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DNA vaccine for H5N1 avian influenza enters human trial

The first human trial of a DNA vaccine designed to prevent H5N1 avian influenza infection began on December 21, 2006, when the vaccine was administered to the first volunteer at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD.

3 Jan 2007

New vaccines against HPV could save hundreds of thousands of lives if delivered effectively

The introduction of new vaccines against Human Papillomavirus (HPV), the virus that causes cervical cancer, could have a major impact on the health of women in the developing world. More than 250 000 women died from cervical cancer in 2005 - the vast majority in developing countries.

12 Dec 2006

AIDS and malaria go hand in hand

Researchers believe they may well be a link between two of the biggest killers in Africa, Malaria and AIDS.

11 Dec 2006

Substantial new scientific evidence supports medics in Libyan HIV court case

A team of international scientists have produced new information that questions the evidence against the six medics on trial in Libya accused of deliberately infecting Libyan children with HIV.

11 Dec 2006

Democrats seek to investigate funding for faith-based HIV/AIDS, abstinence initiatives

Some Democrats on the House International Relations Committee said they want to investigate funding for faith-based HIV/AIDS and abstinence-until-marriage initiatives receiving money under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief to determine whether taxpayer money is being used appropriately, the Boston Globe reports.

5 Dec 2006

Program in Iran provides treatment for HIV-positive people

An HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention program in Iran founded by two local physicians is providing antiretroviral drugs and clean needles to HIV-positive people in the country, the Washington Post reports.

5 Dec 2006

Chinese province to require couples to receive HIV tests before marriage

China's Yunnan Province beginning Jan. 1, 2007, will require couples to receive HIV tests before getting married, Xinhua/People's Daily reports.

5 Dec 2006

Biofunctional organic nanocrystals for quantitative detection of pathogen deoxyribonucleic acid

Waiting a day or more to get lab results back from the doctor's office soon could become a thing of a past.

4 Dec 2006

Compound from olive oil slows down spread of HIV

Olive oil has become part of the fight against the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) - the cause of AIDS - thanks to research carried out by the Bionat team, from the University of Granada , headed by Prof. Andres García-Granados, senior lecturer in Organic Chemistry.

2 Dec 2006

Governments, donors falling short of antiretroviral treatment goals

Governments and international donors are falling short of their goals of providing antiretroviral drugs to HIV-positive people in developing countries who need them, according to a report released on Tuesday by the International Treatment Preparedness Coalition, the International Herald Tribune reports.

2 Dec 2006

Spread of HIV threatens India's economy

The spread of HIV in India, as well as looming water shortages and the volatile oil market, is threatening India's economy, Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said last week at the India Economic Summit organized by the World Economic Forum, the AP/International Herald Tribune reports.

2 Dec 2006

Advocates in India shift focus toward preventing spread of HIV among injection drug users

Some HIV/AIDS advocates in India are shifting their approach to fighting the country's epidemic from promoting condom use and safer-sex practices among commercial sex workers, truck drivers and migrant laborers to largely targeting injection drug users, the AP/International Herald Tribune reports.

2 Dec 2006

New approaches to expanding HIV testing

Nearly 300 U.S. physicians, government health officials and HIV/AIDS advocates on Wednesday gathered in Washington, D.C., for a two-day meeting that focuses on new approaches to expanding HIV testing in the nation and its potential effect on the health system, Reuters Health reports.

2 Dec 2006

Interruptions in antiretroviral treatment increases risk of developing AIDS-related diseases

Interruptions in an HIV-positive person's antiretroviral treatment regimen can increase the risk of developing AIDS-related diseases and sometimes can be fatal, according to a study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine, the Los Angeles Times reports.

2 Dec 2006

HIV/AIDS cases in Shanghai increase by 70%, HIV/AIDS discrimination in China continues

The number of reported HIV/AIDS cases in Shanghai, China, in the first 11 months of 2006 increased by 74% compared with the same period in 2005, the city's Municipal Public Health Bureau said on Wednesday, Xinhuanet reports (Xinhuanet, 11/29).

2 Dec 2006

Cipla, Ranbaxy to cut pediatric antiretroviral drug prices

Indian pharmaceutical companies Cipla and Ranbaxy under an agreement with the Clinton Foundation will reduce the prices of 19 different pediatric antiretroviral drugs in 62 developing countries to an average of 45% less than what treatments currently cost in the countries, former President Clinton announced on Thursday ahead of World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, the AP/Forbes reports.

2 Dec 2006

Thai Health Ministry to issue compulsory license for Merck's HIV/AIDS drug Efavirenz

Thailand's Ministry Of Public Health on Wednesday announced plans to issue a compulsory license to produce a lower-cost version of Merck's antiretroviral drug Efavirenz, Reuters reports.

2 Dec 2006

Some Christian conservatives calling on Congress to reduce funding for Global Fund because of condom promotion

Some leading Christian conservatives are calling on Congress to reduce U.S. funding allocations to the Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, saying that the Global Fund does not allocate adequate resources to faith-based programs and that it promotes condom use, the Boston Globe reports.

2 Dec 2006

India's law criminalizing homosexuality is undermining the fight against HIV/AIDS

The law, enacted in 1861 and known as Section 377, makes "carnal intercourse against the order of nature with man, woman or animal" punishable by up to 10 years in prison and, when strictly interpreted, makes it illegal to distribute condoms to gay men and men in prison.

2 Dec 2006

AIDS out of control in Indonesia

The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about the AIDS situation in Indonesia and says it is out of control there.

29 Nov 2006

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DNA vaccine for H5N1 avian influenza enters human trial

New vaccines against HPV could save hundreds of thousands of lives if delivered effectively

AIDS and malaria go hand in hand

Substantial new scientific evidence supports medics in Libyan HIV court case

Democrats seek to investigate funding for faith-based HIV/AIDS, abstinence initiatives

Program in Iran provides treatment for HIV-positive people

Chinese province to require couples to receive HIV tests before marriage

Biofunctional organic nanocrystals for quantitative detection of pathogen deoxyribonucleic acid

Compound from olive oil slows down spread of HIV

Governments, donors falling short of antiretroviral treatment goals

Spread of HIV threatens India's economy

Advocates in India shift focus toward preventing spread of HIV among injection drug users

New approaches to expanding HIV testing

Interruptions in antiretroviral treatment increases risk of developing AIDS-related diseases

HIV/AIDS cases in Shanghai increase by 70%, HIV/AIDS discrimination in China continues

Cipla, Ranbaxy to cut pediatric antiretroviral drug prices

Thai Health Ministry to issue compulsory license for Merck's HIV/AIDS drug Efavirenz

Some Christian conservatives calling on Congress to reduce funding for Global Fund because of condom promotion

India's law criminalizing homosexuality is undermining the fight against HIV/AIDS

AIDS out of control in Indonesia

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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