U.S. Commits $13M To Fight HIV/AIDS In Bangladesh
BDNews24.com reports on a new $13 million U.S.-government initiative aimed at "providing HIV-prevention services to two million at-risk people in Bangladesh including injecting drug users, male, female and transgender sex workers and their clients, and HIV-positive people through a network of 50 health centres." USAID will partner with Family Health International (FHI) to implement the program (9/17).
NewsHour Examines River Blindness In Tanzania
For the second piece in a three-part series, PBS' NewsHour examines efforts to combat onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, in Tanzania, including a recent effort, which resulted in a "dramatic drop" in the number of cases of the disease. The show also explores why river blindness is often eclipsed by deadlier diseases like AIDS and malaria (Suarez, 9/16).
French Food Company Says Clinical Trials Show Potential Food Product Boosts Immune System In Patients With HIV
The French food company Danone reported Wednesday that clinical trials of a substance it plans to develop into a nutritional product over the next few years helped improve the immune systems of patients living with HIV, Bloomberg reports (Bauerova, 9/16). "The evidence is now building that medical nutrition may be able to make a difference in the lives of patients not only in HIV but across a broad spectrum of immune-related conditions," said Flemming Morgan, president of the medical nutrition division of Danone, the Financial Times reports (Jack, Wiggins and Daneshkhu, 9/16).
Two Compounds Kill Dormant TB, Could Lead To New Drugs, Study Says