A recent study has revealed that HIV spreads throughout the body in a way similar to some computer worm hence early treatment may be the key to treat AIDS.The spread of HIV through the body
Washington: A common herpes drug can reduce the levels of HIV infection, a new study has found.The finding rebuts earlier scientific assumptions that Valacyclovir (Valtrex) required the presence of the other infection to benefit patients
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central and Delhi governments on the deplorable conditions of undertrial prisoners, including women, in Tihar Jail here.A division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini
New Delhi: Researchers at Columbia University have developed a gadget that can be easily attached to a smartphone and it can reportedly diagnose cases of sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV and syphilis. The dongle
New York: A team of researchers from Columbia University has developed a low-cost smartphone accessory or dongle that can perform a test that simultaneously detects three infectious disease markers from a finger prick of blood
Washington: In what could lead to a cure for HIV, researchers have found that the human immunodeficiency virus may stay hidden for years in certain "quiet" immune cells.Drugs for HIV have become adept at suppressing
Kolkata: Asia's largest red light zone, Sonagachi is likely to be the first among such areas in the country to roll out an experimental project under which sex-workers will be administered medicine to prevent HIV
Kolkata: More than 70 percent of people suffering from HIV-AIDS are not diagnosed and are not aware that they are suffering from the dreaded disease. I S Gilada, president of AIDS society of India, said
Chennai: On the eve of World AIDS Day, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today urged the people to pledge their support to those affected with HIV in the state."Let us support those with HIV/AIDS.
United Nations: An estimated 1.1 million human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections among children under the age of 15 have been prevented between 2005 and 2013.According to data released by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Friday
Islamabad: At least 994 new HIV/AIDS cases have been detected across Sindh province in Pakistan this year, according to a media report."These numbers could be alarming for everyone, but this reflects the efficiency of our
Itanagar: HIV/AIDS cases have been steadily going up in Arunachal Pradesh over the past five years, with 223 cases being recorded till last March. The number was 167 in 2010, officials of the Arunachal Pradesh
Panaji: The HIV/AIDS disease has a presence in every ward and village in Goa, Health Minister Laxmikant Parsenkar told the Goa Legislative Assembly on Monday.Parsenkar, speaking during Question Hour, also said that the 23 suspected
United Nations: India has the third-highest number of people living with HIV in the world with 2.1 million Indians accounting for about four out of 10 people infected with the deadly virus in the Asia-Pacific
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh has launched a phone application for iPhone and android users to create awareness about HIV/AIDS, an official said Friday.The application giving details about how the disease is contracted and facility centres for
Mississippi: A US girl born with the AIDS virus and in remission for years despite stopping treatment now shows signs that she still harbors HIV - and therefore is not cured. The news is a
Washington: An inexpensive and easy-to-use intra-vaginal ring filled with an anti-retroviral drug may be extremely effective at preventing the deadly HIV infection in women, scientists say.The novel intravaginal ring implanted with anti-retroviral drug tablets, or
Malad: A 38-year-old man, Joel Chettiar has alleged that a local doctor and Pacific Lab located in West Malad mislead him to believe that he is an HIV+.Chettiar has filed a complaint against the doctor
Washington, Jan 22: The US researchers have cracked a system that renders certain types of immune cells impervious to HIV infection, possibly paving the way to its eradication from the body.The system's two vital components
Panaji, Sep 27: Next time if an HIV patient in Goa misses his monthly drug regimen, he will get an SMS alert reminding him about the dosage.The state-run Goa State AIDS Control Society (GSACS) has
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