HIV & AIDS
A quarter of SAfrica's HIV carriers are young women
About one quarter of South Africans newly infected by HIV are girls and women between the ages of 15 and 24, Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said Monday.
Dec 1, 2014
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Aids
HIV & AIDS
Ethiopia tests thousands for HIV in record attempt
More than 3,300 people were tested for HIV Sunday in the Ethiopian region of Gambella, a massive turnout that exceeded expectations among AIDS campaigners who had hoped to test 2,000 people, according to local officials.
Dec 1, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Can HIV be transmitted via manicure instruments?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists numerous potential alternative sources of HIV transmission in addition to the known classical modes for acquiring the AIDS virus. Although manicure instruments is ...
Nov 10, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Research gives truckers their voice in the AIDS epidemic
Truckers in India have a high risk of contracting AIDS. University of Cincinnati Professor Shaunak Sastry examined how the truckers discuss this risk in a paper that will be presented at the 100th annual convention for the ...
Nov 10, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Giant pink condom rolled out in Sydney
An 18-metre (60-foot) bright pink condom raised eyebrows in Sydney on Friday after it was erected over a Sydney landmark as part of a new awareness campaign about HIV.
Nov 7, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Intensity of Ebola spread unseen since AIDS: CDC chief
The deadly spread of Ebola in West Africa is something unseen since the outbreak of AIDS, Thomas Frieden, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Thursday.
Oct 9, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Could there be an end in sight for AIDS?
South Africa is the epicentre of the HIV and AIDS epidemic with a staggering 6.4 million HIV infected citizens. In 1990 the WHO reported just 386 cases in South Africa. Over the next 15 years, despite warnings from scientists ...
Oct 3, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
South Africa targets screening whole population for AIDS
South Africa's government plans to extend AIDS tests to the country's entire population and speed up antiretroviral treatment of those who test positive for the virus, the health minister said Wednesday.
Jul 23, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Search for AIDS cure pushes ahead despite setbacks
Scientists on Saturday vowed to press ahead with their quest for a cure for AIDS, despite losing a veteran colleague and suffering a setback in research.
Jul 19, 2014
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Medical research
Brown fat found to be at the root of cancer-related wasting syndrome
Many patients with advanced stages of cancer, AIDS, tuberculosis, and other diseases die from a condition called cachexia, which is characterized as a "wasting" syndrome that causes extreme thinness with muscle weakness. ...
Jul 17, 2014
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