http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/AIDS-HIV-Epidemiology-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 03:48:06 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/antibodies-that-help-to-stop-hiv-virus-found-in-breast-milk-101627-1.htm Researchers have discovered antibodies in breast milk that can help to stop the HIV virus. Researchers at Duke University Medical Center isolated the antibodies from immune cells called B cells in the breast milk of infected mothers in Malawi, and showed that the B cells in breast milk can generate neutralizing antibodies that may inhibit the virus that causes AIDS. HIV-1 can be transmitted from mother to child via breastfeeding, posing a challenge for safe infant feeding practices in areas of high HIV-1 prevalence....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/antibodies-that-help-to-stop-hiv-virus-found-in-breast-milk-101627-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/gene-therapy-aids-kids-with-rare-untreatable-brain-disease-for-the-better-101550-1.htm Employing gene transfer methods initiated by University of Florida faculty, Taiwanese doctors have restored some mobility in four children confined to bed with a rare, critical neurological disease. The first-in-humans achievement may also be helpful for more common diseases such as Parkinson's that involve nerve cell damage caused by lack of a crucial molecule in brain tissue. The results are reported today (May 16) in the journal iScience Translational Medicine/i. The children in the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/gene-therapy-aids-kids-with-rare-untreatable-brain-disease-for-the-better-101550-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/report-says-clergy-can-fight-hiv-on-faith-friendly-terms-101414-1.htm The question of how best to reduce HIV infection rates among black Americans, which is seven times that of whites has vexed the public health community. In a new paper in the journal iPLoS ONE/i, a team of physicians and public health researchers report that African-American clergy say they are ready to join the fight against the disease by focusing on HIV testing, treatment, and social justice, a strategy that is compatible with religious teaching. "We in public health have done a poor ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/report-says-clergy-can-fight-hiv-on-faith-friendly-terms-101414-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/commonly-used-chemo-drug-could-aid-the-spread-of-cancer-cells-into-bones-by-fertilizing-bone-marrow-101405-1.htm A new study conducted by researchers at University of Michigan School of Dentistry has found that instead of preventing the spread of cancer, a commonly used chemotherapy drug fertilizes the bone marrow, allowing cancer cells to multiply and spread easily, if it is administered before bone tumors took root. The findings provide valuable insight as to why some cancers metastasize to bone, and could eventually result in new metastasis-prevention drugs, said Laurie McCauley, professor in the Department ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/commonly-used-chemo-drug-could-aid-the-spread-of-cancer-cells-into-bones-by-fertilizing-bone-marrow-101405-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/hiv-epidemic-may-afflict-nearly-half-of-asia-pacific-transgender-people-un-101381-1.htm With poor healthcare and high-risk lifestyles pushing infection rates to 'critical levels' almost half of transgender people in the Asia-Pacific region could have HIV, a UN report said Thursday. The region's estimated 9-9.5 million transgender population is "bearing the brunt of the HIV epidemic", the UN Development Programme study said, adding that figures suggest 49 percent of the community could be infected. The figure is drawn from anecdotal evidence of infection rates among trans-women ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/hiv-epidemic-may-afflict-nearly-half-of-asia-pacific-transgender-people-un-101381-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/740000-lives-rescued-with-us-aids-relief-program-study-101370-1.htm A US aid program with the goal of helping foreign countries to fight the AIDS epidemic saved 740,000 lives from 2004-2008, states a US study published on Tuesday. The US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, was started by former president George W. Bush in 2003 with a five-year, (Dollor) 15 billion investment in global AIDS in 15 countries. The analysis by scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine in California examined health and survival information for 1.5 million adults in 27 African countries....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/740000-lives-rescued-with-us-aids-relief-program-study-101370-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/include-behavioural-strategies-in-hiv-prevention-measures-to-function-apa-101364-1.htm A drug that demonstrated prevention of HIV infection in a major number of cases must be fused with behavioural approaches if the U.S. health care establishment is to succeed in lessening the spread of the virus, states the American Psychological Association. "Exclusive reliance on a drug to prevent HIV or any sexually transmitted disease could actually result in a worse outcome if those at risk don't understand how their own behavior affects treatment," said Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, chair of APA's Committee on Psychology and AIDS....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/include-behavioural-strategies-in-hiv-prevention-measures-to-function-apa-101364-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/us-panel-urges-quick-in-home-hiv-test-approval-101342-1.htm An over-the-counter version of a test that could allow people to test themselves at home for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is in waiting, with a panel of experts on Tuesday urging US regulators to allow the test. The Blood Products Advisory Committee voted unanimously, 17-0, that the OraQuick In-Home Test was safe and effective and that any benefits outweighed the potential risks of use. The US Food and Drug Administration does not have to follow the advice of the expert panel, thought it usually does....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/us-panel-urges-quick-in-home-hiv-test-approval-101342-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/funding-criminal-justice-reforms-key-to-reducing-spread-of-hiv-and-tb-in-african-prisons-101332-1.htm A report published in the journal PLoS Medicine reveals that Human Rights Watch experts have urged African governments and international health donors to support criminal justice reforms in order to reduce the spread of HIV and TB in African prisons. "Overcrowding is driving HIV and TB transmission in African prisons, and alleviating overcrowding by increasing the availability of non-custodial alternatives including community service and bail and improving access to legal representation should ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/funding-criminal-justice-reforms-key-to-reducing-spread-of-hiv-and-tb-in-african-prisons-101332-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/domestic-funding-sufficient-to-move-on-with-aids-programme-101316-1.htm The chief of the coveted Gates Foundation-led Avahan project said India is competent in taking the programme forward through domestic funding, as global fund donors withdrawing from India's next AIDS control programme (2012-2017). "Avahan had long ago taken the task of reaching out to highly vulnerable communities affected by HIV-AIDS in India. But now, over a transition phase, the Indian government will take it on its shoulders," said Ashok Alexander, Director of Avahan's country office here....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/domestic-funding-sufficient-to-move-on-with-aids-programme-101316-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/fda-considering-approval-of-travada-for-preventing-hiv-in-healthy-people-101147-1.htm The US Food and Drug Administration is considering whether to make Gilead Sciences Inc's Truvada pills the first drug to be approved for use in healthy people as a mode of preventing them from becoming infected with HIV. Truvada has been used in 2004 in treating AIDS but recent studies have found that it could be used to prevent healthy people from being infected with HIV. The FDA acknowledged that the drug was safe and effective in preventing HIV infection and a panel of FDA advisors will be ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/fda-considering-approval-of-travada-for-preventing-hiv-in-healthy-people-101147-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/early-higher-hiv-infection-risk-in-few-step-study-participants-confirmed-study-101089-1.htm Result of a time-consuming follow-up probe of participants in the Step Study, an international HIV-vaccine trial, has established that certain subgroups of male study participants were at greater risk of becoming infected after getting the experimental vaccine as opposed to those who received a placebo. The vaccine used in the study did not contain the HIV virus, but it did contain HIV genes which were delivered to cells using a vector that employed a type of cold virus known as adenovirus serotype 5 (Ad5)....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/early-higher-hiv-infection-risk-in-few-step-study-participants-confirmed-study-101089-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/soldiers-urged-to-circumcise-to-fight-hiv-in-africa-us-101067-1.htm The best way to prevent new HIV infections in the military is male circumcision, said the head of US anti-AIDS efforts to an assembly of top army brass from Africa, Eastern Europe and central Asia. "We believe male circumcision is a highly significant, lifetime intervention. It is a gift that keeps on giving. It makes a lot of sense to put extraordinary resources into it," US global AIDS coordinator Eric Goosby told the 400 delegates. The meeting on AIDS and the military gathered officials ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/soldiers-urged-to-circumcise-to-fight-hiv-in-africa-us-101067-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/new-rearing-system-may-aid-sterile-insect-technique-against-mosquitoes-research-101042-1.htm One of the major obstacles preventing the large scale application of the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) against mosquitoes is the requirement for efficient mosquito mass-rearing technology. However, according to a new article in the next issue of the iJournal of Medical Entomology/i, scientists at the Untited Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have developed a larval rearing unit based on the use of a stainless steel rack that ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/new-rearing-system-may-aid-sterile-insect-technique-against-mosquitoes-research-101042-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/who-calls-for-early-treatment-to-stop-hiv-from-spreading-100991-1.htm The World Health Organization suggests that any HIV infected person should be given immediate treatment to reduce the risk of transmission of the virus to his/her partner. The recommendation is part of a global crackdown on the spread of HIV. Last year, a clinical trial found that giving antiretroviral drugs to an infected partner earlier reduces the risk of transmission by 96 per cent. The new strategy is part of a drive to stop HIV spreading, even if it means treating people whose ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/who-calls-for-early-treatment-to-stop-hiv-from-spreading-100991-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/online-crowd-sourcing-game-allows-public-to-aid-in-malaria-diagnosis-100962-1.htm The general public can now help diagnose malaria after researchers at UCLA revealed that they have developed a new crowd-sourcing online game that allows people to differentiate between infected and healthy red blood cells. In the game players distinguish malaria-infected red blood cells from healthy ones by viewing digital images obtained from microscopes. Online crowd-sourcing - in which a task is presented to the public, who respond, for free, with various solutions and suggestions - ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/online-crowd-sourcing-game-allows-public-to-aid-in-malaria-diagnosis-100962-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/african-americans-less-likely-to-adhere-to-hiv-therapy-100868-1.htm African-Americans with HIV face roadblocks to drug therapy, says University of Michigan study. Untreated depression hinders adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all low-income, HIV-infected patients. The study is the first known to indicate a true racial disparity in antiretroviral therapy adherence, says Rajesh Balkrishnan, associate professor at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and the College of Pharmacy. Less than 30 percent of African-American HIV patients in ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/african-americans-less-likely-to-adhere-to-hiv-therapy-100868-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/slash-in-over-100-jobs-by-global-fund-to-fight-aids-100860-1.htm The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria said on Wednesday that it is cutting over 100 jobs. The decision came in an overhaul after a rough financial period and a scandal in which millions of dollars went missing. "The reorganisation process is nearing completion and we estimate that between 110 and 120 people will leave the Global Fund," said spokeswoman Veronique Taveau. "Some of them decided to leave, while others were unsuccessful in finding new positions within the organisation....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/slash-in-over-100-jobs-by-global-fund-to-fight-aids-100860-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/genetically-modified-t-cell-therapy-benefits-hiv-patients-100836-1.htm Genetically modified T cell therapy found to be a powerful weapon in the treatment of HIV, say researchers. "We have 43 patients and they are all healthy," says senior author Carl June, MD, a professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Penn Medicine. "And out of those, 41 patients show long term persistence of the modified T cells in their bodies." Early gene therapy studies raised concern that gene transfer to cells via retroviruses might lead to leukemia in a substantial proportion ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/genetically-modified-t-cell-therapy-benefits-hiv-patients-100836-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/infected-peoples-unmet-needs-foils-progress-against-battling-hiv-100754-1.htm Apart from restoring health, scientists reported that effective treatment with HIV medications prolongs life in numerous HIV-infected people. However it also curtails transmission to sexual partners up to ninety-seven percent according to a landmark study published last year. However, a new study by UCSF scientists shows that lack of basic living needs severely undercuts these advances in impoverished men. The new research builds on a 2010 finding by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/infected-peoples-unmet-needs-foils-progress-against-battling-hiv-100754-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/rigging-heart-specific-gene-pathway-perhaps-aids-in-treating-obesity-diabetes-100721-1.htm Premiering a demonstration by scientists of a heart that can regulate energy balance throughout the body, a result that may lead to effective treatments for obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Using mice fed a high-fat diet, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found that manipulating a heart-specific genetic pathway prevents obesity and protects against harmful blood-sugar changes associated with type 2 diabetes. "Obesity, diabetes, and coronary artery disease are major causes ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/rigging-heart-specific-gene-pathway-perhaps-aids-in-treating-obesity-diabetes-100721-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/computers-may-aid-to-assess-teens-with-stis-risk-100667-1.htm Millions of youths aged between 15-24 who are affected by sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are unaware of their infection because they have not been tested. Technology can change that, according to preliminary data from a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Boston. The study showed that adolescents visiting a pediatric emergency department (ED) are willing to disclose information about their sexual activity when filling out a computerized questionnaire, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/computers-may-aid-to-assess-teens-with-stis-risk-100667-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/un-offers-to-help-india-in-dealing-with-malaria-hiv-100586-1.htm UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed his wish to help India deal with diseases such as polio, malaria, tetanus, measles and HIV transmission-related mortality. The UN secretary-general, who landed in the capital on a two-day visit, commended India's success in combating polio during his meeting with Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad. "They (UN member nations) would wish to help India in dealing with polio, malaria, tetanus, measles and HIV transmission related mortality," said Ban....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/un-offers-to-help-india-in-dealing-with-malaria-hiv-100586-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/new-study-sheds-light-on-interactions-between-hiv-and-body-cells-100569-1.htm A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences sheds new light on the initial interactions between HIV virus and dendritic cells in the body. The study has been undertaken by Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers. With over 2.5 million new HIV infections diagnosed annually and earlier detection becoming more common, better understanding of early virus-host interactions could have a great impact on future research and drug therapy.In this study, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/new-study-sheds-light-on-interactions-between-hiv-and-body-cells-100569-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/hiv-transmission-to-babies-reduces-with-longer-breastfeeding-plus-antiretroviral-drugs-100558-1.htm Giving daily antiretroviral drugs (ART) to HIV-infected moms or their breastfeeding babies for 28 weeks proved safe and effective for preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission through breast milk, scientists observed. It was an early results of a large-scale randomized study published in 2010 and led by researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Now, they have found that early weaning - stopping breastfeeding before six months - is of little, if any, protective value ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/hiv-transmission-to-babies-reduces-with-longer-breastfeeding-plus-antiretroviral-drugs-100558-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/music-therapy-aids-psychological-counselling-100557-1.htm Music has the power to go deep into the mind and heal abused children, victims of domestic violence and give palliative care to patients, says a music therapy counsellor. From rock to world beat, pop to blues, music has the power to do much beyond causing the toe to tap. It can inspire, transport, educate, entertain - and in the right hands, it can even bring about healing. For Concordia University's Sandra Curtis, a professor in the Department of Creative Arts Therapies, music is akin to medicine....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/music-therapy-aids-psychological-counselling-100557-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/administration-of-second-generation-drug-for-hypertension-aids-heart-function-independent-of-blood-pressure-effect-100494-1.htm All over the world heart failure is the frequent cause of death, typically the result of chronic high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. As a result, research efforts have focused on an array of approaches aimed at preventing and treating high blood pressure. Recently, Japanese researchers examined the utility of an anti-hypertensive drug, moxonidine, which acts on the imidazoline receptors in the cardiovascular center of the brainstem. They found, using an animal model, that the drug ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/administration-of-second-generation-drug-for-hypertension-aids-heart-function-independent-of-blood-pressure-effect-100494-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/drug-interactions-will-integrate-hcv-transplant-or-hiv-co-infected-patients-during-treatment-100439-1.htm Latest data obtained from many clinical trials presented for the first time at the International Liver Congress 2012 offers hope for formerly complex to treat hepatitis C (HCV) patient populations. In the first multicentric study of the efficacy and safety of the protease inhibitors (PI) Boceprevir or Telaprevir in patients with severe HCV genotype 1 (GT1) recurrence after liver transplantation(1), results show that 57% of patients achieve undetectable hepatitis C viral loads 24 weeks after ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/drug-interactions-will-integrate-hcv-transplant-or-hiv-co-infected-patients-during-treatment-100439-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/soon-neem-tree-to-fight-against-hiv-virus-100426-1.htm An assistant professor at Kean University is exploring into understanding the medicinal properties of the neem tree in fighting the HIV virus that causes AIDS. She will be presenting her data at a poster session at 12:25 p.m. Sunday, April 22, at the Experimental Biology 2012 meeting in San Diego. Her preliminary results seem to indicate that there are compounds in neem extracts that target a protein essential for HIV to replicate. If further studies support her findings, Arora''s work may give ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/soon-neem-tree-to-fight-against-hiv-virus-100426-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/researchers-uncertain-whether-women-will-use-microbicides-to-prevent-hiv-infection-100411-1.htm Researchers who are attempting to develop microbicides to prevent sexual transmission of HIV are uncertain whether women are willing to use vaginal gel if it manages to protect them from the infection. Now the findings of a new study known as Project LINK could offer critical insight on user experience with topical vaginal gels - information that could be used to develop microbicide products that optimize a woman's experience, ultimately leading to more consistent use. Miriam researchers, led by psychologist Kathleen M....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/researchers-uncertain-whether-women-will-use-microbicides-to-prevent-hiv-infection-100411-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/probable-halve-need-for-cd4-tests-with-new-aids-math-after-art-in-developing-countries-100406-1.htm Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has modified AIDS into an often-manageable chronic condition in affluent countries, as patients can obtain both the therapeutics and the constant watch ensuring that the therapies remain effective. Developing nations, however, frequently need to balance expansion of treatment access versus the economic resources to sustain the routine blood testing that ART requires. At a time when global funding commitments for AIDS therapy programs are being cut, there is a great need ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/probable-halve-need-for-cd4-tests-with-new-aids-math-after-art-in-developing-countries-100406-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/resource-use-in-aids-treatment-in-poor-nations-may-be-improved-by-biostatistics-research-100368-1.htm The limited availability of laboratories and trained medical staff to conduct blood tests of immune system CD-4 T-cell levels that indicate when to start ART is one of the major problems that has slowed progress toward universal access to life-saving antiretroviral therapy (ART) to treat AIDS in developing nations. Now, biostatistician Andrea Foulkes at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with colleagues at Philadelphia's Wistar Institute and elsewhere, propose a tool for prioritizing ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/resource-use-in-aids-treatment-in-poor-nations-may-be-improved-by-biostatistics-research-100368-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/improve-aids-treatment-in-impoverished-nations-via-biostats-tool-100306-1.htm Among the major problems retarding progress of global access to life-saving antiretroviral therapy (ART) to treat AIDS in developing nations has been restricted availability of laboratories and trained medical staff to perform blood tests of immune system CD-4 T-cell levels that indicate when to start ART. Now, biostatistician Andrea Foulkes at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with colleagues at Philadelphia''s Wistar Institute and elsewhere, propose a tool for prioritizing laboratory-based ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/improve-aids-treatment-in-impoverished-nations-via-biostats-tool-100306-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/in-the-crusade-against-hiv-in-africa-rectal-microbicides-turn-to-be-high-priority-100248-1.htm 'On the Map: Ensuring Africa's Place in Rectal Microbicide Research and Advocacy' will be released by IRMA (International Rectal Microbicide Advocates) at a special evening reception at the international Microbicides 2012 conference at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Center. A cornerstone of IRMA's Project ARM (Africa for Rectal Microbicides) initiative, the strategy document developed by African advocates, researchers, and global allies outlines priority actions to ensure Africa fully ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/in-the-crusade-against-hiv-in-africa-rectal-microbicides-turn-to-be-high-priority-100248-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/hound-and-kill-hiv-contagion-in-living-organisms-with-engineered-stem-cells-100214-1.htm Scientists have expanded on previous research that had presented proof-of-principal that human stem cells can be genetically engineered into HIV-fighting cells, according to a new study. This time, they have demonstrated that these cells can actually attack HIV-infected cells in a living organism. The study by UCLA researchers demonstrate for the first time that engineering stem cells to form immune cells that target HIV is effective in suppressing the virus in living tissues in an animal model....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/hound-and-kill-hiv-contagion-in-living-organisms-with-engineered-stem-cells-100214-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/ucla-engineered-stem-cells-seek-out-and-kill-hiv-in-living-organisms-100170-1.htm Researchers at UCLA have taken another step closer towards a potential cure for AIDS by engineering stem cells that actively seek out HIV and kill the infected cells in a body. The study, published April 12 in the journal IPLoS Pathogens/I, demonstrates for the first time that engineering stem cells to form immune cells that target HIV is effective in suppressing the virus in living tissues in an animal model, said lead investigator Scott G. Kitchen, an assistant professor of medicine ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/ucla-engineered-stem-cells-seek-out-and-kill-hiv-in-living-organisms-100170-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/follow-up-studies-to-the-rv144-hiv-vaccine-trial-give-clues-about-protection-from-hiv-99949-1.htm Important clues about immune system responses that could play a role in protecting people from HIV infection have been gained in follow-up studies from the world's largest HIV vaccine trial. Results from laboratory studies based on the trial were published in the iNew England Journal of Medicine/i today. The HIV vaccine trial in Thailand, called RV144, showed that the group receiving the vaccine regimen was estimated to be 31.2 percent less likely to be infected than those who didn't ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/follow-up-studies-to-the-rv144-hiv-vaccine-trial-give-clues-about-protection-from-hiv-99949-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/possible-mechanisms-to-explain-the-efficacy-of-hiv-vaccine-99927-1.htm AIDS is a notorious infection that currently does not have a cure. Attempts have been made in last 30 years to develop an effective vaccine to protect against the infection caused by the HIV virus. A research was conducted by Barton Haynes et al to study the mechanisms behind the effectiveness of an HIV vaccine. The study was published in iThe New England Journal of Medicine/i. The study was conducted in Thailand in people receiving an experimental vaccine for HIV. More ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/possible-mechanisms-to-explain-the-efficacy-of-hiv-vaccine-99927-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/ocular-tremors-aid-early-diagnosis-of-parkinsons-disease-99924-1.htm Persistent ocular tremors appear to be common among patients with Parkinson's disease, suggesting that oculomotor testing could provide an early biomarker for diagnosing PD, shows study published in Archives of Neurology. "Although a number of studies describe various oculomotor abnormalities in subjects with PD, conflicts about the specific deficits remain," writes George T. Gitchel, M.S., of the Southeast Parkinson's Disease Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, Va....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/ocular-tremors-aid-early-diagnosis-of-parkinsons-disease-99924-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/new-diabetes-therapies-could-get-aid-from-sugar-production-switch-in-liver-99901-1.htm An over-the-top quest to decode human metabolism, a pair of molecules that regulates the liver's production of glucose, the simple sugar that is the source of energy in human cells and the key player in diabetes has been discovered by researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. br / br / In a paper published April 8 in iNature/i, the scientists say that controlling the activity of these two molecules---- which work together to allow more or less glucose production---- could ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/new-diabetes-therapies-could-get-aid-from-sugar-production-switch-in-liver-99901-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/mechanism-behind-success-of-aids-vaccine-99784-1.htm Researchers have revealed that the success of an AIDS vaccine trial may have been due to varying levels of antibody responses in the patients. This particular vaccine was shown to protect 31 percent of people studied in 2009. Different types of antibody responses were associated with who became infected and who did not, according to an analysis of the results published in the April 5 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. For instance, a type of antibody produced by the body to ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/mechanism-behind-success-of-aids-vaccine-99784-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/hiv-superinfection-ups-immune-response-99595-1.htm Women who have been infected by two different strains of HIV - a condition known as superinfection have more potent antibody response, finds study published in PLOS Pathogens. "We found that women who had been infected twice not only had more potent antibody responses, but some of these women had 'elite' antibody activity, meaning that they had a broad and potent ability to neutralize a wide variety of strains of HIV over a sustained period time," said senior author Julie Overbaugh, Ph.D....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/hiv-superinfection-ups-immune-response-99595-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/fish-oil-mixed-with-yogurt-may-aid-in-meeting-routine-nutritional-requisite-99570-1.htm Lot of consumers crave to increase their heart-healthy n-3 fatty acids intake, found naturally in fish and fish products, but find it hard to consume the suggested levels by the American Heart Association. Scientists at Virginia Tech have demonstrated that it may be possible to achieve the suggested daily intake in a single serving of a savory-flavored yogurt, providing an easily incorporated dietary source for these valuable fatty acids. Their work is detailed in the April issue of the iJournal of Dairy Science/i (Regd) ....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/fish-oil-mixed-with-yogurt-may-aid-in-meeting-routine-nutritional-requisite-99570-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/fat-lady-seeks-government-aid-for-medical-bill-99506-1.htm In a bizarre development, a British woman wants the government to pay 14,000 pounds for her gastric band surgery as she is too fat to earn. Weighing 33 stone (about 210 kg), Sara Agintas, who once used to splash out 200 pounds a week on takeaways, already receives 17,000 pounds a year in benefits. But she says she now requires the taxpayers' help, the Sun reported. Agintas, 43, of Buckinghamshire's Milton Keynes town, says: "I can't work because I'm too fat to fit in an office chair and can only stand for two minutes at a time....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/fat-lady-seeks-government-aid-for-medical-bill-99506-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/multipurpose-aid-center-for-drug-users-in-sao-paulo-99461-1.htm A multipurpose aid center has been opened up in Sao Paulo to provide care for hundreds of drug users and street squatters. The move comes two months after police shut down a thriving downtown crack cocaine market. A little more than two years before Brazil's largest city is due to host the opening game of the 2014 World Cup, authorities made good on a promise to assist a large street population in so-called "Cracolandia," a 10-block central area of dilapidated buildings. Sao Paulo state ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/multipurpose-aid-center-for-drug-users-in-sao-paulo-99461-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/time-to-requirement-of-long-term-treatment-is-delayed-by-early-temporary-treatment-for-hiv-99458-1.htm When people are first infected with HIV, temporary treatment with antiretroviral drugs (cART) for 24 weeks can delay the need to restart treatment during chronic HIV infection, says a new study published in this week's IPLoS Medicine/I. These findings are important as currently, treatment for people with HIV is often deferred until the CD4 count falls below a certain level (350) or is based on clinical symptoms. In a study led by Marlous Grijsen from the Academic Medical Center, University ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/time-to-requirement-of-long-term-treatment-is-delayed-by-early-temporary-treatment-for-hiv-99458-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/in-areas-with-high-hiv-rates-tuberculosis-is-still-very-prevalent-99380-1.htm New research indicates that tuberculosis continues to remain a deadly threat worldwide, particularly in places with high HIV rates. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, 8.8 million people contracted TB in 2010, with 1.4 million consequently dying from it. More than 95 percent of TB deaths occur in low and middle-income countries. "TB, like many diseases, disproportionally affects the poor," CBS News quoted Dr. Steve Neri, the Africa regional director for Project HOPE, as telling HealthPop....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/in-areas-with-high-hiv-rates-tuberculosis-is-still-very-prevalent-99380-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/sleeping-shortly-past-learning-something-new-aids-in-memory-boost-99360-1.htm Shortly after learning new material, a person going to sleep will find it most beneficial to recall, states new research. Notre Dame Psychologist Jessica Payne and colleagues studied 207 students who habitually slept for at least six hours per night. Participants were randomly assigned to study declarative, semantically related or unrelated word pairs at 9:00 a.m. or 9:00 p.m., and returned for testing 30 minutes, 12 hours or 24 hours later. Declarative memory refers to the ability ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/sleeping-shortly-past-learning-something-new-aids-in-memory-boost-99360-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/reining-neurons-in-mouse-brains-aids-partial-control-of-memory-99336-1.htm Scientists have discovered a method to partially control a specific memory in mice by turning neurons in their brains on and off, according to a new study. The work, conducted by researchers from Scripps Research Institute, advances understanding of how memories form and offers new insight into disorders such as schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder Though just an initial step, the researchers hope such work will eventually lead to better understanding of how memories form in the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/reining-neurons-in-mouse-brains-aids-partial-control-of-memory-99336-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/treatment-induced-menopause-symptoms-in-breast-cancer-patients-alleviated-with-aid-of-non-drug-treatments-99331-1.htm The menopausal symptoms induced by giving chemotherapy or hormonal therapy to younger women with breast cancer can be developed greatly by using cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)[1] and physical exercise (PE), researchers from The Netherlands have discovered. These interventions can be effective in dealing with such distressing symptoms as hot flushes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, weight gain, urinary incontinence and sexual problems, a researcher will tell the 8th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-8) today (Thursday)....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/treatment-induced-menopause-symptoms-in-breast-cancer-patients-alleviated-with-aid-of-non-drug-treatments-99331-1.htm