Aids
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HIV present in every ward, village in Goa: State Health Minister
India | Aug 11, 2014, 02:12 PM ISTPanaji: 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 AM ISTMumbai: 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 | Apr 30, 2013, 09:22 AM ISTLos 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 | Mar 06, 2013, 02:16 PM ISTWashington, 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 | Nov 28, 2012, 08:29 PM ISTBeijing, 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 | Jun 22, 2012, 06:10 PM ISTVatican 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, 07:07 AM ISTMumbai : 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 | Nov 30, 2011, 10:38 AM ISTNew 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 | Jul 20, 2010, 10:14 AM ISTMilwaukee: 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