In the early days of the AIDS epidemic, a once-rare form of cancer known as Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) emerged as a frequent harbinger of HIV. Its stigma was best illustrated by Tom Hanks, who portrayed a gay man trying to conceal ...
Jun 3, 2011
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Physical violence, sexual abuse and other forms of childhood and adult trauma are major factors fueling the epidemic of HIV/AIDS among American women. Scientists have known for years that traumatized women are at greater ...
Mar 19, 2012
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New research is hoping to understand how the human brain hears sound to help develop improved hearing aids and automatic speech recognition systems.
Jan 17, 2012
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Hearing loss affects approximately 40 million American adults, yet only one in 10 people who need hearing aids use them, research shows.
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(AP)—The head of Saudi Arabia's AIDS charity foundation says the country saw 1,233 new cases of the disease last year.
Apr 9, 2013
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The inner-city area of Sydney, once the epicenter of Australia's HIV epidemic, is very close to becoming the first place in the world to reach the UN's target for ending transmission of the virus, researchers said on Monday.
Jul 24, 2023
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Every eight hours, a Canadian contracts HIV.
Jun 6, 2011
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(AP) -- The head of a global health fund on Monday urged Ukraine to step up its efforts to fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic, Europe's largest.
Jan 16, 2012
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(HealthDay) -- While many people don't know it, there's more than one kind of AIDS virus. Besides the HIV-1 strain that's common throughout the world, a type known as HIV-2 is found in some parts of Africa. Now, a new study ...
Jul 19, 2012
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Researchers from Munich and Naples have shown that minimal modification of a synthetic peptide with anti-HIV activity results in a new compound with more than two orders of magnitude higher binding affinity to the chemokine ...
Aug 9, 2012
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