DNA: Can You Get HIV From a Tattoo?
40 such cases of HIV have been reported in 10 districts of UP who got infected after getting tattooed. This hobby of tattoos proved very costly.
Apr 30, 2024, 02:54 AM IST
World AIDS Day: History, Significance, Theme - Difference Between AIDS And HIV
It was in 1988 that the World Health Organization announced World AIDS Day as an official global health observance. December 1 is observed as World AIDS Day every year globally with an aim to increase awareness about the disease.
Nov 30, 2023, 17:24 PM IST
DNA: 'Medical miracle' against HIV AIDS
A big miracle has happened in the world of medical science. Till now AIDS was considered an incurable disease. But a French institute has claimed that the treatment of AIDS is possible through Bone Marrow Transplant.
Feb 23, 2023, 23:26 PM IST
World AIDS Vaccine Day: Prevalence of the disease in India, mRNA vaccine, need of Covid vaccination to Africa
The Concept of HIV vaccine awareness day came out of a speech delivered by the former US President Bill Clinton in 1997.
May 18, 2022, 16:59 PM IST
World AIDS Day: One child was infected with HIV every 2 minutes in 2020, UNICEF report finds out
The UNICEF report claimed that 1,20,000 children, or one child every five minutes, died due to AIDS-related causes in 2020.
Dec 01, 2021, 07:12 AM IST
COVID-19 crisis resulting in deaths from TB, AIDS in poorest countries, says Global Fund
The Fund`s annual report for 2020 showed that the number of people treated for drug-resistant tuberculosis in countries where it operates fell by 19%. A decline of 11% was reported in HIV prevention programmes and services.
Sep 08, 2021, 11:13 AM IST
Tokyo Olympics: Athletes to get over 160,000 condoms but they can’t use them, here’s why
The Tokyo Olympics is scheduled to begin from Friday 23rd July 2021 and all the participating athletes from across the globe will get around 14 condoms each.
Jun 07, 2021, 21:51 PM IST
World AIDS Day: TV stars talk of the need to remove the stigma
This Tuesday was World AIDS Day (December 1), and celebrities from the world of television opened up on the need to continue the efforts to remove the stigma that is often associated with the ailment.
Dec 01, 2020, 21:12 PM IST
World AIDS Day: Drop in HIV screening amid COVID-19 outbreak can take collateral toll, warns doctor
HIV causes AIDS that severely compromises a person`s ability to fight any disease.
Dec 01, 2020, 19:19 PM IST
Gene experiment foolish and dangerous: Experts
The study, at the University of California, Berkeley, looked at nearly 410,000 people in the UK, among them those who had only the mutated version of CCR5 were 20 per cent more likely to die before they turned 78.
Jun 04, 2019, 15:23 PM IST
HIV patients more likely to develop heart diseases
In the statement, published in the Circulation journal, the researchers indicated that the heart disease risk among HIV patients occurs due to interactions between traditional risk factors, such as diet, lifestyle and tobacco use; and HIV-specific risk factors, such as a chronically activated immune system and inflammation characteristic of chronic HIV.
Jun 04, 2019, 14:56 PM IST
Over 500 test positive for HIV in Pakistani village
A local doctor who was also infected with HIV was arrested on April 27 in connection with the outbreak after residents complained.
May 17, 2019, 20:40 PM IST
Two cases of HIV reported after 'vampire' facials at US spa
As part of the process, syringes with nutrient-rich plasma are injected into facial tissues using a micro-needling pen. If not done properly and with hygienic practices, it could lead to health hazards.
May 01, 2019, 14:35 PM IST
World AIDS Day: 1,20,000 children, adolescents aged 0-19 living with HIV in 2017 in India
Currently, 3 million persons 19 years and younger, are infected with HIV worldwide.
Dec 01, 2018, 07:17 AM IST
Rami Malek's Freddie Mercury will be performance of the year: Anupam Kher
Mercury died in 1991 from bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS.
Nov 22, 2018, 13:51 PM IST
HIV prevalence rate third highest in Nagaland, highest in Manipur: Study
With a prevalence rate of 0.76% among adults, third highest in the country, Nagaland has 22,878 'People living with HIV' (PLHIV) and AIDS cases, an official of Nagaland State AIDS Control Society (NSACS) has said.
Mar 22, 2018, 18:20 PM IST
Experimental HIV antibody effective on monkeys: Study
In the study, scientists infected rhesus macaques with simian-human immunodeficiency virus (SHIV), an HIV-like virus commonly used in nonhuman primate studies.
Mar 05, 2018, 18:15 PM IST
New paper-based test can help in early detection of HIV
In recent years, diseases such as Ebola and Zika have caused wide-scale devastation, and HIV continues to be a pandemic health threat for many, researchers said.
Feb 02, 2018, 16:08 PM IST
Common birth control drug may up risk of HIV
MPA behaves like the stress hormone cortisol in the cells of the genital tract that can come in contact with HIV.
Hijab-clad women dance to movie song in Kerala, start heated debate on Twitter
The three women were dancing during AIDS Day celebrations to raise awareness about the life-threatening disease.
Dec 05, 2017, 12:56 PM IST
