Keywords: HIV/AIDS

02/26/2013

Adoption of HIV nucleic acid testing and automation to spur market growth

Over 32% of HIV+ people in Europe remain undiagnosed. This large untapped pool and the development of novel nucleic acid test (NAT) and non-NAT technology based platforms offers …

10/01/2012

Tangible Return on EU Investment in Global Health R&D

At the launch of the Policy Cures study ‘Saving Lives and Creating Impact: EU Investment in Poverty-Related and Neglected Diseases’ in Brussels today, DSW (Deutsche Stiftung …

03/01/2012

European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2012 opened

The European Congress of Radiology (ECR), the annual meeting of the die European Society of Radiology (ESR), started on Thursday in Vienna. 20,000 visitors are expected to …

02/22/2012

New studies show which anti-HIV drug combinations work better than others

Using a mathematical formula that carefully measures the degree to which HIV infection of immune system cells is stalled by antiretroviral therapy, AIDS experts at Johns Hopkins …

02/22/2011

A not so healthy glance at EU health

More than doubling over the last 20 years in most EU Member States, obesity has considerable implications for health, health systems and the economy. Over half our adult …

04/28/2010

Causes of death in AIDS patients

New research from the University of Bristol and a large group of international collaborators shows that Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) continues to dramatically reduce rates of …

03/06/2010

The two faces of HIV/AIDS in the brain

The Opening Lecture at ECR always draws immense attention. On March 4th, it was the “First Lady of Radiology” as Congress President M. Szczerbo-Trojanowska called her, …

01/26/2010

Communicable disease programmes in Europe

One of the main topics at Health Forum Gastein 2009 was the way in which various healthcare systems struggle to cope with communicable diseases and their prevention. During the …

01/26/2010

Controlling infectious diseases in north-east Europe

Several years ago the Partners of the Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Well-being (NDPHS) was organised to serve the Baltic Sea region. Due to the very …

05/26/2009

Delivering leading edge diagnostic tools to developing markets

Basic diagnostic x-ray services are a key component of primary health care delivery. However, two-thirds of the world's population is without access to it, according to World …

03/01/2009

Seeking new diagnostic options against TB

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12/20/2008

Healthcare sector to fight ATB over-consumption

Czech hospitals are seeking powerful inspiration regarding antibiotics (ATB) consumption from France, where a recent public campaign helped to decrease ATB consumption by 30%. …

09/09/2008

Vulvar cancer: a hidden disease

Vulvar cancer is the fourth most common cancer of the female genital tract. In 2008, roughly 3,460 cases of vulvar cancer will be diagnosed in the United States and about 870 will …

08/28/2008

Finn got 10 years for criminal HIV transmission

A 25 year-old Finnish man, who is HIV-positive, has been sentenced to ten years in prison for five counts of criminal HIV transmission, 14 counts of attempted criminal HIV …

08/04/2008

New treatment guidelines for HIV infection

An international panel of physicians has updated the guidelines and recommendations for antiretroviral treatment of adult human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection after …

07/23/2008

ESCAIDE 2008

For the second time the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in Stockholm, Sweden, invites to the European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease …

07/15/2008

Russia: Fight against HIV

Russia has one of the fastest-growing AIDS epidemic in the world. One reason for this development is unsafe sex of addicts. Therefore sexual behaviour should be considered as an …

04/30/2008

Surgeons urged to 'think twice' before giving blood transfusions

The USA's National Institutes of Health aims to review blood transfusion safety …

08/31/2007

Leaders launch a new global health partnership

An International Health Partnership: Richer countries urged to fast-track Millennium Development Goals for healthcare …

02/08/2007

Libyan HIV Infection case becomes EU wide affair

At second instance a Libyan court sentenced five Bulgarian nurses to death. The healthcare workers are accused of allegedly infecting more than 400 children in Libya with HIV …