After Timothy Brown, London patient becomes the second person to be cured of AIDS
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TN: Blood donor in guilt attempts suicide after pregnant woman transfused with HIV positive blood
After the recent Tamil Nadu medical negligence case, a 19-year-old blood donor attempted suicide on Wednesday after he realised that he was HIV Positive and his donated blood has been infused to a pregnant woman in Tamil Nadu resulting her to be infected with HIV too. A resident of Ramanathapuram district attempted[Read More…]
Employee fired after diagnosed with HIV, gets justice and job after 3 years
A Pune-based female employee who was fired from the office three years ago for being diagnosed with HIV positive, finally got her job back after the labour court ordered the firm to reinstate her and provide her wages for the absentee period. The 31- year- old woman had claimed she was[Read More…]
World AIDS Day: Bihar witnesses 16% dip in HIV affected population
The HIV affected population in the state of Bihar is now low by 16%. At the national level, this figure is 27%. By 2020, nationwide, the target to lower down the number of HIV patients is 75%. At present, there are 1.15 lakh patients affected by HIV and are getting[Read More…]
AIDS spreads through handshake, sharing utensils, phones, says Punjab govt aided campaign
Punjab State Aids Control Society (PSACS) has said in its pamphlet that AIDS can be transmitted by shaking hands and also through using utensils used by an infected person in a shocking case of spreading misinformation. The Society has published a pamphlet that is meant for spreading awareness about AIDS.[Read More…]
Chandigarh: HIV-positive women give birth to healthy babies
In Chandigarh, a number of HIV-positive women have given birth to healthy babies in a government-run hospital, a state health official has said. A multi-medicine treatment process has worked on as many as 213 women as they yielded better results having given birth to healthy babies. “The health department is[Read More…]
Father throws AIDS patient son out of house in UP
In an unfortunate incident, UP police received a complaint on Wednesday from an AIDS patient against his father who allegedly forced to leave his house along with his family due to his illness. The man who works at a mason outside the state had returned home recently when he was[Read More…]
Rajya Sabha passes HIV Bill; India will treat anyone who tests positive, says JP Nadda
The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2014 that seeks to prevent and control the spread of HIV and AIDS, and prohibits discrimination against affected persons. The Bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on February 11, 2014 by[Read More…]
New HIV cure on the brink after monkey study
Scientists may have found a way to suppress an HIV-like infection in monkeys, without the need for ongoing drug therapy. The researchers added antibody therapy to standard drug treatment given to macaque monkeys infected with simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV). After three months, the animals were taken off the drugs, but[Read More…]
India may allow HIV self-testing in privacy of one’s home
For the first time, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended HIV self-testing in the privacy of one’s home using HIV kit. This shift can bring about a major breakthrough in HIV treatment by improving access to diagnosis. Although India does not permit HIV self-test currently, the UN agency’s guidance[Read More…]
AIDS cases reduced by 54 percent: Govt
The government on Tuesday said that the number of AIDS related deaths in the country has reduced by 54% between 2007 and 2015. “The number of AIDS related deaths has reduced by 54 per cent from 2007 to 2015. As on October, 2016, 21,406 and 1,636 Integrated Counselling and Testing[Read More…]
AIDS: Myth around ‘Patient Zero’ busted
A combination of research, both historical and genetic in nature has revealed the error and hype that led to the coining of the term ‘Patient Zero’ and the blaming of one man for the spread of HIV athwart North America. The new study proves that a flight attendant who became[Read More…]
UP apathy: HIV+ pregnant woman denied admission, delivers stillborn
In yet another instance of heartless medical apathy, an HIV-positive pregnant woman who traveled nearly 50 km to Bareilly with her husband, was denied treatment and delivered a stillborn at Badaun district hospital in Uttar Pradesh. Doctors said the infant could have been saved had the mother received immediate medical[Read More…]