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Specials

WHO: HIV Prevalence among the Elderly Very High

WHO: HIV Prevalence among the Elderly Very High

While public health campaigns remain largely focused on the young, the number of older people...
» read full story March 04th, 2009 - 14:24
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness DAY Is Almost Here

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness DAY Is Almost Here

  Saturday marks the annual National Back HIV/AIDS Awareness DAY, a day meant to encourage...
» read full story February 06th, 2009 - 14:30
Obama Calls for Action to Defeat HIV/AIDS

Obama Calls for Action to Defeat HIV/AIDS

President George W. Bush was honoured on the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day for his commitment...
» read full story December 03rd, 2008 - 14:36
Today Is Word AIDS Day: Do You Know Your HIV/AIDS Status? Get Tested!

Today Is Word AIDS Day: Do You Know Your HIV/AIDS Status? Get Tested!

The 1st of December is World AIDS Day. To honour the 20th anniversary of the first World Aids Day...
» read full story December 02nd, 2008 - 16:00
A New Treatment Could Prevent HIV

A New Treatment Could Prevent HIV

A recent discovery might help people with HIV. A combination of universal voluntary HIV testing and...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 20:57
Can AIDS Epidemic Be Stopped?

Can AIDS Epidemic Be Stopped?

How to manage the HIV epidemic is a question that appears to be more frequent than ever nowadays....
» read full story November 27th, 2008 - 14:27

HIV Scare At The Normandy High School in St. Louis

Recently, the students at the Normandy High School in St. Louis have been confronting a situation...
» read full story October 24th, 2008 - 19:17
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

Virus hunters track HIV to 100 years back

Washington - A decades-old paraffin wax-encased block of tissue has added a curious chapter to the...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 08:14
HIV Origins Traced around 1900, Much Earlier than Believed

HIV Origins Traced around 1900, Much Earlier than Believed

AIDS first came to public notice in 1981 when US doctors noted an unusual cluster of deaths among...
» read full story October 02nd, 2008 - 14:08
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
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
New HIV Cases Were Underestimated by 40 Percent, the CDC Announces

New HIV Cases Were Underestimated by 40 Percent, the CDC Announces

The Centers for Disease Control has announced that the new cases of HIV infections were...
» read full story August 03rd, 2008 - 17:50
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
UN: More Action Is Needed to Fight HIV/AIDS Epidemic Worldwide

UN: More Action Is Needed to Fight HIV/AIDS Epidemic Worldwide

Despite global efforts to fight AIDS, the number of people who get infected is far outpacing the...
» read full story June 10th, 2008 - 14:06
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People

Madonna's Adoption Finally Approved

Madonna's Adoption Finally Approved

A Malawi judge has finally approved Madonna’s application to adopt three-year-old David Banda from...
» read full story May 28th, 2008 - 18:50
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Music

Alicia Keys Apologizes, Has Tobacco Ads Removed

Alicia Keys Apologizes, Has Tobacco Ads Removed

R&B singer Alicia Keys has apologized to fans in Indonesia after sponsorship of her upcoming...
» read full story July 31st, 2008 - 15:32
Malawi Court Postpones Final Say on Madonna Adoption

Malawi Court Postpones Final Say on Madonna Adoption

Madonna’s long-unfolding adoption of a two-year-old Malawian boy may take a while longer to...
» read full story May 15th, 2008 - 16:41
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Science

Early HIV Diagnosis And Treatment Essential To Save Babies’ Lives

Early HIV Diagnosis And Treatment Essential To Save Babies’ Lives

A United Nations report has shown that early HIV testing and treatment procedures which provide...
» read full story December 03rd, 2008 - 09:01
Nobel Medicine Prize Goes To Three European Scientists

Nobel Medicine Prize Goes To Three European Scientists

The 2008 Nobel Prize for medicine was awarded on Monday. Two French scientists who discovered...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 19:44
HIV Origins Traced Around 1900, Much Earlier Than Believed

HIV Origins Traced Around 1900, Much Earlier Than Believed

AIDS first came to public notice in 1981 when US doctors noted an unusual cluster of deaths among...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 08:34
Anthropologist Say Humans Evolve More Rapidly

Anthropologist Say Humans Evolve More Rapidly

A new study led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison anthropologist John Hawks revelead that we...
» read full story December 11th, 2007 - 01:12
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World

Global Efforts Against HIV/AIDS Should Focus On Prevention And Testing

Global Efforts Against HIV/AIDS Should Focus On Prevention And Testing

Prevention strategies should be improved in order to reduce transmission of HIV among those...
» read full story January 20th, 2009 - 12:31
World AIDS Day - A Reminder That HIV Has Not Gone Away

World AIDS Day - A Reminder That HIV Has Not Gone Away

Just days before the World AIDS Day on December 1st, the World Health Organization released a study...
» read full story November 29th, 2008 - 14:28
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

Libya's Supreme Court Confirms Death Sentence for Medics

Libya’s supreme court confirmed Wednesday death sentences for five Bulgarian nurses and a...
» read full story July 11th, 2007 - 14:47
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Health

GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer Announce New HIV Drug Company

Britain’s biggest drugs company GlaxoSmithKline and US rival Pfizer announced Thursday...
» read full story April 18th, 2009 - 14:58
PEPFAR Program Decreased AIDS-Related Deaths in Africa

PEPFAR Program Decreased AIDS-Related Deaths in Africa

According to a study published online Monday in The Annals of Internal Medicine, the...
» read full story April 07th, 2009 - 14:26

British medical journal urges Pope to retract condom remarks

London - A top medical research journal Friday urged Pope Benedict XVI to retract his...
» read full story March 27th, 2009 - 15:41
Pope Benedict’s Remarks – Misunderstood?

Pope Benedict’s Remarks – Misunderstood?

 Pope Benedict’s statement upon arriving in Cameron that AIDS cannot be overcome by the...
» read full story March 22nd, 2009 - 14:40
Forum Calls for Decriminalization of Homosexuality in Asia

Forum Calls for Decriminalization of Homosexuality in Asia

 On Friday, after three days of debate during a health forum, representatives at health...
» read full story February 21st, 2009 - 13:59
HIV/AIDS Still a Threat, especially among African Americans

HIV/AIDS Still a Threat, especially among African Americans

Nowadays HIV/AIDS continues to be a threat to men, women and children to all communities as many...
» read full story February 09th, 2009 - 15:27
Global Efforts against HIV/AIDS Should Focus on Prevention and Testing

Global Efforts against HIV/AIDS Should Focus on Prevention and Testing

Prevention strategies should be improved in order to reduce transmission of HIV among those...
» read full story January 19th, 2009 - 16:09

HIV/AIDS Panic Among Nigerian Workers

Already a high-risk area for contracting HIV and developing AIDS, Nigeria is now facing another...
» read full story December 03rd, 2008 - 22:05
UN Report: Early HIV Diagnosis and Treatment Essential to Save Babies’ Lives

UN Report: Early HIV Diagnosis and Treatment Essential to Save Babies’ Lives

A United Nations report has shown that early HIV testing and treatment procedures which provide...
» read full story December 02nd, 2008 - 14:10
More Efforts Are Needed to Combat Discrimination against HIV/AIDS Sufferers

More Efforts Are Needed to Combat Discrimination against HIV/AIDS Sufferers

The fact that there is a lot of inaccurate information about how HIV is transmitted also...
» read full story December 01st, 2008 - 14:00
China’s HIV/AIDS Epidemic Continues To Be A Problem

China’s HIV/AIDS Epidemic Continues To Be A Problem

There are currently an estimated 700,000 people living with HIV in China, including 85,000 AIDS...
» read full story November 30th, 2008 - 16:10
50% Of Chinese Wouldn’t Share Meal With People With HIV/AIDS

50% Of Chinese Wouldn’t Share Meal With People With HIV/AIDS

Up to now, drug users, gay men, prostitutes and the victims of irresponsible blood-buying schemes...
» read full story November 30th, 2008 - 15:03

UN calls for new understanding of how AIDS spreads

New York - The United Nations programme on HIV and AIDS said Friday that governments and healthcare...
» read full story November 29th, 2008 - 00:37

Complacency About AIDS Heightens Risks, Experts Say

Geneva - Asian countries, youngsters and people spoiled by the availability of medicines in the...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 16:49
WHO Plans HIV and AIDS Elimination

WHO Plans HIV and AIDS Elimination

The World Health Organization has returned its attention to one of the most frightening viruses and...
» read full story November 27th, 2008 - 16:44
WHO: Universal Testing And Treatment Could Tackle AIDS

WHO: Universal Testing And Treatment Could Tackle AIDS

In an attempt to find answers on how to better tackle the AIDS epidemic and the role of so-called...
» read full story November 26th, 2008 - 15:00
Indonesia’s Papua Province Considering Microchip Monitoring For HIV Patients

Indonesia’s Papua Province Considering Microchip Monitoring For HIV Patients

Lawmakers in Indonesia’s Papua province worked to pass a bill that would require HIV/AIDS patients...
» read full story November 25th, 2008 - 14:20
Controversial Bill Will Enable Tracking HIV patients in Papua

Controversial Bill Will Enable Tracking HIV patients in Papua

A controversial bill that requires some HIV patients to be implanted with microchips has just...
» read full story November 24th, 2008 - 17:35
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
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
Scientists Might Have Found The Origin Of HIV

Scientists Might Have Found The Origin Of HIV

In a recent study, to be published in tomorrow's issue of the journal Nature, scientists reveal new...
» read full story October 01st, 2008 - 22:35
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
CDC Urges HIV Testing among Patients Unaware of Their HIV Status

CDC Urges HIV Testing among Patients Unaware of Their HIV Status

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released this week found that only 40% of people...
» read full story August 11th, 2008 - 16:33
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

New AIDS Reports Look Discouraging

A new report of the AIDS epidemic produced by researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and...
» read full story August 04th, 2008 - 19:19
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
HIV Infection Rate Higher Than Previously Estimated

HIV Infection Rate Higher Than Previously Estimated

CDS’s advances in blood-testing methods of measuring newly diagnosed infections led to a revised...
» read full story August 03rd, 2008 - 13:32
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
Black AIDS Institute Says U.S. Neglects Black People At Home

Black AIDS Institute Says U.S. Neglects Black People At Home

A new report by the Black AIDS Institute has found that the United States spearheads the global...
» read full story July 30th, 2008 - 21:05
Is Your Spouse A Smoker? Then Your Stroke Risk Is Very High

Is Your Spouse A Smoker? Then Your Stroke Risk Is Very High

It is not enough to be cigarette-free in order to keep yourself away from strokes, according to...
» read full story July 30th, 2008 - 14:45
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