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Aggressive HIV treatment points to functional cure for AIDS patients

March 16, 2013
A new type of HIV treatment plan could be on the horizon which is enough to achieve a ‘functional cure in a small proportion of patients diagnosed early, according to new research. Scientists in France who followed 14 patients …
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Was the Mississippi baby even HIV positive?

March 15, 2013
A doctor has poured cold water on what was termed ‘the greatest medical breakthrough of the century’ about a Mississippi baby being cured of HIV with a dose of heavy antiretroviral treatments. Dr Mark Siedner, a research …
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Could bee venom be the AIDS cure we are looking for?

March 10, 2013
A new study suggests that bee venom might have the potency to kill the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine have demonstrated that a toxin called melittin which is found …
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Breakthrough of the century – Mississippi baby cured of HIV!

March 4, 2013
In what could be termed the biggest medical breakthrough in the last century, a baby born with the AIDS virus has been cured of the diseases after following an aggressive regime of drugs. This is the second documented case of a …
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International AIDS Conference 2012: What do the sex workers want?

July 27, 2012
A demand for basic human rights and safe sex practices marked the ongoing global Sex Workers Freedom Festival in Kolkata, where around 550 representatives from 41 nations are taking part. The July 22-27 festival is being jointly …
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International AIDS Conference 2012: Scientists hope to find HIV cure

July 25, 2012
Scientists gathered at the International AIDS Conference 2012 look to achieve something that would have seemed preposterous five years ago – curing HIV. Major strides have been taken against the virus in the last 30 years – …
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International AIDS Conference 2012: Red umbrellas mark sex workers’ rallies in Kolkata and Washington

July 25, 2012
500 sex workers from across 42 countries participated in a ‘freedom rally’ which kicked off from Sonagachi, the country’s and perhaps Asia’s biggest red-light district. Each of them held up a red umbrella . The …
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International AIDS Conference 2012: Cure AIDS with love says Elton John

July 25, 2012
Singer Elton John believes AIDS can be cured with love as that is what drives research into the potentially fatal disease. "Maybe you think I am naive. Maybe you think I am off my rocker. Here I am telling an audience of 7,000 …
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