African nations lead the world in offering PrEP HIV prevention drug
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteNearly 1 million people are now taking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a pill that can slash the risk of HIV infections. Read More
HIV Infections Down Among Adults In Kenya But Worrying In Youth
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteKenya has made commendable progress in the HIV response as shown by the progressive decline in HIV prevalence among adults (15-49 years),…
Common HIV drugs may prevent leading cause of vision loss, study finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteScientists have identified a group of drugs that may help stop a leading cause of vision loss after making an unexpected discovery…
'THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU CAN DO IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV TODAY? GET TESTED'
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteI still remember the first time I had a HIV screening. It was added on to a bunch of blood tests I…
You can have HIV and still lead a healthy life
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSince the pandemic began, many youths who are HIV-positive have been shying away from going to hospital to get their antiretroviral drugs…
80% of UK adults have never been tested for HIV, research suggests
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe test is far lower in heterosexual people, with just 16 per cent having previously been tested, compared with 58 per cent…
After stripping, baking and tackling HIV, Gareth Thomas is doing 'all right'... the Wales rugby legend is hopeful the Lions tour will go ahead and wants more from Wayne Pivac's men ahead of the Six Nations
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteGareth Thomas’ life has always been a whirlwind. Read More
Focus turns on 15 counties as HIV infections rise
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDespite aggressive efforts to fight HIV, 15 counties have drawn back on gains earlier made and are now witnessing high infections. Read…
The origin of AIDS revealed? First person ever infected with HIV was a starving World War One soldier who caught the virus in Cameroon while hunting chimps, expert claims
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAIDS has claimed more than 33million lives and its causative agent, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), has thus far proved impossible to…
New Test for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Meningitis in Patients With HIV
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA new 60-minute point-of-care lateral flow assay featured the same sensitivity as mycobacterial culture in detecting tuberculosis meningitis (TBM) in adult patients…