Hepatitis B may increase cancer risk in people with HIV
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePeople with both HIV and hepatitis B have a higher rate of non-liver cancers compared to other people with HIV, a large…
New hope for a HIV cure? Scientists eliminate virus in 40% of mice by using a 'kick and kill' technique that forces it out of hiding and makes it vulnerable to injections of killer immune cells
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA ‘kick and kill’ strategy that forces the human immunodeficiency virus out of cells — leaving it vulnerable to injections of natural…
Adding a tomato concentrate to the diet can reduce intestinal inflammation related to HIV
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNew UCLA-led research in mice suggests that adding a certain type of tomato concentrate to the diet can reduce the intestinal inflammation…
Health: Study identifies key issues regarding HIV patients
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA new study developed a consensus statement to identify the key issues regarding HIV patients that should be addressed immediately. Read More
Did HIV Status Affect Transplant Patients' Long-Term Outcomes?
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePatient survival in liver transplant recipients and graft survival in kidney transplant recipients was comparable Read More
Persistent and worsening obesity seen in young people on lifelong antiretroviral treatment
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA recent US study, following people who acquired HIV in childhood over time, has found evidence of persistent and worsening central obesity…
Home Office hit with high court claim over refusal to treat HIV patient in detention centre
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Home Office will undergo a high court battle over a HIV patient who was denied life-saving treatment while being held in an…
NACA refutes claim that fewer HIV patients get treatment, know status
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has refuted media reports that less than 50 per cent of persons living…
Easy-to-take medicine better at suppressing HIV in children
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA once-a-day antiretroviral medicine that is low-cost and easy for children to take is also more effective at suppressing HIV than standard…
Russia will take Fingerprints of all Foreigners and Test them for HIV
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteRussia announced today that it is introducing a mandatory medical examination and fingerprinting of all foreigners – measures that have already provoked strong objections …