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More Girls Than Boys Found to Get HIV From Mother-to-Child Transmission

posted in #ShimClinic on November 17, 2017 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team 1 Comment

More girls in Kenya are born with the HIV virus compared to boys. On the other hand, more HIV+ boys than girls die before they are born.

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High Cases of PTSD Reported in Women Living with HIV

posted in #ShimClinic on July 7, 2017 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team

Cases of PTSD are higher in women living with HIV compared to HIV- women. Researchers ask health care givers to screen for PTSD in order to offer proper care.

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India’s HIV/Aids Law will Help Tackle Stigma of HIV Testing and Treatment

posted in #ShimClinic on June 19, 2017 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team 1 Comment

India has passed a law that makes it a ‘criminal offence’ to discriminate against HIV positive people. The bill however, stands to raise demand for ARVs.

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New Technology Could Cut the Dose of Popular HIV Treatment in Half

posted in #ShimClinic on June 5, 2017 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team

Researchers have filed successful results after using nanotechnology to improve HIV therapies. The new technology will cut HIV drug dose by half.

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New HIV Therapy Shows High Potency and Prolonged Health Benefits

posted in #ShimClinic on June 2, 2017 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team

Scientists have discovered a new HIV treatment that could be more efficient especially for people who may have developed the resistant version of HIV virus.

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Early Vaccine Trials Leave Five HIV Patients HIV Free

posted in #ShimClinic on May 8, 2017 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team

Researchers in Barcelona successfully suppressed HIV in 5 people by using a new vaccine based treatment giving hope to over 37 million HIV+ people.

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New Programme Introduced to Help Patients Take their HIV Treatment Effectively

posted in #ShimClinic on April 28, 2017 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team

Researchers in the Netherlands have come up with a new programme that will help HIV patients to take their medication regularly to increase its efficacy.

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New Faster HIV Testing Method to Save Millions of Lives

posted in #ShimClinic on April 3, 2017 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team

Brazilian scientists come up with a new HIV testing that can detect the virus in humans in just two weeks. Current tests take up to 12 weeks to get the results.

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HIV Drugs Could be Causing Brain Damage

posted in #ShimClinic on March 29, 2017 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team

Scientists have found mounting evidence of Alzheimer’s disease-causing enzymes in AntireAntiretroviral drugs (ARV) putting HIV patients at risk of brain damage.

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New CDC PEP Guidelines for Sexual and Injection-Drug Use HIV Exposure

posted in #ShimClinic on February 17, 2017 by The Shim Clinic Blog Team

The CDC has updated guidelines on how to use nPEP drug to prevent healthcare givers exposed to HIV+ patients from getting infected. Here’s a summary.

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