Topic: Europe

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HIV infections continued to rise in Europe in 2010, but thanks to treatment the number of cases of full-blown AIDS has dramatically declined in recent years, according to a report published Wednesday."The new data raises concern about the continuing transmission of HIV ...

Doctor brain drain costs Africa $2 billion

LONDON (Reuters) - Sub-Saharan African countries that invest in training doctors have ended up losing $2 billion as the expert clinicians leave home to find work in more prosperous developed nations, researchers said on Friday.A study by Canadian scientists found that South ...

HIV infection risk rises as austerity bites: EU

LISBON (Reuters) - Austerity measures brought in to tackle Europe's economic crisis may cause a rise in drug-related HIV infections as stretched health services struggle to cope, the EU's narcotics agency said on Tuesday.Greece, which is facing huge cutbacks, reported a large ...

Insight: In Greek crisis, HIV gains ground

ATHENS (Reuters) - 'Contagion' is the label financial markets use for the economic spread of the Greek crisis. For hundreds of people in an increasingly chaotic society, the word has a deadlier meaning.Take the mother of four introduced to Reuters by her ...

UK study shows how better HIV drugs extend lives

LONDON (Reuters) - Life expectancy for people in Britain who have HIV rose by 15 years between 1996 and 2008, thanks largely earlier diagnosis and treatment with better, less toxic drugs, scientists said on Wednesday.While life expectancy for HIV patients is still ...

Aurobindo uses patent pool for generic AIDS drugs

LONDON (Reuters) - India's Aurobindo Pharma has become the first major generic drugmaker to join a patent pool designed to make HIV/AIDS treatments more widely available to the poor, paving the way for it to sell cheap medicines in many countries.The Medicines ...

Sick Greek economy takes heavy toll on health

LONDON (Reuters) - Greece's debt crisis is hitting the health of the nation hard, with the number of suicides increasing, more people turning to drugs and prostitution and rapidly rising rates of HIV infections, researchers said on Monday.Swingeing budget cuts and growing ...

Amphetamine-type drugs more common than cannabis: U.N.

VIENNA (Reuters) - Criminal gangs are selling more cheap and easy-to-make amphetamine-type drugs, such as ecstasy and crystal meth, in new markets, and cannabis is now the only more widely used illegal drug, a United Nations report released on Tuesday said.The number ...
Scientists on Wednesday wrapped up their biggest forum in the 30-year history of AIDS, unveiling stunning weapons to prevent the spread of HIV.But getting these impressive prototypes to the battlefield will take time. Not all may be suitable. And deploying them will ...
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