Researchers from two centers of Madrid have developed a vaginal gel for rectal application that prevents spreading the virus that causes AIDS, HIV. The microbicidal ointment, still in the preclinical phase, has shown an efficiency of 85 % in mice, whereas in experiments in vitro protection was 100 % when combined with antiretrovirals. Health experts […]
Jul 10 2014 | Posted in
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Celebrities flock in Washington for an AIDS Conference Expect some high-wattage celebvocacy next week in D.C. at the 19th International AIDS Conference: It’s the first time in two decades that the global gathering is being held in the United States, and A-listers are turning out in droves. No surprise, really: The disease galvanized the Hollywood […]
Jul 20 2012 | Posted in
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Children with AIDS in Asia are resistant to HIV drugs Teenagers in Asia receiving treatment for HIV are showing early signs of osteoporosis and children as young as five are becoming resistant to AIDS drugs, an anti-AIDS group said on Thursday, urging more attention be given to young HIV patients. The finding, made available […]
Dec 2 2011 | Posted in
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A recent survey of National Aids Control Program has forecasted shocking numbers of approximately 100,000 aids patients living in Pakistan. Acquired Immune Deficiency System commonly used as Aides not only a deadly disease but it is somewhat considered taboo in many under develop countries including Pakistan where some group and self-styled group activists say that […]
Dec 1 2011 | Posted in
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Karachi has over 40,000 HIV and AIDS patients Karachi has 40,000 people living with HIV and AIDS, while in Larkana 28.5% of transgeners have been found HIV positive. According to UNAIDS estimates, the number of People Living with HIV & AIDS (PLHA) in Pakistan is 97,400, i.e., approximately one hundred thousand, out of which about […]
Dec 1 2011 | Posted in
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Drug Abuse: The age old social pariah Drug Abuse is an increasing problem in our affluent societies and carries great social and economic costs through its impacts on crime and health. From a neuroscientist’s point of view addiction is increasingly seen as an organic disorder of brain function; if this could be better understood we […]