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World AIDS Day December 1: 8 commonly believed misconceptions about HIV/AIDS
Lifestyle | December 01, 2017 15:49 ISTOn World AIDS Day, let's take shatter some common myths surrounding HIV/AIDS
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Monkeys can be protected from HIV-like virus by an improved vaccine: study
Lifestyle | June 09, 2017 16:08 ISTThe vaccine regimen tested in the Thai trial, known as RV144, had a 31 percent efficacy
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WHO updates 'Essential Medicines List' to counter drug-resistance in bacteria
Lifestyle | June 07, 2017 14:17 ISTWorld Health Organisation has added 10 antibiotics to the list for adults and 12 for children.
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HIV is no longer a curse to motherhood
Lifestyle | May 19, 2017 13:30 ISTHIV isn’t going to trouble the expecting mothers anymore, as according to experts’ combination of several medicines can reduce the risk of transmission of the disease to the baby.
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Happy India Village: An organization that treat children suffering from HIV
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This is the reason why HIV infection increases the risk of TB
Lifestyle | October 19, 2016 14:00 ISTResearchers have found that the HIV virus increases the potency of the tuberculosis bacterium (Mtb) by affecting a central function of the immune system. In most people who are exposed to tuberculosis infection, the immune
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More rights, employment opportunities on anvil for HIV and AIDS patients, Union Cabinet approves amendments to key bill
India | October 05, 2016 16:17 ISTThe Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to 'The HIV and AIDS Bill, 2014' (Prevention and Control) Bill to bring legal accountability, to create a formal system and to investigate complaints against those who discriminate
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2,234 Indians infected with HIV via blood transfusion in last two years, reveals RTI
World | September 15, 2016 12:49 ISTDespite the fact that each unit of blood is tested for infection, before transfusion, more than 2000 people contracted HIV infections from contaminated blood transfusions between October 2014 and March 2016 in India, an RTI response has revealed.
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Why 1.1 mn HIV+ve Indians don't get drugs they need
Lifestyle | September 12, 2016 12:38 ISTEach of an estimated 2.1 million Indians infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) should be getting a cocktail of drugs to prolong their lives and reduce infections, but no more than 44 per cent
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HIV positive pregnant woman denied treatment at hospital, delivers a stillborn
India | September 02, 2016 11:06 ISTIn a shocking case of government apathy, a Badaun district hospital denied treatement to a HIV positive pregnant woman forcing her to travel 50 kms to Bareilly for delivery but precious time was lost and
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Use ‘Dipper’ at night: The phrase behind every Indian truck now the tagline of a condom brand
August 17, 2016 13:28 ISTTata Motors, India’s premier truck manufacturing brand, has taken a ‘unique’ approach to promote safe sex among truck drivers in India as they are in the HIV high-risk group.
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HIV, Hepatitis patients have higher chances of committing suicide
Lifestyle | August 15, 2016 10:19 ISTA recent study has stated that people diagnosed with diseases like HIV and hepatitis have higher chances of committing suicide. Study results suggest hospitalisation with infection was linked to a 42 per cent higher risk
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HIV-related viruses may have originated 60 million years ago, says study
Lifestyle | August 11, 2016 12:41 ISTResearchers have found that the lentiviruses, a leading cause in a variety of chronic diseases including the deadly HIV/AIDS in humans, is 60 million years old. There are millions of people worldwide who are affected
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This simple step can save women from a deadly sexual disease
Lifestyle | July 28, 2016 19:11 ISTIt is always said that it’s not easy to be a woman. The statement stands true in every sense, be it emotionally or physically. While women are strong enough when it comes to controlling their
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HIV therapy protects against transmission, even during unsafe sex
Lifestyle | July 14, 2016 10:24 ISTLondon: HIV-positive individuals undergoing treatment have a low risk of transmitting the deadly virus to their partner, even if they are not using any protection during sex, a new study has found. The study was
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India has around 21 lakh HIV infected patients : Government
India | July 10, 2016 7:38 ISTChandigarh: Over 21 lakh people in India are living with HIV positive at present and about seven lakh of them are not even aware of their HIV positive status, a senior Union Health Ministry officer
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Orlando massacre was about revenge, not terror, says Omar Mateen’s alleged gay lover
World | June 24, 2016 19:14 ISTOrlando: The man identified as Miguel, the alleged “gay lover” of Orlando gunman Omar Mateen, has said that the latter’s act was one of revenge based on fears that he had been exposed to HIV.
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WATCH: Insane US woman runs her car over boyfriend after finding out he's HIV positive
World | June 17, 2016 8:33 ISTPhoenix: In a shocking incident, which took place in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 29, a woman rammed her speeding red Ford Mustang car into her boyfriend after finding out that he is HIV positive. According
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West Bengal government to offer rice at Rs 2 per kg to sex workers, HIV patients
India | June 12, 2016 14:56 ISTKolkata: The West Bengal government has now decided to give rice at Rs two per kg to sex workers and poor HIV patients in the state. In this initiative of government all deaf and
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Deaths due to AIDS in India reduced by 55 pc since 2007: Health minister at UN
India | June 10, 2016 7:04 ISTNew Delhi: Deaths caused due to AIDS in India have come down to nearly 55 pc since 2007, while new HIV infections saw a reduction by 66 pc since 2000 and around a million people
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