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Disappointment after ‘cured’ baby tests positive for HIV
The US girl born with HIV who was believed cured after aggressive early treatment has tested positive for the virus, a disappointing setback for...
New device screens for HIV among Mozambique infants
Alere Inc has announced a study demonstrating the viability of accurate and rapid HIV screening among 827 infants at the point of care (POC),...
Walk-in clinics shed the ‘Doc-in-a-Box’ image
Patients in the US are turning to one of the fastest-growing segments of US health care: urgent care, the walk-in clinic. The New York...
New estimates show higher TB rate in children
New estimates indicate that over 650,000 children develop tuberculosis (TB) every year in the 22 countries with a high burden of the disease (HBCs)...
Two-vaccine therapy advocated to eradicate polio
A polio jab that fell out of favour in the 1960s should be given a frontline role to help stamp out the disease. Dawn...
WHO ‘strongly recommends’ healthy g ay men take HIV drugs
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is urging all sexually active g ay men to take antiretroviral drugs to reduce the spread of HIV. But,...
Impact of malaria interventions shown in new RBM report
A new report highlighting the impact of malaria interventions on maternal, newborn and child health has been launched, which is the latest in the...
Healthy lifestyle leads to longer life
Live longer thanks to fruit, an active lifestyle, limited alcohol and no cigarettes. Science Daily reports that this is the conclusion of a study...
Draft policy aims at uniformity for community health workers
Conditions of employment for community health workers (CHWs) in SA – an essential link between communities and the often-confusing health-care system – are beset...
Combination of patch and pill can help smokers quit
People trying to quit smoking may be more likely to succeed if they combine the patch with a pill. Fox News reports that according...