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  1.1 million HIV infections in children prevented: UNICEF

  World | November 29, 2014 10:11 IST

  United Nations: An estimated 1.1 million human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections among children under the age of 15 have been prevented between 2005 and 2013.According to data released by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Friday

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  Over 900 new HIV cases in Pakistan

  World | November 28, 2014 12:07 IST

  Islamabad: At least 994 new HIV/AIDS cases have been detected across Sindh province in Pakistan this year, according to a media report."These numbers could be alarming for everyone, but this reflects the efficiency of our

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  HIV/AIDS cases on the rise in Arunachal Pradesh

  India | October 10, 2014 11:23 IST

  Itanagar: HIV/AIDS cases have been steadily going up in Arunachal Pradesh over the past five years, with 223 cases being recorded till last March.  The number was 167 in 2010, officials of the Arunachal Pradesh

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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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  India home to 3rd highest number of HIV-infected

  World | July 17, 2014 14:25 IST

  United Nations: India has the third-highest number of people living with HIV in the world with 2.1 million Indians accounting for about four out of 10 people infected with the deadly virus in the Asia-Pacific

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  UP launches mobile application for HIV awareness

  India | July 11, 2014 9:18 IST

  Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh has launched a phone application for iPhone and android users to create awareness about HIV/AIDS, an official said Friday.The application giving details about how the disease is contracted and facility centres for

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  Girl hoped to have been cured of HIV has relapsed

  World | July 11, 2014 9:07 IST

  Mississippi:  A US girl born with the AIDS virus and in remission for years despite stopping treatment now shows signs that she still harbors HIV - and therefore is not cured. The news is a

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  Here is an intra-vaginal ring that may prevent HIV

  World | July 04, 2014 13:11 IST

  Washington: An inexpensive and easy-to-use intra-vaginal ring filled with an anti-retroviral drug may be extremely effective at preventing the deadly HIV infection in women, scientists say.The novel intravaginal ring implanted with anti-retroviral drug tablets, or

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  Man claims Malad laboratory misled him to believe he is HIV+

  India | April 04, 2014 11:03 IST

  Malad: A 38-year-old man, Joel Chettiar has alleged that a local doctor and  Pacific Lab located in West  Malad mislead him to believe that he is an HIV+.Chettiar has filed a complaint against the doctor

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  Scientists make breakthrough in HIV research

  World | January 22, 2013 16:24 IST

  Washington, Jan 22: The US researchers have cracked a system that renders certain types of immune cells impervious to HIV infection, possibly paving the way to its eradication from the body.The system's two vital components

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  Now, Goa govt to remind HIV patients of their dosage through SMS

  India | September 27, 2012 16:25 IST

  Panaji, Sep 27: Next time if an HIV patient in Goa misses his monthly drug regimen, he will get an SMS alert reminding him about the dosage.The state-run Goa State AIDS Control Society (GSACS) has

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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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  19-Year Old Mother Gets HIV From Andhra Blood Bank, Demands Justice

  India | February 27, 2012 12:35 IST

  Hyderabad, Feb 27: Can you imagine the pain of a mother who is scared of breast feeding her baby boy for fear of endangering his life for sure?A 19-year old mother, Sheikh Haseena, got infected