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HIV tests can miss recent infections, govt planning to procure machines fo
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking with ANI, Singh said the government plans to procure machines to shorten HIV detection windows and health officials are reviewing and tightening blood transfusion protocols.
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Jharkhand: 5 thalassemia-affected children test HIV positive after blood t
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Chief Minister Hemant Soren has announced financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh to each of the affected families, along with free treatment for the children suffering from the infection. "Following reports of HIV-infected blood being transfused to children suffering from Thalassemia in Chaiba
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World AIDS Day 2024: HIV prevalence in Gujarat declines to 0.19 per cent
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
According to NACO, the estimated adult HIV prevalence in Gujarat decreased from 0.20 per cent in 2019 to 0.19 per cent in 2023. Similarly, the HIV infection rate declined from 6 persons per 1,00,000 uninfected individuals in 2019 to 4 persons in 2023.
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Tripura: 47 students died of HIV infection, 828 tested positive
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
As many as forty-seven students died from HIV in Tripura, and 828 have tested HIV-positive, according to a senior official of the Tripura State AIDS Control Society (TSACS).
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Study suggests how HIV drug formulation help improve treatment results for
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have helped confirm the dose, safety, and efficacy of a drug formulation designed to treat children infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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New HIV drug formulation may help improve treatment outcomes for children
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have contributed to the confirmation of the dose, safety, and efficacy of a medication formulation intended to treat children infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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Study sheds light on molecular mechanisms of HIV drug resistance
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Dolutegravir is one of the most potent antiviral drugs now being used in clinical practise to treat HIV. Scientists from the Salk Institute and the National Institutes of Health have discovered the molecular routes through which the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) develops resistance to i
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Researchers uncover molecular mechanisms of HIV drug resistance
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Researchers from the Salk Institute and the National Institutes of Health have identified the molecular pathways by which the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) develops resistance to dolutegravir, one of the most potent antiviral medications now being used in clinical use to treat HIV.
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Global efforts to combat infectious diseases must extend beyond childhood:
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to a new study, global efforts to lower infectious diseases must focus more on older children and adolescents as the disease burden shifts to this population.
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Research shows early stages of HIV infection in human body
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The dendritic cells are the ones responsible for processing foreign proteins, molecules or particles, and presenting them to the immune system T-cells, acting as messengers and initiating the immune response.
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Researchers shed light on early stages of HIV infection in human body
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The body's immune system is under attack by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). It may result in autoimmune deficiency syndrome if untreated (AIDS).
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Study finds how single drop of blood can detect HIV, hepatitis B, hepatiti
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
At the European Conference of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) this year in Copenhagen, Denmark, data on a test that may detect HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C from a single drop of blood are being presented.
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