HIV

Bananas could protect against AIDS
March 18 2010

The humble Banana may hold the key to powerful new treatments that can protect against the deadly Aids virus, a new study has claimed.

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Teacher on trial for pricking 63 students
March 06 2010

A 22-year-old kindergarten teacher in China has reportedly confessed to pricking 63 students, aged between 3 and 6 years with a syringe as a method to discipline them.

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AIDS spread can be stopped in 5 years: Scientist
February 21 2010

AIDS that kills 2.1 million people every year globally can be contained within just five years by testing everybody in high-risk regions and providing immediate treatment for those found to be HIV positive, a leading scientist has claimed.

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HIV sub-type code cracked
February 09 2010 | By DC Correspondent

Feb. 8: The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) has developed a system to identify various sub-types of HIV which will help in the development of drugs

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Breakthrough may lead to new HIV drugs
February 01 2010

A research team from Imperial College London and Harvard University claims to have made a major breakthrough that would help in developing new treatments for HIV infection.

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HIV infection ages the brain prematurely
January 23 2010

HIV cuts down the blood supply to brain, prematurely ageing it in an infected patient - a condition seen in normal patients 15 to 20 years older.

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