Thousands of vials of biological substances — including some labeled “HIV” — and a freezer marked ... presumed to contain ...

The naked-DNA vaccine is complete. Select another pathogen. Congratulations. You have just produced a naked-DNA HIV vaccine. Trials for a genetic vaccine that may protect against AIDS began in 1995.

Condoms provide an essentially impermeable barrier to HIV pathogens. According to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), scientific data “overwhelmingly confirm that male ...

There are many different bloodborne pathogens including Hepatitis C, malaria, or syphilis, but Hepatitis B (HBV) and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are the two diseases specifically addressed ...

All human blood and certain human body fluids are treated as if known to be infectious for HIV, HBV, HCV, and other bloodborne pathogens. The body fluids considered to be potentially infectious for ...

They study the planet’s deadliest diseases in remote, conflict-prone areas in countries with the lowest health spending and ...

By fighting HIV, TB and malaria, UN member states can save millions of lives, billions of dollars, and create a more ...

Such vaccines would provide a layered response, initially eliminating as many of the HIV pathogens as possible, followed by a secondary, cytotoxic response that seeks to eliminate any cells which ...

Six individuals have received this year's Lasker Awards in the areas of basic research, clinical research, and public service ...

However, if the immune system or "good" bacteria is damaged in any way (such as by chemotherapy, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or antibiotics being taken to kill other pathogens), pathogenic ...

Bloodborne pathogens are microorganisms such as viruses or bacteria that are carried in blood and/or bodily fluids and can cause disease in people; including hepatitis B and C and human ...

Antibiotics are the linchpin of modern medicine: without them, anyone with open wounds or needing to undergo surgery would be at constant risk of dangerous infections. Yet we continue to face a ...