Beware! You may be more vulnerable to hepatitis than you think (July 28 is World Hepatitis Day)
July 27th, 2012 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Casual one-night stands and multiple partners could be the starting points of serious health concerns. Not just for HIV, which most people are now aware ... Read more...
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Clinton underlines US efforts to combat AIDS
July 24th, 2012 - 6:00 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 24 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has touted the US efforts to fight AIDS amid charges that Washington is lagging behind on combating the pandemic.According to ... Read more...
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70,000 newborns in Nigeria are HIV positive
April 13th, 2012 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Abuja, April 13 (IANS) About 70,000 newborns in Nigeria are HIV positive, a top government official of the west African nation has revealed.Director-General of the National Agency for the Control ... Read more...
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HIV drug now available as oral powder for children
January 29th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The HIV drug Viread will now be available in powder form for HIV positive children after its approval by the US Food and Drug Administration ... Read more...
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Thin parents produce children with less body fat
October 4th, 2011 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 4 (IANS) Children whose parents are thin are thrice as likely to be lean than those with overweight parents, new research says.The study by University College London (UCL) ... Read more...
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UN meet delegates says funds for HIV/AIDS control inadequate
June 11th, 2011 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Participants at UN General Assembly meeting for HIV/AIDS expressed concern that funding devoted to AIDS responses was still not commensurate with the magnitude of the ... Read more...
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Meet on AIDS begins at UN
June 8th, 2011 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
New York, June 8 (IANS) More than 3,000 people came together at the United Nations for the UN General Assembly high level meeting on AIDS that began here Wednesday, a ... Read more...
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New HIV/AIDS study could turn treatment ‘on its head’
March 4th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 4 (ANI): A new study of anti-HIV/AIDS medicines in the developing world is on the verge of turning "the whole treatment world on its head," says expert.Paul Palumbo, of pediatric ... Read more...
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Use protection, celebs advise on World AIDS Day
December 1st, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Use protection and spread awareness, suggested a few Bollywood celebrities on World AIDS Day Wednesday."On World Aids Day I want to appeal to you all today ... Read more...
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Work on inequalities to get rid of AIDS: UN
December 1st, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Removing deep rooted inequities in gender, economic status and education - from which millions of AIDS and HIV positive women and children suffer - is crucial ... Read more...
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Take action to ensure AIDS spread is checked: Preity Zinta
November 30th, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Calling mother-to-child transmission of HIV particularly "upsetting", Bollywood actress and UNAIDS goodwill ambassador Preity Zinta Tuesday said action must be taken now to ensure further spread of ... Read more...
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‘Parent-to-child transmission of HIV high in India’
November 28th, 2010 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Killugudi Jayaraman
Bangalore, Nov 28 (IANS) While India may have stemmed the AIDS epidemic "it miserably failed in prevention of parent to child transmission of HIV", says the AIDS Society of India ... Read more...
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NCPCR to recommend programmes for HIV/AIDS affected children
November 15th, 2010 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IANS) The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is preparing a comprehensive document recommending programmes to provide assistance to HIV/AIDS affected children.The document includes suggestions like ... Read more...
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NACO, global fund sign agreement to scale up HIV/AIDS related services in India
September 8th, 2010 - 5:55 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 8 (ANI): The Government of India and the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) today signed a three year grant agreement for 128.4 million dollars to ... Read more...
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HIV poses increasing risk to Chinese women
September 8th, 2010 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Sep 8 (ANI): Chinese women are more susceptible to contracting AIDS, with the latest research announced by UNAIDS, saying that by the end of 2009, women accounted for more than 30 ... Read more...
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Vitamin A makes breastfeeding with HIV more risky: Study
August 27th, 2010 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 27 (ANI): Scientists have revealed that vitamin A and beta-carotene supplements are unsafe for HIV-positive women who breastfeed because they may boost the excretion of HIV in breast milk -thereby ... Read more...
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World leaders lack will to treat HIV/AIDS victims: S. Africa deputy president
July 19th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
Vienna (Austria), July 19 (ANI):World leaders lack the political will to ensure that everyone infected with HIV and Aids gets treatment, said South Africa's Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe in Vienna on Sunday."I ... Read more...
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AIDS drugs block 99pc of HIV transmission to breastfed babies
June 17th, 2010 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 17 (ANI): AIDS-fighting antiretroviral drug combinations given to pregnant and breastfeeding women in Botswana, Africa, prevented 99 percent of the mothers from transmitting the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to their ... Read more...
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2.8 million people with HIV treated by mid-year: Report
June 9th, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Around 2.8 million people with HIV across the globe have received life-saving antiretroviral (ARV) treatment by mid-year, a 22 percent increase from the like period last year, ... Read more...
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Packaged drug reduces mother-to-infant HIV infection
May 17th, 2010 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 17 (IANS) By using medications packaged just like fast-food ketchup, HIV-positive mothers in developing countries can more easily provide protection to newborn babies born at home.Biomedical engineers at Duke ... Read more...
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New, inexpensive pouch could reduce mother-to-infant HIV infection
May 14th, 2010 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 14 (ANI): Duke University biomedical engineers have developed an inexpensive and easy-to-use system that allows mothers to give their newborns a potentially life-saving dose of an anti-HIV medication shortly after ... Read more...
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HIV drug given to protect foetus should be avoided after childbirth for 1yr
February 26th, 2010 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 26 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have suggested that women given the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention drug nevirapine to protect their foetus should not ... Read more...
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Antiretroviral therapy linked to pregnancy increase in sub-Saharan Africa
February 9th, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 9 (ANI): A research conducted in a multi-country HIV treatment program in sub-Saharan Africa has found that after starting antiretroviral therapy (ART), pregnancy rates in HIV-infected women started increasing.The study ... Read more...
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Longer breastfeeding protects kids born to HIV-infected mums
January 15th, 2010 - 12:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 15 (ANI): A new study has revealed that stopping breastfeeding early might increase mortality risk in children born to HIV-infected mothers.The research team from Zambia assumed that by 4 months ... Read more...
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‘Paediatric HIV care should be integral to health programmes’
November 30th, 2009 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Early diagnosis of HIV without regular follow ups that ensure access to health services is of little use. Keeping that in mind, paediatric HIV care and treatment ... Read more...
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Maternal HAART cuts postnatal HIV transmission risk
November 28th, 2009 - 12:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 28 (ANI): A new study has shown that HIV positive mothers receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) while breastfeeding are less likely to transmit the virus to their kids.Although formula ... Read more...
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Many pregnant African women avoid HIV screening
November 20th, 2009 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): A large number of pregnant women in Uganda, Africa deliberately avoid being tested for HIV, increasing the risk of mother-to-child transmission, says a study.In a new paper, researchers ... 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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India, Nigeria, Congo account for 40 percent child deaths
September 11th, 2009 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) India, Nigeria and Congo account for 40 percent of the 8.8 million deaths of children under the age of five years, a new Unicef study released Friday ... Read more...
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HAART may help reduce mother-to-child HIV transmission
August 2nd, 2009 - 12:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 2 (ANI): Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) can prove helpful in preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in poor countries, according to an editorial in response to a research study in ... Read more...
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India has 53,000 HIV positive children: Azad
July 29th, 2009 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Nearly 53,000 children in the country are HIV positive, with Tamil Nadu topping the list with new 2,650 cases, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad told the Lok ... Read more...
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Early HIV testing, treatment can save newborn lives: UN report
December 4th, 2008 - 7:33 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec 4 (ANI): Early diagnosis and treatment can significantly improve the prospects for survival of newborn babies exposed to HIV, according to a report released by four United Nations ... Read more...
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More than 80,000 people infected by HIV/ AIDS in Pak
November 16th, 2008 - 3:48 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 16 (ANI): Official figures have disclosed that the number of people affected by HIV/AIDs had crossed 80,000 this year.Taking a note of the alarming rate of spread of AIDS ... Read more...
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Traces of HIV drug in mother’s milk risks newborn
August 6th, 2008 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Aug 6 (IANS) A drug used in the developing world to prevent HIV transmission from mother to child persists in breast milk, exposing their newborns to risk of developing drug-resistant ... Read more...
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Nearly three million HIV-positive people receiving life-saving drugs: WHO
June 2nd, 2008 - 10:27 pm ICT by ANI
Geneva, June 2 (ANI): Nearly three million people are now receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in low- and middle-income countries, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO), UNAIDS and UNICEF report ... Read more...
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