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Specials

Many People Don’t Get Tested For HIV

Many People Don’t Get Tested For HIV

A large number of people close their eyes when it comes to getting tested for HIV, even though two...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 16:46
Bone Marrow Transplant Might Cure AIDS? Or Not?

Bone Marrow Transplant Might Cure AIDS? Or Not?

A German doctor says one of his patients, who suffered from leukaemia and was infected with the...
» read full story November 14th, 2008 - 08:51
S. African Health Minister: “We Desperately Need an Effective HIV Vaccine”

S. African Health Minister: “We Desperately Need an Effective HIV Vaccine”

South Africa is the country experiencing one of the most severe AIDS epidemics in the world....
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 16:56
Homosexuals, Blacks Bear the Heaviest Burden of HIV Infections

Homosexuals, Blacks Bear the Heaviest Burden of HIV Infections

A new report on HIV infections released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
» read full story September 13th, 2008 - 14:00
AIDS Conference Ends with a Call to Fight Stigmatization

AIDS Conference Ends with a Call to Fight Stigmatization

Participants at the 17th International AIDS Conference made a call on the last day of the meeting...
» read full story August 11th, 2008 - 17:00
Activists Present AIDS Ads To Increase Pandemic Awareness

Activists Present AIDS Ads To Increase Pandemic Awareness

At the 17th International AIDS conference, held in the City of Mexico, a ‘planting and eating...
» read full story August 11th, 2008 - 12:21
Prevention Might Lead To Better Outcomes In Fighting HIV

Prevention Might Lead To Better Outcomes In Fighting HIV

Thursday was a very active day for the 25,000 participants of the 17th International AIDS...
» read full story August 08th, 2008 - 13:30
There Is Still Lots To Be Done To Meet Ends In The Fight With AIDS

There Is Still Lots To Be Done To Meet Ends In The Fight With AIDS

How to improve HIV treatment and to prevent the spreading of the virus are two questions that lie...
» read full story August 06th, 2008 - 15:52
AIDS Conference In Mexico Opened For Discussions

AIDS Conference In Mexico Opened For Discussions

An estimated 25,000 scientists, politicians, physicians and activists were present on Sunday at...
» read full story August 04th, 2008 - 14:05
The AIDS Battle Continues! Researchers Join Efforts to Find a Vaccine

The AIDS Battle Continues! Researchers Join Efforts to Find a Vaccine

Around 33 million people had the AIDS virus in 2007. The majority lived in Sub-Saharan Africa,...
» read full story August 02nd, 2008 - 13:42
Gates, Bloomberg Join Forces For Anti-Smoking Campaign

Gates, Bloomberg Join Forces For Anti-Smoking Campaign

Bill Gates and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced on Wednesday their decision to spend $500...
» read full story July 25th, 2008 - 15:57
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Health

HIV Testing Recommendations Highly Ignored

HIV Testing Recommendations Highly Ignored

Two years after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that patients in...
» read full story November 24th, 2008 - 14:28
HIV Patients Have a Higher Risk Of Developing Cancer As Well

HIV Patients Have a Higher Risk Of Developing Cancer As Well

When you think one’s health is as bad as it can get, think again, as doctors are discovering a new...
» read full story November 23rd, 2008 - 23:17
Breakthrough In Medicine: Bone Marrow Transplant Might Cure HIV?

Breakthrough In Medicine: Bone Marrow Transplant Might Cure HIV?

A German doctor says one of his patients, who suffered from leukaemia and was infected with the...
» read full story November 13th, 2008 - 14:20
Study Calls For Earlier AIDS Treatment

Study Calls For Earlier AIDS Treatment

HIV patients should begin antiretroviral treatments earlier than what current guidelines recommend,...
» read full story October 27th, 2008 - 18:40
Hope for South Africa! “HIV Causes AIDS,” Health Minister Barbara Hogan States

Hope for South Africa! “HIV Causes AIDS,” Health Minister Barbara Hogan States

This week, South Africa’s new Health Minister, Barbara Hogan, said it was unquestionable that HIV...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 15:00
Black Gay Men And Black Women Hit Hardest By HIV Infections

Black Gay Men And Black Women Hit Hardest By HIV Infections

A new analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that young black gay men,...
» read full story September 12th, 2008 - 22:50
CDC Reports "Alarming" Rates Of HIV Infections Among Young Black Men

CDC Reports "Alarming" Rates Of HIV Infections Among Young Black Men

Young black gay men appear to be the hardest hit population when it comes to AIDS in the United...
» read full story September 12th, 2008 - 14:15

FDA Orders Stronger Warnings on Arthritis Drugs

The Food and Drug Administration ordered stronger warnings about the risk of potentially deadly...
» read full story September 05th, 2008 - 14:00
Acyclovir Treatment for Genital Herpes Doesn’t Prevent New HIV Infections

Acyclovir Treatment for Genital Herpes Doesn’t Prevent New HIV Infections

One of the issues that stirred the interest of researchers at the International AIDS Conference...
» read full story August 12th, 2008 - 15:44
Tuberculosis, a Threat for People Diagnosed with HIV/AIDS

Tuberculosis, a Threat for People Diagnosed with HIV/AIDS

As the 17th International AIDS Conference comes to an end in Mexico City, with calls for more...
» read full story August 09th, 2008 - 13:44
Prevalence Of HIV Infection Among MSM Key Topic At The AIDS Conference

Prevalence Of HIV Infection Among MSM Key Topic At The AIDS Conference

One of the things that worried public health leaders gathered at the international conference on...
» read full story August 07th, 2008 - 15:05
AIDS Prevention Methods: More Efforts Are Needed to Prevent the Infection

AIDS Prevention Methods: More Efforts Are Needed to Prevent the Infection

More effort is needed to prevent new cases of AIDS infection – this was one of the key themes...
» read full story August 06th, 2008 - 14:16
HIV/AIDS Will Remain a Critical Issue for Years to Come

HIV/AIDS Will Remain a Critical Issue for Years to Come

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 21:00
Bill Clinton Pushes for anti-HIV Effort at Home

Bill Clinton Pushes for anti-HIV Effort at Home

Former President Bill Clinton addressed the 17th International AIDS Conference in Mexico City on...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 19:44
Is Daily Pill a Better Strategy to Prevent HIV Infection? Tests Conducted

Is Daily Pill a Better Strategy to Prevent HIV Infection? Tests Conducted

Researchers continue to search a better treatment for HIV infections and a better strategy to...
» read full story August 04th, 2008 - 15:33
Daily Doses of Growth Hormone May Aid HIV Patients

Daily Doses of Growth Hormone May Aid HIV Patients

Low-dose injections with human growth hormone can reverse some of the abnormal fat distribution...
» read full story August 04th, 2008 - 15:29
US HIV Infection Rate Higher Than Previously Thought

US HIV Infection Rate Higher Than Previously Thought

The rate of annual new HIV infections in the US is about 40 per cent higher than previously...
» read full story August 03rd, 2008 - 10:52
Disturbing News: HIV Infections Were Undercounted in U.S. for a Decade

Disturbing News: HIV Infections Were Undercounted in U.S. for a Decade

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have announced that the number of Americans who are...
» read full story August 02nd, 2008 - 20:12
UN Reports Progress In Fighting AIDS; Black Americans Neglected

UN Reports Progress In Fighting AIDS; Black Americans Neglected

A report of the United Nations issued in advance of the 17th International AIDS Conference, which...
» read full story July 30th, 2008 - 13:05
UN: Rates of AIDS Infections and Deaths Going Down

UN: Rates of AIDS Infections and Deaths Going Down

For the first time since AIDS was identified in the mid-1980, the United Nations says the numbers...
» read full story June 08th, 2008 - 16:16
Alligator Blood May Help Fight MRSA

Alligator Blood May Help Fight MRSA

Recent studies revealed that alligator blood may hold the key to fighting antibiotic-resistant...
» read full story April 08th, 2008 - 00:47
Advocate for AIDS Awareness and Education Autum Aquino Dies

Advocate for AIDS Awareness and Education Autum Aquino Dies

Autum Aquino, who was nationally recognized through her early advocacy for AIDS awareness and...
» read full story April 07th, 2008 - 16:23
Pre-Chewing Babies’ Food Linked to HIV Transmission

Pre-Chewing Babies’ Food Linked to HIV Transmission

The AIDS virus can be transmitted by a mother pre-chewing the food for his baby, a practice that...
» read full story February 07th, 2008 - 11:12
New HIV Studies Bring No New Hope

New HIV Studies Bring No New Hope

Two new studies have raised concerns about the current perceptions of HIV spread.A first study has...
» read full story February 04th, 2008 - 22:31
Washington D.C. to spend $650,000 on Needle Exchange Programs

Washington D.C. to spend $650,000 on Needle Exchange Programs

The D.C. government will spend $650,000 to fund needle exchange programs in an effort to reduce the...
» read full story January 03rd, 2008 - 14:52
WHO: Annual Tobacco-Related Deaths To Reach 8.3 million By 2030

WHO: Annual Tobacco-Related Deaths To Reach 8.3 million By 2030

According to the World Health Organization, tobacco-related disease will kill 8.3 million people...
» read full story July 02nd, 2007 - 16:04
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Science

The AIDS Battle Continues! Researchers Join Efforts To Find A Vaccine

The AIDS Battle Continues! Researchers Join Efforts To Find A Vaccine

Around 33 million people had the AIDS virus in 2007. The majority lived in Sub-Saharan Africa,...
» read full story August 03rd, 2008 - 16:32
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People

Arrest Made In Linda Stein's Death Investigation

Arrest Made In Linda Stein's Death Investigation

Just days after former Ramones manager Linda Stein was murdered in her New York home, her personal...
» read full story November 10th, 2007 - 01:30
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World

Amid Finance Crisis, UN Aid Summit Raises 16 Billion Dollars

New York - Despite a massive financial crisis afflicting rich countries, a one-day United Nations...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 09:46
US’ Fight against HIV – Successful Overseas, But Not within Its Borders

US’ Fight against HIV – Successful Overseas, But Not within Its Borders

The number of people being infected with HIV virus in the US is about 40 percent higher than...
» read full story August 03rd, 2008 - 18:21
Bush Asks For Renewal Of AIDS Program

Bush Asks For Renewal Of AIDS Program

U.S. President George W. Bush arrived on Sunday in Tanzania where he made an appeal to the...
» read full story February 18th, 2008 - 17:36
Global Fund to Receive 10 Billion Dollars

Global Fund to Receive 10 Billion Dollars

Donors pledged to give nearly 10 billion dollars to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and...
» read full story September 27th, 2007 - 20:22
Sarkozy To Visit Libyan Leader Moammar Gaddafi

Sarkozy To Visit Libyan Leader Moammar Gaddafi

One day after the release of the six Bulgarian medics sentenced to death for allegedly infecting...
» read full story July 25th, 2007 - 18:14
Bulgarian Medics Returns Home And Receives President Pardon

Bulgarian Medics Returns Home And Receives President Pardon

The six Bulgarian medics, five nurses and a doctor, arrived in Bulgaria and received a pardon...
» read full story July 24th, 2007 - 12:28
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