In the ongoing battle to prevent mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), not all weapons are being used: Only about half of HIV-exposed infants in some African countries received a minimal dose of the prevention drug nevirapine, say researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. In a July 21, 2010 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, the researchers report that only 51...
FDA-approved cancer drugs that may fight HIV identified
Newstrack India
Newstrack India
Washington, Aug 21 (ANI): University of Minnesota researchers have identified two FDA approved drugs that may fight HIV. "HIV's ability to mutate makes it difficult to target and treat," said molecular virologist...
Misconceptions on HIV put to rest
The Hindu
The Hindu
Staff Correspondent Workshop held on National Policy on HIV/AIDS...
HIV in blood different than in semen: Study
Deccan Chronicle
Deccan Chronicle
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Merck, Gates Foundation to Give $60 Million for Botswana HIV Efforts
Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal
By KEVIN KINGSBURY Merck & Co. said it and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are pledging another $60 million toward Botswana's African Comprehensive...
Belgaum: HIV kids boycott still on
Deccan Chronicle
Deccan Chronicle
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HIV in Blood Different Than in Semen, Scientists Say
Yahoo Daily News
Yahoo Daily News
THURSDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- HIV-1 in semen is different than HIV-1 in blood, possibly due to changes it undergoes in the genital tract, scientists have found. In their study, the researchers sought to better...
Intentional HIV infection has previously been prosecuted in Winnipeg, Hamilton
Canoe
Canoe
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Critical mass of research on HIV needs to be built up: expert
The Hindu
The Hindu
Staff Reporter Vaccines produced so far are not indigenous; technological development required...
Cancer drugs may fight HIV/AIDS
The Examiner
The Examiner
We've come a long way with HIV/AIDS. Compared to when HIV first came on the scene in 1981, people are living longer and longer with the virus. If a cure can't immedicately be reached, we are making progress with...
HIV/AIDS awareness programme launched
The Hindu
The Hindu
Staff Correspondent Role of NGOs in campaign lauded by Kodagu Health Officer...



