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Rs 20 lakh for boy transfused with HIV-infected blood
India | Jul 20, 2019, 06:32 PM ISTA 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 | Jul 09, 2019, 10:53 AM ISTGoa 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 | Jul 03, 2019, 01:25 PM ISTPublished 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 | Jun 18, 2019, 05:32 PM 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 | Jun 04, 2019, 11:33 AM 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, 07:38 PM ISTAs 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
Mar 05, 2019, 07:24 PM ISTA 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 | Mar 05, 2019, 11:19 AM ISTSimilarly, 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 | Dec 29, 2018, 09:34 AM ISTThe 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 | Dec 01, 2018, 11:16 AM ISTWorld 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 | Oct 07, 2018, 11:01 AM ISTPrevious 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 | Sep 14, 2018, 10:34 PM ISTAccording 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 | Sep 11, 2018, 08:40 AM ISTDays 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 | Jul 19, 2018, 03:56 PM ISTAccording 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 | Jun 11, 2018, 10:45 AM ISTPreventing 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, 04:43 PM ISTDuring 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 | Mar 06, 2018, 11:08 AM ISTInternet, you such a silly place!
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Women beware! Avoid birth control shots as it may up risk of HIV infection
Health | Jan 10, 2018, 08:48 PM ISTTo 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 | Dec 05, 2017, 01:36 PM ISTA 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 | Oct 26, 2017, 11:25 AM ISTSharing of equipment used for injecting drug use was found as the substantial cause of disease burden and a contributor to blood-borne virus transmission.