How drugs were used to spread HIV among 800+ students in TripuraTripura is grappling with a severe HIV outbreak among its student population, exacerbated by injectable drug use. According to Tripura Stat...
09 Jul, 2024, 08.06 PM IST
Tripura: 47 students died of HIV infection, 828 tested positiveA senior official from the Tripura State AIDS Control Society (TSACS) reported that 47 students have died from HIV in Tripura, and 828 have...
06 Jul, 2024, 07.07 AM IST
HIV infections on the rise in the state: Assam State AIDS Control SocietyASACS added although sexual transmission has always been a main route of HIV transmission in the state, it has been observed that sharing o...
19 Jul, 2023, 08.26 PM IST
Over 17 lakh people contracted HIV in India in last 10 yrs by unprotected sex: RTI replyAmong the states, Andhra Pradesh recorded the highest number of such cases of HIV transmission at 3,18,814 followed by Maharashtra at 2,84,...
24 Apr, 2022, 12.55 PM IST
Covid virus may remain active, transmissible for longer than recommended quarantine period: StudyThe researchers affiliated with the Pasteur-USP Scientific Platform, a partnership between France's Pasteur Institute, the University of Sa...
31 Jan, 2022, 01.22 PM IST
India recorded largest number of TB cases in 2014India, Indonesia and China had the largest number of cases at 23 per cent, 10 per cent and 10 per cent respectively of the global total in ...
29 Oct, 2015, 10.42 AM IST
Teen in remission from HIV 12 years after stopping meds: ResearchersA French teenager born with HIV has been in remission for 12 yrs after stopping her medication & this renews hope for the prospect of early...
21 Jul, 2015, 01.51 PM IST
German magazine uses ink infused with HIV+ blood to print issuesThe issue has been released just weeks before Vienna will host the annual Life Ball, one of the biggest AIDS charity events in the world.
30 Apr, 2015, 05.19 PM IST
Over one lakh new HIV cases reported in China in 2014China has reported 104,000 new HIV/AIDS infections in 2014, up 14.8 per cent from the previous year- Central health authority
16 Jan, 2015, 10.27 AM IST
HIV Bill: Panel will be apprised on demands, says TNHealth Secretary J Radhakrishnan refuted claims that there was a shortage of Antiretroviral Therapy Drugs (ART) in Tamil Nadu.
06 Dec, 2014, 03.58 PM IST
24% of global missed TB cases in India: WHOThe number of missed cases is defined as the difference between the estimated number of incident cases and notified (new and relapse) cases...
24 Oct, 2014, 11.15 AM IST
Department of AIDS Control to be merged with Health Ministry; decision riles activistsThe merger was first proposed in the 12th Five-Year Plan. Planning Commission suggested that the DAC should be integrated with the National...
15 Aug, 2014, 03.22 AM IST
Hospitals face HIV testing kits' shortageThe reason for the shortage is not a paucity of funds but delay by the NACO in placing tenders for procurement, experts said.
11 Jul, 2013, 04.24 AM IST
- TB drops globally, wreaks havoc in India
The number of people who fell ill with tuberculosis globally dropped to 8.8 million in 2010, the disease still wreaked havoc in India
13 Oct, 2011, 12.45 PM IST
- New test identifies infants’ HIV status early
A simple blood test is now helping India identify the status of children born to HIV positive mothers as early as six weeks after their bir...
19 Jul, 2010, 12.16 PM IST
- HIV testing not mandatory for employment
The Centre has told the Supreme Court that a mandatory testing for HIV/AIDS as a precondition for employment will be discriminatory and cou...
19 Feb, 2007, 03.27 AM IST
- HIV testing not mandatory for employment
Compulsory tests will scare away many suspected cases from being detected & treated, says centre.
19 Feb, 2007, 12.10 AM IST