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Injection Twice A Year 100% Effective In HIV Treatment: Study
A large clinical trial in South Africa and Uganda has shown that a twice-yearly injection of a new pre-exposure prophylaxis drug gives young women total protection from HIV infection.
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At Least 3 Women Contracted HIV After Getting "Vampire Facial" At Spa, US Health Body Finds
Three women were likely infected with HIV while receiving a so-called vampire facial at a New Mexico spa, marking the first known cases of the virus being transmitted during a cosmetic injection procedure, as per CDC.
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Man Becomes 3rd Patient To Be Cured Of HIV After Stem Cell Transplant
Known as the Dusseldorf Patient, the man is only the third person in the world to be cured of the condition using stem cell transplant.
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Delhi Government Told To Provide Free Food, Treatment To Poor HIV Patients
Delhi High Court has directed the city government to ensure free food and medical treatment to HIV-positive persons living below the poverty line.
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World AIDS Day 2022: HIV Infections In Numbers Around The World
World AIDS Day: The World Health Organization (WHO) founded World AIDS Day on December 1 in 1988 to promote information sharing between local and national authorities, international organisations, and private citizens.
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Monkeypox: Can Monkeypox Cause Heart Problems? Here's What We Know
Monkeypox: Myocarditis has also been reported in other monkeypox patients from the 2022 outbreak, although infectious disease specialists think it is most likely a rare consequence.
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Long-Term HIV Preventative Treatment To Be Accessible In Low-Income Nations
A deal has been reached to allow for distribution of a low-cost generic version of a long-term preventative treatment against HIV in low-income countries where most of the world's infections occur.
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New "Highly Virulent" Strain Of HIV Discovered In The Netherlands
Oxford researchers announced Thursday the discovery of a highly virulent strain of HIV that has been lurking in the Netherlands for decades, but because of the effectiveness of modern treatments, is "no cause for alarm."
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Omicron-Like Variants Could Be Stifled By AIDS Treatment Programs: Report
South Africa should boost the provision of antiretroviral drugs for millions of people infected with HIV to potentially reduce the chance of new Covid-19 variants to emerge, scientists said.
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30-Year-Old Woman Whose HIV Vanished Gives Hope For AIDS Cure
All signs of HIV have disappeared in a young woman who was diagnosed with the virus that causes AIDS in 2013, researchers said, raising hopes that she may be one of a handful of people worldwide who has permanently fought off the infection.
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Haunted By HIV, Top WHO Scientist On Covid Management Says, "Learn From History"
Two decades ago, Soumya Swaminathan watched her HIV-infected patients suffer often horrific and unnecessary deaths. There was a treatment for their disease, but they simply could not afford it.
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IIT Madras Researchers Working On Effective Drugs Against HIV/AIDS
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, are engaged in developing a new idea that can pave the way for effective treatment of HIV/AIDS, a senior professor said on Thursday.
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World AIDS Day 2020: The Evolution Of HIV Treatment, Explained By Expert
World AIDS Day is observed on 1st December each year to spread awareness about this chronic condition. On World AIDS Day 2020, here's everything you need to know about the treatment of HIV/AIDS and how it has evolved in the past years.
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World AIDS 2020 Focuses On Resilience And Impact Of HIV/AIDS Epidemic
World AIDS Day 2020 theme is a reminder of everything that can be achieved, when we focus on the impact by delivering high quality services for treatment and prevention of HIV, to the ones who are in need.
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HIV Treatment Has No Benefit For Hospitalised COVID-19 Patients: Study
A combination of antiviral drugs usually used to treat HIV has no beneficial effect in patients hospitalised with COVID-19, a peer-reviewed study said on Monday, confirming the initial results of a large-scale randomised trial of the drug.
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Injection Twice A Year 100% Effective In HIV Treatment: Study
A large clinical trial in South Africa and Uganda has shown that a twice-yearly injection of a new pre-exposure prophylaxis drug gives young women total protection from HIV infection.
-
At Least 3 Women Contracted HIV After Getting "Vampire Facial" At Spa, US Health Body Finds
Three women were likely infected with HIV while receiving a so-called vampire facial at a New Mexico spa, marking the first known cases of the virus being transmitted during a cosmetic injection procedure, as per CDC.
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Man Becomes 3rd Patient To Be Cured Of HIV After Stem Cell Transplant
Known as the Dusseldorf Patient, the man is only the third person in the world to be cured of the condition using stem cell transplant.
-
Delhi Government Told To Provide Free Food, Treatment To Poor HIV Patients
Delhi High Court has directed the city government to ensure free food and medical treatment to HIV-positive persons living below the poverty line.
-
World AIDS Day 2022: HIV Infections In Numbers Around The World
World AIDS Day: The World Health Organization (WHO) founded World AIDS Day on December 1 in 1988 to promote information sharing between local and national authorities, international organisations, and private citizens.
-
Monkeypox: Can Monkeypox Cause Heart Problems? Here's What We Know
Monkeypox: Myocarditis has also been reported in other monkeypox patients from the 2022 outbreak, although infectious disease specialists think it is most likely a rare consequence.
-
Long-Term HIV Preventative Treatment To Be Accessible In Low-Income Nations
A deal has been reached to allow for distribution of a low-cost generic version of a long-term preventative treatment against HIV in low-income countries where most of the world's infections occur.
-
New "Highly Virulent" Strain Of HIV Discovered In The Netherlands
Oxford researchers announced Thursday the discovery of a highly virulent strain of HIV that has been lurking in the Netherlands for decades, but because of the effectiveness of modern treatments, is "no cause for alarm."
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Omicron-Like Variants Could Be Stifled By AIDS Treatment Programs: Report
South Africa should boost the provision of antiretroviral drugs for millions of people infected with HIV to potentially reduce the chance of new Covid-19 variants to emerge, scientists said.
-
30-Year-Old Woman Whose HIV Vanished Gives Hope For AIDS Cure
All signs of HIV have disappeared in a young woman who was diagnosed with the virus that causes AIDS in 2013, researchers said, raising hopes that she may be one of a handful of people worldwide who has permanently fought off the infection.
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Haunted By HIV, Top WHO Scientist On Covid Management Says, "Learn From History"
Two decades ago, Soumya Swaminathan watched her HIV-infected patients suffer often horrific and unnecessary deaths. There was a treatment for their disease, but they simply could not afford it.
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IIT Madras Researchers Working On Effective Drugs Against HIV/AIDS
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, are engaged in developing a new idea that can pave the way for effective treatment of HIV/AIDS, a senior professor said on Thursday.
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World AIDS Day 2020: The Evolution Of HIV Treatment, Explained By Expert
World AIDS Day is observed on 1st December each year to spread awareness about this chronic condition. On World AIDS Day 2020, here's everything you need to know about the treatment of HIV/AIDS and how it has evolved in the past years.
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World AIDS 2020 Focuses On Resilience And Impact Of HIV/AIDS Epidemic
World AIDS Day 2020 theme is a reminder of everything that can be achieved, when we focus on the impact by delivering high quality services for treatment and prevention of HIV, to the ones who are in need.
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HIV Treatment Has No Benefit For Hospitalised COVID-19 Patients: Study
A combination of antiviral drugs usually used to treat HIV has no beneficial effect in patients hospitalised with COVID-19, a peer-reviewed study said on Monday, confirming the initial results of a large-scale randomised trial of the drug.
