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Acne Drug Prevents HIV Breakout
Johns Hopkins scientists have found that a safe and inexpensive antibiotic in use since the 1970s for treating acne effectively targets infected immune cells in which HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, lies dormant and prevents them from reactivating and...
Study Claims 5.8% of Bissau Guineans Infected with AIDS Virus
About 5.8% of Bissau Guineans, out of a population of 1.7 million people, are infected with the HIV/AIDS virus, said Joao Jose Silva Monteiro, Executive Secretary of the National Council to combat HIV/AIDS (CNLCS) while presenting the 2009 report on the...
Sub-Saharan Africa Harm Reduction Network Launches Portal in Mauritius
The Sub-Saharan Africa Harm Reduction Network (SAHRN) has launched a portal in Mauritius in its fight against drugs and HIV/AIDS. At the presentation of the portal at the Idrice Goomany Centre in Port Louis, Minister of Health and Quality of Life Rajesh...New Compound Could Provide Alternative Strategy for Preventing HIV Infection
Image via WikipediaWith the help of effective drug therapies, HIV patients are living longer, healthier lives. Now, researchers want to improve these drug therapies and develop alternative preventative strategies, such as vaginal gels and creams...Zambian Government. to Step Up Supply of Free ARV Treatment to Patients
Government says it will install more equipment in public health institutions to improve and increase free access to anti-retroviral therapy for people suffering from HIV/AIDS.Teen Pop Star, Chantel ‘Chani’ Christie, Launching the Chani Girl Foundation to Promote Education/Awareness on HIV/AIDS
Chantel ‘Chani’ Christie, teen pop star, and daughter of NBA power couple Doug and Jackie Christie, is set to launch her new Chani Girl Foundation on December 1, 2008 which is World AIDS Day.Venezuelan Researchers Claim a Cure for HIV/AIDS
VHeadline Venezuela News reports: Venezuelan researchers are claiming a cure for HIV/AIDS revealed at a conference given at the Bolivarian University of Venezuela (UBV) by Fundacite Guayana scientist Manuel Escobar who says a magnetic panel impregnated...Male Circumcision in Uganda Being Studied As a Possible Way to Prevent AIDS
The Uganda government is still studying male circumcision as a preventive measure for HIV/AIDS before formulating a national policy, the minister in charge of the presidency said on Wednesday.
