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Workers with HIV-AIDS continue to face stigma, discrimination: ILO
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 1 (ANI): "Myths and misconceptions" about HIV and AIDS continue to fuel stigma and discrimination at the workplace, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) said on Tuesday.
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Global HIV viral suppression rates too low among children, adolescents: St
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kensington [Australia], December 1 (ANI): According to a recent research by UNSW Sydney's Kirby Institute and the global IeDEA consortium, HIV is virally suppressed in 59 per cent of children and adolescents on treatment.
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Siliguri: Sex workers, AIDS patients light up candles on eve of World AIDS
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], December 1 (ANI): Sex workers, health workers and HIV-AIDS patients lit candles on Tuesday in the memory of those who died due to the disease on the eve of World AIDS Day.
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MoS Health launches Phase-II of awareness campaign on HIV/AIDS, TB
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): In a bid to commemorate India's 75th year of Independence, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar on Tuesday launched Phase II of awareness campaigns on HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis (TB) under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
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People living with HIV have a significantly higher risk of suicide: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 30 (ANI): A new study by researchers at Penn State College of Medicine indicated that people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) are more likely to have suicidal thoughts and die from suicide.
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People living with HIV/AIDS may be less susceptible to COVID: AIIMS study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): The presence of antibodies, or the seroprevelance against the SARS-CoV-2 was found to be lower among people living with HIV and AIDS according to a study by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi.
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Vishal Dilip Bhujbal overcomes the struggles of life and sets an example o
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI/The PRTree): Honored as the 'Youth Icon' of Maharashtra, Vishal Dilip Bhujbal provides help to HIV AIDS diagnosed children at Khamgaon. Inspired by the work of Bhaiyyuji Maharaj, Vishal is currently making an effort in the cleanliness drive for the Godavari a
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Study sheds light on potential drug target for HIV
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Texas [US], February 13 (ANI): A team of researchers discovered that a human protein named SAMHD1 recognises a unique molecular pattern in nucleic acids. This pattern, called 'phosphorothioate', may act as a signal for action to the human body defense system and henceforth could be a step f
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New study on potential drug target for HIV
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Texas [US], February 11 (ANI): The researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) have discovered that a human protein named SAMHD1 recognizes a unique molecular pattern in nucleic acids. This pattern, called 'phosphorothioate', may act
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HIV: An innovative therapeutic breakthrough to optimize the immune system
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 8 (ANI): Prompted by the need to improve conventional treatments for people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1), a team from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) has identified a therapeutic approach to restore the effectivene
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On World Aids Day, here are some lessons from fight against AIDS for comba
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): While there are different ways in which the coronavirus impacts human health and body, a major system of the human body that it affects directly is the immune system
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Merck Foundation and Ghana First Lady support women affected by coronaviru
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Accra (Ghana)/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 21 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany together with Rebecca Akufo-Addo, the First Lady of Ghana and her Foundation presented boxes of relief items to more than 1000 persons living with disa
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