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Manvendra Singh Gohil, Indias first gay royal and AIDS activist. (Photo: AFP)

Gay prince fights India's war against AIDS

Gohil has been part of a campaign against the colonial-era law that bans homosexual acts in India

20 Jan 2017 1:23 AM IST

Marijuana grows at a medical marijuana cultivation centre in Albion, Illinois. (Photo: AP )

The need to know risks and benefits of marijuana

The current lack of scientific information poses a public health risk.

17 Jan 2017 2:14 AM IST

A possible reason why previous HIV vaccine trials have not been successful is because of this lack of a frontline protection. (Representational Image)

Anti-HIV vaccine to soon be a reality

This DNA-based vaccine may help protect against HIV in the gut and bodily cavities.

21 Nov 2016 3:47 PM IST

J.P. Nadda was speaking at Healthcare: Commodity or basic human need conference organised by the Tata Memorial Centre on Sunday in Colaba.

Centre approves schemes to improve cancer facilities

Mr Nadda also said India's under-5 mortality rate and maternal mortality ratio declined at a higher pace than the global...

30 Jan 2017 1:22 AM IST

The majority of women infected with HPV virus, do not always develop cervical cancer.

Keeping the cervix cancer-free

Condom is one of the best ways to reduce the risk of getting this virus which causes the cancer.

30 Jan 2017 1:02 AM IST

In 2010, scientists at NIAIDs Vaccine Research Center (VRC) discovered an antibody called VRC01 (Photo: AFP)

Potent anti-body to neutralise HIV strain identified

The remarkable breadth and potency of this antibody, named N6, make it an attractive candidate

16 Nov 2016 3:12 PM IST

Sanjay Suri and Juhi Chawla

Remembering Dominic D'Souza

You may remember the 2005 Bollywood film, Onir's My Brother Nikhil, which heartrendingly captured D'Souza's saga.

10 May 2017 12:07 AM IST

The study used data for 88,504 people with HIV who started an-tiretroviral treatment between 1996 and 2010 from 18 European and North American studies. (Photo: AP)

Latest research ups HIV life expectancy

WHO now recommends antiretroviral therapy to be given as soon as possible after diagnosis to all people with HIV.

16 May 2017 2:16 AM IST

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)

African girl in remission for 9 yrs raises hope for HIV cure

This and other recent, isolated cases of remission have given additional hope to 37 million people worldwide infected...

25 July 2017 2:03 PM 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)

Injections may work as well as pills to keep HIV virus under control,...

While the UN recommends ART fro all HIV positive people, a two-drug cocktail each month can very well replace daily...

24 July 2017 6:09 PM IST

The Mumbai-based woman had filed a petition in the SC seeking compensation of Rs 20 lakh, alleging that she was infected with HIV during blood transfusion.

Sops for HIV+ kids in West Bengal

Students to be included as child belonging to disadvantaged group'.

22 July 2017 3:36 AM IST

HIV cure maybe closer, says study

HIV cure maybe closer, says study

New research says injection may soon be available that prevents virus from spreading.

21 July 2017 1:41 PM IST