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This Pill Can Stop HIV – But Why Is No One Taking It?

The drug that could end the HIV pandemic is already here. Branded Truvada, this pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) prevents HIV infection by blocking the virus’s ability...

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Questions and Answers on Ebola

The current Ebola outbreak is centered on three countries in West Africa: Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, although there is the potential for further spread to neighboring A...

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TB vaccine may prevent infection too, says study

BCG vaccine effective in fighting infection only in countries more than 40° latitude above the equator The vaccine against tuberculosis (TB), bacillus calmette- guerin ...

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Beckham To Sell Clothes To Help Women With HIV

Victoria Beckham is giving away 600 pieces of her clothing to raise money and awareness for mothers living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. The fashion designer and former p...

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Number of new HIV infection has decreased by 57%: Harsh Vardhan

There has been a 57 per cent decrease in the number of new cases of HIV infection in last decade in the country, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said in Lok Sabha today. He a...

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Whooping cough vaccine safe for pregnant women

Pregnant women in their third trimester can safely receive the whooping cough vaccine to prevent infections in newborns, a recent study from the UK suggests. Whooping cough...

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Hatching Superbugs

At a time when chicken consumption is at an all time high in India, a study by Delhi non-profit Centre for Science and Environment shows poultry meat could be churning out ...

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Rs.8, 632 crore for AIDS control programme

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approved budgetary support of Rs.8, 632.77 crore for the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) Phase-IV which ...

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Debunking dangerous myths about vaccines

Measles is making a comeback, with a 20-year high in reported infections, due mostly to folks who are opting out of the vaccination, according to the Centers for Disease Co...

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It’s time to bring HIV prevention drugs out of the closet

May 14 should have been PrEP’s big coming out moment. That’s when the federal government issued new guidelines urging doctors to adopt the use of PrEP – a...

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