Global life expectancy increased by five years between 2000 and 2015, the World Health Organization said Thursday, crediting progress in Africa against HIV, AIDS and malaria.

Scientists from KU Leuven, Belgium, present a new therapeutic approach that may make it possible for HIV patients to (temporarily) stop their medication.

MUMBAI: The World Health Organization has recommended countries move toward shorter treatment regimens for certain people with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB), including those co-infected with

GUATEMALA CITY – The office of Guatemala’s Human Rights Ombudsman warned on Thursday that the country is in danger of losing $97 million in funding for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment.

Just one shot of a lab-produced antibody protected macaques against a sort of monkey HIV for nearly six months, said a study Wednesday into a potential vaccine alternative.

AN ESTIMATED 17 000 youths between 10 and 19 years are living with HIV in Namibia.

This was revealed at an event hosted by the NGO Positive Vibes (PV) in the capital on Friday.

Mumbai: With demanding work schedules and volatile environmental changes, it's hardly shocking that lifestyle ailments continue to be Mumbai's most lethal killer.

Saurimo — At least 617 new cases of Hiv/Aids were reported on children, youths and pregnant women in northeastern Lunda Sul province during the first quarter of this year.

As part of the World Health Day celebrations all over the world on April 7, the local branch of Indian Public Health Association at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER