Tuberculosis bacteria have evolved to remember stressful encounters and react quickly to future stress, according to a study by computational bioengineers at Rice University and infectious disease experts at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (NJMS). Published online in the open-access journal mSystems, the research identifies a genetic mechanism that allows…
Phase 1 clinical trial of novel HIV vaccine approach shows promising results
A phase 1 clinical trial testing a novel vaccine approach to prevent HIV has produced promising results, IAVI and Scripps Research announced today. The vaccine showed success in stimulating production of rare immune cells needed to start the process of generating antibodies against the fast-mutating virus; the targeted response was…
Ziagen Oral Solution
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Leflunomide APOTEX Tablets
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Lenest 20 ED
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Brufen Tablets
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On World Aids Day, here are some lessons from fight against AIDS for combating Covid-19
While there are different ways in which the coronavirus impacts human health and body, a major system of the human body that it affects directly is the immune system. Though belonging to a different family, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has a similar approach to affecting the body as it…
Scientists say a woman is cured of HIV despite having no medical interventions
Loreen Willenburg, 66, may be the first person to have been cured of HIV without a bone marrow transplant or medication, according to a new study. Willenburg was already known as an "elite controller" — among the less than 0.5% of people with HIV whose body naturally does the job…
AIDS deaths down a third since 2010: UN
Credit: CC0 Public Domain HIV-related deaths last year fell to around 770,000—some 33 percent lower than in 2010—the United Nations said Tuesday, but warned that global efforts to eradicate the disease were stalling as funding dries up. An estimated 37.9 million people now live with HIV—and a record 23.3 million…
Aids Revolution: drugs to prevent Transmission of HIV even with unprotected Sex
Drugs that suppress the Aids virus HIV, and can enable gay couples have unprotected sex without the risk of contagion. This shows a Europe-wide long-term study, the results of which were released on Friday. Among approximately 1000 surveyed couples in which the man was HIV-positive and antiretroviral was treated, it…
Vampire Facials Have Been Linked To At Least Two Cases Of HIV
Eight months after it shut down VIP Spa in New Mexico for unsanitary practices, the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) is calling for any clients who received the trendy vampire facial between May and September of 2018 to get tested for blood-borne infections including HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. The…