HIV & AIDS
Cuba becomes first nation to eliminate mother-to-child HIV
Cuba on Tuesday became the first country in the world to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, the World Health Organization said.
Jun 30, 2015
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HIV & AIDS
Five-year window for preventing AIDS rebound: experts
High rates of HIV infection combined with rapid population growth mean the next half-decade will be critical for rolling back AIDS, specialists warned on Thursday.
Jun 25, 2015
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Health
World Bank: 400 mn stil lack access to key health care services
Some 400 million people worldwide lack access to essential health services, and the cost of healthcare is forcing many into poverty, the World Bank and World Health Organization reported Friday.
Jun 12, 2015
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HIV & AIDS
Starting antiretroviral treatment early improves outcomes for HIV-infected individuals
A major international randomized clinical trial has found that HIV-infected individuals have a considerably lower risk of developing AIDS or other serious illnesses if they start taking antiretroviral drugs sooner, when their ...
May 27, 2015
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HIV & AIDS
HIV reservoirs remain obstacles to cure
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has proven lifesaving for people infected with HIV; however, the medications are a lifelong necessity for most HIV-infected individuals and present practical, logistical, economic and health-related ...
May 19, 2015
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HIV & AIDS
Diabetes drug may reduce heart attack risk in HIV patients
In patients with HIV, a diabetes drug may have benefits beyond lowering blood sugar. A new study from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests the drug may prevent cardiovascular problems ...
May 14, 2015
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HIV & AIDS
Gender difference in vital cell count of HIV patients
Male HIV patients in rural South Africa reach the low immunity levels required to become eligible for antiretroviral treatment in less than half the time it takes for immunity levels to drop to similar levels in women, according ...
May 12, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chickenpox virus can cause stroke in HIV patients, according to study
Patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can, in rare cases, experience bleeding on the brain that causes a type of stroke called intracerebral hemorrhage.
May 4, 2015
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HIV & AIDS
Improving the effect of HIV drugs by the use of a vaccine
A vaccine containing a protein necessary for virus replication can boost an HIV-infected patient's immune system, according to clinical research published in the open access journal Retrovirology. This boost can result in ...
Apr 28, 2015
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HIV & AIDS
Mathematical model seeks functional cure for HIV
(Medical Xpress)—Individuals with the natural ability to control HIV infection in the absence of treatment are referred to as elite controllers (ECs). Such individuals maintain undetectable viral loads less than 50 copies ...
