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“The present findings provide evidence that natural killer cell function in HIV infection may be enhanced by selective serotonin reuptake inhibition and also by substance P antagonism in both depressed and non-depressed individuals.”

Infection with human immunodeficiency virus , which leads to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , is an epidemic of global concern. via Huliq.com

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“So, I've always loved comic books and so when I started to do my comic book creation, I was saying I should do something that I feel strongly about, about HIV.”

VIDEO: See more about the comic book A comic book called "O+Men" features heroes with HIV in a bid to raise awareness of HIV. via Area93.com

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- Four years after it was passed unanimously by Parliament, a bill allowing low-cost AIDS drugs to be exported to Africa may finally produce results.

Generic drug maker Apotex Inc. says it has been awarded a contract by the government of Rwanda to sell its three-in-one AIDS pill to that country, the final hurdle in the onerous process of making Canada's Access to Medicines Regime work.

A company spokesperson says the first drugs should start being shipped in the fall, as long as none of the companies that hold the patents on the drugs withdraw their permission in the interval. Read more

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The NBA will stage an event in India for the first time this summer, conducting one of its Basketball without Borders camps in New Delhi. via The New Zealand Herald

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“Over the next several weeks, we expect to release additional study data.”

NanoViricides, Inc said that its anti-HIV drug candidates demonstrated significant therapeutic efficacy in the recently completed preliminary animal studies. via News-Medical.Net

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“Russia is like an isolated island. Where [injection] drug use drives over 60% of the epidemic, you cannot afford not to have a comprehensive approach.”

Russia should increase efforts to address HIV/AIDS among injection drug users to slow the spread of the disease, UNAIDS Executive Director Peter Piot said on Saturday during a conference on HIV/AIDS in the ... via News-Medical.Net

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The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria may loan cash to developing countries when they grow too wealthy to qualify for grants, the fund's director, Michel Kazatchkine, said on Sunday.

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AIDS is a chronic, life-threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus , first isolated in 1983. via Montreal Gazette

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