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HIV Hides Outs In Bone Marrow, Study Finds HIV "can hide in the bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening
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Global Fund Releases Latest Impact Data, Projections For Improving Global Health In Next Decade

By 2015, mother-to-child HIV transmission will be virtually eliminated and deaths from malaria and tuberculosis will continue to decline if health investments for the diseases ...
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Washington Post Opinion Piece Draws Attention To Breast Ironing In Cameroon

In a Washington Post opinion piece on Sunday, freelance writer Jamie Rich examined the Cameroonian practice of breast ironing, in which women use heated plantain ...
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Fortifying The Immunity Of HIV Patients

New findings from a Universite de Montreal and the Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute of Florida (VGTI) study, in collaboration with scientists from the NIH ...
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Infectious Virus Hidden In Chromosomes During Latency Can Be Passed From Parents To Children

Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) infects nearly 100 percent of humans in early childhood, and the infection then lasts for the rest of a person's life... ...
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Washington, D.C., To Become First U.S. City To Distribute Free Female Condoms

Washington, D.C., soon will become the first city in the U.S. to distribute female condoms at no charge, the Washington Post reports... ...
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Ban, Clinton Launch Initiative Allowing Travelers To Donate To Global Health

Former President Bill Clinton and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York on Thursday launched MASSIVEGOOD - an initiative that allows travelers to make a ...
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Periodontal Pathogens Enhance HIV-1 Promoter Activation In T Cells

During the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research, convening at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, lead researcher ...
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Study, Conference Highlight Risks Associated With Migrant Workers' Limited Access To Health Services

Despite being at high-risk for HIV infection, migrant workers in Southern Africa have a challenging time accessing HIV prevention and treatment services, according to a ...
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Senators To FDA: Lift Ban On Gays Donating Blood

The Associated Press: "The time has come to change a policy that imposes a lifetime ban on donating blood for any man who has had ...
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Scientists Discover Reservoir Where HIV-Infected Cells Can Lay-In-Wait

University of Michigan scientists have identified a new reservoir for hidden HIV-infected cells that can serve as a factory for new infections. The findings, which ...
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HIV Hides In Bone Marrow Say Researchers

Researchers in the US have discovered that a latent form of HIV hides in progenitor cells in bone marrow, avoids detection by the immune system ...
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UNITAID Statement On Launch Of MASSIVEGOOD

UNITAID welcomes the announcement today of the MASSIVEGOOD initiative, established to provide additional funding for UNITAID's work in expanding access to treatment for HIV/AIDS, malaria ...
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Argos Therapeutics Publishes Positive Immune Response, Safety And Manufacturing Data For Its Arcelis™ HIV Program In Clinical Immunology

Argos Therapeutics announced the publication of a manuscript in the February edition of Clinical Immunology, detailing positive immune response, safety and manufacturing data for its ...
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Meeting Addresses How To Improve HIV/AIDS Surveillance In Asia

A five-day workshop that opened Monday in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, will address ways to improve HIV/AIDS surveillance in the Asia region, Viet Nam ...
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Also In Global Health News: U.S. Ambassador To U.N.; Male Circumcision; River Blindness In Ecuador; Nursing Shortage In Caribbean; Maternal Health

U.S. Ambassador To U.N. In Geneva Assumes Position, Ending 13 Month Vacancy Betty King reported to her new position as ...
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Mosaic Vaccines Show Promise In Reducing The Spread Of HIV

Two teams of researchers - including Los Alamos National Laboratory theoretical biologists Bette Korber, Will Fischer, Sydeaka Watson, and James Szinger - have announced an ...
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UNAIDS Launches Plan To Address Gender Equality, HIV/AIDS

UNAIDS on Tuesday launched a five-year initiative to help tackle gender inequalities and human rights violations that increase the vulnerability of women worldwide to HIV/AIDS, ...
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Pneumococcal Vaccine Offers Protection To HIV-infected African Adults In Clinical Trial

A clinical trial of a vaccine against a major cause of pneumonia and meningitis has shown that it can prevent three out of four cases ...
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Prestigious Thomas Parran Award Won By Dr. Hunter Handsfield For 'Long And Distinguished' Contributions To STD Prevention

University of Washington's Dr. H. Hunter Handsfield, a long-time trailblazer in sexually transmitted diseases (STD) research, will receive the nation's highest honor in the STD ...
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