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My friend is HIV positive - a new book by Rajan Chawla
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 10 (ANI/ATK): How would you react if you hear your close friend or relative is HIV positive? This exactly happened with the author's closest friend. The book My friend is HIV positive is a thought-provoking real-time account of his experiences with HIV positive pa
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Gut bacteria may contribute to HIV infection susceptibility: Study
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
California [US], October 3 (ANI): Certain gut bacteria, including one required for a healthy gut microbiome, differ between people who develop HIV infection and those who do not, according to new UCLA-led research.
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NHRC issues notice to Maharashtra govt after 4 Thalassemic children test H
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report which stated that after blood transfusion, four Thalassemic children became HIV positive and one of them died in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
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Nagpur: After blood transfusion, 4 children become HIV positive, one dies
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], May 26 (ANI): Four children in Nagpur became Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection positive, allegedly after blood transfusion, said officials on Thursday. These four patients were given blood for the treatment of Thalassemia, post which they were found i
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Coffee Beyond Boundaries: Asia's first cafe in Kolkata run, managed by HIV
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 9 (ANI): A cafe in South Kolkata, run and managed by HIV-positive staff members, is giving people working there hope and opportunities to earn a living. It is Asia's first such cafe that is run by HIV-positive staff members.
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Changes in brain hinder addiction recovery in those HIV positive: Study
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], December 26 (ANI): A study by the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester studied how the brain puts the 'brakes' on behaviour in individuals recovering from cocaine addiction and who are also HIV-positive.
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If required, do targeted HIV testing in colleges, Tripura CM tells officia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], December 2 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Wednesday directed the senior officials of the Health and Family Welfare department to conduct targeted testing in the colleges of Agartala city given the alarming rise in HIV positive cases having a his
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Loss of natural HIV control preceded by impaired T cell function
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 12 (ANI): HIV is a master of evading the immune system, using a variety of methods to prevent the body from being able to find and kill it. Researchers recently conducted a study on a small subset of HIV-positive people whose bodies naturally control the virus then
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Impaired T cell function precedes loss of natural HIV control: Study
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 10 (ANI): A recent study of a small subset of HIV-positive people whose bodies naturally control the virus then lose that ability offers clues to retraining the immune systems for all with HIV.
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Kanpur shelter home case: NHRC sends notice to UP Chief Secy, DGP
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 22 (ANI): The National Human Rights (NHRC), India has issued a notice to the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police (DGP), Uttar Pradesh over reports of 57 minor girls found COVID positive, five of them pregnant and one HIV positive at a State run
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AIIMS files status report in Delhi HC, assures treatment to HIV, cancer pa
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here has assured the Delhi High Court that treatment will be administered to an HIV positive woman, who had filed a petition claiming she was denied appropriate medical attention amid coronavirus lockdown.
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Glamour queen Nikita Rawal proves ray of hope for HIV positive children
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] March 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): In our society where HIV positive people are often looked down upon by some people, this glamour queen Nikita Rawal proved to be a ray of hope for children suffering from HIV.
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