To protect people suffering from HIV/AIDS against discrimination, a bill has been introduced in the Rajya Sabha
US HIV Infections Much Higher Than Official Estimates, but �rise Due to Improved Detection�
HIV infections in US could be much higher than official estimates, CDC says. But the spurt could be merely an indication of improved detection techniques.
HIV infections in US could be much higher than official estimates, CDC says. But the spurt could be merely an indication of improved detection techniques.
Under the proposed law, HIV/AIDS-affected people will be provided protection against discrimination in employment, healthcare, education, travel and insurance, in both public as well as private sectors.
The bill proposes imprisonment and fine for those spreading hatred and discrimination against HIV patients.
HIV and TB: Harvard Researchers Hunt For Where the Connection Lies
A team of Harvard scientists has taken an important first step toward the development of new treatments to help people with HIV battle Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) infection.
A team of Harvard scientists has taken an important first step toward the development of new treatments to help people with HIV battle Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) infection.
The bill also proposes a legal commitment to provide Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) by the government to the patients as far as possible.
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Scientists May Soon Control HIV By Putting Virus on a Leash
An antiviral protein produced by the immune system, dubbed tetherin, tames HIV and other viruses by literally putting them on a leash, to prevent their escape from infected cells,
An antiviral protein produced by the immune system, dubbed tetherin, tames HIV and other viruses by literally putting them on a leash, to prevent their escape from infected cells,
