HIV
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Gang of HIV-infected chain snatchers busted in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Police have nabbed a gang of three HIV-infected chain snatchers, who had entered into physical relation with the several sex workers in Bengaluru, police said on Friday. The investigations…
- World
Foodborne diseases affect 10% of world population annually: WHO
Geneva: Globally, foodborne diseases affect one in ten people annually, and the magnitude of the public health burden due to foodborne diseases was comparable to that of malaria or HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)…
- Kolkata
LGBTQ-friendly pan India Covid services locator launched in Kolkata
Kolkata: In the realisation that the pandemic situation caused people from the LGBTQ community great difficulties in accessing requisite medical services, three NGOs have come together to launch a pan-Indian COVID-19 services…
- Health
HIV drug could combat middle-aged memory loss: Study
Washington: According to a new study at the University of California – Los Angeles Health Sciences, our brains record a group store of memories, instead of single memories. So, recollecting one significant…
- Health
New CRISPR technique in human blood to help find a cure for HIV
New York: US scientists are using new advances in CRISPR gene-editing technology to uncover new biology that could lead to long-lasting treatments and new therapeutic strategies for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The…
- Hyderabad
Conference by AIDS Society of India to be held in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: ‘Confronting Pandemics with Proficiency, Precision and Persistence’ is the theme of the 13th national conference of the AIDS Society of India (ASICON) which will be held in Hyderabad from April 3…
- Health
Study claims UV-LED lights can kill coronaviruses and HIV
Toronto: The same light bulbs used in offices and public spaces can destroy coronaviruses and HIV, claims a research. Researchers at the University of Toronto-Scarborough, Canada, killed both viruses using UV-LED lights,…
- Health
Why HIV remains in human body even after antiretroviral therapy
Toronto: While antiretroviral therapy (ART) is known to limit HIV replication leading to the elimination of most infected cells, the virus is never fully eliminated from the human body. It tends to…
- Bangalore
Hunt for Karnataka HIV man who tried to infect wife
Bengaluru: Karnataka police have launched a hunt for a man, an HIV positive, for allegedly having unprotected sex with his wife deliberately out of envy to spread infection to her, police said…
- Health
First woman reported cured of HIV after stem cell transplant: Study
Washington: A leukaemia patient in the US has become the first woman and the third person to be cured of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, after receiving a stem cell transplant,…
- India
HIV positive man hides status, wife lodges complaint against him in K’taka
Bengaluru: In a shocking incident, a woman in Karnataka has lodged a complaint against her husband for hiding his HIV positive status from her, police said on Friday. In a complaint with…
- Health
Study identifies key issues regarding HIV patients
Washington: A new study developed a consensus statement to identify the key issues regarding HIV patients that should be addressed immediately. The research has been published in the ‘Nature Communications Journal’. To…
