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Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Article Date: 19 May 2009 The Denver Post on Friday examined efforts to establish needle-exchange programs in Colorado to reduce the risk of HIV and hepatitis C among injection drug users.

In a dramatic meeting today at the UNAIDS headquarters in Geneva, members of the International Treatment Preparedness Coalition and AIDS-Free World met with the leaders and approximately 100 staff members of UNAIDS and WHO to present ITPC's latest Missing the Target report, Failing Women, Failing Children: HIV, Vertical Transmission and Women's ...

Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: MRSA / Drug Resistance Article Date: 20 May 2009 Researchers from the Makerere University hospital in Uganda, the U.S. and Belgium have developed a formula, based on a set of questions, for determining HIV-positive people's risk of treatment failure and drug resistance, according to a study recently ...

HOMAGE: Red Ribbon Club representatives and members of the Coimbatore District HIV Ullor Nala Sangam hold candles on the International AIDS Candle Light Memorial Day in Coimbatore on Sunday to remember those who died of HIV / AIDS.

If you’re having a hard time coping with infertility, you’re not alone. Research has shown that the psychological stress experienced by women with infertility is similar to that of women coping with illnesses like cancer, HIV, and chronic pain. Infertility is not an easy disease to cope with. Read this article to learn what kinds of feelings to expect, along with tips on how to cope.

In the search to find a vaginal gel that would protect a woman from HIV infection, researchers think they may have found a substance that could be the last piece...

Yet the victory, which eluded anti-tobacco advocates for decades, comes with challenges as well as promise, as federal officials are given never-before-used tools to control a product that is still linked to some 400,000 deaths every year in the United States. Particularly tricky may be keeping up the momentum of the anti-smoking campaign even as regulators try to make cigarettes safer, an effort that could paradoxically make some smokers less inclined to quit. 'We just don't know what is going to happen,' said Kenneth E. Warner . . . 'One thing one learns from dealing with tobacco companies is that the devil is in the details.' Glantz is among a handful of public health advocates who fear that tobacco companies will end up gaming the regulatory process to enhance the reputation of their products. Altria - the parent company of industry leader Philip Morris, which might have an easier time maintaining dominance in a more regulated market - endorses the bill.

Dentistry issues associated with HIV / AIDS and how to help maintain dental health while the immune system is weakened.

Researchers have successfully blocked SIV, the simian version of HIV, using a new technique that could help lead to the development of an effective HIV/AIDS vaccine, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia .

In an effort that will contribute to raising the quality of medicines in Peru and the surrounding region, the country's National Center for Quality Control - the Centro Nacional de Control de Calidad (CNCC) - has attained internationally recognized ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation for testing and calibration laboratories. This achievement is being celebrated today in Lima by the CNCC along with its partners who assisted the laboratory in achieving this accreditation, including the U.S.