India to Begin Trials of HIV Vaccine on Humans
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India, home to the world's second largest HIV population after South Africa, is set to begin human trials of a new vaccine against the virus in January, a research institute said Tuesday.
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India plans to recruit one young man  and woman from every large village in the country to over the  next five years teach their peers about safe sex and HIV, a  health official said on Wednesday.
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The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) has said the development of a successful HIV/AIDS vaccine will require global cooperation.
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The first human trials of a vaccine against Type 1 diabetes were &quot;very exciting,&quot; according to a researcher. The vaccine, which was developed over the last 10 years, will be tested on human subjects starting next August.
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India's prime minister vowed on Thursday to step up government efforts to fight HIV/AIDS as top media firms pledged to start a campaign against the disease in the country with the world's second-highest number of infections.
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Indian health authorities have found at least 278 blood donors to be HIV-positive in the northeast state of Tripura, fueling fears of infected blood supplies.
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Pakistani health workers are to travel to India to receive training in treating people infected with HIV/Aids.
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India is planning to re-strategize its HIV/AIDS control and treatment program after a fresh independent evaluation, the Indo-Asian News Service quoted Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss as saying here Thursday.
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SINGAPORE  - Singapore will carry out HIV tests on pregnant women from December onwards as part of intensified measures against the rising number of new infections in the city-state, the Sunday Times reported.
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Texas researchers will begin clinical trials of a candidate vaccine against the deadly toxin ricin, a biological agent that can only be tested in select labs.
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A network of HIV-positive people in India has launched a national campaign against thousands of illegal backstreet clinics and quacks who cheat patients with the promise of curing AIDS.
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Aventis-Pasteur and Chiron Corp are due to start human testing of a vaccine against bird flu as early as this month, a World Health Organization (news - web sites) official said on Saturday, to try to prevent a pandemic that could kill
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The trial of 21 medical workers allegedly linked to an HIV outbreak is under way in Kazakhstan.
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South African President Thabo Mbeki  opened an international biotechnology centre on Monday that  aims to develop vaccines for HIV/AIDS and other diseases that  kill thousands of Africans daily.
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India is taking bids for an independent evaluation of the country&#39;s National AIDS Control Organization to identify ways to improve HIV prevention and treatment in the country, Indian health minister Anbumani Ramadoss announced Thursday.
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UK scientists have worked out a vaccine to stop Type-1 Diabetes for those with pre-disposition or recent diagonosis. The first human trial of the vaccine will start next year.
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India says it will appoint private consultants to determine the number of people infected with the AIDS virus. The Indian government estimates the number at 5.1 million, the second most in the world after South Africa.