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December 1st, 2008 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Dec 1 (ANI): Experts suggest that routine HIV screening of people older than 13 years can help reduce transmission risk and save numerous lives.
The American College of Physicians (ACP) urged ...
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November 27th, 2008 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Nov 27 (ANI): Universal HIV testing and immediate antiretroviral treatment (ART) following diagnosis of HIV infection could reduce the number of people developing full-blown AIDS by up to 95 percent ...
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November 13th, 2008 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Nov 13 (ANI): A clinical trial testing the effectiveness of what was believed to be a promising new HIV vaccine has resulted in failure.
The vaccine, made by the pharmaceutical company ...
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November 13th, 2008 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
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New Delhi, Nov 13 (ANI): Researchers from Berlin''s Charite hospital were successfully able to ward off HIV virus from a patients body with the help of bone marrow transplantation.
According to the ...
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November 11th, 2008 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
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Toronto, Nov 11 (IANS) There is new hope for Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) patients as Canadian and American researchers have discovered a way to revive the body's tired immune cells in ...
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November 7th, 2008 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, November 7 (ANI): A new study has revealed that the anti-herpes drug acyclovir can slow down HIV infection, but with the risk that treated cells may promote the emergence of ...
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November 6th, 2008 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
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London, November 6 (ANI): A team of researchers says that the reason why the STEP trial of an experimental vaccine against AIDS failed could be partially because it made some peoples ...
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November 6th, 2008 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
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Washington, Nov 6 (IANS) Two-thirds of families with an HIV-infected parent experienced fears about the virus spreading at home, according to a joint study.The qualitative study is the first to interview multiple ...
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November 4th, 2008 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Nov 4 (ANI): While health officers are taking up various worldwide projects to educate people on HIV and AIDS, a new study has shown that two-thirds of families with an ...
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October 8th, 2008 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Oct 8 (ANI): There is insufficient evidence that circumcision reduces the risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or other sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men, ...
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October 2nd, 2008 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Oct 2 (ANI): Maraviroc, the first of a new class of HIV drugs called CCR5 receptor antagonists, can provide major benefits for certain patients who have become immune to existing ...
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September 30th, 2008 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Forty percent of India's health problems are linked to smoking, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss says, defending the stringent measures to ban smoking in public places from Oct ...
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September 29th, 2008 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) A combative Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss, who has lost his battle with the government on legalising homosexuality, says India should wake up to the growing global acceptance ...
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September 17th, 2008 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
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New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Drug maker Aurobindo Pharma Ltd Wednesday said it has received tentative approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to manufacture and market Abacavir sulfate tablets, ...
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September 17th, 2008 - 6:40 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Sept 17 (ANI): A team of scientists from Yerkes National Primate Research Center and the Emory Vaccine Center has reached a step closer to determining why SIV and HIV infection ...
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September 13th, 2008 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
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Hyderabad, Sep 12 (IANS) With the HIV/AIDS threat rising to IT companies and call centres, the Andhra Pradesh Sate AIDS Control Society (APSACS) plans to install condom vending machines in their campuses.The ...
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September 6th, 2008 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, September 5 (ANI): American scientists have uncovered a new trick that enables HIV to overtake resting T cells, which are normally highly resistant to infection.
Their findings, published in the ...
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August 17th, 2008 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Aug 17 (ANI): The successful completion of phase-1 of clinical trials of the AIDS vaccine developed in India has indicated that it had acceptable levels of safety and was well ...
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August 13th, 2008 - 11:16 am ICT by ANI
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Washington, Aug 13 (ANI): Indian women who face physical and sexual violence from their husbands have an increased risk of HIV infection, compared with women who are not abused by their ...
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August 10th, 2008 - 9:07 am ICT by IANS
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By Sumita Thapar
Mexico City, Aug 10 (DPA) The world's largest AIDS conference has ended with governments, health experts and HIV-positive people determined to tackle the next 25 years of the epidemic, but ...
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August 8th, 2008 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
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Mexico, Aug 8 (ANI): Indias Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss has said that the key to overcoming the HIV epidemic is to take HIV services to ...
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August 8th, 2008 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Aug 8 (ANI): An international team of scientists, including two Indian-origin researchers, has identified a revolutionary technique that may suppress HIV''s spread dramatically.
While working with mice infected with HIV, the ...
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August 8th, 2008 - 8:59 am ICT by IANS
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By Sumita Thapar
Mexico City, Aug 8 (DPA) The female condom is currently the only woman-controlled preventive method against HIV infection. Yet, it is a poorly funded invention and has been ignored by ...
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August 6th, 2008 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
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Washington/Mexico City, Aug 6 (DPA) Male circumcision can prevent 65 percent of new HIV infections in adult heterosexual men, but AIDS-hit countries are lagging in their efforts to promote it, researchers said. ...
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August 6th, 2008 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington , Aug 6 (ANI): Black girls who use marijuana are more likely to get involved in risky sexual acts and contract sexually transmitted diseases, reveals a new study.
Conducted by Emory ...
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August 6th, 2008 - 11:15 am ICT by IANS
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Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) African-American girls using marijuana are more likely to engage in risky sexual acts and contract sexually transmitted disease, according to a new study. Emory University researchers analysed marijuana ...
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August 5th, 2008 - 4:04 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, August 5 (ANI): A new study suggests that the HIV drug tenofovir may prevent AIDS transmission when applied rectally as a gel.
Martin Cranage of St. George''s University of London ...
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August 5th, 2008 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, August 5 (ANI): Experts at the AIDS 2008 Conference held in Mexico City on Monday called on the global health community to ramp up male circumcision to significantly reduce risk ...
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August 1st, 2008 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
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London , Aug 1 (ANI): In a study on copy number variants (CNV), researchers found that unusual chromosomal changes, particularly structural changes that can alter the function of the genes, may ...
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July 30th, 2008 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, July 30 (ANI): Experts at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have found that people who have had allergies like asthma or hay fever for a long time are ...
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