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Paper Test Could Make Drug Treatment Safer
Researchers have developed a finger-prick blood sample device to detect serious liver damage.
PerkinElmer Acquires Chinese Infectious Disease Diagnostics Company
PerkinElmer has acquired Shanghai Haoyuan Biotech to extend its reach into the growing Chinese nucleic acid-based blood screening market.
Climate Change Denial Linked To Free Market Ideology, Study
Researchers from Australia have examined what motivates people who are greatly involved in the climate debate to reject scientific evidence.
NIH Scientists Identify New AIDS-Like Disease In Asia
Researchers have identified an AIDS-like condition in Southeast Asia that is caused by an antibody that compromises the immune systems of HIV-negative people.
Gilead Sciences Signs HIV Generics Deal With Indian Pharmas
Gilead Sciences Inc. has signed an agreement with three Indian companies to promote access to generic versions of its HIV drug.
HIV Drug Abacavir Hypersensitivity Linked To Human Gene Allele
Researchers have published a new study explaining how the HIV drug abacavir causes allergies in people with the HLA-B*5701 gene allele.
Myanmar In Dire Need Of HIV Treatments, Experts Say
Lack of access to anti-retroviral therapy to treat HIV has left thousands of patients in Myanmar with deteriorating immunity and increased vulnerability to tuberculosis, say health workers.
Scientists Crack Genetic Code For Blood Parasite Linked To Bladder Cancer & AIDS
Scientists have cracked the genetic code of the blood parasite Schistosoma haematobium, which is linked to bladder cancer and HIV/AIDS.
Study: Early HIV Treatment Increases Survival Of Patients Co-infected With TB
A trial has shown that starting antiretroviral treatment for HIV at two weeks, instead of two months after tuberculosis treatment, increases survival rate by 33 percent in HIV-TB co-infected patients.
