Over 600 people test HIV positive in Pakistan village
Pakistan said on Sunday over 600 people, most of them children, had tested HIV positive in a village in southern Sindh province. The post Over 600 people test HIV positive in Pakistan village appeared...
View ArticleMutation that protects against HIV raises death rate
NEW YORK - People with a DNA mutation that reduces their chance of HIV infection may die sooner, according to a study that suggests tinkering with a gene to try to fix one problem may cause others. The...
View ArticleDaily HIV prevention pill urged for healthy people at risk
WASHINGTON - Doctors should offer a daily HIV prevention pill to healthy people who are at high risk of getting infected with the virus, an influential health care panel recommended Tuesday. The post...
View ArticleDID YOU KNOW? 840 new HIV cases reported in April 2019
In April, there were 840 new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases recorded nationwide, according to the Department of Health. The post DID YOU KNOW? 840 new HIV cases reported in April 2019...
View ArticleDID YOU KNOW: 1,092 HIV cases recorded in May 2019
In May, there were 1,092 new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases recorded nationwide, according to the Department of Health. The figure was higher compared to the 950 cases recorded in the same...
View ArticleBulacan has highest HIV cases in Central Luzon
CITY OF MALOLOS – Bulacan has treated 2,270 patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as of May since 1984, the highest HIV prevalence recorded in Central Luzon, according to experts at the...
View Article1,006 HIV cases reported in June—DOH
A total of 1,006 new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or an average of 35 cases each day, were reported in June 2019, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The virus could lead to the...
View ArticleOnly 1 out of 10 sexually active Filipinos uses protection–survey
Only 1 in 10 sexually active Filipinos consistently uses contraceptives to avoid contracting sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) or prevent pregnancy, according to a recent survey by a health care...
View ArticleSome 20% of new HIV cases found to have AIDS
MANILA, Philippines — Despite the government’s repeated calls for the public to have themselves tested early for HIV—the human immunodeficiency virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome or...
View ArticleDOH: Over 200 cases of HIV-AIDS recorded in Bicol from Jan-Sept 2018
Some 229 Bicolanos tested positive for HIV-AIDS from January-September this year, the Department of Health (DOH) in Bicol said Monday. The post DOH: Over 200 cases of HIV-AIDS recorded in Bicol from...
View ArticleNumber of HIV/AIDS cases in Vietnam continues to fall
The number of HIV/AIDS cases in Vietnam continued to be under control this year The post Number of HIV/AIDS cases in Vietnam continues to fall appeared first on Inquirer News.
View ArticleDID YOU KNOW: Regions with highest number of HIV cases since 1984
From January 1984 to September this year, the regions with the highest number of reported human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases were Metro Manila with 23,478 (40 percent of the total) cases,...
View ArticleTeen with HIV who donated blood tries to kill self
KUALA LUMPUR — A teenager who donated blood without knowing he was HIV positive tried to commit suicide after finding out it caused a woman to contract the virus. The post Teen with HIV who donated...
View ArticleS. Korea’s human rights body chides hospital for denying service to...
South Korea's human rights watchdog said a hospital’s choice to deny a medical checkup to an HIV-positive person was discriminatory. The post S. Korea’s human rights body chides hospital for denying...
View ArticleDuterte signs HIV and AIDS Policy Act
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act of 2018, Malacañang said Wednesday. The post Duterte signs HIV and AIDS Policy Act appeared first on Inquirer News.
View ArticleDuque welcomes enactment of new policy act on HIV-AIDS
MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Thursday welcomed the enactment of the Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act of 2018, noting that the number of HIV and AIDS cases in the...
View ArticleDOH thanks Duterte for signing HIV, AIDS policy law
Department of Health (DOH) acknowledged President Rodrigo Duterte for signing the HIV and AIDS Policy Act of 2018, saying the law will support Filipinos suffering from the disease. The post DOH thanks...
View ArticleDOH: ‘Access for HIV treatments are available’
The Department of Health (DOH) has assured people afflicted with (HIV) that government has enough supply of anti-retroviral drugs. The post DOH: ‘Access for HIV treatments are available’ appeared first...
View ArticleData of 14,200 HIV positive people leaked in Singapore
Confidential data of 14,200 people diagnosed with HIV, mostly foreigners, has been stolen and leaked online in Singapore, authorities said Monday, the second massive data breach in the city-state...
View ArticleFirst man cured of HIV infection now has terminal cancer
Timothy Ray Brown, the first person known to have been cured of HIV infection, says he is now terminally ill from a recurrence of the cancer that prompted his historic treatment 12 years ago. Brown,...
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