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The work was reported in the October 16 issue of the journal Cell Host & Microbe. The study described the suppression of this immune response in mice infected with lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, pointing to potential new avenues for the development of drug treatments for immunosuppressive diseases in humans.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday arrived in Mozambique to launch a project to construct a factory in the capital of Maputo for the production of HIV/AIDS drugs, AFP/Google.com reports. During his visit to Mozambique, Lula da Silva also will preside over the opening of an office for the

At the end of the year, Peter Piot will step down as Executive Director of UNAIDS, the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS and the largest organisation devoted to a single disease. He has been in the post since UNAIDS' inception in 1995, and has raised the profile of HIV/AIDS so successfully that the epidemic has remained a high priority on health, political, and security agendas. His achievements are substantial.

Loyola University researcher Dr. Michael Koller advises us all that now is the time to get your flu shot. Once you've had the flu it's not something you will soon...

This is going to sound a bit crazy but I was watching television a couple nights ago and stumbled upon a vampire movie. Like all good Hollywood vampires, they were...

A recent study published in The Lancet has found that the proportion of IV drug users that are HIV positive may exceed 40 percent in at least nine countries around...

On Friday, two Minnesota radio talk show hosts claimed that Magic Johnson faked his HIV diagnosis. The talk show hosts have rationalized that Magic must have faked his diagnosis because...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning against the use of a dietary supplement known as Xiadafil VIP. This supplement, sold over the counter, is commonly used...

Breastfeeding continues to be one of the primary routes of HIV transmission in the developing world. The World health Organization (WHO) estimates that 150,000 babies around the world are infected...

Singapore's health Promotion Board recently released the results of an HIV/AIDS survey conducted last year, AsiaOne reports.