added 2007 Mon Jun 11 0:30:37 by majda88
Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV ) is a retrovirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ( AIDS , a condition in humans in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections).
Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV ) is a retrovirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ( AIDS , a condition in humans in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections).
added 2007 Fri Jun 8 11:35:51 by STONERS
Germany's development minister said Friday the Group of Eight member states had agreed on a program worth more than $60 billion to combat the spread of HIV/AIDs in Africa.
Germany's development minister said Friday the Group of Eight member states had agreed on a program worth more than $60 billion to combat the spread of HIV/AIDs in Africa.
added 2007 Fri Jun 8 8:40:31 by populist
The Kenyan economics expert James Shikwati, 35, says that aid to Africa does more harm than good. The avid proponent of globalization spoke with SPIEGEL about the disastrous effects of Western development policy in Africa, corrupt rulers, and the tendency to overstate the AIDS problem.
The Kenyan economics expert James Shikwati, 35, says that aid to Africa does more harm than good. The avid proponent of globalization spoke with SPIEGEL about the disastrous effects of Western development policy in Africa, corrupt rulers, and the tendency to overstate the AIDS problem.
added 2007 Mon Jun 4 19:02:41 by darkbreed
Over the past two decades there have been only a handful of other physicians and health professionals who have had the courage to alert the public to evidence that AIDS is man-made. In general, their research have been ignored by the CDC, the NIH, the AIDS establishment, the major media, etc. Now an CIA insider speaks out.
Over the past two decades there have been only a handful of other physicians and health professionals who have had the courage to alert the public to evidence that AIDS is man-made. In general, their research have been ignored by the CDC, the NIH, the AIDS establishment, the major media, etc. Now an CIA insider speaks out.
added 2007 Sat May 19 19:22:17 by tehranchik
The European Union and families of children who contracted Aids are close to clinching a deal that would allow Bulgarian nurses held in Libya to escape the death penalty, Libyan sources said.
The European Union and families of children who contracted Aids are close to clinching a deal that would allow Bulgarian nurses held in Libya to escape the death penalty, Libyan sources said.
added 2007 Thu May 10 13:14:44 by Zapor
Bill Clinton announced agreements with drug companies Tuesday to lower the price in the developing world of AIDS drugs resistant to initial treatments and to make a once-a-day AIDS pill available for less than $1 a day.
Bill Clinton announced agreements with drug companies Tuesday to lower the price in the developing world of AIDS drugs resistant to initial treatments and to make a once-a-day AIDS pill available for less than $1 a day.
added 2007 Tue May 8 15:07:31 by STONERS
Former President Bill Clinton announced agreements with drug companies Tuesday to lower the price in the developing world of AIDS drugs resistant to initial treatments and to make a once-a-day AIDS pill available for less than $1 a day.
Former President Bill Clinton announced agreements with drug companies Tuesday to lower the price in the developing world of AIDS drugs resistant to initial treatments and to make a once-a-day AIDS pill available for less than $1 a day.
added 2007 Sat Apr 14 19:09:54 by STONERS
A U.S. toddler who nearly died from a rare skin reaction to his father's smallpox shot is out of intensive care and on the mend, thanks to a novel combination of drugs that had never been tried in children.
A U.S. toddler who nearly died from a rare skin reaction to his father's smallpox shot is out of intensive care and on the mend, thanks to a novel combination of drugs that had never been tried in children.
added 2007 Wed Apr 11 5:41:56 by jcolman
About 120,000 elephants and countless lions, leopards, crocodiles and hippos run through Botswana's Chobe National Park. But the most dangerous thing -- to wildlife and humans -- is AIDS.
About 120,000 elephants and countless lions, leopards, crocodiles and hippos run through Botswana's Chobe National Park. But the most dangerous thing -- to wildlife and humans -- is AIDS.
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added 2007 Wed Apr 11 1:01:42 by capn_caveman
Abbott Laboratories Inc. , widely criticized for aggressive pricing of its AIDS medicines in developing countries, said on Tuesday it would slash the price of a key AIDS drug by more than half in more than 40 poor countries.
Abbott Laboratories Inc. , widely criticized for aggressive pricing of its AIDS medicines in developing countries, said on Tuesday it would slash the price of a key AIDS drug by more than half in more than 40 poor countries.
added 2007 Thu Apr 5 6:00:53 by STONERS
The new AIDS drug Prezista performed very well in halting the onslaught of the human immunodeficiency virus in people with advanced infection, a study published on Wednesday showed.
The new AIDS drug Prezista performed very well in halting the onslaught of the human immunodeficiency virus in people with advanced infection, a study published on Wednesday showed.
added 2007 Sun Apr 1 4:16:26 by david_nwpa
A new campaign to raise awareness about HIV infection uses shock tactics to get its message across. The foundation behind it says the pictures are meant to provoke in order to bring the issue of HIV back into focus.
A new campaign to raise awareness about HIV infection uses shock tactics to get its message across. The foundation behind it says the pictures are meant to provoke in order to bring the issue of HIV back into focus.
added 2007 Sat Mar 31 14:23:22 by pagey
The U.S. global AIDS initiative has provided therapy and brought testing and counseling to millions around the world. Now the challenge is to move from emergency to sustained efforts, the Institute of Medicine said Friday.
The U.S. global AIDS initiative has provided therapy and brought testing and counseling to millions around the world. Now the challenge is to move from emergency to sustained efforts, the Institute of Medicine said Friday.
added 2007 Fri Mar 30 18:46:20 by STONERS
The U.S. global AIDS initiative has provided therapy and brought testing and counseling to millions around the world. Now the challenge is to move from emergency to sustained efforts, the Institute of Medicine said Friday.
The U.S. global AIDS initiative has provided therapy and brought testing and counseling to millions around the world. Now the challenge is to move from emergency to sustained efforts, the Institute of Medicine said Friday.
added 2007 Tue Mar 27 17:57:30 by capn_caveman
A Cornell researcher is working to develop a quick, simple and cheap immune-system test for people in the developing world. It could help HIV/AIDS sufferers in the poorest countries get appropriate treatment to extend their lives, possibly by as much as 10 to 15 years.
A Cornell researcher is working to develop a quick, simple and cheap immune-system test for people in the developing world. It could help HIV/AIDS sufferers in the poorest countries get appropriate treatment to extend their lives, possibly by as much as 10 to 15 years.
added 2007 Sat Mar 17 10:21:10 by Aidenag
The unthinkable has happened. Senator John McCain met a question, while sitting with reporters on his bus as it rumbled through Iowa today, that he couldn't - or perhaps wouldn't - answer. Did he support the distribution of taxpayer-subsidized condoms in Africa to fight the transmission of H.I.V.?
The unthinkable has happened. Senator John McCain met a question, while sitting with reporters on his bus as it rumbled through Iowa today, that he couldn't - or perhaps wouldn't - answer. Did he support the distribution of taxpayer-subsidized condoms in Africa to fight the transmission of H.I.V.?
added 2007 Fri Mar 16 22:37:03 by TheNaughtyOne
At the only hospital in the capital of this tiny West African nation, a 3-year-old AIDS patient named Suleiman receives his daily dose of medication -- a murky brown concoction of seven herbs and spices served out of a bottle that once contained pancake syrup.
At the only hospital in the capital of this tiny West African nation, a 3-year-old AIDS patient named Suleiman receives his daily dose of medication -- a murky brown concoction of seven herbs and spices served out of a bottle that once contained pancake syrup.
added 2007 Sat Mar 10 15:11:18 by TimALoftis
The trouble with making a cautionary film about a social problem is that it can get preachy and start to look like an after-school special. What's good about "Life Support" is that it doesn't. It makes its points within the context of a stirring family family drama.
The trouble with making a cautionary film about a social problem is that it can get preachy and start to look like an after-school special. What's good about "Life Support" is that it doesn't. It makes its points within the context of a stirring family family drama.
added 2007 Mon Feb 26 9:25:10 by trojanhorse
A film about Chinese orphans of AIDS victims won an Oscar for best documentary short film, which a prominent AIDS activist in China said showed people still cared.
A film about Chinese orphans of AIDS victims won an Oscar for best documentary short film, which a prominent AIDS activist in China said showed people still cared.
added 2007 Fri Feb 23 23:00:39 by okitech
Zambia's government announced Friday that widely publicized herbal drugs held to cure AIDS have been proved ineffective after clinical trials conducted on dozens of HIV patients.
Zambia's government announced Friday that widely publicized herbal drugs held to cure AIDS have been proved ineffective after clinical trials conducted on dozens of HIV patients.
added 2007 Thu Feb 22 19:41:26 by populist
Treating genital herpes can also help keep the AIDS virus under control in women with both infections, and might reduce the spread of HIV, too, the first major study to test this strategy suggests. Many people with HIV are also infected with the herpes type 2 virus, and scientists have long known that herpes sores on the genitals can make it easi
Treating genital herpes can also help keep the AIDS virus under control in women with both infections, and might reduce the spread of HIV, too, the first major study to test this strategy suggests. Many people with HIV are also infected with the herpes type 2 virus, and scientists have long known that herpes sores on the genitals can make it easi
added 2007 Wed Feb 21 17:58:44 by siddhu1983
From the pockets of his billowing white robe, Gambia's president pulled out a plastic container, closed his eyes in prayer and rubbed a green herbal paste into the ribcage of his patient.
From the pockets of his billowing white robe, Gambia's president pulled out a plastic container, closed his eyes in prayer and rubbed a green herbal paste into the ribcage of his patient.
added 2007 Tue Feb 20 22:02:56 by Varadinum
HIGH Court judge Michael Kirby yesterday accused America of being "obsessed" with September 11, 2001, saying more people died each day of AIDS than perished in the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.
HIGH Court judge Michael Kirby yesterday accused America of being "obsessed" with September 11, 2001, saying more people died each day of AIDS than perished in the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.
added 2007 Tue Feb 20 21:56:51 by STONERS
The Canadian government and Bill Gates announced an initiative Tuesday to establish a research institute to develop an AIDS vaccine, committing a total of $119 million to the project.
The Canadian government and Bill Gates announced an initiative Tuesday to establish a research institute to develop an AIDS vaccine, committing a total of $119 million to the project.
added 2007 Tue Feb 20 7:43:17 by trojanhorse
n a stunning declaration at a London charity gig last night, teary punk celeb Kelly Osbourne revealed that a member of her family has the AIDS virus.
n a stunning declaration at a London charity gig last night, teary punk celeb Kelly Osbourne revealed that a member of her family has the AIDS virus.
added 2007 Tue Feb 13 8:47:37 by berkeley
AIDS patients suffering from debilitating nerve pain got as much or more relief by smoking marijuana as they would typically get from prescription drugs -- and with fewer side effects -- according to a study conducted under rigorously controlled conditions with government-grown pot.
AIDS patients suffering from debilitating nerve pain got as much or more relief by smoking marijuana as they would typically get from prescription drugs -- and with fewer side effects -- according to a study conducted under rigorously controlled conditions with government-grown pot.
added 2007 Sun Feb 11 3:36:33 by pagey
Microsoft founder Bill Gates expects an AIDS vaccine will be developed while he's around to see it, he told CBC News in an interview Friday. "In my lifetime, I would be very surprised if we don't have a vaccine for AIDS," he told the CBC's Peter Mansbridge in an exclusive interview in Redmond, Wash.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates expects an AIDS vaccine will be developed while he's around to see it, he told CBC News in an interview Friday. "In my lifetime, I would be very surprised if we don't have a vaccine for AIDS," he told the CBC's Peter Mansbridge in an exclusive interview in Redmond, Wash.
added 2007 Sun Jan 14 15:17:44 by ninjaboy
" ... a promise made by the United States to keep their families safe is in danger of being broken ... "
" ... a promise made by the United States to keep their families safe is in danger of being broken ... "
added 2007 Thu Jan 11 4:25:04 by ninjaboy
Women can take the anti-AIDS drug nevirapine to protect their unborn children without endangering their ability to undergo life-saving antiretroviral treatment later on, a new study has found.
Women can take the anti-AIDS drug nevirapine to protect their unborn children without endangering their ability to undergo life-saving antiretroviral treatment later on, a new study has found.
