Human immunodeficiency virus Articles

Human immunodeficiency virus News : Are HERVs An Answer To AIDS Mysteries?
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:28:51 GMT
Why is it so hard to isolate and purify human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)? Why has no one been able to see, by electron microscopy, a single HIV particle in the blood of AIDS patients, even those who have a "high viral load"? Why does HIV seem to mutate with startling rapidity? AIDS researchers have not been able to come up with answers to these questions. HERVs human endogenous retroviruses ...

Human immunodeficiency virus News : Israeli researchers develop promising new HIV treatment
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:30:30 GMT
Israeli researchers have developed a new treatment for HIV that kills human cells infected with the virus and could lead to a breakthrough in treating AIDS, the Haaretz newspaper said on Friday.

Human immunodeficiency virus News : IRCM Researchers Pave The Way For A Better Understanding Of HIV Infection And AIDS
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:44 GMT
A scientific breakthrough on how HIV takes control of cell divisionDr. Éric A. Cohen, Director of the Human Retrovirology research unit at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), and his team published yesterday, in the online open-access journal PLos Pathogens, the results of their most recent research on the role of the Vpr protein in HIV (human immunodeficiency virus ...

Researchers find role of Vpr protein in HIV infection
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:57:12 GMT
Dr. Éric A. Cohen, Director of the Human Retrovirology research unit at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM), and his team published yesterday, in the online open-access journal PLos Pathogens, the results of their most recent research on the role of the Vpr protein in HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection and AIDS (acquired autoimmune deficiency syndrome).

Are HERVs an Answer to AIDS Mysteries?
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:32:00 GMT
TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Why is it so hard to isolate and purify human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)? Why has no one been able to see, by electron microscopy, a single HIV particle in the blood of AIDS patients, even those who have a "high viral load"? Why does HIV seem to mutate with startling rapidity? AIDS researchers have not been able to come up with answers to these ...

New AIDS approach disrupts patient's DNA
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:20:47 GMT
A double helix is seen in an illustration. A California biotechnology company says it will start human testing of a new approach to treating the AIDS virus that involves deliberately damaging the patient's DNA.

Researchers pave the way for a better understanding of HIV infection and AIDS
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:32:26 GMT
Dr. Eric A. Cohen, Director of the Human Retrovirology research unit at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montreal (IRCM), and his team published yesterday, in the online open-access journal PLos Pathogens, the results of their most recent research on the role of the Vpr protein in HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection and AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome).

IRCM researchers pave the way for a better understanding of HIV infection and AIDS
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:32:19 GMT
Dr. Eric A. Cohen, director of the human retrovirology research unit at the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montreal, and his team published yesterday, in the online open-access journal PLoS Pathogens, the results of their most recent research on the role of the Vpr protein in HIV infection and AIDS.

New TB diagnostic test reports effective in first large-scale field trial
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:12:19 GMT
Research assessing the effectiveness of a new diagnostic test for the detection of tuberculosis (TB) is featured in the Sept. 1 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine.

HIV test a routine part of NYC healthcare
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:17:07 GMT
NEW YORK, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- New York residents should expect to be routinely offered a voluntary HIV test when receiving healthcare, health officials say. New York - New York City - United States - United Press International - Metro Areas

Reality of STDs unavoidable
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:06:33 GMT
Subject: Crimelog- Author: Brandi Panter- Published: Friday, September 03, 2010

HK reports 105 HIV cases in second quarter
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:10:40 GMT
Hong Kong's Department of Health Tuesday announced that 105 cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection were recorded in the second quarter of 2010 in the city.

Two-Hour Test For TB Reported To Be Clinically Effective
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:43:32 GMT
Research assessing the effectiveness of a new diagnostic test for the detection of tuberculosis (TB) is featured in the Sept. 1 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. A rapid automated molecular test, which was developed as a result of a public-private partnership between scientists at the UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Cepheid and the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND ...

New TB test diagnoses disease in under 2 hours
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:27:22 GMT
Scientists are excited about a new test that can diagnose regular and drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis far more easily and quickly than other currently available tests.

Flurry of bills, 98 in all, pass Legislature before deadline
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:09:33 GMT
Chase Davis Tuesday at midnight marked the rancorous end to yet another legislative session here in California. And like many sine dies before, it was filled with hours of last-minute wrangling to cram through as much unfinished business as possible. By our count, 98 bills were passed and sent to enrollment Tuesday. In the interest of transparency, we pulled together a list (based on the state's ...

Two-Hour Test for TB Reported to be Clinically Effective
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:34:35 GMT
New, automated diagnostic test for TB, developed by a public-private partnership including UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School scientists, showed excellent results in a large-scale field trial. The results appear in the Sept. 1 New England Journal of Medicine.

Emergence of Cryptococcus gattii--Pacific Northwest, 2004-2010 [From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:40:21 GMT
JAMA. 2010;304(9):955-957. doi: Cryptococcus is a genus of fungi, of which two species, Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii, cause nearly all human and animal cryptococcal infections.

A National Strategy to Improve Sexual Health [Commentary]
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:44:12 GMT
JAMA. 2010;304(9):1005-1006. doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1252 Sexual health is an integrated care-delivery and prevention concept that recognizes sexual expression as normative and encompasses preventive and treatment services throughout the life span.

Press Release
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:48:52 GMT
Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc. Posted on:31 Aug 10 Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PGNX) announced today that the Company will present preclinical findings for its humanized monoclonal antibodies that bind and neutralize the potentially life-threatening toxins produced by the bacterium, Clostridium difficile ( C. difficile ). The findings will be presented in a poster session at the ...

Aethlon Medical to Present at Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:16:54 GMT
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Aethlon Medical, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AEMD), the pioneer in developing therapeutic filtration devices to address infectious disease and cancer, announced today that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Jim Joyce, will present at the Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference at 3:40 p.m. EDT on September 14, 2010. The event will be held ...

Progenics Pharmaceuticals to Present Preclinical Study of Novel Monoclonal Antibodies Against C. difficile at 2010 ICAAC
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:11:17 GMT
TARRYTOWN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PGNX) announced today that the Company will present preclinical findings for its humanized monoclonal antibodies that bind and neutralize the potentially life-threatening toxins produced by the bacterium, Clostridium difficile (C. difficile). The findings will be presented in a poster session at the 50th annual ...

Progenics Pharmaceuticals to Present Preclinical Study of Novel Monoclonal Antibodies Against C. difficile at 2010 ICAAC
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:00:00 GMT
TARRYTOWN, N.Y.----Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that the Company will present preclinical findings for its humanized monoclonal antibodies that bind and neutralize the potentially life-threatening toxins produced by the bacterium, Clostridium difficile .

Research and Markets: Stakeholder Opinions: Sexually Transmitted Diseases - An Underestimated Threat Lacking ...
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:51:00 GMT
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Stakeholder Opinions: Sexually Transmitted Diseases - An Underestimated Threat Lacking Interventions to Prevent Transmission" report to their offering.

Aethlon Medical to Present at Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:32:00 GMT
Aethlon Medical, Inc. , the pioneer in developing therapeutic filtration devices to address infectious disease and cancer, announced today that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Jim Joyce, will present at the Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference at 3:40 p.m.

Hazards of adolescent pregnancy
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:23:24 GMT
The dangers of adolescent pregnancies are much greater than that of women in the second, third, or fourth decade of life.

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