Tag: "AIDS"

USA Support Fight Against AIDS in Africa

USA Support Fight Against AIDS in Africa

President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have offered their support in the worldwide fight against AIDS. Both of the powerful political figures showed their commitment in a pre recorded video shown at a conference discussing AIDS on Friday. “Ending this pandemic won’t be easy, and it won’t happen overnight, but thanks to [...]

Jul 24, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post

HIV infection theory challenged

*T cells are lost at a slow rate* A longstanding theory of how HIV slowly depletes the body’s capacity to fight infection is wrong, scientists say. HIV attacks human immune cells, called T helper cells. Loss of these cells is gradual, often taking many years. It was thought infected cells produced more HIV particles and [...]

Jun 23, 2007 | 0 comments | View Post

Ban kept for gay men donating blood

Gay men remain banned for life from donating blood, the government said Wednesday, leaving in place — for now — a 1983 prohibition meant to prevent the spread of HIV through transfusions. The Food and Drug Administration reiterated its long-standing policy on its Web site Wednesday, more than a year after the Red Cross and [...]

May 23, 2007 | 0 comments | View Post