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Gene discovery may reinvigorate the body's immune system after fighting viral infections

Like boxers wearied by a 15-round bout, the immune system's CD8 T cells eventually become "exhausted" in their battle against persistent viral infection, and less effective in fighting the disease.

29 Dec 2005

You've got mail and it's STD!

Health authorities in California have found a way a keeping awkward or embarrassing information on sexually transmitted disease (STD), right down to the minimum.

19 Dec 2005

Remarkable developmental pathway in frog embryos discovered

Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have discovered an important regulatory pathway that enables frog embryos to develop normally even after being split in half -- as happens in the development of identical twins.

15 Dec 2005

Urgent call to save lives of 30 million under fives over next decade

Unprecedented opportunity to reduce child mortality in poorest countries must not be missed

15 Dec 2005

Canadians call for decriminalisation of prostitution

In a new report the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network has called for the federal government to decriminalize prostitution.

14 Dec 2005

Nasal flu vaccine just as safe as a jab

According to U.S. government researchers, a new nasal vaccine against influenza, which helps patients avoid the needle, has caused no unexpected side-effects.

7 Dec 2005

Where does billions for HIV/AIDS in Africa go? conference aims to find out

African scientists have united with others involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS at a conference in the Nigerian capital, to pool the latest information and ideas.

5 Dec 2005

The earlier cochlear implants considered, the better

New research at Johns Hopkins has clearly demonstrated the ability of cochlear implants in very young animals to forge normal nerve fibers that transmit sound and to restore hearing by reversing or preventing damage to the brain's auditory system.

5 Dec 2005

Innovative economic enhancement and HIV-prevention intervention study

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have found a new way to address HIV and sexual risk taking among drug-using women involved in prostitution.

5 Dec 2005

EU advice for Africans - ignore Bush when it comes to AIDS

In what is seen as a major split with the United States over the AIDS pandemic, Europe, led by the UK, is tacitly urging African governments not to listen to the abstinence-focused agenda of the Bush administration.

2 Dec 2005

Truckers in Cameroon get free condoms in fight against AIDS

In an attempt to curb high AIDS rates in the West African country of Cameroon, long-distance truck drivers will receive free condoms during the next five years.

30 Nov 2005

Real numbers of HIV/AIDS in China hard to confirm

The real scale of the AIDS epidemic in China is obscured by poor monitoring and official obstruction say China's top AIDS official who says a confirmed rise of 50% in cases is an underestimation.

30 Nov 2005

Door knock HIV tests to deal with AIDS in Lesotho

Lesotho, the tiny African kingdom is about to launch its own campaign to mark World AIDS Day.

29 Nov 2005

Drug partners in fight against AIDS say measles shot could be the answer!

Major drug company GlaxoSmithKline is hoping to develop an experimental AIDS vaccine by "piggy-backing" on a shot against measles.

29 Nov 2005

Nothing changes - AIDS drug goal defeated by bureaucracy

A recent report on the failure of the United Nations "3 by 5" AIDS initiative, says that because of bureaucracy, poor management and inadequate funding, a global drive to put 3 million poor people on life-saving AIDS drugs by the end of 2005, has been defeated.

28 Nov 2005