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  Rs 20 lakh for boy transfused with HIV-infected blood

  India | July 20, 2019 18:32 IST

  A city civil court has directed the dean of the Institute of Child Health and Hospital here to pay Rs 20 lakh as compensation to a boy for transfusion of HIV-infected blood after surgery.

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  HIV test may soon be compulsory for marriage in Goa

  India | July 09, 2019 10:53 IST

  Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane, who is also a Minister for Law, said that the proposal to make HIV testing compulsory before marriage was being vetted by the Law Department.

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  HIV infection ups risk of heart failure, stroke

  Health | July 03, 2019 13:25 IST

  Published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the study analysed information from a large health insurance database. 

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  Over 2.4k HIV deaths in Maharashta in 11 months: Health Minister Eknath Shinde

  India | June 18, 2019 17:32 IST

  "Between April 1 last year and February this year, 2,460 people have died (of HIV infection) in Maharashtra.

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  Two-thirds of AIDS treatment drugs supplied globally by India

  World | June 04, 2019 11:33 IST

  "These affordable generic medicines have helped scale up access to treatment across developing countries," Tripathi, a First Secretary in India's UN mission, told the General Assembly on Monday.

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  Over 700 people test positive for HIV in Pakistan's Sindh, international experts reach Larkana

  World | May 28, 2019 19:38 IST

  As of Monday, 700 people including 576 children were tested positive for HIV since the outbreak was first reported on April 25. 

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  UK patient 'free' of HIV after stem cell treatment

  Science | March 05, 2019 19:24 IST

  A UK-based male patient's HIV has become "undetectable" following a stem cell transplant -- in only the second case of its kind in the world, scientists led by an Indian-origin researcher reported on Tuesday in a study published in the journal Nature.

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  London HIV patient becomes world’s second to be cleared of AIDS virus

  Lifestyle | March 05, 2019 11:19 IST

  Similarly, an American man Timothy Brown, who came to be known as the Berlin patient when he underwent a similar treatment for HIV in 2007, which led to similar results. Brown has been HIV-free ever since.

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  Another woman alleges contracting HIV after transfusion in Tamil Nadu

  India | December 29, 2018 9:34 IST

  The affected woman, said to be in her 20s, told a Tamil TV channel Friday she underwent the transfusion in April while being pregnant.  

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  World AIDS Day 2018: Theme, Symbol, Poster, Prevention, Causes and Slogan

  Health | December 01, 2018 11:16 IST

  World AIDS Day 2018: From causes, prevention to treatment, here's everything you should know about HIV AIDS.

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  Nearly 40 individual HPV types linked to HIV infection: Study

  Lifestyle | October 07, 2018 11:01 IST

  Previous study with female sex workers showed that the HPV vaccine still provided protection to high-risk groups.

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  More than 21 lakh people living with HIV in India, Maharashtra tops: Report

  India | September 14, 2018 22:34 IST

  According to the report, Andhra Pradesh (2.70 lakh), Karnataka (2.47 lakh) and Telangana (2.04 lakh) were the other states with high prevalence of PLHIV.   

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  HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Act 2017 implemented: All you need to know

  India | September 11, 2018 8:40 IST

  Days after Supreme Court decriminalised homosexuality in India, the government today announced the implementation of HIV, AIDS Prevention and Control) Act, 2017, which criminalises discrimination against victims of deadly disease. 

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  HIV infection doubles heart disease risk, finds study

  Health | July 19, 2018 15:56 IST

  According to the researchers, the link between HIV and heart disease is poorly understood. 

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  HIV vaccine comes closer to reality. Deets inside

  Health | June 11, 2018 10:45 IST

  Preventing the HIV infection is very important, but there is no vaccine available yet.

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  ‘What is the difference between HIV and HPV? ‘ Donald Trump asked Bill Gates not once but twice!

  Trending | May 18, 2018 16:43 IST

  During two meetings, Donald Trump asked Bill Gates if vaccines weren’t bad because he was considering creating a commission to look into the negative effects of vaccines, if any.

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  What? Cadbury chocolates infected with HIV virus or another internet hoax in making?

  Lifestyle | March 06, 2018 11:08 IST

  Internet, you such a silly place!

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  Women beware! Avoid birth control shots as it may up risk of HIV infection

  Health | January 10, 2018 20:48 IST

  To protect individual and public health, it is important to ensure women in areas with high rates of HIV infection have access to affordable contraceptive options.

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  In Manipur, HIV transmission shifts from syringe to sexual route

  India | December 05, 2017 13:36 IST

  A 2016-17 survey by the Manipur AIDS Control Societysaid the virus is now transmitted through sexual relationship in 78 per cent of HIV/AIDS transmission cases in the state.

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  Increased opioid use causes HIV, Hepatitis C cases

  Lifestyle | October 26, 2017 11:25 IST

  Sharing of equipment used for injecting drug use was found as the substantial cause of disease burden and a contributor to blood-borne virus transmission.