Americans Living With HIV/AIDS: Affordable Probiotics to Help
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study looking at the role probiotics may play in increasing CD4 cell count in people with HIV infection is underway at the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF). Today, researchers began a 3-month, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to demonstrate safety and efficacy of taking capsules with 2 billion cells of a strain of Bacillus coagulans probiotics known as GanedenBC30 to increase critical CD4 cell count, a measure of immune status used to gauge progression of HIV infection.
Abbott to Feature Novel Tests and New Upgrades to Testing Platforms at American Association for Clinical Chemistry Lab Expo
ANAHEIM, Calif., July 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A first-of-its-kind test that detects HIV infection earlier than ever before in the United States; a molecular assay for identification of two common sexually transmitted diseases; and an enhanced integrated analyzer offering significant workflow improvements; are among the many new advances Abbott (NYSE: ABT) will highlight at this year's American Association for Clinical Chemistry Lab Expo (AACC) which starts today in Anaheim.
New Research Reveals MTV, UNICEF and PEPFAR's Ignite Campaign has Altered Young People's Thinking About HIV/AIDS Attitudes and Behaviours
VIENNA, July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- INTERNATIONAL AIDS CONFERENCE 2010 -- MTV, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and UNICEF today unveiled at INTERNATIONAL AIDS CONFERENCE 2010, new research on its Staying Alive Ignite Campaign at, which found that creating compelling pro-social entertainment for young people can positively impact attitudes and behaviour towards HIV and AIDS.
MTV, with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, commissioned Johns Hopkins University to evaluate the Project Ignite HIV prevention and education campaign, MTV Staying Alive's TV drama series Shuga, Africa's hard-hitting drama for young people with compelling HIV prevention and education messages.
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Pelosi: Obama Administration's National HIV/AIDS Strategy Is First Comprehensive Plan to Reduce Impact of HIV/AIDS
WASHINGTON, July 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement applauding the Obama Administration's release of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy:
"The National HIV/AIDS Strategy represents the nation's first comprehensive plan to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS in this country.
Americans Living With HIV/AIDS: Affordable Probiotics to Help
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study looking at the role probiotics may play in increasing CD4 cell count in people with HIV infection is underway at the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF). Today, researchers began a 3-month, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to demonstrate safety and efficacy of taking capsules with 2 billion cells of a strain of Bacillus coagulans probiotics known as GanedenBC30 to increase critical CD4 cell count, a measure of immune status used to gauge progression of HIV infection.
All About HIV Testing, Common Myths and How It Works
There are so many misconceptions about HIV testing. Some people think the tests are horribly invasive while others think you are automatically tested for it during your yearly physical. Neither of these ideas is true. You need to request an HIV test if you want one and they are really pretty easy. It is just like any other blood test.
International Organizations Agree to Take Concerted Action to End Pediatric HIV/AIDS
"No child should enter this world infected with HIV."
VIENNA, Austria, July 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A global alliance of international organizations, including the heads of UNICEF, UNAIDS and The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria as well as other NGOs including the Pan African Treatment Access Movement, Health GAP, Ugandan Pediatric Association and the Global AIDS Alliance today agreed to take concerted action to eliminate pediatric HIV/AIDS over the next five years, preventing nearly 400,000 children annually from beginning their lives infected with the virus that causes AIDS.
"Every day, almost 1,000 babies are infected with HIV – and without diagnosis and treatment, half of these babies will not live to see th ...
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