HIV & AIDS
1,233 new cases of AIDS in Saudi Arabia last year
(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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News tagged with aids patients
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
S. Africa's explosive cocktail: coronavirus and AIDS
With the world's largest HIV-positive population, South Africa is moving to protect this particularly vulnerable group from the coronavirus.
Apr 9, 2020
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Medications
FDA clears new IMMY and University of Nevada, Reno life-saving blood test
The Food and Drug Administration has cleared a new diagnostic test that will help save the lives of hundreds of thousands of AIDS patients stricken with cryptococcosis, a fungal meningitis. The test was developed through ...
Aug 24, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What's the best walking aid for patients with COPD?
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers have investigated the impact of different walking aids on patients with chronic obstructive disease (COPD).
Jul 6, 2015
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Cardiology
Flu vaccine could protect against serious heart and stroke complications
The rate of seasonal flu vaccinations among high-risk groups such as people over age 50 and nursing home residents is extremely low, and those who do get their flu vaccination significantly lower their cardiovascular risks ...
Jul 27, 2020
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Medical research
New study finds plant proteins control chronic disease in Toxoplasma infections
A new discovery about the malaria-related parasite Toxoplasma gondii—which can threaten babies, AIDS patients, the elderly and others with weakened immune function—may help solve the mystery of how this single-celled ...
Apr 8, 2013
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Other
Global Fund for world health halts new programs
(AP) -- The world's biggest financier in the fight against three killer diseases says it has run out of money to pay for new grant programs for the next two years - a situation likely to hit poor AIDS patients around the ...
Nov 24, 2011
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Health
'Maladaptive' coping mechanisms contribute to poor sleep quality
Most patients with sleep problems adopt maladaptive coping strategies—such as taking sleep aids, using caffeine, and taking daytime naps—that may actually contribute to decreased sleep quality, reports a study in The ...
Feb 25, 2022
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HIV & AIDS
Two-thirds of Myanmar HIV patients untreated: MSF
International funding cuts threaten to deepen an HIV crisis in Myanmar, where tens of thousands of people are denied lifesaving treatment, an aid agency said Wednesday.
Feb 22, 2012
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HIV & AIDS
Thirty years of AIDS data highlight survival gains, room for improvement
Although treatment advances have dramatically reduced deaths from opportunistic infections related to AIDS, a new study drawing on 30 years of data from more than 20,000 patients in San Francisco suggests there is still ample ...
Jun 4, 2015
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