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New vaccine design promises production of HIV vaccine

March 30, 2013
American scientists have developed a new approach to vaccine design that could be useful against HIV and other viruses which change their structure quickly, says a new study. The study, which appeared March 28 in Science …

Babies of HIV-positive women show minute levels of antiretroviral drugs

July 23, 2012
Hair and blood samples from three-month-old infants born to HIV-positive mothers surprisingly show exposure, both in the womb and from breast-feeding, to the antiretroviral drugs being taken by their mothers, says a study. "We …

Newer vaccines not requiring refrigeration could save billions

July 13, 2012
Vaccines now don’t need to be refrigerated. Anew research has developed a new silk-based stabiliser that kept some vaccines and antibiotics stable up to temperatures of 60 degrees Celsius. The breakthrough could free vaccines …

Shelter saves abandoned HIV woman in Delhi

November 19, 2012
"Hazaribagh in Jharkhand." These are the words HIV positive Roohi, 20, has been repeating since she was found writhing in labour pain at the New Delhi Railway Station two months ago. Abandoned by her in-laws, the woman went from …

Lack of funding makes Mumbai more HIV vulnerable, forces former sex workers to take up old trade

July 10, 2012
Mumbai’s most vulnerable pockets are under an HIV threat. There’s a scarcity of condoms, syringes and medicines. Twenty-one NGOs (non-governmental organizations) and 13 community-based organizations (CBOs) that handle a total …

Russian HIV vaccine passes first stage of clinical trials

February 6, 2012
Russia has successfully completed the first stage of clinical trials of an HIV vaccine, an official said Monday. The State Research Centre for Virology and Biotechnology, Vektor, completed the first stage of clinical trials of …