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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Some physicians express a sense of fatalism about HIV prevention

UCSF researchers have found that some physicians express a sense of fatalism about HIV prevention and this belief - that changes in sexual risk behavior by their HIV-positive patients are unlikely - is hindering the provision of prevention counseling services in publicly-funded clinics.

15 Jul 2004

Latest findings on HIV pathogenesis at AIDS Conference in Bangkok

At the XVth International AIDS Conference in Bangkok, Thailand, Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief of the NIAID Laboratory of Immunoregulation (LIR), will present his laboratory’s latest findings on how aberrant immune activation underlies HIV pathogenesis.

15 Jul 2004

Quality HIV/AIDS treatment eased through extended agreement about lowest-priced drugs and diagnostics

During the International AIDS Conference in Bangkok, IDA ARV Procurement Services BV and Clinton Foundation announced the agreement that enables developing countries to purchase high-quality AIDS medicines and diagnostics at the lowest available prices.

15 Jul 2004

Priorities on dealing with the big 3 infectious diseases - HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria

The author of a Viewpoint article published online by THE LANCET argues for a renewed public-health effort to tackle so-called ‘neglected diseases’ which continue to have serious impact in less-developed countries.

13 Jul 2004

Drugs and crime are important, yet often neglected factors in the evolution of the HIV/AIDS pandemic

The Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Antonio Maria Costa, is participating in the Bangkok International AIDS Conference.

13 Jul 2004

AIDS Healthcare Foundation targets GSK over voluntary licensing of its AIDS drug patents in South Africa

At the international AIDS conference in Bangkok, AIDS Healthcare Foundation hosted a peaceful protest against British multinational pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline over its voluntary licensing of its AIDS drug patents in South Africa.

13 Jul 2004

36.5 million people of working age have HIV

What's more, the ILO estimates that in the absence of increased access to treatment, the number of workers lost due to HIV/AIDS will have increased to 48 million by 2010 and 74 million by 2015, making HIV/AIDS one of the biggest causes of mortality in the world of work.

13 Jul 2004

How HIV/AIDS treatment can best be combined with community-based care in some of the poorest areas of sub-Saharan Africa

A West African community has joined the network of community-based treatment support programs that form Bristol-Myers Squibb's real world field test of how HIV/AIDS treatment can best be combined with community-based care in some of the poorest and most remote areas of sub-Saharan Africa.

13 Jul 2004

Unprecedented opportunity exists for leaders to act now to protect their citizens from AIDS

Political leaders in Asia and the Pacific have a precious window of opportunity to save millions of people from HIV infection. But to succeed, they will need to drastically increase spending on AIDS and scale up prevention, care and treatment programmes, according to a report by the Asia Pacific Leadership Forum (APLF) on HIV/AIDS and Development.

13 Jul 2004

New guidelines for pulmonary arterial hypertension caution the use of calcium channel blockers

A new evidence-based guideline for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) cautions the use of calcium channel blockers, a commonly used treatment for high blood pressure, in unstable patients due to the potentially fatal side effects associated with the medication.

13 Jul 2004

By 2010 there will be an estimated 50 million orphaned children in sub-Saharan Africa

A report released today by global health organizations says that by the year 2010 there will be an estimated 50 million orphaned children in sub-Saharan Africa. It also claims that over 15 million of them will have lost a parent to AIDS/HIV.

13 Jul 2004

Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has caused a major divide among participants of the AIDS Conference in Thailand

The president of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has caused a major divide among participants at the 15th International AIDS Conference in Thailand by stating that abstinence and marriage are the best ways to stop the spread of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

12 Jul 2004

Kofi Annan says, overall countries are simply not doing well enough in the battle against HIV/AIDS

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called on world leaders to strengthen their fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic sweeping the globe. Mr Annan, speaking at 15th International AIDS Conference, said “overall countries are simply not doing nearly well enough”.

12 Jul 2004

Australia's fight against drug abuse recognised by the Indonesian Government

Australia is pleased that its work in Indonesia fighting drug abuse has been recognised by the Indonesian Government, the Foreign Affairs Parliamentary Secretary, Mrs Chris Gallus, said today.

12 Jul 2004

Australia takes lead on looming HIV/AIDS epidemic by doubling funding

Australia is leading efforts to tackle the looming HIV/AIDS crisis in the region by more than doubling our funding - to $600 million by 2010 - to combat the virus and prevent an African-style tragedy.

12 Jul 2004

Study evaluates effectiveness of LEXIVA/ritonavir and Lopinavir/ritonavir in protease inhibitor

HIV treatment regimens containing the protease inhibitor (PI) LEXIVA® (fosamprenavir calcium) dosed with ritonavir (LEXIVA/r) or lopinavir (LPV) and ritonavir (LPV/r) were effective in suppressing HIV in patients who had failed prior PI-containing regimens, according to information presented at the International AIDS Conference (IAC).

12 Jul 2004

GSK and Boehringer Ingelheim to develop treatment for HIV infection specifically for the developing world

GlaxoSmithKline and Boehringer Ingelheim announced today that the companies have signed a letter of intent for an accelerated development programme for a co-package for Combivir® (lamivudine/zidovudine) and Viramune® (nevirapine) for chronic treatment of HIV infection in the developing world.

12 Jul 2004

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Some physicians express a sense of fatalism about HIV prevention

Latest findings on HIV pathogenesis at AIDS Conference in Bangkok

Quality HIV/AIDS treatment eased through extended agreement about lowest-priced drugs and diagnostics

Priorities on dealing with the big 3 infectious diseases - HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria

Drugs and crime are important, yet often neglected factors in the evolution of the HIV/AIDS pandemic

AIDS Healthcare Foundation targets GSK over voluntary licensing of its AIDS drug patents in South Africa

36.5 million people of working age have HIV

How HIV/AIDS treatment can best be combined with community-based care in some of the poorest areas of sub-Saharan Africa

Unprecedented opportunity exists for leaders to act now to protect their citizens from AIDS

New guidelines for pulmonary arterial hypertension caution the use of calcium channel blockers

By 2010 there will be an estimated 50 million orphaned children in sub-Saharan Africa

Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has caused a major divide among participants of the AIDS Conference in Thailand

Kofi Annan says, overall countries are simply not doing well enough in the battle against HIV/AIDS

Australia's fight against drug abuse recognised by the Indonesian Government

Australia takes lead on looming HIV/AIDS epidemic by doubling funding

Study evaluates effectiveness of LEXIVA/ritonavir and Lopinavir/ritonavir in protease inhibitor

GSK and Boehringer Ingelheim to develop treatment for HIV infection specifically for the developing world

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