Free ARVs cut death toll
9/5/2008 |
Distributing free anti-HIV drugs in a district of Aids-ravaged Malawi helped cut the death toll by 10 percent within eight months, according to a study.
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5.6 million in SA HIV positive
7/5/2008 |
5.6 million South Africans are infected with HIV, according to new estimates that contradict controversial figures released over the weekend.
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Saliva test for HIV
6/5/2008 |
A new saliva-based test for HIV that offers results in 20 minutes may revolutionise the way in which HIV is diagnosed, researchers report.
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Aids stats plagiarised?
6/5/2008 |
Controversial Aids statistics claiming that infection figures are underestimated by two million are outdated and may have been plagiarised, experts say.
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Manto lying about Aids stats: DA
5/5/2008 |
The DA has accused health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang of keeping Aids statistics low, after a controversial new report was released by the Development Bank of South Africa.
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New way to suppress HIV
30/4/2008 |
Most drugs aimed at suppressing HIV target proteins lying on the virus itself, but new research suggests that focusing on the human host's immune cells might work even better.
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HIV+, lab monitoring no help
25/4/2008 |
Patients with HIV who aren't monitored with the expensive laboratory tests commonly used in rich countries may survive just as long as those who do get the tests, a new study says.
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2 million children HIV-positive
4/4/2008 |
More than two million children worldwide were living with HIV in 2007. Most of them were infected before they were born.
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US gives $50 billion to HIV fight
4/4/2008 |
The White House has welcomed moves by US lawmakers to triple funding to combat HIV and Aids worldwide to some 50 billion dollars, saying it could help save millions of lives.
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Aids drug tied to heart risk
2/4/2008 |
A drug commonly used to fight Aids appears to nearly double the risk of a heart attack, researchers have said.
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