HIV & AIDS
After decades of research, why is AIDS still rampant?
Today is World AIDS Day. More than three decades after the virus was first discovered, 5,753 people will become HIV infected today.
Dec 2, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study examines trends in infectious disease mortality in US
In a study appearing in the November 22/29 issue of JAMA, Heidi E. Brown, Ph.D., of the University of Arizona, Tucson, and colleagues investigated trends in infectious disease mortality in the United States from 1980 through ...
Nov 22, 2016
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HIV & AIDS
Children who keep HIV in check
Some HIV-infected - and untreated - children do not develop AIDS. A new study shows that they control the virus in a different way from the few infected adults who remain disease-free, and sheds light on the reasons for this ...
Oct 5, 2016
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HIV & AIDS
Trudeau, Gates raise billions for AIDS, TB and malaria fight
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday that a record $12.9 billion has been raised for The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria over the next three years.
Sep 17, 2016
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At Canada conference, $13 billion sought for anti-AIDS fight
International donors gather in Montreal this weekend with a goal of raising another $13 billion for the fight to eradicate AIDS and two other major deadly diseases—tuberculosis and malaria—by 2030.
Sep 15, 2016
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AIDS summit ends with call for more funding (Update)
The International Aids Conference in South Africa wrapped up Friday with calls for increased funding as the search for a cure continues and with HIV infections running at around 2.5 million a year.
Jul 22, 2016
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Europe's medicine watchdog okays preventive AIDS pill
Europe's medicines watchdog said Friday it has recommended the licencing of the first-ever AIDS prevention pill for the European Union.
Jul 22, 2016
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Prince Harry and Elton John speak out at AIDS summit
Britain's Prince Harry and Sir Elton John shared a stage in South Africa on Thursday, warning that complacency threatened efforts to defeat AIDS and urging young people to lead the fight.
Jul 21, 2016
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HIV & AIDS
AIDS summit opens with warnings that progress at risk (Update)
More than 18,000 scientists, campaigners and donors opened a major AIDS conference in South Africa on Monday, issuing stark warnings that recent gains in the fight against the disease were under threat.
Jul 18, 2016
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Global AIDS gains 'inadequate and fragile,' UN chief says
Actress Charlize Theron, singer Elton John and Prince Harry are joining researchers, activists and policy makers at a global AIDS conference in South Africa this week to debate ways to better treat and prevent the disease.
Jul 18, 2016
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