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Blame's on chimps

HIV treatment centres run short of CD4 kits

AIDS control organisation assures protesting activists that kits needed for initiating anti-retroviral treatment will be made available in a day

Most comprehensive study on HIV, malaria, TB shows major progress in the millennium

Funding and policy have had real impact in combating the diseases, although challenges remain

Fewer men aware of HIV/AIDS in most states: NFHS-5

Significant decline in proportion of women aware of HIV / AIDS in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala and Tripura

10.4 million new TB cases reported in 2015; global actions falling short: WHO

Report shows that countries need to move much faster to prevent, detect and treat the disease if they are to meet global targets

MDG final report highlights the success of strategic intervention

Human society has achieved several milestones on all eight goals: Report

HIV's ability to cause AIDS weakening, says new research

The virus might gradually become almost harmless, say virologists

HIV can be edited out of genome

Unlike currently available drugs, a new technology provides tool to target dormant HIV in the body

ILO push to stop discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS at work place

The International Labour Organisation (ILO), in collaboration with the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment and the National AIDS Control …

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Health ministry rubbishes AIDS headcount

Dying in stages

Thirty million HIV-infected people in the world live in developing nations. With no cures in sight, all they can do is wait for death. And lack …

New, more virulent HIV strain reported in the Netherlands 40 years after pandemic began

The new HIV variant is a cause for concern since these are figures for a country with high awareness about and monitoring of the disease

Designer babies can lead to growth of homogenous individuals

A Chinese researcher has claimed that he helped make world’s first genetically edited babies but the development may come at a heavy cost

Disease caused by reduced blood supply to heart now biggest health scare in India

Ischemic heart disease is biggest reason for deteriorating health of men as well as women, says a study

Science & Technology - Briefs

Flourishing unaided

The AIDS epidemic shows no sign of abating with five million new cases reported in 2001

Double standards

The US government procures generic drugs for anthrax from a non-patent holder

A bitter dose

Multinational drug firms gang up against a company that wants to produce cheaper generics