HIV

I drank to suffocate HIV anxiety: Charlie Sheen

Charlie Sheen  took to drinking to suffocate his anxiety from HIV.

Jan 12, 2016, 15:14 PM IST

Anti-HIV drugs may be effective against Ebola

Interferon beta, the most potent inhibitor of Ebola which the team identified as a result of the screening, is now part of a clinical trial of individuals who were infected with Ebola during the recent outbreak in Guinea.

Jan 12, 2016, 14:37 PM IST

Govt adds Cancer, HIV, Hepatitis C to list of essential medicines

The Government has added 106 drugs including that of Cancer, HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C to the list of essential medicines.

Dec 26, 2015, 09:25 AM IST

Training doctors linked to reduced sexually transmitted infections

The study was a randomized controlled trial of an intensive, customized training programme for physicians in sexually transmitted infections.

Dec 25, 2015, 17:00 PM IST

Price cap in 530 essential medicines, including 47 for cancer

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has fixed the ceiling prices for 530 essential medicines, including 47 for cancer and 22 for HIV, Lok Sabha was informed today.

Dec 22, 2015, 21:35 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

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

White House unveils five-year action plan on AIDS

In support of the World AIDS Day, the White House released an action plan for combating AIDS in the US over the next five years.

Dec 02, 2015, 09:54 AM IST

Social stigma on HIV/AIDS should be pulled down: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan feels that the perceived social stigma on HIV/AIDS should definitely be pulled down.

Dec 01, 2015, 20:02 PM IST

Chinese PM pledges to fight against HIV/AIDS

Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang has pledged more initiatives to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS in order to limit its spread, a media report said on Tuesday.

Dec 01, 2015, 15:17 PM IST

Show your HIV certificate: Women in this UP village ask husbands

Ram Kishore, a resident of Udaisarai village of Fatehpur district in Uttar Pradesh, who works in Mumbai and comes home once in a year during Diwali was shocked when he was asked for a HIV certificate by his wife before allowing him to share the bed. 

Dec 01, 2015, 13:35 PM IST

World AIDS Day: Where does India stand?

Today is 'World AIDS Day' and the spread of HIV Aids has become a real danger across the world. The virus launches a direct attack on your immune system and gradually weakens your natural defenses against disease and infection.

Dec 01, 2015, 13:05 PM IST

'Asia-Pacific region faces epidemic of HIV among adolescents'

The report 'Adolescents: Under the Radar in the Asia-Pacific AIDS Response', published by the Asia-Pacific Inter-Agency Task Team on Young Key Populations, which includes UNICEF and the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS warned that the AIDS epidemic cannot be ended as a public health threat by 2030 without tackling the issue of adolescents.

Dec 01, 2015, 09:48 AM IST

28th World AIDS Day: 5 lesser known facts about the disease

World AIDS Day is currently in its 28th edition. It was observed for the first time in 1988. The theme for this year is “Getting to zero; end AIDS by 2030”.

Dec 01, 2015, 09:27 AM IST

Adolescent deaths from AIDS tripled since 2000: UNICEF

The number of adolescents dying from AIDS has tripled over the last 15 years, most of them having acquired the disease when they were infants, according to figures released today by UNICEF.

Nov 27, 2015, 09:10 AM IST

HIV infection surged to record numbers in Europe in 2014: WHO

 A record number of people -- over 142,000 -- were diagnosed with HIV in Europe in 2014, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Thursday.

Nov 27, 2015, 00:54 AM IST