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Dr. Gao Yaojie, Who Exposed AIDS Epidemic In Rural China, Dies At 95
A trained gynecologist, Dr Gao became well-known and beloved across China in the late 1990s for her relentless activism in exposing a man-made AIDS crisis.
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Scientists Outline Strategy For AIDS Cure
Calling the AIDS epidemic "the most important global health challenge in modern history," more than 50 top scientists pressed their case Monday for a drive to stop the killer disease in its tracks.
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Could One Little Pill End A City's AIDS Epidemic?
On online dating sites, Matthew Sachs identifies himself as a 5-foot-8, 130-pound grad student who likes hiking, performance art and community service. He says he's interested in meeting a broad range of guys, from jocks to geeks, and notes that - oh, by the way - he's "On PrEP."
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Asia-Pacific Region Faces Epidemic of HIV Among Adolescents: Report
India, China and Pakistan are among the 10 countries in the Asia-Pacific that account for 98 per cent of youngsters aged 10 to 19 living with HIV, according to a UN report which said the region is facing a "hidden epidemic" of HIV among adolescents.
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Doubling Numbers on HIV Drugs Could 'Break' Epidemic: UN
The UN today urged countries to "break the AIDS epidemic" by doubling the number of people receiving HIV treatment within the next five years.
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Gay Men in China Hit Hard By HIV/AIDS Epidemic
China has reported nearly 110,000 HIV/AIDS cases so far this year, with gay men accounting for over 25 per cent of the total, a media report said on Friday.
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HIV Self-Testing Safe and Accurate: Study
HIV self-testing (HIVST) that involves training individuals to perform and interpret their own HIV test may prove to be a widely used, safe and accurate method of controlling the epidemic, new research has found.
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New HIV Infections Down by 20 Per Cent in India: UN
India has been able to achieve a more than 20 per cent decline in new HIV infections between 2000 and 2014, reversing the spread of the virus, according to a UN report that says the world is on track to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030.
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AIDS Epidemic Can End by 2030: UNAIDS
The AIDS epidemic can end by 2030, the UN said on Tuesday, highlighting the global response that has averted 30 million new HIV infections worldwide in the last 15 years including in India, which ranks among the top five worst affected countries.
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Goal to End AIDS Epidemic by 2030 'Ambitious but Realistic': UN Chief
The world can end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, the United Nations said today, highlighting global success in rolling out life-saving drugs over the last 15 years.
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Thousands Gather for South Korea's Gay Pride Parade
Thousands marched through central Seoul today in what organisers described as South Korea's biggest annual gay pride parade, with many celebrating the US Supreme Court's historic decision allowing same-sex couples nationwide to wed.
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Drastic Acceleration of HIV Fight Needed to Stop AIDS Resurgence
The global HIV epidemic could see a resurgence in just five years without a drastic acceleration in efforts to prevent and treat the AIDS virus, the United Nations and disease experts said on today.
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Ensuring Access to High-Cost AIDS Treatment a Challenge: India
As the UN sets the "ambitious goal" of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030, India has said the challenge before the international community is ensuring access to high-cost medical treatments in developing nations.
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Gay men in India arrested
The arrest of four people on charges of homosexuality in northern India has triggered criticism by NGOs and the United Nations' AIDS body, UNAIDS.
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Dr. Gao Yaojie, Who Exposed AIDS Epidemic In Rural China, Dies At 95
A trained gynecologist, Dr Gao became well-known and beloved across China in the late 1990s for her relentless activism in exposing a man-made AIDS crisis.
-
Scientists Outline Strategy For AIDS Cure
Calling the AIDS epidemic "the most important global health challenge in modern history," more than 50 top scientists pressed their case Monday for a drive to stop the killer disease in its tracks.
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Could One Little Pill End A City's AIDS Epidemic?
On online dating sites, Matthew Sachs identifies himself as a 5-foot-8, 130-pound grad student who likes hiking, performance art and community service. He says he's interested in meeting a broad range of guys, from jocks to geeks, and notes that - oh, by the way - he's "On PrEP."
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Asia-Pacific Region Faces Epidemic of HIV Among Adolescents: Report
India, China and Pakistan are among the 10 countries in the Asia-Pacific that account for 98 per cent of youngsters aged 10 to 19 living with HIV, according to a UN report which said the region is facing a "hidden epidemic" of HIV among adolescents.
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Doubling Numbers on HIV Drugs Could 'Break' Epidemic: UN
The UN today urged countries to "break the AIDS epidemic" by doubling the number of people receiving HIV treatment within the next five years.
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Gay Men in China Hit Hard By HIV/AIDS Epidemic
China has reported nearly 110,000 HIV/AIDS cases so far this year, with gay men accounting for over 25 per cent of the total, a media report said on Friday.
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HIV Self-Testing Safe and Accurate: Study
HIV self-testing (HIVST) that involves training individuals to perform and interpret their own HIV test may prove to be a widely used, safe and accurate method of controlling the epidemic, new research has found.
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New HIV Infections Down by 20 Per Cent in India: UN
India has been able to achieve a more than 20 per cent decline in new HIV infections between 2000 and 2014, reversing the spread of the virus, according to a UN report that says the world is on track to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030.
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AIDS Epidemic Can End by 2030: UNAIDS
The AIDS epidemic can end by 2030, the UN said on Tuesday, highlighting the global response that has averted 30 million new HIV infections worldwide in the last 15 years including in India, which ranks among the top five worst affected countries.
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Goal to End AIDS Epidemic by 2030 'Ambitious but Realistic': UN Chief
The world can end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, the United Nations said today, highlighting global success in rolling out life-saving drugs over the last 15 years.
-
Thousands Gather for South Korea's Gay Pride Parade
Thousands marched through central Seoul today in what organisers described as South Korea's biggest annual gay pride parade, with many celebrating the US Supreme Court's historic decision allowing same-sex couples nationwide to wed.
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Drastic Acceleration of HIV Fight Needed to Stop AIDS Resurgence
The global HIV epidemic could see a resurgence in just five years without a drastic acceleration in efforts to prevent and treat the AIDS virus, the United Nations and disease experts said on today.
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Ensuring Access to High-Cost AIDS Treatment a Challenge: India
As the UN sets the "ambitious goal" of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030, India has said the challenge before the international community is ensuring access to high-cost medical treatments in developing nations.
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Gay men in India arrested
The arrest of four people on charges of homosexuality in northern India has triggered criticism by NGOs and the United Nations' AIDS body, UNAIDS.
