Cells affected by Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) -- a disease associated with premature aging -- can be made healthy again, according to findings by scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

A laboratory study led by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has shown that a potent and highly selective therapy for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) may ultimately be more effective than Gleevec®, the current standard of care.

Acquired resistance to chemotherapy is a major obstacle to successful cancer treatment. Understanding the mechanisms by which tumors become resistant to a particular agent is key to identifying new drugs or combination regimens.

Structural biologists at Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School have shown how a key part of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) changes shape, triggering other changes that allow the AIDS virus to enter and infect cells. Their findings, published

Implementation of the East Africa Customs Union Protocol on January 1, 2005, is estimated to have pushed up the price of medicines by at least 10 per cent.

The Elderly and Disability Affairs Minister, Ms Florence Naiga, has advised people with disabilities (PWDs) in Busoga to embrace the Movement saying that it will provide for their needs.

Mr Martin Mogwanja, the Unicef representative, has expressed concern over the low coverage of Anti retroviral drugs among children living with HIV/Aids.

MPs on the Parliamentary committee on HIV/Aids have expressed fear that the Anti-Retroviral drugs might increase the HIV/Aids prevalence.

About 15 million Ugandans are not aware of their HIV/Aids status, the Executive Director of the Uganda Aids Information Centre (AIC), Dr Hitimana Lukanika, has said.

Celebrating Our Gains, Accelerating Change

Namibia lacks sufficient data and resources to provide adequate support to 130,000 orphans, many of them affected by AIDS, according a new report.

The Gambia Organisation of The Visually Impaired (GOVI's) Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) Project this week completed a loan disbursement of D257. 000.00 among Forty-Seven Clients in both the Phased out area of the North Bank Division (24 Clients) and the

The Government Chemists at Wandegeya is short of equipment and postmortem facilities.

The SOS Hermann Gmeiner Lower and Upper Basic School in collaboration with the National Aids Secretariat recently held interschool quiz competition at the school's ground aimed at creating awareness on HIV/AIDS pandemic.

Cabinet Minister Najib Balala has called for sex education in the primary school curriculum.