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25 Mar 2020

Kerala: British national given HIV drugs to treat COVID-19 now tests negative

The patient, who had earlier tested positive for COVID-19, responded well to the drugs combination of Ritonavir and Lopinavir, and his latest test results showed he has tested negative for the virus, a hospital statement said.

24 Aug 2017

Effective way to treat HIV is here

Researchers from University of South Carolina (USC) in the US identified a novel human protein variant that can be targeted to prevent the human immunodeficiency virus from harming HIV-positive individuals.

25 Jul 2017

9-year-old brings hope for HIV cure after spending 8 years in remission without drugs!

Till date, only one person is known to have been cured – the so-called Berlin patient, a man who had a bone marrow transplant in 2007 from a donor with natural resistance to HIV.

15 Mar 2017

Scientists find a new way to zoom in on AIDS virus hideout

Scientists have found a way to pinpoint elusive white blood cells which will provide a hideout for the AIDS virus in people taking anti-HIV drugs.

17 Dec 2016

HIV: Research reveals how antiretroviral drugs can cause neuronal damage

Mounting evidence has implicated these drugs in contributing to HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND).

12 Sep 2016

Why 1.1 mn HIV+ve Indians don't get drugs they need

In India, the drug cocktail is given to patients with a count of less than 350 CD4 cells per mm3 of blood -- CD4 cells are white blood cells, a count of which indicates the health of a person's immune system.

23 Dec 2014

Cipla bags Rs 1,100 crore order from South African govt

Drug major Cipla's subsidiary has bagged an order worth 2 billion rand (around Rs 1,100 crore) for HIV drugs from the South African government.

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