say researchers.The study led by researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
AIDS patient jumps to death
December 19th, 2009 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 19 (IANS) Depression apparently prompted an AIDS patient to jump to her death Saturday from the third floor of the hospital where she was admitted, police said.
Lakshmi Samanta, a 25-year-old ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
HALO Awards Given To Teens Who Make A Difference
December 12th, 2009 - 6:43 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Dec. 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The HALO Awards were presented on Dec. 11. It is an annual award function hosted by Teen Nick and Nick Cannon in honor of the teenagers ... Read more...
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AIDS patient commits self-immolation in Bihar
July 2nd, 2009 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 2 (IANS) A man in Bihar's Gaya district, diagnosed with AIDS, committed self-immolation to get rid of daily pain and suffering, police said Thursday.
Satyendra Malakar, 35, a resident of Barora ... Read more...
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A poor man diagnosed HIV positive forced to leave hospital
June 9th, 2009 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 9 (IANS) A 40-year old poor man, diagnosed with HIV/AIDS was forced by authorities of a government hospital in the Bihar capital to leave and advised to stay at his ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Interesting Facts and Figures: Shilpa Shetty
April 17th, 2009 - 1:30 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Shilpa Shetty; born 8 June 1975, is an Indian film actress and model.Since making her debut in the film Baazigar (1993), she has appeared in nearly 40 Hindi, Tamil, Telugu ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Gene therapy may help cure AIDS
December 6th, 2008 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 6 (ANI): With German doctors curing an AIDS patient using bone marrow transplant, American researchers have been encouraged to explore stem cell approaches to treat the disease.
"The case ... Read more...
Posted in National |
AIDS spreading dangerously fast in Madhya Pradesh
December 1st, 2008 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 1 (IANS) The extent of spread of the AIDS epidemic in Madhya Pradesh can be judged from the fact that while there was only one identified AIDS patient in 1988 ... Read more...
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German doc miraculously cures AIDS patient
November 13th, 2008 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 13 (IANS) A doctor in Germany seems to have pulled off the impossible by curing a 42-year-old AIDS patient with the help of bone marrow transplant, normally used in ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
People throng to ‘Navratri witches’ for cure to AIDS, cancer
October 8th, 2008 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 8 (IANS) In a bizarre ritual that took place midnight last on the outskirts of Raipur, three women known as the 'Navratri witches' and claiming to be blessed by goddess ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
HIV-positive mother gets child custody
May 13th, 2008 - 9:06 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) A smile lit up Sunita Verma's face as she got her two-year-old boy back after nearly a year thanks to the Delhi High Court which Tuesday ruled ... Read more...
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British AIDS patient to languish longer in Tihar
May 1st, 2008 - 4:56 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) A British AIDS patient, serving a 10 year term for drug peddling in the Tihar jail here since 2004, was to fly back Thursday to his country ... Read more...
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Widow forced to break tradition, cremate AIDS victim husband
April 9th, 2008 - 4:07 pm ICT by admin
Cuttack, April 9 (IANS) A woman was forced to break tradition and cremate her husband after relatives and neighbours refused to help out for fear of contracting AIDS from the dead man. ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |