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HIV/AIDS Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for HIV/AIDS.

Results 1 - 20 of 6,699 in HIV/AIDS

  1. Further progress toward AIDS vaccine: Rabies-virus vaccine protects monkeysRead the original story

    6 min ago | Science Daily

    Led by Matthias J. Schnell, Ph.D., director of the Jefferson Vaccine Center, the researchers found that a rabies virus-based vaccine administered to monkeys protected against the simian equivalent of the HIV virus .

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    Related Topix: Health, Thomas Jefferson University

  2. China treats severe swine flu patients with plasma harvested from recovered, vaccinated peopleRead the original story

    15 min ago | Medincine Hat News

    ... China also banned blood sales in 2003 after it was discovered unclean blood-buying businesses had passed the HIV/AIDS virus to thousands of people in the 1990s. Guan said though he supports China's treatment strategy, he has urged the government to ...

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    Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Hepatitis, Medicine, Bird Flu, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

  3. Severe swine flu cases treated with blood plasmaRead the original story

    1 hr ago | South China Morning Post

    ... China also banned blood sales in 2003 after it was discovered unclean blood-buying businesses had passed the HIV/Aids virus to thousands of people in the 1990s. Guan said though he supports Chinaa s treatment strategy, he has urged the government to ...

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    Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Hepatitis, Medicine, Bird Flu, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

  4. Peripheral Neuropathy: a recurrent problemRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Dec 23 | Examiner.com

    ... The UCLA Neurology Department provides detailed assessment of neurodegenerative disorders to patients living with HIV/AIDS, and conducts clinical trials aimed to improve the life of those diagnosed with DSPN. In the years preceeding the ...

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  5. Mylan Receives Tentative FDA Approval Under PEPFAR for Matrix Laboratories' New Drug Application (NDRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | MELODIKA.net

    ... 200 mg. These innovative pediatric dosages in tablet form were developed by Matrix for use in treating pediatric HIV/AIDS. Mylan President Heather Bresch commented: "This New Drug Application represents another successful innovation by Matrix in the ...

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    Related Topix: Biotech, Food and Drug Administration, Medicine, Pharmaceuticals, Mylan Laboratories, Healthcare Industry, Health, Sustiva, Efavirenz (generic), Medication, Marketing

  6. Third Annual Report on Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries ReleasedRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | Docuticker

    ... institutions, associated with armed groups, vulnerable to trafficking and child labor, or suffering the effects of HIV/AIDS tend to have one thing in common: extreme poverty. The report asserts that poverty is a more consistent predictor of ...

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  7. Hundreds Expected To Join HIV Awareness Bike Ride TomorrowRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | BruDirect

    ... featured on its official website http;//hivawarenesstour.webs.com, the event aims to educate the public on HIV/Aids in the community and at the same time raise funds. It is also an opportunity for Bruneians to address the widespread misperception ...

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    Related Topix: Health, Hassanal Bolkiah

  8. Appealingly AfricanRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | TheNational

    ... organisation cofounded by Jackson, which provides employment for township women and helps alleviate the impact of HIV/AIDS. All of the different zones of the house share a common language. The natural tones of dark wood lend a feeling of depth and ...

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    Related Topix: World News, South Africa, Africa, Cape Town, South Africa, Western Cape, South Africa

  9. Socially responsible travel companies get rewardsRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | Canada.com

    ... was rewarded for having the best health initiative for its program to educate and test its staff in Africa for HIV/AIDS. "Despite these challenging economic times, corporate social responsibility is as important as ever," the CondA Naste ...

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    Related Topix: Wildlife, Outdoor Recreation

  10. Sex equally satisfying with circumcised men: StudyRead the original story

    13 hrs ago | Edmonton Journal

    ... on this and found no effects on (male sexual) function or satisfaction." The finding could help curb the spread of HIV/AIDS by allaying widespread concern that women find sex with circumcised men less satisfying. "The finding that circumcision does ...

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    Related Topix: Health, University of Illinois Chicago

  11. Condom message gets stronger as disease rates riseRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | Canada.com

    By the age of 15, many of today's young people already have had sex, and despite access to information about contraception, the rate of condom use among youth aged 15 to 24 has declined over the last decade, according to the 2007 Baseline Study on Sexual Health in Canada.

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    Related Topix: Human Sexuality, Health

  12. Well, nothing to do now but go to bed! - Magina, Central, KenyaRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | TravelPod.com Recent Updates

    The co-op also takes care of orphans from past members . there are approximately 50 of these children.

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    Related Topix: Camping, Outdoor Recreation

  13. Aids - What is It?Read the original story

    20 hrs ago | Associated Content

    Aids stands for acquired immune deficiency syndrome. It means that it is infectious and can cause a weakened immune system and cause a group of health trouble.

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  14. Low-cost pills to treat HIV bound for AfricaRead the original story

    Sep 22, 2008 | Canada.com

    It should be a moment of triumph: Wednesday evening, seven million pills will leave Pearson International Airport bound for Kigali, Rwanda, the first shipment of generic, low-cost drugs to treat HIV/AIDS produced under Canada's Access to Medicine Regime.

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    Related Topix: Health, World News, Rwanda, Africa, Travel, Rwanda Travel, Financial Services

  15. Seasona s BleatingsRead the original story

    Jun 21, 2008 | Edge San Francisco

    I hate December, I will be the first to admit. I despise it for the reasons that so many other people do; the days are short and the nights are cold and long; Christmas is shoved down my throat with all of its forced cheer and psychotic consumerism ; New Years Eve reminds us again, right on cue, that we need to make 'resolutions' for all of our ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, New Year's Day/Eve, Christmas, Opinion

  16. HAART may have a role for HIV-1 elite suppressors: studyRead the original story

    18 hrs ago | Rehab Management

    Most HIV-1 "elite suppressors" maintain CD4+ T counts for more than 10 years after infection, although some see a gradual decline, according to a long-term study.

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  17. HIV/AIDS vaccines in the pipelineRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | Downey Patriot

    BioWorld Today recently highlighted a new report published by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America that identifies 97 new drugs and vaccines in development to treat or prevent HIV/AIDS and related conditions.

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    Related Topix: Health, Food and Drug Administration

  18. AIDS housing bill gaining supportRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | Times Union

    A bill that would provide affordable housing protection for more people living with HIV/AIDS in New York City is getting support from both chambers of the Legislature.

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  19. Profile: Pope Benedict XVIRead the original story w/Photo

    22 hrs ago | BBC

    ... to Africa in March 2009 was overshadowed in the West by a row over remarks he made about condoms. He described HIV/Aids as "a tragedy that cannot be overcome by money alone, that cannot be overcome through the distribution of condoms, which can even ...

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    Related Topix: Pope Benedict XVI, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Pope Benedict XVI, Public Relations

  20. Biological catch-22 prevents induction of antibodies that block HIVRead the original story

    23 hrs ago | Free Republic

    ... disease is under the control of immunological tolerance," said Barton Haynes, M.D., director of the Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI) at Duke University Medical Center and senior author of the study appearing in the online early edition ...

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    Related Topix: Health, Immunology, Biology, Science, Duke University