Understanding how Thai vaccine worked is priority
PARIS ' The priority for AIDS virologists in coming months is to find out exactly how the Thailand vaccine, which gave 30 percent protection against HIV, worked.
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Aids vaccine still a dream, but Paris offers some hope
PARIS ' Twenty six years after Luc Montagnier and Francoise Barré-Sinoussi identified the HI virus in this city, a thousand scientists shared their knowledge this week on how to outsmart it.
Elite group that can control their HIV offers vaccine hope
Three South Africans are part of a special group of HIV positive people that may provide valuable clues to scientists searching for a vaccine.
A deadly combination of HIV & alcoholism
Excessive use of alcohol is not advised in people taking AIDS medication as it may counteract the effect of the drugs. Elizabeth Xaba is proof of this.
Successful Thai vaccine may be tested in SA
PARIS ' Further research on the world's only vaccine to show some protection against HIV may be conducted in South Africa.
Turning the tide against drug-resistant TB
UMSINGA: (PlusNews) - Three years ago, the Church of Scotland Hospital at Tugela Ferry, in the rural Umsinga area of South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal Province, was the focus of international media attention as the epicentre of a deadly outbreak of extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB).
Thinking outside the AIDS funding box
NAIROBI: (PlusNews) - As traditional sources of financial aid dry up, new and innovative approaches to fundraising may be the best hope of generating money for HIV/AIDS efforts.
Camp closures worry HIV-positive IDPs
GULU: (PlusNews) - The imminent closure of internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in northern Uganda is causing concern among HIV-positive residents, who fear they may not have access to vital health services when they return to their villages.
Contradicting maternity Living with AIDS # 409
A cry, a smile and a dance often accompany the birth of a new-born. But in the age of HIV/AIDS, a cry, sadness and worries often characterize motherhood. This is according to experiences shared by pregnant HIV-positive women in a book entitled 'Contradicting Maternity'.
Life with two mental disorders
A 60 year-old Johannesburg woman gives us a glimpse of what it's like to live with two stigmatising mental disorders.
Dep. Minister pushes for ring-fencing of budget
The health ministry is pushing for the national health budget to be ring-fenced and is looking at the establishment of South African National AIDS Council (SANAC)-type implementation bodies that function separately from the department and have oversight over all the role-players.
Desperate need for research on tik and pregnancy
CAPE TOWN - A study conducted among pregnant women attending an antenatal clinic at Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town has found that 10% of the prospective mothers were abusing the drug Methamphetamine or tik as it is know in the Western Cape.
Silent deaths
CAPE TOWN - More than one-million babies are stillborn during labour every year ' 98% in low- and middle-income countries - yet global policy discussions around these largely silent deaths are mostly nonexistent. On top of this another 904 000 babies die soon after birth due to birth complications, closely linked to almost half of the world's 536 000 maternal deaths.
Antenatal HIV prevalence at 29.3% – Report
The Minister of Health, Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi spoke at the recent launch of the 2008 National Antenatal Sentinel HIV and Syphilis Prevalence Survey.
Alzheimer’s disease: Virginia’s story
Phakamile Magamdela recently visited Virginia O'Grady, a widowed 82 year-old who now lives at a retirement village in Johannesburg under the careful supervision of care-givers. Virginia has Alzheimer's disease.