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UN, Egypt launch national campaign for AIDS elimination
Health & Fitness

UN, Egypt launch national campaign for AIDS elimination

  The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and Egyptian Ministry of Health on Monday launched a national campaign for…
Mother diagnosed with AIDS commits suicides after neighbours demand she leaves
Egypt

Mother diagnosed with AIDS commits suicides after neighbours demand she leaves

A mother who had been recently diagnosed with AIDS after transmitting the disease from her husband committed suicide by jumping…
Girl’s HIV infection seems under control without AIDS drugs
Science

Girl’s HIV infection seems under control without AIDS drugs

A South African girl born with the AIDS virus has kept her infection suppressed for more than eight years after…
Surprising monkey study could lead to ‘functional’ HIV cure
Health & Fitness

Surprising monkey study could lead to ‘functional’ HIV cure

Dr. Anthony Fauci doesn't get too excited about the results of animal studies, and he doesn't make house calls.But when…
“I should have died too”: Nepal’s quake widows struggle to survive
World

“I should have died too”: Nepal’s quake widows struggle to survive

Rani Maya Shrestha was working on a neighbor's potato farm when the first of Nepal's two massive earthquakes struck last…
Science won’t stop until it beats AIDS, says HIV pioneer
Health & Fitness

Science won’t stop until it beats AIDS, says HIV pioneer

More than 30 years after she identified one of the most pernicious viruses to infect humankind, Francoise Barre Sinoussi, who…
Don’t wait: New ways to treat HIV patients
Health & Fitness

Don’t wait: New ways to treat HIV patients

AIDS researchers released a call to action for a worldwide shift in HIV treatment, to providing medication immediately after diagnosis…
Homosexual blood donor ban may be justified: EU court
Health & Fitness

Homosexual blood donor ban may be justified: EU court

 The EU's top court ruled Wednesday that governments can ban homosexual blood donors to combat HIV but only on condition…
Instant self-test HIV kit on sale in Britain
Health & Fitness

Instant self-test HIV kit on sale in Britain

Britain's first legally-approved HIV self-testing kit went on sale online on Monday, promising a result in just 15 minutes with…
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