In the 34 years since HIV was first identified by science, much has changed. It’s no longer just a matter of whether someone is HIV-positive or not — today, with medical advances, people living with HIV are living longer healthier lives and are less likely to transmit their infection and now there is a once […]
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In July 1996, researchers, policymakers, and activists involved in the fight against HIV-AIDS met in Vancouver, Canada, for the 11th International Conference on AIDS. During that historic meeting, practitioners and patients heard evidence regarding a powerful weapon to stop the relentless onslaught of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV): combination antiretroviral therapy (ART), with a protease
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Visakhapatnam: The modern anti-retoviral therapy (ART) has changed the course of treatment of HIV disease as the person diagnosed with the disease at an early age can live a normal lifespan, if the therapy is started promptly, a medical expert claimed today. The ART is also highly effective in preventing the sexual, parental and vertical
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December 1st is World AIDS Day – an opportunity for individuals, communities and governments to reflect on the work that we have accomplished together, and that remains to be done in our response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Canada and around the world. It is an opportunity for us to harness the power of social
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Queenslanders are urged to reflect on the inroads Queensland has made in combatting HIV in our community on World AIDS Day 2015 on December 1. Shadow Health Minister Mark McArdle said Queensland could be proud of the successes of the HIV Foundation Queensland (HIVFQ), now in its second year. “The LNP Government and the HIVFQ
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An antiretroviral drug is showing promise in the fight to eliminate AIDS by drastically reducing the odds of contracting HIV when taken before and after sex. According to a new study published by the New England Journal of Medicine on World AIDS Day Tuesday, study participants who took the antiretroviral drug Truvada prior to, and
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“The opening of new medical home in Madison and our ongoing dedication to expanding HIV prevention and testing services to all who need them everywhere in Wisconsin are just two of the ways we mark this solemn and important day”. That’s why the investigators tried a new approach of taking the pills on demand to
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HIV is no longer a death sentence in B.C. While experts view it as a “chronic manageable condition,” stigma and an increase in non-AIDS-related illness and mortality remain a concern. That’s why on Dec. 1 – to coincide with World AIDS Day – Dr. Julio Montaner, director of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS,
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The BC-CfE Laboratory is streamlining reporting processes for certain tests in order to simplify distribution and record-keeping, and to ensure completeness of results. Beginning September 2, 2025, results for the ‘Resistance Analysis of HIV-1 Protease and Reverse Transcriptase’ (Protease-RT) and ‘HIV-1 Integrase Resistance Genotype’ tests will be combined into a single ‘HIV-1 Resistance Genotype Report’.
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