Two HIV studies in Africa have revealed today that taking a daily pill containing antiretroviral drugs can reduce HIV transmission by as much as 75% in heterosexual couples. The results were called so compelling that that larger study was halted, researchers said Wednesday.
AIDS drugs designed to treat HIV can also be used to reduce dramatically the risk of infection among heterosexual couples, two studies conducted in Africa showed for the first time on Wednesday.
Two studies have confirmed that a daily pill containing HIV-combating drugs can be used to prevent infection in the healthy. One of the studies was conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Botswana Ministry of Health and the other was conducted by the University of Washington and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
AIDS drugs designed to treat HIV can also be used to reduce dramatically the risk of infection among heterosexual couples, two studies conducted in Africa showed for the first time on Wednesday.
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Two new studies in Africa have found out that, infection with Aids virus can be prevented by daily pills in heterosexual men and women.
The 'first of its kind' deal was negotiated by the U.N.-led Medicines Patent Pool, a partnership that raises money for AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, for California-based drugmaker, Gilead Sciences Inc., to allow four of its AIDS drugs to be made by generic drug companies.
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In ruling against a petition filed nine years ago asking the DEA to reclassify marijuana for medical use, the federal government gave a weak response.
A study released by the Ministry of Health revealed today that approximately one of three new HIV infections in China are found in homosexual men. HIV was present in almost 20 percent of men in some south-western cities on the mainland, indicating that HIV and poverty living in a big city are positively related.
At 8:55 a.m. Friday, NASA updated its STS-135 Atlantis Launch Blog, saying the ground launch sequencer has been activated. For now, it is monitoring critical commands and systems, but once the countdown reaches T-9 minutes and counting, the program will take over all of the vehicle's critical functions. The boarding process should take a little more than an hour and the hatch will be closed for flight at about 9:21 a.m., according to NASA.
Speaking at a Delhi conference on HIV and AIDS attended by many top officials, India’s health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad described homosexuality as a disease which has come from other countries, and gay sex as unnatural.
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The LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community in San Francisco came out of the closet this weekend to celebrate the largest gathering of LGBT people and allies in the United States - San Francisco Pride 2011.
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Michelle Obama arrives in Botswana.
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U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama is in Cape Town on the last leg of her South Africa tour.
Princess Diana wore a Victor Edelstein gown as she elegantly danced with Hollywood actor John Travolta at a November 9, 1985 White House dinner. Check out rare pictures of the Princess dancing with the actor.
U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama urged young Africans to fight for women's rights and battle the stigma of AIDS on Wednesday. Using her husband Barack Obama's yes, we can campaign slogan, she hoped to motivate youth across South Africa.
