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Srinivasan can fight BCCI elections, but can't take charge if elected:...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India on Friday ruled that the BCCI's Annual General Meeting in Chennai on September 29...

27 Sept 2013 8:40 AM

Valentino Talluto often found an excuse not to wear a condom, telling his partners that he was allergic to them, or had just had an HIV test, the court in Rome heard. (Photo: AFP)

Italian man gets 24-yr jail term for infecting 32 women with HIV

Valentino Talluto, a 33-year-old accountant, seduced dozens of women via social networks for a decade before his arrest.

28 Oct 2017 2:14 PM

This undated photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a scanning electron micrograph of multiple round bumps of the HIV-1 virus on a cell surface. In a report released on Monday, July 24, 2017, researchers said a South African girl born with the AIDS virus has kept her infection suppressed for 8 1/2 years after stopping anti-HIV medicines _ more evidence that early treatment can occasionally cause a long remission that, if it lasts, would be a form of cure. (Cynthia Goldsmith/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP)

Scientists finally discover last unknown structure of HIV virus

Researchers claim if this part of viral cell's assembly is stopped, the HIV virus will not be able to replicate.

20 Oct 2017 5:24 AM

A scanning electron micrograph of multiple round bumps of the HIV-1 virus on a cell surfaceRepresentational Image. (Photo: AP)

HIV's functional cure may soon be a reality

Scientists announce that new drug may reduce an infected person's viral load so far that HIV can no longer spread.

19 Oct 2017 7:16 AM

Its not necessary for the baby to get HIV if the mother has the disease.

People on HIV medication cannot transmit virus to sexual partners: CDC

Clinical trials over years have showed those with undetectable' virus load have zero percent risk of transmission.

6 Oct 2017 7:50 AM

A scanning electron micrograph of multiple round bumps of the HIV-1 virus on a cell surfaceRepresentational Image. (Photo: AP)

Scientists may have created molecule that could eliminate HIV

Group of scientists have been looking for ways to eliminate 'reservoirs' where virus hides, and researchers may have...

6 Oct 2017 6:50 AM

A vaccine against the virus that causes AIDS has come closer to reality after a recent study found that the immune system may keep body from neutralizing HIV-1 virus (Photo: Pixabay)

Heart problems in HIV-positive adults remain under-treated

Researchers find 5.1 percent of HIV-positive adults received aspirin/antiplatelet therapy for primary prevention or...

27 Nov 2017 2:40 AM

The year 2015 saw an estimated 760,000 deaths due to HIV/AIDS, which has dropped from a million in 2010. (Photo: AP)

FDA approves first two-drug HIV regimen in US

The one-pill, once-a-day combination provides people living with HIV the option to reduce the number of...

22 Nov 2017 2:10 AM

AIDS-related illnesses remain the leading cause of death among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) globally, and they are the second leading cause of death for young women aged 15-24 years in Africa, said the report.

New ARV drugs, early diagnosis key to beating AIDS epidemic'

South Africa led the world with the number of people on treatment, at 4.2 million.

20 Nov 2017 7:44 PM

Located in Toronto, the restaurant called Junes on Tuesday was serving its first meals prepared by HIV-positive cooks. (Photo: Twitter/BakedAlaska)

Canadian restaurant run by HIV-positive staff aims to smash stigma

Wearing aprons printed with such messages as Kiss the HIV+ cook and I got HIV from pasta.

15 Nov 2017 9:58 AM

Simulations allowed them to tweak the model until they arrived at the most likely configurations for the molecular process. (Photo: Pixabay)

How HIV spreads through the body decoded

Simulations allowed them to tweak the model until they arrived at the most likely configurations for the molecular...

13 Nov 2017 8:42 AM

This undated photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a scanning electron micrograph of multiple round bumps of the HIV-1 virus on a cell surface. In a report released on Monday, July 24, 2017, researchers said a South African girl born with the AIDS virus has kept her infection suppressed for 8 1/2 years after stopping anti-HIV medicines _ more evidence that early treatment can occasionally cause a long remission that, if it lasts, would be a form of cure. (Cynthia Goldsmith/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP)

New 'safe' immunotherapy offers hope for cancer patients with HIV

New category of immunotherapies, called checkpoint inhibitors, appears safe to use in patients with both advanced...

8 Nov 2017 2:42 AM