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Dr. Luc Montagnier to Discuss Groundbreaking Research That May Lead to Novel Treatments of Diseases like Autism, Alzheimer's and More RESTON, Va., April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dr. Luc Montagnier, winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine for his discovery of HIV, will be presenting groundbreaking scientific findings and their implications for the future of medicine at the Joint American Homeopathic Conference (JAHC) on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at the Hyatt...

BARCELONA, Spain, April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Healthcare and Science business of Thomson Reuters and Drs. Clotet and Gatell have invited Francoise Barre-Sinoussi, winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine, to give a keynote speech to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Prous Science - Timely Topics in Medicine-SIDA. The celebration will take place from 11-12 pm on April 22, 2009 at the Official Medical College of Barcelona. Dr. Bonaventura Clotet, Head of HIV Unit at the University...

SILVERTHORNE, Colo., March 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology will mark the 25th anniversary of its first HIV/AIDS meeting in 1984 when it convenes its scientific conferences on "Prevention of HIV/AIDS" and "HIV Immunobiology: From Infection to Immune Control" at Keystone Resort in Colorado, March 22-27, 2009. More than 850 scientists from around the world will attend. These joint conferences will commence with a keynote address by Dr....

A Nobel winning scientist said much can be learned from how the body initially responds to contracting HIV. Francoise Barre-Sinoussi said it could provide the answers scientists need to develop a vaccine for the AIDS-causing virus.The AIDS epidemic has killed about 25 million people, and about 33 million worldwide are now infected with HIV. A combination of drugs can control the virus but so far there is no cure.Barre-Sinoussi won the 2008 Nobel Prize for medicine with Luc Montagnier for...

Text of report in English by Cambodian state news agency AKP email service France Promotes Its Cooperation with Cambodia in the Medical Field Phnom Penh, October 9, 2008 AKP - Visiting French Nobel Prize Winner Mrs Francoise Barre Sinoussi met with Cambodian Minister of Health H.E. Dr Mam Bun Heng on Oct. 7 in Phnom Penh. Ms Sinoussi told Dr Mam Bun Heng of her visit, the purpose of which, she said, is to promote the research efforts in medical field and help provide HIV/AIDS anti-viral...

EU official congratulate winners of Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine BRUSSELS, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- European Union (EU) commissioner for science and research, Janez Potocnik, on Tuesday congratulated the three laureates of the 2008 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, all of whom are EU citizens. "I am particularly happy and proud, that so far this year, three European researchers have been awarded the Nobel Prize," said Potocnik in a statement. The laureates are German Professor...

By The Associated Press Two French scientists who discovered the AIDS virus and a German who defied convention in showing a viral cause for cervical cancer shared the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for breakthroughs that have led to lifesaving drugs and a vaccine.Francoise Barre-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier, of France, were cited for their discovery of HIV in 1983. They shared the award with Germany's Harald zur Hausen, who found that certain human papilloma viruses cause cervical cancer, the...

By Karl Ritter; Matt Moore STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Three European scientists shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for separate discoveries of viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer, breakthroughs that helped doctors fight the deadly diseases. French researchers Francoise Barre-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier were cited for their discovery of human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, in 1983. They shared the award with Germany's Harald zur Hausen, who was honored for finding human...

By MALCOLM RITTER By Malcolm Ritter The Associated Press Two French scientists who discovered the AIDS virus and a German who defied convention in showing a viral cause for cervical cancer shared the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for breakthroughs that have led to lifesaving drugs and a vaccine. Francoise Barre-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier of France were cited for their discovery of HIV in 1983. They shared the award with Germany's Harald zur Hausen, who found that certain human...

Recent winners of Nobel Prize for Medicine STOCKHOLM, Oct. 6, 2008 (Xinhua) -- The following are the winners of the Nobel Prize in Medicine since 2000: 2008: Harald zur Hausen (Germany), Francoise Barre-Sinoussi ( France) and Luc Montagnier (France); 2007: Mario Capecchi (the United States), Oliver Smithies (U.S.), and Martin Evans (Britain); 2006: Andrew Z. Fire (U.S.), Craig C. Mello (U.S.); 2005: Barry J. Marshall (Australia), J. Robin Warren (Australia); 2004: Richard Axel...