Days after Supreme Court decriminalised homosexuality in India, the government today announced the implementation of HIV, AIDS Prevention and Control) Act, 2017, which criminalises discrimination against victims of deadly disease.
According to the researchers, the link between HIV and heart disease is poorly understood.
Preventing the HIV infection is very important, but there is no vaccine available yet.
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To protect individual and public health, it is important to ensure women in areas with high rates of HIV infection have access to affordable contraceptive options.
A 2016-17 survey by the Manipur AIDS Control Societysaid the virus is now transmitted through sexual relationship in 78 per cent of HIV/AIDS transmission cases in the state.
Sharing of equipment used for injecting drug use was found as the substantial cause of disease burden and a contributor to blood-borne virus transmission.
Early detection of HIV is vital to help contain potential outbreaks, but existing tests require complex analysis equipment and long waiting times for result.
Noticing swelling in one of her eyes, the doctors there carried out various tests, including a blood test, which revealed she was HIV positive, the police said.
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The vaccine regimen tested in the Thai trial, known as RV144, had a 31 percent efficacy
World Health Organisation has added 10 antibiotics to the list for adults and 12 for children.
HIV 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.
Researchers 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
The 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
Despite 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.
Each 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
In 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
Tata 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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