HIV
UN, Egypt launch national campaign for AIDS elimination
Health & Fitness
September 10, 2018
UN, Egypt launch national campaign for AIDS elimination
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and Egyptian Ministry of Health on Monday launched a national campaign for…
Mother diagnosed with AIDS commits suicides after neighbours demand she leaves
Egypt
December 13, 2017
Mother diagnosed with AIDS commits suicides after neighbours demand she leaves
A mother who had been recently diagnosed with AIDS after transmitting the disease from her husband committed suicide by jumping…
Girl’s HIV infection seems under control without AIDS drugs
Science
July 24, 2017
Girl’s HIV infection seems under control without AIDS drugs
A South African girl born with the AIDS virus has kept her infection suppressed for more than eight years after…
Surprising monkey study could lead to ‘functional’ HIV cure
Health & Fitness
December 1, 2016
Surprising monkey study could lead to ‘functional’ HIV cure
Dr. Anthony Fauci doesn't get too excited about the results of animal studies, and he doesn't make house calls.But when…
“I should have died too”: Nepal’s quake widows struggle to survive
World
June 22, 2016
“I should have died too”: Nepal’s quake widows struggle to survive
Rani Maya Shrestha was working on a neighbor's potato farm when the first of Nepal's two massive earthquakes struck last…
Science won’t stop until it beats AIDS, says HIV pioneer
Health & Fitness
October 9, 2015
Science won’t stop until it beats AIDS, says HIV pioneer
More than 30 years after she identified one of the most pernicious viruses to infect humankind, Francoise Barre Sinoussi, who…
Don’t wait: New ways to treat HIV patients
Health & Fitness
August 20, 2015
Don’t wait: New ways to treat HIV patients
AIDS researchers released a call to action for a worldwide shift in HIV treatment, to providing medication immediately after diagnosis…
Homosexual blood donor ban may be justified: EU court
Health & Fitness
April 30, 2015
Homosexual blood donor ban may be justified: EU court
The EU's top court ruled Wednesday that governments can ban homosexual blood donors to combat HIV but only on condition…
Instant self-test HIV kit on sale in Britain
Health & Fitness
April 27, 2015
Instant self-test HIV kit on sale in Britain
Britain's first legally-approved HIV self-testing kit went on sale online on Monday, promising a result in just 15 minutes with…
Egyptian Army unlikely to survive the moment of truth: Sting operation reveals flawed science behind the ‘Complete Cure Device’
Egypt
June 24, 2014
Egyptian Army unlikely to survive the moment of truth: Sting operation reveals flawed science behind the ‘Complete Cure Device’
This Monday, 30 June, marks the day the Egyptian Armed Forces promised to start treating Hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS patients…