World AIDS Day 2024: AIDS and HIV are often confused as the same disease. Debunking the popular mythWorld AIDS Day 2024: Thanks to advancements in treatment, HIV is no longer a death sentence. By adhering to antiretroviral therapy, people ...
01 Dec, 2024, 10.44 AM IST
HIV is back; there has been a 30% surge in 2 years; is it that fatal now?New HIV has been diagnosed among heterosexual men and women in England, which has surged over 30 per cent in the last two years. According ...
03 Oct, 2024, 10.27 PM IST
International Child Cancer Day: More than 400,000 children get diagnosed with cancer every yearNo less than 75,000 kids in India suffer from cancer.
15 Feb, 2023, 05.29 PM IST
Rectal pain & penile swelling new symptoms of monkeypox, doctors suggest isolation for 3 weeksA BMJ study said that these symptoms are different from those during the previous outbreak.
02 Aug, 2022, 12.42 PM IST
China approves 1st homegrown Covid antiviral pillChina approved its first homegrown Covid antiviral, as regulators cleared a medicine from Genuine Biotech that was used to treat HIV. The N...
26 Jul, 2022, 12.35 AM IST
CDC is investigating the outbreak of the meningococcal disease in gay and bisexuals in Florida, here's all you need to know about the diseaseAfter what is being described among the worst outbreaks, CDC is investigating the meningococcal disease in bisexual and gay men in Florida....
24 Jun, 2022, 03.44 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
Large meningitis outbreak reported among bisexuals and gay men in FloridaBisexual and gay men in Florida see a meningococcal disease outbreak. It can potentially be a deadly infection, and the health officials ar...
12 Apr, 2022, 09.16 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
Prominent Indian-origin virologist in South Africa dies from coronavirusGita Ramjee, 64, a stellar vaccine scientist and an HIV prevention research leader, had returned from London a week ago but reportedly show...
01 Apr, 2020, 09.48 AM IST
World Tuberculosis Day: Disease causes infertility, only lungs are at serious danger, and other myths bustedTB is one of the most-misunderstood diseases with many misconceptions surrounding it.
24 Mar, 2020, 09.54 AM IST
Combination of two anti-HIV drugs proved crucial in Coronavirus treatment, Rajasthan officialAdditional Chief Secretary (Medical and Health) Rohit Kumar Singh said the patients' condition improved after they were administered the an...
16 Mar, 2020, 04.45 PM IST
MRI scan may help identify HIV lingering in the brainBefore effective treatments for HIV, AIDS often led to dementia and other problems in the brain.
14 Mar, 2017, 05.31 PM IST
World AIDS Day: Major signs and early symptoms of HIV infectionThe early signs of HIV may show after a month or may appear after 10 years. Here are some of the major signs experienced by infected patien...
01 Dec, 2015, 03.43 PM IST
Hepatitis C infection may fuel heart disease riskPeople infected with HIV are already known to have an elevated risk for heart disease but hepatitis C can spark cardiovascular damage indep...
12 Aug, 2015, 03.56 PM IST
- Now, health insurance cover for HIV patients
Now, people who are HIV positive and those who are vulnerable to the disease like doctors and nurses can look forward to getting insured un...
04 Feb, 2012, 02.57 PM IST
- China steps up random blood tests of travellers to check HIV
China has stepped up random checking of blood of travellers entering the country as part of the efforts to prevent the spread of HIV.
27 Aug, 2008, 11.06 AM IST