Stem cells blamed for cancer re-growth
New evidence proving the existence of cancer stem cells may bring an end to the long-standing debate in the scientific community about how tumours grow.
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Progress in reducing mother to child transmission
: Great progress has been made in reducing early mother to child transmission of HIV in the country. A study by the Medical Research Council (MRC) shows that the national HIV mother to child transmission rate was approximately two point seven percent in 2011.
Communication key to behaviour change Living with AIDS # 526
Communication through media and from person to person is vital to influence behaviour change that is useful for HIV prevention, according to research.
‘Epstein is wrong about South Africa’s AIDS response’
A South African AIDS activist and two of the country's top HIV doctors have tackled a well-respected journalist and author regarding what they believe are a number of errors regarding the country's epidemic and the benefits of ARVs. By Nathan Geffen, Francois Venter and Francesca Conradie
All fired up over ban on smoking
A number of roleplayers have made their voices heard since the publication of the new smoking regulations that will ban all indoor smoking in public places and restrict smoking in public outdoor areas.
Quality of life for dying patients
Simple human values may be as important for dying cancer patients as the latest medical treatment.
International AIDS Conference hears how drugs, sex and HIV interlock
Two sessions at the 19th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) in Washington looked at the way injecting drug use, recreational drug use and unsafe sex interlock to multiply HIV risk, and how new outbreaks of injecting drug use continue to spawn localised HIV epidemics. Read more here.
Catching children before they fall
What is desperately needed are the drugs that will keep HIV-positive children alive from birth to the age of three. By Stephen Lewis
South African study finds most women disclose HIV status to family, but far fewer to sexual partners
A study of HIV-positive people in the high-prevalence area of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa shows that a high proportion of people disclosed their HIV status to family members, generally immediately after diagnosis, but fewer disclosed their HIV status to partners.Findings from the study were reported at the 19th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012)in Washington.
Support for new smoking regulations
A number of public health organisations yesterday (Wednesday) came out in support of the new smoking regulations proposed by the Ministry of Health.
How lack of funding affects AIDS programmes Living with AIDS # 525
New United Nations data shows great gains in AIDS treatment coverage, but countries most affected by the AIDS epidemic continue to struggle to place enough people on treatment, mainly due to cuts in donor funding.
Most women return to work after breast cancer
Women who worked before a breast cancer diagnosis often return to their normal job routine after treatment, a study in Swedish women found.
Leadership key in getting people to protect against HIV
Leadership is key in influencing people to protectthemselves against HIV, according to the latest HIV Communication Survey released yesterday (24 July).
Mental illness tied to cancer risk
People with serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder 2.6 times increased risk of developing cancer, according to a recent study in Psychiatric Services.
UNAIDS and PEPFAR spotlight global progress in eliminating new HIV infections among children
WASHINGTON '€” Speaking at a satellite session today at the XIX International AIDS Conference, Ambassador Eric Goosby, the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, and Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), commended countries and their international partners for recent progress in preventing new HIV infections among children and saving mothers'€™ lives.