Mankind is facing a new threat of swine flu. A few years earlier, bird flu and SARS caused panic all over the world. AIDS has been on the top of the list of “scary” diseases for thirty years. Where are millions of victims of SARS and bird flu? Where is deserted Africa allegedly doomed for [...]
AN AIDS vaccine has been developed which cuts the risk of getting the disease by a THIRD. Last night scientists hailed the breakthrough, saying it could be the first step to even better protection. The new jab – which works by stimulating the immune system – is a combination of two previous treatments which had [...]
An anti-AIDS video showing Adolf Hitler having sex with a woman is stirring outrage in Germany. The blurred clip shows a naked couple having sex, with the climax revealing that the man behind the woman is the grinning Nazi dictator. The spot’s closing message: “AIDS is a mass murderer.” The video has sparked massive protests [...]
More than 1.5 million women living with HIV in Asia were infected by their partners and 50 million more are at risk of infection, according to a report released today. The “HIV Transmission in Intimate Partner Relationships in Asia” report by UNAIDS said the women at risk are either married or in long-term relationships with [...]
Researchers have discovered an HIV infection in a Cameroonian woman which is clearly linked to a gorilla strain as against the previous research that showed the HIV, the main source of human infections, originated from a virus in chimpanzees, according to media reports Monday. HIV originated from a similar virus in chimpanzees called Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) which have [...]
South Africa launched clinical trials of the first AIDS vaccine created by a developing country Monday, as its own scientists overcame deep skepticism from political leaders who had shocked the world with their unscientific pronouncements about the disease. The new vaccine targets the specific HIV strain that has ravaged South Africa’s people and produced the [...]
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