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  HIV present in every ward, village in Goa: State Health Minister

  India | August 11, 2014 14:12 IST

  Panaji: The HIV/AIDS disease has a presence in every ward and village in Goa, Health Minister Laxmikant Parsenkar told the Goa Legislative Assembly on Monday.Parsenkar, speaking during Question Hour, also said that the 23 suspected

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  AIDS patient goes on rampage in Mumbai hospital, kills 1

  India | May 13, 2014 10:56 IST

  Mumbai:  In a gruesome incident, one patient was clubbed to death, and two others critically injured when a fellow-patient attacked them with an iron stand in a private hospital in south Mumbai this morning.The assault

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  McConaughey found dieting tough

  Hollywood | April 30, 2013 9:22 IST

  Los Angeles, April 30 : Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey says he found it tough to diet for a leaner look for his new movie "Dallas Buyers Club".McConaughey play Aids victim Ron Woodroof in the film,

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  HIV cure raises hopes tempered with caution

  World | March 06, 2013 14:16 IST

  Washington, Mar 6: The report of an American toddler "functionally cured" of HIV has raised hopes of a breakthrough in the global fight to end the AIDS epidemic, but researchers suggest treating the development with

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  AIDS killed nearly 18,000 Chinese this year

  World | November 28, 2012 20:29 IST

  Beijing, Nov 28:  Around 17,740 people have died in China this year due to AIDS, the country's health authority announced Wednesday.The figure from January to October is a 8.6 percent increase year-on-year, Xinhua reported.The ministry

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  Vatican No. 2 urges AIDS cure, sidesteps condom

  World | June 22, 2012 18:10 IST

  Vatican city, Jun 22: The Vatican's No. 2 official has called for universal, free access to drugs to combat HIV and for investments into finding a cure.But Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican secretary of state,

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  Aamir Khan may act in Priyadarshan's AIDS film

  Bollywood | May 01, 2012 7:07 IST

  Mumbai : Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan is likely to feature in Priyadarshan's much-awaited film based on AIDS.  “The project on AIDS is on, but the script is not yet ready... (I had) too many schedules

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  Bono : Alicia Keys Has 'Lioness Energy'

  Hollywood | November 30, 2011 10:38 IST

  New York, Nov 30: Bono is afraid of Alicia Keys. While Keys talked about being pregnant and empathetic when filming her documentary about AIDS in Africa, the U2 singer chimed in and said: “She's scary,

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  AIDS Breakthrough: Vaginal Gel Helps Prevent Infection

  World | July 20, 2010 10:14 IST

  Milwaukee: For the first time, a vaginal gel has proved capable of blocking the AIDS virus: It cut in half a woman's chances of getting HIV from an infected partner in a study in South