The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Thursday approved a proposal for the implementation of the National AIDS Control Support Project (NACSP) under the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) at an outlay of Rs 2,550 …
Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who is busy with the ongoing 66th Cannes International Film Festival, is extending her stay in the French riviera to attend a fashion show for amFar (The American Foundation for AIDS …
It's not only the dangers of contracting HIV/AIDS or even an unknown pregnancy when you have unprotected sex. There are a number of diseases that are transmitted via sexual contact with an infected person. In India, although …
The US on Wednesday launched a $30 million initiative to support Cambodia's fight against HIV/AIDS, the US embassy here said. The five-year project is part of the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Xinhua reported. It …
An Academy Award nominated documentary tracking the history of the AIDS epidemic in the US was recently screened in Delhi.
Directed by David France, ‘How to survive a plague’ is a detailed narrative of HIV/AIDS activism in …
Mumbai seems to be battling HIV and TB really well. With the two diseases forming a deadly combo it was one of the leading causes of deaths in patients. The two diseases are finally coming under control in Mumbai. The city has …
For Rachel, 34, the journey from being an abandoned child to a widow, whose emaciated body battles HIV and cancer, has been a painful one. Rachel's only fault was that she unknowingly fell in love with a man who was an injecting …
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 …
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 …
The report of an American toddler 'functionally cured' of HIV has raised hopes of a breakthrough in the global fight to end the AIDS epidemic, but researchers suggest treating the development with caution. Calling it "The …
The number of people living with HIV/AIDS in India has not increased according to the union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Azad said under the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP), …
Scientists are able to analyse lethal viruses behind AIDS, hepatitis and flu at the atomic and molecular level by a cutting-edge technology called synchrotron light, which could potential open a way to better therapies. A …
In a bid to target vulnerable groups in coastal cities, the department of AIDS control has teamed up with the shipping ministry to provide treatment, support and preventive care to port workers as well as fishermen, seafarers, …
As per research published in the current issue of Human Gene Therapy, a Queensland Institute of Medical Research scientist has developed a way to use HIV to beat HIV in the laboratory.
Associate Professor David Harrich, from …
