Mechanism behind success of disease-causing microbes identified
July 23rd, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 23 (ANI): Researchers have identified the mechanism used by several types of common, virulent microbes to infect plants and cause devastating blights.Microbes using this infection mechanism include fungi that ... Read more...
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Triple-punch gene therapy offers hope to AIDS patients
June 17th, 2010 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 17 (ANI): A triple-punch gene therapy, which endows human stem cells with three ways to resist HIV, has successfully cleared its first safety test in humans.Four patients with AIDS who ... Read more...
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Separate dialysis centre coming up in Delhi, court told
May 12th, 2010 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) A specialised dialysis centre is coming up in the national capital to meet the increasing demand for the service by patients, the government told the Delhi High ... Read more...
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Study promises defence against diarrhoea
April 26th, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 26 (ANI): The findings of a new American research could soon provide defence against infections caused by waterborne microscopic pathogen cryptosporidium.Found in swimming pools, water parks, and drinking water supplies, ... Read more...
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Every Madhya Pradesh district to have AIDS drugs centre
March 25th, 2010 - 10:00 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 25 (IANS) With Madhya Pradesh reporting over 400 new HIV-AIDS cases in 2009, medical centres are to be set up in every district so that patients, especially rural ones, can ... Read more...
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After muddy road to Tuensang, a beacon of hope (Letter from Nagaland)
March 13th, 2010 - 10:53 am ICT by IANS
By Sevanand Gaddala
Tuensang (Nagaland), March 13 (IANS) There is no better symbol of Tuensang's disconnect with the rest of Nagaland than the road between it and Mokokchung, the closest major town.The ... Read more...
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Fresh hope for HIV patients
March 9th, 2010 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, March 9 (IANS) In a welcome news for HIV patients, Canadian and American researchers have found new ways to increase effectiveness of the current drugs to fight the deadly disease.
Currently, HIV/AIDS ... Read more...
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Public health budget up by Rs.1,253 crore
February 26th, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) India's public health budget has gone up by Rs.1,253 crore, with special focus on AIDS control and mental health programmes and the prevention of diabetes and cardiovascular ... Read more...
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‘Mukhaputa’ - thought-provoking movie by debutante director (Kannada Movie Review)
February 21st, 2010 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Rajapur
Film: "Mukhaputa"; Cast: Roopa Iyer, Baby Sania, Anand Theertha and others; Director: Roopa Iyer; Music Director: Hamsalekha; Producer: Narayana Hosamane; Camera: S. Ramachandra; Rating: ***"Mukhaputa" is Roopa Iyer's directorial debut ... Read more...
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Rosiah’s 15th budget proposes no new taxes in Andhra Pradesh
February 20th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 20 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K. Rosaiah Saturday presented his record, 15th budget for the state that has stepped up the net expenditure to Rs.113,660 crore and even ... Read more...
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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...
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HIV/AIDS bill under finalisation: Azad
December 8th, 2009 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The HIV/AIDS bill, aimed at preventing discrimination and protecting the rights of people living with the disease, is "under finalisation", union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam ... Read more...
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Celina felicitated for Aids awareness campaign
December 2nd, 2009 - 6:45 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Celina Jaitley was the guest of honor on the occasion of World AIDS Day, which was celebrated with much fanfare by the community of eunuchs. The Guru of hijras Laxmi Narayan ... Read more...
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Karnataka’s HIV/AIDS patients demand nutritional support
December 1st, 2009 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 1 (IANS) Around 300 people living with HIV/AIDS staged a protest demonstration, on the occasion of World AIDS Day Tuesday, demanding proper nutritional support to the victims of the disease ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh has 5,000 AIDS patients
December 1st, 2009 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 1 (IANS) Chhattisgarh has about 5,000 AIDS patients, the government said Tuesday announcing plans to set up 100 testing and counselling centres for detecting people living with the HIV/AIDS virus.
The ... Read more...
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Medicines not easily available to HIV/AIDS patients in northeast: experts
November 30th, 2009 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Nov 30 (IANS) Lack of access to medicines and ignorance about the disease are the twin challenges being faced by people living with HIV and AIDS in India's northeast, where around ... Read more...
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Table HIV-AIDS bill in this session only, demand victims, experts (Dec 1 is World AIDS Day)
November 30th, 2009 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Three years after a bill to protect the rights of people living with HIV-AIDS was drafted and cleared by the health ministry, it is yet to be ... Read more...
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HIV risk behavioural survey conducted in Tamil Nadu
November 26th, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Nov 26 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu government, with the support of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), has successfully conducted an HIV risk behavioural surveillance survey (BSS) in the state.Officials of the state's ... Read more...
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‘Condom van’ spreads awareness about HIV/AIDS in Chandigarh
November 10th, 2009 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 10 (IANS) To spread awareness about HIV/AIDS and the usage of condoms mainly among the most vulnerable section - truck drivers and their attendants, a van christened 'Ustad Condom Van' ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Karnataka to help fight AIDS with folk art
October 23rd, 2009 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 23 (IANS) Music passes the message quick and well, and Karnataka intends to do just that by using state's popular folk art to spread awareness among the masses about HIV-AIDS ... Read more...
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Babies of HIV patients to be tested at four weeks
October 18th, 2009 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Prashant K. Nanda
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The government is to carry out HIV tests on four-week-old and above babies of all AIDS patients - a significant decision aimed at ... Read more...
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Orissa’s new list of poor to include AIDS patients, disabled
October 16th, 2009 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Oct 16 (IANS) The Orissa government Friday announced that a new list of people below poverty line (BPL) will be prepared by January 2010 and will include HIV and AIDS patients, ... Read more...
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Soon, mandatory for pregnant women to undergo HIV test
October 9th, 2009 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
By Prashant K. Nanda
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Passing AIDS from mother to child is a human rights violation and soon all pregnant women in India will have to undergo a mandatory ... Read more...
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Finally, India’s HIV patients can hope against discrimination
September 20th, 2009 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Kavita Bajeli-DattNew Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) India's law ministry is soon expected to clear the draft of a bill that aims to prevent discrimination against HIV patients in a country that ... Read more...
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Scientists reveal how HIV cripples immune cells
September 17th, 2009 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 17 (ANI): Experts at the Heidelberg University Hospital in Germany have discovered a mechanism in an animal model revealing how HIV cripples immune cells.Dr. Oliver Fackler, in the Virology ... Read more...
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Over 10,000 HIV/AIDS patients in Kerala
September 16th, 2009 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 16 (IANS) Kerala has 10,491 HIV/AIDS patients, Health Minister P.K. Sreemathi said Wednesday.
"This is the figure as of July 31," Sreemathi told the state assembly.She said Palakkad district, with 1,650 ... Read more...
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AIDS patients may get cheaper transport for treatment
September 7th, 2009 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Indian Railways have agreed to examine a proposal to provide 75 percent concession to HIV/AIDS patients for their rail journeys for medical treatment while various states have ... Read more...
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Ugandan AIDS patients face uncertain future as drugs run out
August 17th, 2009 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
By Henry Wasswa
Kampala, Aug 17 (DPA) Rosemary Bagagga, a penniless AIDS sufferer, is five months pregnant, but what worries her most is that she may not be able to get the drugs ... Read more...
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Revised swine flu guidelines categorises patients
August 16th, 2009 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) India has fine-tuned the guidelines to deal with the rising number of swine flu cases and categorised patients into those who need to be tested for the ... Read more...
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Yoga for all: US activists bring benefits to needy
August 9th, 2009 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 9 (IANS) Time was when yoga was considered a lifestyle choice in the US, something upper class people did in the luxury of spare time. That image is changing fast, ... Read more...
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Stir-hit Manipur faces shortage of essential goods, medicines
August 7th, 2009 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Aug 7 (IANS) Manipur is facing acute shortage of life-saving drugs, blood, oxygen and essential commodities due to a series of agitations, officials said Friday.
Curfew continued in Imphal East and Imphal ... Read more...
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AIDS patients’ proneness to HPV-related cancers increases as immunosuppression grows
August 1st, 2009 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 1 (ANI): An Indian-origin researcher in America has found that AIDS patients are more prone to human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers than others, and that this risk increases with increasing immunosuppression.Dr. ... Read more...
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Total cure for fungal infections found
August 1st, 2009 - 10:34 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, Aug 1 (IANS) Fungal infections can be deadly as fungus germs have developed resistance to drug treatment. But now researchers have found a way to make drugs more effective in clearing ... Read more...
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