How violence contributes to diseases among sex workers
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Aug 09, 2016, 19:23 PM IST
Cancer immunotherapy may fight HIV too
A type of immunotherapy that has shown promising results against cancer could also be used against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, suggests new research.
Jul 16, 2016, 15:46 PM IST
Breakthrough in AIDS treatment? Austrian researchers find potential remedy for terrible immune disease!
The research is based on a substance known as resveratrol, that occurs naturally in grapes as a means of defence against fungi and bacteria.
Jul 12, 2016, 09:09 AM IST
AIDS epidemic 'over' in Australia: Scientists
The number of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) cases diagnosed now is so low that researchers from the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO), Melbourne's Peter Doherty Institute and New South Wales' Kirby Institute, have announced that the syndrome in Australia is now "over".
Jul 11, 2016, 10:55 AM IST
Zambia targets zero HIV infection through male circumcision
The Zambian government has targeted at recording zero new HIV/AIDS infections through enforcing voluntary circumcision of about two million men by 2020, state media reported on Wednesday.
Jun 23, 2016, 01:49 AM IST
DISTURBING VIDEO: Woman runs over boyfriend after learning he is HIV positive - UNBELIEVABLE but true
WATCH horrifying CCTV footage of the entire incident here!
Jun 20, 2016, 16:12 PM IST
Charlie Sheen gives up drink, drugs
Actor Charlie Sheen says he has quit drinking and taking drugs for good.
Jun 20, 2016, 14:53 PM IST
AIDS deaths in India reduced by 55% since 2007: Nadda
India had recorded 1,48,309 deaths caused by AIDS in 2007, whereas, in 2015, the figure stood at just 67,600.
Jun 10, 2016, 12:58 PM IST
Single antibody infusions found promising against HIV
A single antibody infusion can protect monkeys against infection with an HIV-like virus for up to 23 weeks, researchers have found.
Apr 28, 2016, 16:55 PM IST
Global HIV drive hampered without drugs for ''neglected'' West and Central Africa
A global drive to help curb the HIV epidemic by 2020 will fail unless millions of people with the virus in West and Central Africa receive life-saving drugs, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Wednesday.
Apr 20, 2016, 05:46 AM IST
Researchers identify potent antibodies against HIV
Scientists have developed a structure-based vaccine design that can jumpstart an effective immune response to HIV by rapidly offsetting antibodies against the virus, which so far have been unsuccessful.
Apr 08, 2016, 11:07 AM IST
Soon, HIV cure that snips out virus
The Temple University scientists believe that a gene editing technique, known as Crispr/Cas9, could pave the way for an injection to cure sufferers.
Apr 04, 2016, 15:17 PM IST
How Charlie Sheen's revelation helped raise HIV awareness!
Google searches for information about HIV hit a record high in the US after Charlie Sheen announced that he is a HIV-positive.
Feb 24, 2016, 18:56 PM IST
No fresh HIV case detected during July-Oct in Mizoram: MSACS
The MSACS has detected 10,448 HIV cases since October 1990 till June this year.
Dec 21, 2015, 15:26 PM IST
India's love affair with chemistry
This week it was officially announced that India had indeed ousted the venerated Royal Society of Chemistry, the holder of the previous record.
Dec 20, 2015, 09:30 AM IST
HIV stigma: Soon, 'Super Condom' may save you from AIDS
Now, a non-latex condom which contains antioxidants and can kill the deadly virus even after breaking.
Dec 16, 2015, 12:53 PM IST
Can continued semen exposure increase HIV resistance?
Earlier studies have shown that long-term sex work does not always result in infection.
Dec 14, 2015, 16:16 PM IST
Talking about AIDS still taboo in Pakistan, says daily
Talking about AIDS is still taboo in Pakistan and the ban placed placed on a condom advertisement "shows also how reluctant we are to address crucial issues", said a Pakistani daily on Saturday.
Dec 05, 2015, 12:14 PM IST
Living with HIV/AIDS: Ways to stay healthy and live longer!
Here's a list of things you can do to help you have a long, healthy life while protecting others
Dec 04, 2015, 00:11 AM IST
79 AIDS deaths since 1992 in Andaman and Nicobar islands
Altogether 79 deaths due to HIV-AIDS were reported since 1992 in Andaman and Nicobar islands, an official of the A & N AIDS Control Society (ANACS) said.
Dec 02, 2015, 21:49 PM IST
