Drug therapy has changed HIV skin disease patterns • HIV/AIDS news • Apr 25 06 The skin manifestations of HIV infection have changed in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), the combination drug therapy introduced to combat the virus in the mid-1990s,… Time for Russians to get serious about HIV/AIDS • HIV/AIDS news • Apr 24 06 Rapidly growing numbers of HIV-infections in Russia has prompted President Vladimir Putin to order officials to do more to inform Russians about the dangers of HIV/AIDS. Despite added funds… Vaginal gel zaps AIDS virus - gives women control • HIV/AIDS news • Apr 24 06 According to the researchers if current trials are satisfactory, a safe and effective gel which protects women from the AIDS virus may be available by 2010. At an… Sex and tattoos put prisoners at risk for HIV • HIV/AIDS news • Apr 20 06 A study of men who became HIV-positive while incarcerated in Georgia prisons show that two activities - male-male sex and tattooing - increase the risk of HIV infection… Kenyans protest brutal killing of HIV-infected boy • HIV/AIDS news • Apr 20 06 Several hundred Kenyan AIDS activists took to the streets of Nairobi on Thursday to protest at the killing of an HIV-infected boy, whom they say was hacked with a… Shanghai police break up AIDS news conference • HIV/AIDS news • Apr 20 06 Police in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai broke up a news conference by a group of haemophiliacs who say they contracted HIV/AIDS through contaminated blood transfusions, an activist said… Whites fare poorly with HIV and hepatitis C • HIV/AIDS news • Apr 19 06 Liver disease and death rates are worse with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection on top of HIV infection than with just HIV or HCV, especially among white patients, according… Triple treatment cuts malaria in HIV patients • HIV/AIDS news • Apr 18 06 Combining anti-AIDS drugs, an antibiotic and bed nets treated with insecticide could cut the rate of malaria infections in people infected with HIV by up to 95 percent, researchers said… Resonance May Explain Therapy Failure in HIV Patients • HIV/AIDS news • Apr 17 06 Researchers have been puzzled over why HIV-positive patients who have periodic, built in interruptions in their drug therapy reach a point where the therapy no longer reduces their viral… Africa launches push to prevent new HIV cases • HIV/AIDS news • Apr 12 06 African leaders have launched a drive to halt new HIV infections, saying prevention may be the best remaining hope to stop the AIDS pandemic from cutting an ever-deeper swathe… Ceftriaxone may help fight dementia in HIV patients • HIV/AIDS news • Apr 07 06 An antibiotic commonly used to treat a variety of serious infections may also help prevent dementia in HIV patients, according to a test-tube study of human brain cells by… India reports rise in HIV infections to 5.2 million • HIV/AIDS news • Apr 07 06 India reported a rise in HIV infections in 2005, a top health official said on Friday, with more than 5.2 million people now thought to be living with… Commercially Available Antibiotic May Help Fight Dementia in HIV Patients • HIV/AIDS news • Apr 05 06 An antibiotic commonly used to treat a variety of serious infections may also help prevent dementia in HIV patients, according to a test-tube study of human brain… US AIDS plan hampers prevention in nations: report • HIV/AIDS news • Apr 05 06 The U.S. government’s emphasis on abstinence in a program to fight AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean is hampering prevention efforts in the countries it aims to help, congressional… HIV infection rates down one-third in south India • HIV/AIDS news • Apr 03 06 A University of Toronto Indo-Canadian study reports a remarkable one-third decline in new HIV infections in the worst hit regions of India, indicating that with condom use and awareness… Islam recruited to help Egyptians fight HIV • HIV/AIDS news • Apr 03 06 In Egypt, HIV and AIDS happen to other people; namely foreigners, the promiscuous, drug addicts and generally the morally corrupt, who should be avoided in case they infect you with… Nearly 800 in US on waiting list for AIDS drugs • HIV/AIDS news • Apr 02 06 Nearly 800 poor Americans are waiting for AIDS medications from government-funded programs that serve as the last resort for many patients who cannot afford costly treatments, according… HIV Accessory Protein and Possible New Ways to Fight AIDs, Sepsis • HIV/AIDS news • Mar 31 06 Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discovered that an HIV-1 accessory protein called Vpr destroys the host cell’s ability to survive by binding… WHO says few pregnant women getting HIV drugs • HIV/AIDS news • Mar 28 06 Nearly 2,000 babies are born with HIV infection each day because their mothers do not get the treatment needed to stop transmission of the virus, the World Health Organisation… Act now to stop HIV/AIDS in children, UN says • HIV/AIDS news • Mar 24 06 The United Nations called on governments on Friday to take immediate steps to better protect children from HIV/AIDS and ensure better treatment for those infected. At the end… Africa’s Anglicans repent on AIDS “curse” stance • HIV/AIDS news • Mar 24 06 Africa’s Anglican church has come a long way from the days it preached AIDS was God’s punishment for the promiscuous. The church now holds bible studies about safe sex, openly… Kids with HIV often have behavioral problems • HIV/AIDS news • Mar 23 06 Behavioral problems and lower than average scores on tests measuring development and intellectual capacity are common in HIV-infected children, according to a report in the journal Pediatrics. HIV-infected children are… Asia must educate young on HIV, stop discrimination • HIV/AIDS news • Mar 22 06 Asia must break down taboos about sex and stop discrimination if it is to halt the world’s fastest growing HIV rates, an expert warns, with half of all new… HIV Reveals Another Secret to Its Success • HIV/AIDS news • Mar 21 06 In HIV infection, a protein produced by infected cells penetrates immune B cells, preventing them from producing antibodies that could do the virus real harm. That finding by Weill Cornell… Facial injections of polylactic acid may help improve loss of fat in the face associated with HIV in • HIV/AIDS news • Mar 21 06 Facial injections of polylactic acid, a synthetic biodegradable polymer, may help improve the debilitating facial lipoatrophy (loss of fat… Page 35 of 45 pages « First < 33 34 35 36 37 > Last » << Back to main