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7 diciembre 2016

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Netherlands: AIDS Fund withdraws Aids campaign under HIV patient pressure

Netherlands: AIDS Fund withdraws Aids campaign under HIV patient pressure

Some people living with HIV in the Netherlands have become furious and upset over the Aids “horror” campaign funded by the AIDS Fund. The main phrases of the campaign are "I kill about 300 children a day" and "I am now more dangerous than ever." According to HIV activists ...

6 diciembre 2016

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New type of HIV vaccine moves to phase II testing in humans

New type of HIV vaccine moves to phase II testing in humans

A new HIV vaccine will be tested on 600 people in North America in 2017. The type of vaccine, known as inactivated vaccine, uses a dead version of the virus to trigger antibodies. There have been similar success with this type of vaccine against flu, polio and hepatitis ...

6 diciembre 2016

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Segregation of HIV infected bodies in Israel

Segregation of HIV infected bodies in Israel

Guidelines issued by Israeli Ministry of Health state that bodies of people with infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, have to be put in plastic bags labelled with the their status and if not covered by concrete, must be buried at least 10 meters from other bodies. The ...

6 diciembre 2016

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WHO prequalified its first rapid test for Hepatitis C

WHO prequalified its first rapid test for Hepatitis C

SD BIOLINE HCV, by Standard Diagnostics, Inc. (South Korea), a point-of-care diagnostic test, has been prequalified by the WHO for use. It does not require healthcare facilities and can be performed by a person with limited training. It makes the test very useful and affordable ...

5 diciembre 2016

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Maraviroc has been approved for children in the US

Maraviroc has been approved for children in the US

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an approval to ViiV Healthcare regarding use of maraviroc to treat CCR5-tropic HIV in combination with other ARV drugs in children two years old and above weighing at least 10 kg. The drug will be available in the US in ...

5 diciembre 2016

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New PrEP large-scale trial have been announced by NHS England

New PrEP large-scale trial have been announced by NHS England

Last month, the Court of Appeal upheld a High Court ruling which said NHS England did have the power to fund PrEP despite its pleas that the responsibility reside with local authorities. The drugs called PrEP dramatically reduce the risk of being infected with HIV and have ...

3 diciembre 2016

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The European Medicines Agency: use of some anti-Hepatitis C drugs might reactivate Hepatitis B virus

The European Medicines Agency: use of some anti-Hepatitis C drugs might reactivate Hepatitis B virus

The EMA has issued a warning today regarding the usage of some HepC treatments available on the market. It raised concern that use of Hep C drugs might reactivate the Hepatitis B virus in the human body. Safety concerns are included for some of the top-selling drugs against ...

2 diciembre 2016

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HIV therapeutics market will reach USD 15.8 billion in 10 years

HIV therapeutics market will reach USD 15.8 billion in 10 years

Grand View Research, Inc. has published a report stated that by 2025 HIV-1 drugs market is expected to reach almost 16 billion globally. HIV infection remains one of the most challenging public health problems despite numerous efforts to fight HIV/AIDS epidemic worldwide. It ...

2 diciembre 2016

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Vietnam: PrEP is coming

Vietnam: PrEP is coming

The PATH-led Healthy Markets initiative, funded by the United States Agency for International Development and the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has launched in Vietnam and is dramatically increasing testing among gay men and transgender women who have never ...

2 diciembre 2016

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HIV testing to be funded by Elton John Fund

HIV testing to be funded by Elton John Fund

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published new test guidelines with the primary goal of increasing testing among people in England. However many local councils and charities are concerned that lack of funds might keep the guidelines from implementation. The ...

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