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A small antibody fragment that is highly effective in neutralizing the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) by preventing the virus from entering cells has been identified by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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Today at the Clinton Global Initiative, Senators Obama and McCain spoke about why Americans, even in the context of financial crisis, should back bold action to end global disease and expand access to primary education.
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Rare Case In A Baltimore Couple Explains Why Some Infected With HIV Remain Symptom Free For Years Without Antiretroviral Drugs
Finding renews promise of vaccine against AIDS; disproves theory of defective virus
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The links between HIV transmission and the degree to which people are able to adopt realistic plans to achieve future projects, in other words, hope, have been overlooked in policies to tackle HIV/AIDS.
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UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman is in Mexico City on the last leg of a twelve day, three-country mission. She is leading the UNICEF delegation to the 17th International AIDS Conference.
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New research into the earliest events occurring immediately upon infection with HIV-I shows that the virus deals a stunning blow to the immune system earlier than was previously understood.
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Two global research organizations dedicated to designing a vaccine against HIV - the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), and the Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI)
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Family Health International (FHI) and UNICEF have joined forces to provide quality services for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) to women and children in one of Zambia's most remote provinces, Luapula.
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The AIDS Institute, a national public policy research, advocacy, and education organization, is encouraged with the FDA's approval of the first new non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) in nearly a decade.
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Even though current guidelines advocate colorectal cancer screenings for those with severe illnesses, they may bring little benefit and may actually pose harm, according to a recent study by Yale School of Medicine researchers.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved raltegravir tablets for treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-1 infection in combination with other antiretroviral agents in treatment-experienced adult patients who have evidence of viral replication and HIV-1 strains resistant to multiple antiretroviral agents.
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Women with low levels of vitamin D have an increased risk of hip fracture, according to a study led by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health presented this week at the 29th annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research at the Hawaii Convention Center.
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A father-son research team working from separate laboratory benches across the country has discovered a new use for lasers - zapping viruses out of blood.
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An international team of researchers has identified three gene variants in the DNA of 486 people infected with HIV that appear to have helped some of the patients fight off the virus and delay the onset of full-blown AIDS.
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Boehringer Ingelheim just sent the 1 millionth mother-child pair supply of Viramune (nevirapine) to Malawi in South East Africa.
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The new 2006 estimates released today by the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO), supported by UNAIDS and WHO, indicate that national adult HIV prevalence in India is approximately 0.36%, which corresponds to an estimated 2 million to 3.1 million people living with HIV in the country.
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On May 1, The New York Times will publish "Personal Health," a special tabloid-sized section devoted to major health issues facing Americans today, from life-threatening diseases such as cancer and heart disease to illnesses that erode the quality of life for many, including asthma, diabetes, glaucoma and osteoporosis.
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Temple University researchers developed a new compound that promises halting the spread of HIV by preventing the virus from replicating. 2-5AN6B could someday work as an effective treatment for HIV especially in conjunction with current drug treatments.
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Researchers are developing a new drug that is designed to be inhibitor for the HIV virus in patients new to treatment or those currently taking a drug cocktail.
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