HomeHomeHealthThis is featured post 1 titleTo set your featured posts, please go to your theme options page in wp-admin. You can also disable featured posts slideshow if you don't wish to display them.This is featured post 2 titleTo set your featured posts, please go to your theme options page in wp-admin. You can also disable featured posts slideshow if you don't wish to display them.This is featured post 3 titleTo set your featured posts, please go to your theme options page in wp-admin. You can also disable featured posts slideshow if you don't wish to display them.This is featured post 4 titleTo set your featured posts, please go to your theme options page in wp-admin. You can also disable featured posts slideshow if you don't wish to display them.This is featured post 5 titleTo set your featured posts, please go to your theme options page in wp-admin. You can also disable featured posts slideshow if you don't wish to display them.Vaccine May Turn HIV Into “Minor Infection”Posted by admin on  September 30th, 2011A group of Spanish researchers claims that they have developed a potent vaccine that may reduce HIV into a minor chronic infection similar to the herpes virus.Professor Mariano Esteban of the Spanish Superior Research Council tested the vaccine named “MVA-B” on 24 healthy patients.  According to him, 90 percent of the participants have developed an immunological response to HIV, while 85 percent of thUNAIDS Head Appeals Not to Cut HIV Funding to ChinaPosted by admin on  July 12th, 2011The head of the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/ AIDS (UNAIDS) has cautioned that cutting funds to curb China’s fight against the disease would be a “big mistake.”  This comes after critics say the world’s second-largest economy should no longer receive such aid simply because they think China is prosperous enough to fund its own AIDS program.“I think it’ll be a big mistake
30 Years Since AIDS, Much Needs to be Done
Posted by admin on  June 10th, 2011
On this week 30 years ago, the disease later to be known as AIDS was first diagnosed.  From a group of gay men in Los Angeles, the disease has proven that it spares no one as it has spread across the world, especially in developing countries.  As of now, there are 33.3 million people globally living with HIV.
Major milestones have reached since the discovery of AIDS, especially in the quest of coming up with a cure
Breastfeeding HIV-Infected Babies May Develop Resistance to ARV Drugs
Posted by admin on  April 1st, 2011
A recent study shows that two-thirds of breastfeeding infants infected with HIV and born to mothers on antiretroviral therapy (ART) have developed resistance to one or more antiretroviral drugs.
The research, which was published in PLos Medicine journal this month, was conducted by Clement Zeh of the Kisumu Breastfeeding Study.  It shows that drug resistance does not appear to have developed from transmission of dr
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