New test may detect HIV, hepatitis B and C from a single drop of blood
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDanish researchers have developed a novel test that can detect HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C from a single drop of blood….
Daily statin reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease in people living with HIV, study finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA National Institutes of Health (NIH) clinical trial was stopped early because a daily statin medication was found to reduce the increased…
‘Over 600,000 people contracted TB in last two years in Pakistan’
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs many as 611,000 people have fallen ill due to tuberculosis (TB) in Pakistan over the past two years whereas 48,000 HIV-negative…
Targeted testing for HIV in hospital emergency departments has great potential, researchers say
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteTargeted testing for HIV in emergency departments has great potential for increasing diagnoses, Read More
44 prisoners found HIV-positive in Uttarakhand's Haldwani jail
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe number of HIV-positive prisoners in jail is increasing continuously which has created a stir in the jail administration. Read More
Uganda:Children abandoning ARVs over lack of food
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSome of the children living with HIV/AIDS in Mbale City have stopped taking Antiretrovirals (ARVs) due to lack of food. Read More
Judge says parents and children should receive infected blood payments
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe parents and children of victims of the contaminated blood scandal should receive government compensation, a judge has said. Read More
Man jailed 12 years after he knowingly infected a woman with HIV
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA man who knowingly infected a woman with HIV has been jailed. Jermaine Scott, from Jamaica, Read More
London ‘on course’ to become world’s first major city to eliminate new HIV infections
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteLondon is “on course” to become the world’s first major city to eliminate new HIV infections. Read More
Manila:DOH: 1,292 diagnosed with HIV in February; 56 were teens, kids
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Department of Health (DOH) confirmed 1,292 HIV cases in February, with 56 teens and kids contracting the virus. Read More