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Don’t make IP commitments, activists to Modi ahead of US visit

Civil society organisations have written to prime minister Narendra Modi ahead of his US visit not to make commitments on intellectual property   Ahead of the...

Johnson & Johnson to begin trials on HIV vaccine later this...

Vaccine candidate has 4 components that target multiple HIV strains Johnson & Johnson (J&J)has announced that it is preparing to test an experimental Human Immunodeficiency...

“Stepped” treatment reduces alcohol use in HIV+ people

Study shows that stepped treatment when the intervention increases gradually in intensity can help HIV+ individuals with an alcohol problem   People with HIV who drink...

Preventive HIV drug may be effective in India’s battle against AIDS

Study recommends use of Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a combination drug, in gay men and injectable drug users for HIV prevention   Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a combination...

The first HIV positive kidney transplant in the world is a...

Doctors at Johns Hopkins Medicine perform the first transplant of an organ from one HIV positive person to another For the first time, a person...

In next 12 yrs, 360,000 young people will die of AIDS

New UNICEF report says the downward trajectory in new AIDS cases among adolescents is too slow Some 360,000 adolescents are projected to die of AIDS-related...

Preventive medication can bring down HIV rates among gay men

Lancet study shows success in targeted intervention in Australia among men who have sex with men Preventive medication in gay men can reduce HIV incidence...

A single shot for HIV/AIDS? Its on the way

New project aims to provide long-lasting HIV treatment and/or protection from a single injection Researchers at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine have...

Coming soon – universal flu vaccine, effective for life

The new vaccine will be effective for lifetime, unlike current ones, which have to be taken every yearEach year thousands of people across the...

Expedite new ART centres for HIV+, MPs panel tells health...

The committee on petitions on the ministry of health, however appreciated the work done by the ministry The Parliamentary committee on petitions has asked the...