HIV :: Indian Govt instructs school to re-admit children affected with HIV
Six HIV positive children who were denied re-admission to a school at Pampady near here will be able continue their studies in the same school from June 18.
AIDS
HIV :: AIDS-related cancers decline with introduction of intense antiretroviral therapy
Higher immune cell counts in AIDS patients treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) are associated a lower incidence of Kaposi sarcoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
HIV :: More HIV cases in Tibet, 3 deaths from AIDS
3 people have died in Tibet from AIDS and the number of reported HIV carriers and people with full-blown AIDS has risen to 41 compared to 30 cases last year.
HIV :: Ultra deep sequencing identifies HIV drug resistance at early stage
Rare, previously undetectable drug-resistant forms of HIV have been identified by Yale School of Medicine researcher Michael Kozal, M.D., using an innovative genome sequencing technology that quickly detects rare viral mutations.
Sleep :: Sleep disturbances among the elderly linked to suicide
Self-reported sleep complaints among the elderly serve as a risk factor for completed suicide, according to a research abstract that will be presented Thursday at SLEEP 2007, the 21st Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS).
Eye :: Advocates ask fashion industry to support braille clothing tags, talking Web site
Two women from RIT are forming the nonprofit White Cane Label to give the blind and visually impaired community more independence in choosing their wardrobe and more confidence when dressing for success. They will present their ideas for Braille Clothing Tags and a talking Web site at the Fashion for Good Roundtable in Rome, July 9-13.
Healthcare :: G8 Leaders Promise $60 Billion, Only One-Third of Global Resource Need
The G8 leaders promised an increase in investment in programs to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, but the $60 billion total will still be only one-third of what the UN says is needed over the next five years. Together, these diseases kill about 16,000 people each day.
HIV :: Wealthy countries must continue showing leadership on AIDS
As top officials from the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized countries gather in Germany for their summit meeting today, the main United Nations agency dealing with AIDS urged them to show continued leadership on the issue.
Cochlear Implant :: Cochlear implant restores hearing to patient with rare genetic disorder
Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have, for the first time, used a ?bionic? ear to restore hearing in a patient with von Hippel-Lindau disease.
Drug :: Pharma jockeys language against compulsory licensing into FDA re-authorization – AHF
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the US? largest provider of HIV/AIDS healthcare, education and prevention and operator of free AIDS treatment clinics in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean and Asia, today blasted the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), the industry?s powerful and deep-pocketed lobbying group, for successfully jockeying language opposing the issuance of compulsory licenses for the manufacturing or importation of generic drugs?including lifesaving AIDS drugs?by certain countries into the Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act under the ?Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007? clause.