News tagged with journal aids
New findings about the way cells work could lead to a test and therapy for kidney failure caused by E. coli
Ever since the water supply in Walkerton, Ont., was contaminated by E. coli in 2000, Dr. Philip Marsden has been trying to figure out just how a toxin released by that particular strain of the bacteria causes kidney damage ...
Jan 10, 2012 |
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Number of children poisoned by medication rising dramatically, study says
The number of young children admitted to hospitals or seen in emergency departments because they unintentionally took a potentially toxic dose of medication has risen dramatically in recent years, according to a new Cincinnati ...
Sep 16, 2011 |
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New devices like motorcycle ambulances help poor
(AP) -- A bit of creativity never hurts, especially when it comes to solving health problems in developing countries.
Sep 12, 2011 |
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To cheers, HIV drugs trial sets AIDS campaign on new course
Researchers at a world AIDS conference Monday stood up to cheer a trial proving that early use of drugs to treat HIV all but eliminates the risk of transmitting the killer virus through heterosexual intercourse.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 18, 2011 |
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Roll out treatment as prevention now to stop HIV and AIDS
The Lancet, a leading global medical journal, published an editorial comment today that emphasizes the critical role of expanding access to HIV treatment under a "Treatment as Prevention" strategy to stop the HIV pandemic.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 14, 2011 |
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London bombing memories explored
Six years on from the devastating 7/7 London bombings and in the wake of the inquest into the attacks, a special issue of the journal Memory Studies, published by SAGE, explores new research into our collective memories of thi ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 07, 2011 |
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PET scans predict effectiveness of treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in HIV patients
With the deficiencies in knowledge of tuberculosis -- as well as in the practices, programs and strategies used to combat the disease and co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) -- the spread of multidrug-resistant ...
May 24, 2011 |
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Preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS with humanized BLT mice
The more than 2.7 million new HIV infections recorded per year leave little doubt that the HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to spread globally. That's why there's the need for safe, inexpensive and effective drugs to successfully ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
May 18, 2011 |
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Statisticians review landmark HIV vaccine trial
Hopes ran high in 2009 when a New England Journal of Medicine article announced success in developing a vaccine against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
May 09, 2011 |
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Cancer burden shifts for people with HIV/AIDS
The number of cancers and the types of cancers among people living with AIDS in the U.S. have changed dramatically during the 15-year period from 1991-2005, according to an article published online April 11th in the Journal of ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Apr 11, 2011 |
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Spanish doctors unveil promising AIDS vaccine
Spanish researchers announced Tuesday they have developed an AIDS vaccine which cuts the viral load by a significant amount in most patients although they cautioned it is still not enough as a treatment.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Feb 01, 2011 |
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New discoveries make it harder for HIV to hide from drugs
The virus that causes AIDS is chameleon-like in its replication. As HIV copies itself in humans, it constantly mutates into forms that can evade even the best cocktail of current therapies. Understanding exactly how HIV cells ...
Dec 15, 2010 |
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Report: Transplant may have cured man of AIDS
A very unusual blood transplant appears to have cured an American man living in Berlin of infection with the AIDS virus, but doctors say the approach is not practical for wide use. The man, who is in his 40s, had a blood ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Dec 15, 2010 |
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Daily dose of HIV drug reduces risk of HIV infection
A daily dose of an oral antiretroviral drug, currently approved to treat HIV infection, reduced the risk of acquiring HIV infection by 43.8 percent among men who have sex with men. The findings, a major advance in HIV prevention ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 23, 2010 |
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Study finds proximity could be key to success of healing prayer
Findings reported today from a new international study of healing prayer suggest that prayer for another person's healing just might help -- especially if the one praying is physically near the person being prayed for.
Aug 05, 2010 |
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