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Gene Therapy Aids Kids With Rare, Untreatable Brain Disease for the Better
Gene Therapy Aids Kids With Rare, Untreatable Brain Disease for the Better
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 ... 
 Commonly Used Chemo Drug Could Aid the Spread of Cancer Cells into Bones by Fertilizing Bone Marrow
Commonly Used Chemo Drug Could Aid the Spread of Cancer Cells into Bones by Fertilizing Bone Marrow
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... 
740,000 Lives Rescued With US AIDS Relief Program: Study
740,000 Lives Rescued With US AIDS Relief Program: Study
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 Emer... 

Domestic Funding Sufficient to Move on With AIDS Programme
Domestic Funding Sufficient to Move on With AIDS Programme
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 ... 
 New Rearing System may Aid Sterile Insect Technique Against Mosquitoes: Research
New Rearing System may Aid Sterile Insect Technique Against Mosquitoes: Research
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. ... 
 Online Crowd Sourcing Game Allows Public to Aid in Malaria Diagnosis
Online Crowd Sourcing Game Allows Public to Aid in Malaria Diagnosis
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 infe... 
 Slash In Over 100 Jobs By Global Fund To Fight AIDS
Slash In Over 100 Jobs By Global Fund To Fight AIDS
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 scanda... 
Rigging Heart-Specific Gene Pathway Perhaps Aids in Treating Obesity, Diabetes
Rigging Heart-Specific Gene Pathway Perhaps Aids in Treating Obesity, Diabetes
Premièring 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 dise... 
 Computers May Aid to Assess Teens With STIs Risk
Computers May Aid to Assess Teens With STIs Risk
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 t... 
 Music Therapy Aids Psychological Counselling
Music Therapy Aids Psychological Counselling
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 w... 
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HIV weakens the immune system, increasing the individual’s vulnerability to several opportunistic infections. These OIs may also indicate the progression into the AIDS stage of the infection. Common OIs are Kaposi’s sarcoma, Candidiasis, Cytomegalovirus, Herpes simplex virus, TB, malaria, MAC, and pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP).

At our support group, learn how to prevent these opportunistic infections, or if infected, the best ways to manage them. Interact with other patients facing the threat of OIs and also with doctors who will give you trusted medical advice.