UNICEF hails Zambia study on AIDS treatment as &quot;major breakthrough ...
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NEW YORK  - The United Nations (news - web sites)&#39; Children&#39;s Fund (UNICEF (news - web sites)) hailed a study done in Zambia on a cheap, common antibiotic that greatly reduces the death rate among children with the AIDS (news - web sites) virus as &quot;a
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The World Health Organisation yesterday lifted restrictions on the use of two antiretroviral drugs, signalling an important boost to affordable Aids treatment on the eve of World Aids Day.
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A new AIDS vaccine that is used to treat the disease is able to suppress the virus for at least one year, say researchers of a small trial.
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The Vatican's office for health care has concluded a study on the use of condoms in the fight against AIDS, and a long-awaited report on it is now being examined by the Vatican's doctrinal watchdog, a senior cardinal said Tuesday.
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A trial study in Zambia involving HIV infected children and the drug co-trimoxazole was stopped early because it was so successful.
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A new HIV drug shows promising results in people for whom other treatments no longer work, a study suggests.
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Zambia's president has pledged to make good on a promise to extend antiretroviral drug treatment to 100,000 AIDS sufferers.
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As many as 7,000 babies are born HIV-positive in Lesotho every year -- more than double the number two years ago, according to a joint report by the government and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
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Research into how the human body repairs damaged DNA is described as a "major breakthrough".
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Thailand has made substantial progress on the health of women and children, but needs to provide more education on preventing HIV and close the health gap between rich and poor, a UNICEF study found Friday.
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A cheap drug has been discovered which could cut Aids-related deaths in African children by almost half. Tests on the new antibiotic drug in Zambia were so successful that the trial was halted early to make the drug available more quickly.
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An international team of researchers led by Case Western Reserve University has brought millions of vulnerable women closer to a potentially powerful weapon against HIV.
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Circumcision significantly reduces the risk of contracting the AIDS virus, according to two new studies released and that could have significant implications in the fight against the deadly disease.
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Scientists hail most significant advance in understanding of the disease for a decade which 'opens door to new research directions'.
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Sub-Saharan Africa is making significant progress in fighting malaria with the use of bed nets, a UN report shows.
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British and Kenyan scientists have developed a new treatment for the killer disease malaria.
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The World Health Organization has recommended a new treatment for HIV-positive children which researchers say can dramatically cut death rates.