In a breakthrough, the researchers have cleared a major obstacle in the development of an HIV vaccine, proving in animal models that effective, yet short-lasting antibodies can be coaxed into a fighting force against the virus. The study was led by a team of researchers at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute (DHVI) and Boston Children’s […]
HIV in crowded prisons is still a crisis. The Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) has asked the additional director general of police, prisons and an expert committee to submit reports on health conditions of Arthur Road and Byculla jails, focusing on inmates suffering from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and HIV-TB. Activist Nadeem Divekar, who […]
The shortage of first-line antiretroviral therapy(ART) Zidovudine-Lamivudine combination drugs in Tamil Nadu puts HIV patients in trouble. The HIV/AIDS patients under this drug regimen are getting doses for a week due to short supply against recommended one-month dosage. According to the officials, this combination drug is in short supply all across the country. In Tamil […]
Human Immuno Virus(HIV) is one of the deadliest viruses. According to the World Health Organization, even now, every year, 4 lakh people die from the HIV virus. Raising hopes for a cure to this deadly virus, researchers claim to have successfully eliminated HIV from the DNA of infected mice for the first time, bringing them […]
Doctors and concerned organizations have called upon the price regulator and the Competition Commission of India to intervene and ward off the apparent monopoly of Dolutegravir- a new HIV drug that received the Indian drug controller’s approval just last month. The drug which is sold by GlaxoSmithKline’s Viiv Healthcare unit is considered to be the […]
The breakthrough invention of a ‘super condom’ was achieved by a team of researchers at the Texas A&M Health Science Center’s Irma Lerma Rangel College. The research team was headed by an Indian American researcher, Professor Mahua Choudhury. This invention has opened an innovative way to prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS by killing […]