Breakthrough against AIDS

Two techniques emerge to battle the HIV onslaught

KILLER DISEASE

In Short

News snippets

As told to Parliament: 75% cropland treated with chemical fertilisers

All that was discussed in the House through the day

New gene editing technology may not fully eliminate HIV, finds study

Scientists had been optimistic that CRISPR could annihilate the deadly disease

Prevention is cheaper than cure

SOUTH AFRICA

Secret revealed

A question of ethics

What does a doctor do when confronted with an hiv -positive case

Exporting expertise

AIDS set to strike with a vengeance

Blissfully unaware India and China to be hardest hit

Missing link

A newly discovered HIV-like virus in monkeys provides clues about the origin of AIDS in humans

Ravaged future

Fudged AIDS of USA

AIDS ain't so big

Number of new infections dips in 2004, but is it false relief?

Look out

Two viruses from the infamous retrovirus family found

Bloggers rally to free medical workers in Libya

AIDS awareness campaign in West Bengal embarrasses many

Drug curdling problem solved

Bring HIV/AIDS Bill in Parliament this winter session, demand activists

Bill has been shuttling between health and law ministries since 2006

Kolkata to host parallel AIDS conference after US denies entry to sex workers

Country’s laws do not permit granting visa to those involved in prostitution

Legal framework can strengthen HIV response: UNDP administrator

Discriminatory policies hamper access to HIV services

Growing menace

INDIA