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  85,000 Indians contracted HIV due to unprotected sexual activity in COVID lockdown, Maharashtra tops

  Health | April 28, 2022 11:32 IST

  The National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) informed that 85,268 HIV cases were reported due to unprotected sexual activity across the country during the period of the first COVID lockdown in 2020-21.

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  Why HIV remains in human body even after antiretroviral therapy

  Health | March 28, 2022 18:44 IST

  Researchers from the University of Alberta in Canada have revealed a possible answer to the mystery of why infected people can't get rid of HIV altogether. The team found that in HIV patients, killer T cells -- a type of white blood cells responsible for identifying and destroying cells infected with viruses -- have very little to none of a protein called CD73.

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  World AIDS Day 2021: Theme, History, Significance, Prevention, Causes, Myths and misconceptions

  Books & Culture | December 01, 2021 8:03 IST

  The World Health Organization (WHO) declared December 1 as World AIDS Day in 1988. Over 36 million lives have been lost to HIV or AIDS-related diseases so far, and an estimated 37.7 million individuals are suffering from it, at the end of 2020. World AIDS Day 2021: From causes, prevention to treatment, here's everything you should know about HIV AIDS.

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  Oxford scientists begin trial on novel HIV vaccine

  World | July 06, 2021 23:36 IST

  The goal of the trial is to evaluate the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of the HIVconsvX vaccine -- a mosaic vaccine targeting a broad range of HIV-1 variants, making it potentially applicable for HIV strains in any geographical region.

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  Research provides roadmap to HIV eradication via stem cell therapy

  News | June 25, 2021 10:17 IST

  In a groundbreaking study, a team of University of California- Davis Health researchers have uncovered the stem cells' ability to restore immunity and repair gut damage caused by HIV.

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  People with HIV more likely to get sick with, die from Covid: Study

  Health | May 12, 2021 14:52 IST

  The pre-existing conditions among people living with HIV/AIDS may contribute to the severity of their Covid-19 cases. The beneficial effects of antiviral drugs, such astenofovir and protease-inhibitors, in reducing the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and death from Covid-19 in people living with HIV/AIDS remain inconclusive, according to the researchers  

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  Certain high BP medications may alter heart risk in people with HIV: Study

  News | April 07, 2021 14:05 IST

  A new research has found that when people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) develop high blood pressure, the type of medication chosen for their initial treatment may influence their risk of heart disease, stroke and heart failure.

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  Researchers look for drugs to keep HIV dormant

  News | March 25, 2021 10:26 IST

  The human immunodeficiency virus infects the cells that can either exploit them to start making more copies of itself or remain dormant, a phenomenon called latency.

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  HIV surge in UP's Unnao caused by unsafe injection exposure: ICMR

  India | December 05, 2020 20:20 IST

  The ICMR released its findings from a case-control study conducted on the sudden increase in the detection of HIV among attendees of an Integrated Counselling and Testing Centre (ICTC) located in a district hospital in Unnao in 2017.

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  India's HIV prevention model can be adopted in many countries: Vardhan

  India | November 18, 2020 21:10 IST

  India's HIV prevention model can be adopted and scaled up in many countries by tailoring the targeted interventions programme as per local settings and can also be replicated in other prevention and disease control initiatives, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Wednesday.

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  IISc researchers developing vaccines to treat COVID, HIV

  Science | November 11, 2020 8:07 IST

  Researchers at the renowned Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in this tech city are developing vaccines to treat Covid-19 and HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), an official said on Tuesday.

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  First person cured of HIV, Timothy Ray Brown, dies

  Health | September 30, 2020 22:53 IST

  Brown, 54, who was born in the US, was diagnosed with HIV while he lived in Berlin in 1995. Then in 2007 he developed a type of blood cancer called acute myeloid leukaemia.

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  9-year-old pricks finger on dirty needle at beach, tested for HIV

  World | September 07, 2020 18:35 IST

  In a bizarre incident, a 9-year-old has undergone an HIV test after accidentally stabbing himself with a syringe in the beach sand at Boscombe, near Bournemouth, UK. According to his dad, he was taken to the hospital to have tests done to see if the needle was contaminated and it’ll be eight weeks until they get the results.

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  In a first, patient beats HIV infection; cell analysis shows no traces of virus

  Science | August 29, 2020 8:56 IST

  In a rare incident, a patient has cleared functional HIV infection without outside help. This may the first known instance of a spontaneous cure. According to reports, over 1-5 billion cells of this patient was analysed and it showed no functional HIV copies in any of them. However, the person still has some non-functional copies of the virus.

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  COVID-19 pandemic may lead to surge in HIV, TB, malaria deaths: Lancet study

  Science | July 14, 2020 15:31 IST

  Scientists have predicted a surge in HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria deaths in low- and middle-income countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but add that this toll can be reduced by prioritising the most critical services, such as timely diagnosis and treatment for these diseases. 

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  HIV-infected persons appeal to PM to include them in Ayushman Bharat

  India | March 08, 2020 20:59 IST

  A group of HIV-infected persons has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to include them in the Centre's flagship health protection scheme -- Ayushman Bharat.

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  7,200 infected with HIV in Afghanistan: WHO

  World | December 02, 2019 12:26 IST

  Marking World Aids Day, the WHO on Sunday called for a broader public awareness campaign in Afghanistan to deal with the issue, reports TOLO News.  

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  Women with HIV may transition to menopause earlier: Study

  World | November 06, 2019 17:25 IST

  The researchers from the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) noted that the average age of menopause in Canada and the United States is between 50 and 52 years. Based on earlier studies, they said that women living with HIV are at an increased possibility of experiencing early age (between 40 and 45 years) and premature age (less than 40 years) menopause

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  Alleged use of HIV-contaminated surgery equipment in Odisha

  India | October 30, 2019 16:55 IST

  The dental surgery department of the hospital was shut down for disinfection on Monday after the incident was reported.

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  Opposition demands CM Naveen Patnaik's resignation over rapes of minor girls in Odisha

  India | July 22, 2019 17:41 IST

  Cases of rape of minor girls and missing children rocked the Odisha Assembly on Monday as the opposition demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over the issue.