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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 2:10 PM IST

The MDACS has informed all blood banks in the city that all blood donors who have tested positive for HIV have to regularly visit these centres for further treatment.

New cell phone-based tool to detect HIV

Early detection of HIV is critical to prevent disease progression and transmission, and it requires long-term...

13 Nov 2018 2:04 PM IST

The families of those who have tested HIV positive are, expectedly, living under the shadow of death.

HIV scare gets bigger in UP jails, minister worried'

The Yogi Adityanath govt has now directed the health department to conduct the blood test on prisoners lodged in...

11 March 2018 1:14 AM IST

The HIV virus can hide in cells in an inactivated state, meaning it isnt actively replicating. (Photo: AP)

Genetic switch may lead to HIV cure, says study

People with HIV virus can live normal lives with exceedingly low or even undetectable viral loads thanks due to...

7 Dec 2018 2:18 PM IST

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.

World AIDS Day: Here are a few things you need to know

HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus while AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

1 Dec 2018 10:32 AM IST

Experts urge parents to talk with their pediatrician if they have concerns about vaccine safety. (Photo: Pixabay)

HIV vaccine comes closer to reality

The research was presented at ASM Microbe, the American Society for Microbiology's annual meeting.

11 Jun 2018 6:41 PM IST

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

Experimental HIV vaccine may neutralise dozens of strains of virus

If successful, this would be the first vaccine available that protects people from contracting HIV.

5 Jun 2018 9:04 AM IST

The MDACS has informed all blood banks in the city that all blood donors who have tested positive for HIV have to regularly visit these centres for further treatment.

FDA approves two new HIV drugs from Merck

The drugs have been approved to treat adults with the most common strain of the virus, HIV-1.

1 Sept 2018 11:10 AM IST

The MDACS has informed all blood banks in the city that all blood donors who have tested positive for HIV have to regularly visit these centres for further treatment.

Shocking: Newborn baby contracts HIV virus from open blister on dad's...

Virus appeared to have entered his system within the first few days of his life, before his father had been diagnosed...

29 Sept 2018 10:42 AM IST

Some 37 million people worldwide have the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS. (Photo: Pixabay)

HIV trials show new treatment could suppress virus for six months

The infusion offers hope of an alternative to the daily regimen of drugs that people living with HIV have to take to...

27 Sept 2018 2:23 PM IST

Charlie Sheen is still popular for his TV series Two and a Half Men. (Photo: AP)

Charlie Sheen's ex-girlfriend sues him for allegedly exposing her to...

The woman further claimed in her lawsuit that the actor also dissuaded her from taking antiretroviral drugs.

25 Jun 2017 12:42 PM IST