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No vaccine is currently on the market, though several are being developed. (Photo: AP)

Here's what scientists know today about Zika and its effect on...

Zika began spreading in Brazil in April 2015 and the country saw more than 260,000 probable cases in 2016, according to...

6 Jun 2018 10:25 AM 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

Introduction of single-tablet medication represented leap forward in ART dosing, and long-active anti-retroviral injections may represent the next revolution in HIV therapy (Photo: Pixabay)

HIV patients may soon be offered a once-a-month injection to keep AIDS...

Results from landmark trial show that monthly injection is as effective as daily cocktail of ART medication parents have...

16 Aug 2018 2:00 PM IST

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New HIV therapy can boost immunity

The drug is a promising strategy for patients who have run out of effective treatment options.

16 Aug 2018 8:59 AM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

This antibody can block B cells from fighting pathogens among HIV...

New study was conduced by scientists from the Laboratory of Immunogenetics at the National Institute of Allergy and...

14 Aug 2018 1:59 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.

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.

Health Ministry announces implementation of HIV, AIDS Act from Sept 10

Passed on April 20, 2017, the Act prohibits discrimination against people with HIV in terms of treatment, employment and...

11 Sept 2018 12:07 PM IST

Delicate foreskin is vulnerable to HIV as it can tear easily and it is also a common route for the virus to enter someones body (Photo: AFP)

HIV prevention pill reaching more people who need it

Study found self-reported PrEP use among men is approximately doubling each year.

10 Sept 2018 10:55 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

Delicate foreskin is vulnerable to HIV as it can tear easily and it is also a common route for the virus to enter someones body (Photo: AFP)

First ever HIV immunotherapy drug proves safe in phase 1 trial, paves...

Phase 1 trial is milestone for team at University of North Carolina, which won $20 million grant to make their ideas a...

22 Sept 2018 10:28 AM IST

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

HIV/AIDS no longer the leading cause of death in Africa

Data released by WHO says HIV deaths decreased, while there is increase in deaths of patients with lower respiratory...

24 Aug 2017 11:10 AM IST