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Bill to Ban Discrimination Against HIV/AIDS Victims In India [VIDEO]
By Alleah Kiamco | Apr 13, 2017 09:22 AM EDTIndia is the first in South Asia to pass a bill banning discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS. The bill is now awaiting for Presidential approval to finally become a law.
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NHS Scotland Approves Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis For HIV Prevention; Here's The Details
By Gerard Black | Apr 11, 2017 11:44 PM EDTThe NHS Scotland approved funding PrEP drugs for people at risk of contracting HIV.
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California Lawmakers Endorse A Repeal In HIV/AIDS Criminalization Laws [VIDEO]
By Alleah Kiamco | Mar 10, 2017 09:25 AM ESTLawmakers in California are promoting the repeal of the current HIV/AIDS Criminalization Laws with Senate Bill 239 of Senator Weiner.
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Five Patients Virus-free After Being Injected HIV/AIDS Vaccine
By Anne Collins | Feb 25, 2017 07:30 AM EST"It's the proof of concept that through therapeutic vaccination we can really re-educate our T cells to control the virus," said Dr Beatriz Mothe, IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute.
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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Free Testing
By Anne Collins | Feb 08, 2017 09:28 AM ESTGet tested, get involved and get treated. Everyone in the community has a responsibility to learn facts about HIV as well as other sexually transmitted diseases.
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AIDS News: China Promotes Traditional Medicine
By Hannah Grace | Feb 07, 2017 08:30 AM ESTTraditional Chinese medicine will also play a great part in the campaign as it doubles the number of HIV/AIDS patients to treat.
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HIV Treatment May Increase Risk Of Contracting Syphilis
By Angela Laguipo | Jan 18, 2017 09:54 AM ESTTaking HIV drugs used to slow down the infection's progression to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) may increase the risk of gay men contracting syphilis, another sexually transmitted infection.
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Bill Gates Invests $140 Million On HIV Prevention Implants
By Angela Laguipo | Jan 05, 2017 09:20 AM ESTA new HIV prevention implant promises a regular dose of PrEP or pre-exposure prophylaxis and its development is being backed by Bill Gates.
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HIV Cure Updates 2016: HIV Virus-Free, Prolonged Remission, Relapses; Virus Latency Poses the Greatest Challenge [VIDEO]
By yasmin reyes | Nov 09, 2016 10:20 AM ESTNow they are known to be "functionally" cured, meaning they do not need to take Art even though they may still harbor the HIV virus. The same is true with a perinatally infected baby who stopped ART at 5, continues to be in remission now at 18 years old. However, the Mississippi baby is not so fortunate, suffering a relapse after ART for the first 18 months and just 27 months of full remission.
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South Africa Aims to End AIDS by 2030
By Frida Sarpadi | Jul 25, 2016 01:47 PM EDTExperts describe the goal of South Africa to end AIDS in 2030 as "ambitious," expressing concerns on how to reach that goal.
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What You Need to Know About HIV That You Probably Haven't Heard Before
By Staff Reporter | Apr 12, 2016 06:55 AM EDTIf you think you already know everything about HIV and AIDS, you might want to think again after reading this article.
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HIV becomes Increasingly Resistant to a Popular Form of Treatment, Study Says
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 29, 2016 10:38 AM ESTHIV is becoming more and more resistant to the antiretroviral therapy tenofovir, a new study reported.
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Developing Countries Account for More than Half of World’s Cancers
By Jenn Loro | Dec 21, 2015 09:58 AM ESTCancer appears to have leveled off in affluent countries but dramatically increases in less developed societies as more and more people have become accustomed to unhealthy Western lifestyle and habits.
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Be Positive About HIV: National AIDS Trust
By Kanika Gupta | Dec 15, 2015 02:44 PM ESTThe National AIDS Trust is asking people to think again about the negative labels and eliminate all the conventional beliefs about HIV
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Prudential will Offer HIV Patients Life Insurance if they Qualify
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 02, 2015 03:19 PM ESTPrudential Financial Inc. has announced that it will be offering the traditional life insurance plans to some HIV patients.
