Category Archives: Aids/hiv Treattments

Benue, Borno record 616,396 HIV/AIDS cases, 2,384 TB, 158 lepers

By admin | Published: May 19, 2012

By Peter Duru & Ndahi MaramaMAKURDI—Benue and Borno states have expressed alarm over the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the areas put at 616,396. Benue State Government made this known as the Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi, Dr. Mathias Oyigeya, asked the Federal Government to establish more hospitals to handle the issue in [...]

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Talking about the end of AIDS

By admin | Published: May 19, 2012

NEW YORK — Some 30 years after the discovery of the HIV virus, the talk around AIDS has changed dramatically in the last few months. It’s all about the end game — even if major doubts exist in many corners about whether the talk is just that, and whether enough funds and political commitment can [...]

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HIV claims lives of 5 patients

By admin | Published: May 19, 2012

Saturday, May 19, 2012 FIVE persons have died from the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the first four months of this year.According to Chamberlain Agtuca, HIV/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (Aids) core team assistant head at the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center, the last casualty, a male patient, died last April 17.Have something to report? Tell us [...]

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US experts urge approval of first AIDS prevention pill

By admin | Published: May 19, 2012

WASHINGTON (AFP) – US health advisers urged regulators to approve Truvada, made by Gilead Sciences, as the first preventive pill against HIV/AIDS instead of just a treatment for infected people.The favorable vote came after clinical trials showed Truvada could lower the risk of HIV in gay men by 44 to 73 percent, and was hailed [...]

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Ryan White: Back, But Not Without Issues

By admin | Published: May 18, 2012

By Katherine West, RN, BSN, MSEd and James R. Cross, JD As most members of the emergency response community are aware, the emergency response provisions of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDs Emergency Response Act were reinstated in 2009. this resulted from years of hard work on the part of many EMS and fire organizations. An [...]

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