Playing with life
An ayurvedic researcher's forays against the dreaded AIDS virus unmasks a tale of greed and un-Hippocratian behaviour
Voicing the pain
THE END OF SILENCE: ART FOR AIDS SAKE·Organised by Gallery Mirage, New Delhi, and sponsored by National AIDS Control Organisation, New …
Puritanism will not cure AIDS
Union health minister Sushma Swaraj is brandishing a new poultice to wrap around the AIDS menace. It is a purifying prescription called '…
Centre to bear most of the expenses on AIDS control programme
Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad announces major steps for improved AIDS treatment to enhance longevity and productivity of patients
Poor countries increase domestic funding for AIDS control programmes
Eighty-one countries increased their domestic investment for AIDS by over 50 per cent between 2006 and 2011
African children are neglected when it comes to HIV treatment: Lancet study
Only 55% of African children living with HIV (including those who were previously undiagnosed) are on antiretroviral therapy and 32.6% have a …
12 African countries commit to ending AIDS in kids by 2030
Early HIV testing, eliminating vertical transmission and addressing social and structural barriers in plan of action
HIV: 1.35 million new cases can be prevented in South Africa till 2030 with higher financing
Investing in HIV response will also increase educational outcomes, reduce gender inequality & boost economic growth
Home is where AIDS care is in Uganda
Instead of treating AIDS patients in hospitals, an organisation in Uganda is effectively extending health care to them in their own homes
Progress report on promises made to improve South Africa's health services
In a bid to improve health care in South Africa, President Jacob Zuma has made several promises in the last three years. Some have …
At least 46 HIV cases in Uttar Pradesh after quack used single syringe for injections
Matter came to light after the health department launched a probe following reports of high number of HIV cases
Dead silence on AIDS
The recently-concluded AIDS conference did not hold out even the slightest hope for those afflicted with the disease
Three pronged attack
Promising results from new drug developments were discussed at the Vancouver AIDS conference but questions about their long-term benefits and …
Raiding the AIDS citadel
Genetic intervention in the AIDS virus takes researchers closer to a possible victory over 'God's wrath' of the 20th century
For a cause
Healthy people in the US are lending their bodies to help researchers develop a vaccine for AIDS
Ode to the resurrected
Now that low-income minorities are becoming the target of AIDS, service agencies are redefining their role
AIDS, the beginning
The discovery of a 50-year-old blood sample from Africa, which contains HIV, is throwing new light on the spread of AIDS
A virtual takeover
A set of electronic postings on the subject of AIDS on the prestigious British Medical Journal (BMJ) website are making AIDS researchers see red
Communities can make – or break – strategies to curb HIV
They need greater recognition as equal partners in the fight against HIV as well as resources to continue doing the critically important work …
Rajya Sabha passes HIV Bill amid protests over crucial clause
As per the Bill, treatment will be provided "as far as possible" removing legal obligation to tend to patients
Africa’s children need help coping with a myriad of stresses, not just HIV
The global health community has made significant progress over the past 15 years to understand how to keep HIV-positive children alive and …
Scientists figure out molecular mechanism behind latent TB
Kolkata researchers think protein molecule MPT63 secreted by TB bacteria might have a role in its release into body from granuloma
AIDS drug trial leaves bitter taste behind
AIDS victims the world over are dismayed by the discovery that taking azidothymidine as soon as HIV infection is confirmed does not delay death …
AIDS hits prime time on Doordarshan
Prostitutes are shown more frequently in TV programmes as culprits, whereas they are mostly victims of AIDS.
Cocktail aid
An exorbitant wonder 'double-drug' developed for improving survival chances from AIDS may elude needy patients in Africa and Asia