Tag: HIV infection

• Tuesday, January 21st 2025 - 09:25 UTC

  Brazilian authorities to encourage use of DIY HIV tests

  

  Brazilian agencies encouraged manufacturers to pack their do-it-yourself HIV self-test kits more discreetly to encourage people to use them at home and avoid crowding healthcare facilities, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Thursday, October 17th 2024 - 10:04 UTC

  Federal Police in Rio launches probe into HIV-infected organ transplants

  

  Brazilian Federal Police in Rio de Janeiro launched an inquiry into the case of six patients receiving HIV-infected organs for transplants, Agência Brasil reported Wednesday. Other institutions already investigating the matter include Rio's Civil Police, the Health Ministry, and the Health Department.

• Friday, August 6th 2021 - 21:42 UTC

  Argentine Health Ministry's quest for wooden penises fails due to irregularities or exorbitant prices

  

  Tenders from Argentina's Health Ministry to purchase ten thousand wooden human penises, condom dispensers and briefcases for sex educational purposes have yielded no successful results due to excessive pricing and other irregularities, it was reported.

• Saturday, February 22nd 2020 - 09:10 UTC

  Brazil distributes 128 million condoms ahead of Carnival festivities

  

  Brazil’s Ministry of Health has begun to distribute the 128.6 million condoms purchased to guarantee the protection of those who participate in Carnival 2020 later this month. Officials said that by the beginning of the Carnival period, all states in the country will have been supplied.

• Friday, May 2nd 2014 - 21:52 UTC

  Sea coral cnidarian protein offers new barrier against HIV infection

  

  National Cancer Institute researchers have discovered a new class of protein found in sea coral that appears able to prevent HIV from entering T cells. If the proteins can be adapted for use in sexual lubricants and gels, they could offer a new form of barrier against HIV infection.