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Nutrition Should Not Be Used As Substitute For Drugs In Treating HIV/AIDS, TB, Panel Report Says
August 27, 2007 11:00:00

Nutrition plays an important role in managing HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis, but there is no evidence that it is a viable substitute for antiretroviral and other drugs as a primary treatment, according to a report released Wednesday by a South African scientific panel that advises the government on health policy, SAPA/iAfrica.com reports (SAPA/iAfrica.com, 8/22).The report, released by the [click link for full article] -�[Read�more]

N/A	U.N. Agencies To Launch Initiative To Expand HIV Prevention Programs Aimed At IDUs In Asia August 27, 2007 08:00:00 UNAIDS, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the World Health Organization in a joint statement released on Tuesday at the [click link for full article] -�[Read�more]

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Some People Living With HIV/AIDS In Maryland Piecing Together Treatment, Services Because Of Clinic
August 27, 2007 07:00:00

Some people living with HIV/AIDS in Maryland have been "forced to look elsewhere" for treatment and other support services following the closure of the Washington, D.C.-based Whitman-Walker Clinics Takoma Park, Md., facility in September 2005, the Washington Post reports. [click link for full article] -�[Read�more]

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New Data Redefining Laboratory Reference Ranges In Africa Released By IAVI, CDC And USMHRP
August 25, 2007 03:00:00

Leading researchers from the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Military HIV Research Program (USMHRP) have presented final results from a collection of independent studies reexamining the medical criteria for including African volunteers in AIDS vaccine trials. [click link for full article] -�[Read�more]

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Long-term herpes treatment may reduce HIV infectivity
July 26, 2007 19:03:00

Long-term anti-herpes treatment of women infected with both HIV and HSV2, the virus that causes genital herpes, may reduce the proportion of women with detectable HIV virus in their genital secretions according to the results of a trial in Tanzania presented the International AIDS Society Conference in Sydney. -�[Read�more]

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Response to "The HIV/AIDS Crisis in Papua New Guinea"
February 14, 2007 22:05:00

The report titled The HIV/AIDS Crisis in Papua New Guinea by Miranda Darling Tobias which was released on 8 February by The Centre for Independent Studies is conceptually and methodologically problematic in its analysis of the impact of the HIV epidemic in Papua New Guinea (PNG). -�[Read�more]

N/A	HIV/AIDS drugs may also be effective against malaria June 2, 2005 15:51:00 Researchers at The Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) have found that drugs used to treat HIV Aids may also be effective against the biggest killer in the world - malaria. -�[Read�more]

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Ranbaxy files anti-retrovirals (ARVs) to the U.S. FDA
January 10, 2005 21:52:00

Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited (Ranbaxy) announced today that the Company has so far made three filings of its Anti-Retrovirals (ARVs) to the U.S. FDA for its approval under the expedited review process of the Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). -�[Read�more]

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HIV drugs known as protease inhibitors also protect against Malaria
November 11, 2004 13:07:00

Scientists from The Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) have found that a group of HIV drugs known as protease inhibitors may also be effective for treating or preventing malaria. -�[Read�more]

N/A	Edible vaccine for HIV AIDS September 22, 2004 12:18:00 Scientists from Novosibirsk are engaged in the development of an unusual vaccine which, apart from being less expensive to produce, safe and painless to administer, is also edible. -�[Read�more]

N/A	2000 Ukrainian patients to receive treatment for HIV/AIDS June 22, 2004 16:01:00 A contract, worth 3,6 million dollars, was signed between the two parties, for the delivery of multi-source antiretrovirals in 2004. -�[Read�more]

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