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India begins clinical trial of AIDS vaccine

The vaccine is being tested on 30 volunteers in the first phase of the trial.

India to train Pak docs in HIV/AIDS treatment

Pak chose India for the training because of its vast experience in treating AIDS patients and due to similarity in social conditions and cost effectiveness, Pakistan's National AIDS Control Programme Manager Asma Bukhari said.

The woman who redefined 'positive'

Indian may have found cure to HIV

An interview with Indrani Sarkar, one of the scientists who engineered an enzyme which attacks the DNA of the HIV virus and cuts it out of the infected cell.

HIV vaccine comes closer to reality

"The complexity of HIV has for long thwarted development of an effective HIV vaccine. Our findings open a new path toward an effective preventative and therapeutic vaccine," said Dr Sudhir Paul, the study's senior author and a professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston.

Ind, Pak prostitutes talk AIDS prevention

Microsoft anti-spam tools to fight HIV?

Microsoft Corp.'s anti-spam software is being used to create a vaccine that could fight the deadly Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

Majority of Indians believe AIDS is curable

While 79 per cent of those Indians interviewed knew that AIDS is nearly always fatal, 59 per cent also thought that a cure is available.

New HIV infections in India down by 50 pc

The rate of new Human Immunodeficiency Virus infections fell by more than 50 per cent in India between 2001 and 2009.

Nagpur: 4 kids found HIV positive after blood transfusion, 1 dies

These four patients were given blood for the treatment of Thalassemia, post which they were found infected.

'One must be cautious, not scared, of the new variants'

'SARS-CoV-2 is going to change to avoid/overcome any thing thrown at it.'

'There's something about HIV that allows it to escape our immune system'

A lot of AIDS vaccine research is going on, but it is hard to say when it will be available, says Mark Feinberg, president and CEO of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative.

Turmoil in Parl, both Houses adjourned for 5th consecutive day

Turmoil in Parliament over Telangana and other issues took a toll on the proceedings for the fifth consecutive day on Tuesday, resulting in transaction of no substantial business in both Houses.

Will Parliament's monsoon session be a washout?

Consensus building is likely to be the biggest casualty.

'Identify people who need booster doses'

'People who were vaccinated early on, for example, from January to April this year, namely health workers, the elderly, and the immunocompromised, should be identified for a booster dose.' 'We should start getting ready for administering booster doses to them on priority.'

Companies must invest more for CSR activities: Pilot

Expecting an annual CSR spending of Rs 15,000-20,000 crore (Rs 150-200 billion) by India Inc, Corporate Affairs Minister Sachin Pilot has asked companies to see the new law as an investment opportunity to create a better work environment, rather than a forced expenditure.