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Tag Archives: AIDS/HIV
Drug Resistant Strain of HIV Reported in U.S.
As if the worldwide HIV/AIDS epidemic isn’t bad enough, New York health officials reported in February that they had discovered what appears to be a quick progressing, drug-resistant strain of HIV dubbed 3-DCR HIV. Drug resistant strains of HIV has … Continue reading
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Is Arab World Ignoring HIV/AIDS Risk to Women?
At a UNAids meeting held in Amman, Jordan, UNAids Associate Director Dr. Suman Mehta warned that Middle Eastern and North African countries are not doing enough to address HIV/AIDS among girls and women. Mehta charged that Middle Eastern nations are … Continue reading
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Latest UN Projections: World Population Will Reach 9.1 Billion By 2050
In February the United Nations Population Division released the 2004 revisions to its World Population Prospects publication, projecting how much further world population is likely to grow. Under the UN’s medium variant scenario, world population will reach 9.1 billion in … Continue reading
Cheap Antibiotic Could Cut AIDS Deaths in Children
Following the publication of a study in The Lancet on its effects, the World Health Organization is recommending that HIV-postive children in the developed world be treated with a low-cost antibiotic that appears to dramatically reduce the risk of death … Continue reading
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Cheap Anti-AIDS Drugs Hit Asia — Is That a Problem?
The New York Times recently reported on an odd problem — that there are too many companies making too many generic anti-retroviral drugs to treat HIV. Typically, the complaint has been that anti-retroviral drugs made by pharmaceutical companies are too … Continue reading
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The Developing World Needs More Condoms
At the XV International AIDS Conference in Thailand, Population Action International released a report claiming that developing nations are only receiving about 10 percent of the condoms needed to make a serious dent in the transmission of HIV. In its … Continue reading
Generic AIDS Drugs Work as Well as Brand Name Drugs
The first clinical study of generic AIDS drugs has found that they work as effectively in treating AIDS as the more expensive brand-name versions of the drugs. The United States has committed $15 billion to fight AIDS, but will not … Continue reading
Fears of Polio Vaccine Grip Nigeria
The World Health Organization’s goal of eradicating polio worldwide by 2005 ran into a major obstacle in October 2003 when three Nigerian states suspended polio vaccination over fears that the vaccine could cause AIDS, cancer and infertility. The largely-Muslim northern … Continue reading
Tagged AIDS/HIV, Nigeria, Polio, World Health Organization
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Just How Accurate Are HIV Estimates?
In January, Kenya announced that its HIV rate had fell almost in half overnight. But this was not due to any new program adopted by Kenya. Rather the government released a more accurate estimate that only 6.7 percent of people … Continue reading
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Catholic Church — Condoms Don’t Stop AIDS
The Roman Catholic Church came in for much-deserved criticism after a BBC documentary, “Sex and the Holy City,” that documented the Church’s ridiculous — and potentially deadly — practice of telling people in countries hit hard by AIDS that condoms … Continue reading
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