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Vitamin 'could reduce' TB recurrence
Posted on 2008-04-24 20:00:00 in Dietary Supplementation | HIV and AIDS |
Nutritional supplements could help to lower the risk of tuberculosis (TB) recurrences, according to a new study. Continue reading…
Fighting HIV With HIV: New Gene Therapy Vector Shows Promise
Posted on 2007-03-01 09:14:35 in Gene Therapy | HIV and AIDS |
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine report the first clinical test of a new gene therapy based on a disabled AIDS virus carrying genetic material that inhibits HIV replication. For the first application of the new vector five subjects with chronic HIV infection who had failed to respond to at least two antiretroviral regimens were given a single infusion of their own immune cells that had been genetically modified for HIV resistance. Continue reading…
Annual Map Of AIDS Vaccine Research Activity Worldwide
Posted on 2007-02-22 08:35:27 in HIV and AIDS |
The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative's (IAVI) January 2007 Annual Issue of VAX, an editorially independent bulletin on AIDS vaccine research published by IAVI, reports that 13 new preventive AIDS vaccine trials were initiated in eight countries around the world in 2006. There are now more than 30 trials ongoing in 24 countries, across every continent. Continue reading…
AIDS group says Viagra increases spread of HIV, other STDs
Posted on 2007-02-19 08:38:48 in HIV and AIDS |
Weinstein said the lawsuit was aimed to force Pfizer to stop advertising the medication "in the reckless manner it has been doing" and require the company to undertake a public information campaign about the alleged risks of Viagra. The lawsuit specifically outlines what the AIDS Healthcare Foundation calls "the increased risks of transmission of sexually transmitted diseases associated with using Pfizer's Viagra." Continue reading…
AIDS: Court Case Exposes Scientific Contradictions
Posted on 2007-02-12 07:16:32 in HIV and AIDS |
A legal case in South Australia has brought the scientific contradictions of the pharmaceutical AIDS paradigm into the spotlight. The defendant, Andre Chad Parenzee is appealing against his conviction on three counts of endangering life. The case challenges the validity of the theory that a virus called HIV does indeed cause a large number of disrelated illnesses that, individually, have been known before AIDS became a household word. Helen Lobato, in an article that first appeared on Melbourne Continue reading…
Iran claims found herbal cure for AIDS; Ahmadinejad vows Islamic Republic's nuclear rights 'will be
Posted on 2007-02-06 07:27:42 in HIV and AIDS |
On the same day that Iranian scientists claimed that they have discovered a herbal cure for AIDS, President Ahmadinejad vowed that on February 11 the Islamic Republic's nuclear rights "will be established." "The drug named 'IMOD' is completely effective and safe with no proved side effects," Iran's Minister of Health, Treatment and Medical Training Kamran Bagheri Lankarani said, according to Fars News Agency, which bills itself as independent, but the BBC describes as "affiliated" to Iran's judiciary. Continue reading…
Common Parasitic Infection Leads To Increased Risk For HIV Infection
Posted on 2007-01-29 07:17:03 in HIV and AIDS |
A new study shows a significantly increased risk of HIV infection among women with a common sexually transmitted disease, trichomoniasis. Although studies have been undertaken in the past to show the link between sexually transmitted infections and susceptibility to HIV, the study published in the March 1 issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available online, is one of the first to demonstrate a statistically significant association between trichomoniasis and HIV infection. Continue reading…
Crunch time for AIDS vaccine nears in 2008
Posted on 2007-01-26 09:05:25 in HIV and AIDS |
The hunt for a vaccine against AIDS is about to enter a critical stage, with results in 2008 from large-scale clinical trials of two candidates set to determine the future direction of research. The hunt for a vaccine against AIDS is about to enter a critical stage, with results in 2008 from large-scale clinical trials of two candidates set to determine the future direction of research. Continue reading…
Male circumcision key to victory in Africa AIDS fight
Posted on 2006-12-19 06:54:52 in HIV and AIDS |
Southern Africa, the epicentre of the AIDS epidemic, agreed to look at male circumcision to fight the pandemic in the wake of reports that it could halve the risk of males contracting HIV. A 14-nation regional bloc ended a three-day meeting on HIV/AIDS by stating that "member states will hold further national consultations to examine the results and will work with the World Health Organisation and UNAIDS to determine the implications of these studies." Continue reading…
Prominent Chinese AIDS activist missing
Posted on 2006-12-06 05:18:02 in HIV and AIDS |
Chinese AIDS activist who was organizing a symposium to help people with the disease fight for their legal rights has gone missing after meeting with police, his advocacy group said Saturday. Although Beijing launched a more open and energetic fight against AIDS two years ago, the apparent disappearance of the activist, Wan Yanhai, highlights the government's lingering antipathy toward its more outspoken critics. Continue reading…
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