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Meditation slows AIDS progression: study
WASHINGTON - Meditation may slow the worsening of AIDS in just a few weeks, perhaps by affecting the immune system, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.If the findings ...
HIV no longer fatal disease - study
Improvements in a medication used to treat HIV, known as combination anti-retroviral therapy , have seen life expectancy increase by some 13 years between 1996/99 and 2003/05. These advances have "transformed ...
Sexual taboos hampering HIV/AIDS efforts in Pakistan
Taboos about sex in Pakistan make it difficult to address HIV/AIDS and are hindering efforts to curb the spread of the disease, according to a study published recently in the Lancet Infectious Diseases , the ...
Officials: Search for HIV Vaccine Needs Overhaul
Scientists will have to take "enormous intellectual leaps" to develop an AIDS vaccine in the coming years, say researchers clearly frustrated by the failure of a once-promising shot.
House ready to OK $48B in global AIDS fight
Expanding on a program that has saved and prolonged the lives of millions in Africa alone, the House prepared Thursday to pass and send to President Bush legislation that triples money to fight AIDS, malaria ...
Parasitic worms may help fuel AIDS epidemic: study
People infected with parasitic worms may be much more susceptible to the AIDS virus, according to a study published on Tuesday that may help explain why HIV has hit sub-Saharan Africa particularly hard.
How to stop salmonella before it stops you
Much of the United States has been concerned about the cases of salmonella that have been diagnosed throughout the country.
A new report from the Southern AIDS Coalition says HIV has taken hold in the Deep South, plaguing some of the poorest people in the country and creating a health disaster.
Depending on where you live, the water that comes from your tap can be just as safe as bottled water.
Researchers urge integrating TB into HIV care
In resource-limited settings where tuberculosis is a major cause of mortality among HIV patients and where a multidrug-resistant TB epidemic is emerging, researchers are pressing for approaches to integrate TB ...
GeoVax Partners with Vivalis for Use of Its Revolutionary EBx(R)...
Partnership creates worldwide strategic collaboration between Vivalis and GeoVax ATLANTA and NANTES, France, July 22 ATLANTA and NANTES, France , /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GeoVax Labs, Inc.
U.S. Latinos' AIDS Rates Start Getting Attention
Though Hispanics make up about 14 percent of the U.S. population, they represented 22 percent of new HIV and AIDS diagnoses tallied by federal officials in 2006.
16% Of New HIV Cases In Canada In 2005 Linked To Immigrants, Report Says
The figures mean the HIV incidence among immigrants from HIV-endemic countries, or people connected with them, was almost 13 times higher in 2005 than for Canadians, according to the CP/Star . In response to ...
S.Africa experts hope drugs can curb HIV infection
Researchers in South Africa are investigating whether taking AIDS drugs daily will prevent infections among gay and bisexual men, in the latest effort to combat the epidemic.
Social taboos spur HIV infection among Pakistani men
Social taboos that indirectly encourage homosexuality in Pakistan are also compounding the problem of controlling a raging HIV epidemic in the country, says a new report.
Viral recombination another way HIV fools the immune system
When individuals infected with HIV become infected with a second strain of the virus, the two viral strains can exchange genetic information, creating a third, recombinant strain of the virus.
Religious leaders call for dialogue
Chinese religious leaders called for dialogues between different religions and the creation of a harmonious world at an interfaith conference ended in Madrid Friday.
Humira helps Abbott Labs beat estimates for 2Q 10:28AM ET
Abbott Laboratories Inc. beat Wall Street expectations Wednesday with a 34 percent jump in the second-quarter profit, driven by robust sales of its blockbuster drug Humira and increased business overseas.
Delegates At Conference Discuss Ways To Prevent Mother-to-Child HIV...
Delegates from Central Asian countries, United Nations agencies and aid groups recently met in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to discuss methods of preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission and supporting pediatric ...
Texas Progressive Alliance Weekly Round-Up For July 20, 2008
It's Monday, and that means it is time for another edition of the Texas Progressive Alliance's weekly round-up. This week's round-up is compiled by Vince from Capitol Annex.