- Not All HIV Patients in U.S. Show Same Characteristics: Study HealthDay - 4 hrs ago
SUNDAY, July 22 (HealthDay News) -- Among people with HIV in the United States, those born outside the country are more likely than U.S.-born patients to be Hispanic … More »Not All HIV Patients in U.S. Show Same Characteristics: Study
SUNDAY, July 22 (HealthDay News) -- Among people with HIV in the United States, those born outside the country are more likely than U.S.-born patients to be Hispanic or Asian and to have acquired HIV through heterosexual sex, a new study finds.
- Group marches in DC ahead of AIDS conference JESSICA GRESKO - AP - 4 hrs ago
More than 1,000 people marched through downtown Washington on Sunday to call attention to the ongoing struggle against HIV and AIDS, the subject of an international … More »Group marches in DC ahead of AIDS conference
- International group urges prompt HIV treatment for all AFP - 10 hrs ago
An international group of scientists on Sunday called for all adults who test positive for HIV to be treated with antiretroviral drugs right away rather than waiting … More »International group urges prompt HIV treatment for all
- International health panel says treat all HIV infections Deena Beasley - Reuters - 13 hrs ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An international health panel has recommended for the first time that all HIV patients be treated with antiretroviral drugs, even when the virus's … More »International health panel says treat all HIV infections
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An international health panel has recommended for the first time that all HIV patients be treated with antiretroviral drugs, even when the virus's impact on their immune system is shown to be small. The nonprofit International Antiviral Society-USA cited new evidence that untreated infection with …
- Top CEOs unite to oppose HIV travel restrictions AFP - 14 hrs ago
Chief executives of more than 20 multinational corporations called Sunday on 46 countries to lift restrictions on travellers who are HIV positive. More »Top CEOs unite to oppose HIV travel restrictions
- Mom's HIV Drugs May Pass to Baby in Womb, Breast-Feeding HealthDay - 23 hrs ago
SATURDAY, July 21 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born to HIV-positive women taking antiretroviral drugs to fight the disease may become exposed to the drugs in the womb and … More »Mom's HIV Drugs May Pass to Baby in Womb, Breast-Feeding
SATURDAY, July 21 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born to HIV-positive women taking antiretroviral drugs to fight the disease may become exposed to the drugs in the womb and during breast-feeding, new research shows.
- In Washington, free HIV-AIDS testing while you wait Robert MacPherson - AFP - Sat, Jul 21, 2012
Faced with the highest HIV-AIDS rates in the United States, community health activists in the nation's capital have come up with a novel way for people to save their … More »In Washington, free HIV-AIDS testing while you wait
- HPV Might Raise Risk of Form of Skin Cancer HealthDay - Fri, Jul 20, 2012
FRIDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) -- Infection with cutaneous human papillomavirus (HPV) is linked to a type of skin cancer known as squamous cell carcinoma, according … More »HPV Might Raise Risk of Form of Skin Cancer
FRIDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) -- Infection with cutaneous human papillomavirus (HPV) is linked to a type of skin cancer known as squamous cell carcinoma, according to a new study.
- Biology Leaves Gay Men Highly Vulnerable to HIV: Study Randy Dotinga
HealthDay Reporter - HealthDay - Fri, Jul 20, 2012FRIDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) -- New research pinpoints a major reason why gay and bisexual men remain so vulnerable to the AIDS epidemic: When it comes to the transmission … More »Biology Leaves Gay Men Highly Vulnerable to HIV: Study
FRIDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) -- New research pinpoints a major reason why gay and bisexual men remain so vulnerable to the AIDS epidemic: When it comes to the transmission of HIV, a man who has unprotected anal intercourse is at especially high risk.
- WHO endorses use of HIV medicines for prevention Ransdell Pierson - Reuters - Fri, Jul 20, 2012
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The World Health Organization has endorsed using HIV medicines among people who do not have the infection but are at high risk of getting it and … More »WHO endorses use of HIV medicines for prevention
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The World Health Organization has endorsed using HIV medicines among people who do not have the infection but are at high risk of getting it and suggested that poor and wealthy countries alike set up pilot projects to better understand the benefits. The United Nations agency made its suggestion on Friday, …
- Nobel laureate, discoverer of HIV, sees 'hope' for cure AFP - Fri, Jul 20, 2012
The Nobel laureate who helped to discover HIV says there is hope for an AIDS cure following recent discoveries, in an interview with AFP ahead of a global conference … More »Nobel laureate, discoverer of HIV, sees 'hope' for cure
- Ahead of AIDS Conference, New Reasons for Hope Carina Storrs
HealthDay Reporter - HealthDay - Thu, Jul 19, 2012THURSDAY, July 19 (HealthDay News) -- The first glimmer of hope for a cure for HIV came in 1996 with the advent of powerful drug cocktails known as highly active antiretroviral … More »Ahead of AIDS Conference, New Reasons for Hope
THURSDAY, July 19 (HealthDay News) -- The first glimmer of hope for a cure for HIV came in 1996 with the advent of powerful drug cocktails known as highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). But the feeling was short-lived.
- Time to overhaul AIDS strategies for gays - study AFP - Thu, Jul 19, 2012
Three decades of safe-sex messages to gays have failed to stem the spread of HIV among a population at greater risk of the AIDS virus than heterosexuals, experts warned … More »Time to overhaul AIDS strategies for gays - study
- Toward a cure for AIDS: Scientists set research agenda Julie Steenhuysen - Reuters - Thu, Jul 19, 2012
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A team of global scientists has devised a strategy to find a cure for AIDS, an effort inspired by the remarkable story of a single U.S. patient named … More »Toward a cure for AIDS: Scientists set research agenda
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A team of global scientists has devised a strategy to find a cure for AIDS, an effort inspired by the remarkable story of a single U.S. patient named Timothy Ray Brown who was cured from the disease. Brown's treatment in Berlin involved the destruction of his immune system and a stem cell transplant …
- Black and Gay in the USA: The Harsh Truth of HIV and AIDS Takepart.com - Thu, Jul 19, 2012
A new report looking at the effect of HIV and AIDS on gay and bisexual black men finds that one in four is infected by HIV by the time they’re 25 years old. By age 40, … More »Black and Gay in the USA: The Harsh Truth of HIV and AIDS
A new report looking at the effect of HIV and AIDS on gay and bisexual black men finds that one in four is infected by HIV by the time they’re 25 years old. By age 40, 60 percent of them are living with the virus.
- South Africa reports new success in saving newborns from HIV AFP - Thu, Jul 19, 2012
About 117,000 babies were saved from HIV infection last year under South Africa's scheme to prevent mothers from passing on the disease during childbirth, health official … More »South Africa reports new success in saving newborns from HIV
- German parliament defends circumcision after court ban Madeline Chambers and Alexandra Hudson - Reuters - Thu, Jul 19, 2012
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's lower house of parliament passed a resolution on Thursday to protect the religious circumcision of infant boys after a district court ban … More »German parliament defends circumcision after court ban
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's lower house of parliament passed a resolution on Thursday to protect the religious circumcision of infant boys after a district court ban on the practice outraged Muslims and Jews and sparked an emotional debate in the country. The main political parties have criticized the ruling by a Cologne …
- Experts: Africa countries lose out on AIDS funding ANGUS SHAW - AP - Thu, Jul 19, 2012
African nations are not receiving adequate international funding to fight HIV/AIDS, leaving them to face catastrophic consequences without enough medication, an independent, … More »Experts: Africa countries lose out on AIDS funding
African nations are not receiving adequate international funding to fight HIV/AIDS, leaving them to face catastrophic consequences without enough medication, an independent, global medical and humanitarian organization said Thursday.
- Infection With 2 HIV Strains Slows Disease Progression Randy Dotinga
HealthDay Reporter - HealthDay - Thu, Jul 19, 2012WEDNESDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- While many people don't know it, there's more than one kind of AIDS virus. Besides the HIV-1 strain that's common throughout the … More »Infection With 2 HIV Strains Slows Disease Progression
WEDNESDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- While many people don't know it, there's more than one kind of AIDS virus. Besides the HIV-1 strain that's common throughout the world, a type known as HIV-2 is found in some parts of Africa. Now, a new study finds that people infected with HIV-2 and later with HIV-1 appear to be better …
- Mouse With Human-Like Immune System Could Advance AIDS Research HealthDay - Thu, Jul 19, 2012
WEDNESDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists who created mice with elements of the human immune system believe the rodents will further efforts to develop a vaccine … More »Mouse With Human-Like Immune System Could Advance AIDS Research
WEDNESDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists who created mice with elements of the human immune system believe the rodents will further efforts to develop a vaccine against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
- UNAIDS report shows critical gaps in world response Kerry Sheridan - AFP - Thu, Jul 19, 2012
Deaths from HIV/AIDS are rising in parts of Asia and central Europe and the global response must accelerate, experts said after the release of a major report on the world … More »UNAIDS report shows critical gaps in world response
- Conservatism threatens AIDS prevention in LatAm: UN AFP - Wed, Jul 18, 2012
AIDS is under control in Latin America and the Caribbean but a conservative wave threatens efforts to prevent the spread of the deadly HIV virus, UN experts said Tue … More »Conservatism threatens AIDS prevention in LatAm: UN
- Report finds black gay males in US worst hit by HIV-AIDS Robert MacPherson - AFP - Wed, Jul 18, 2012
HIV-AIDS is affecting black gay men in the United States on a scale unseen among any other group in the developed world, said a report issued Wednesday ahead of the International … More »Report finds black gay males in US worst hit by HIV-AIDS
- AIDS deaths worldwide drop as access to drugs improves Deena Beasley and Tom Miles - Reuters - Wed, Jul 18, 2012
LOS ANGELES/GENEVA (Reuters) - Fewer people infected with HIV globally are dying as more of them get access to crucial antiretroviral drugs, particularly in sub-Saharan … More »AIDS deaths worldwide drop as access to drugs improves
LOS ANGELES/GENEVA (Reuters) - Fewer people infected with HIV globally are dying as more of them get access to crucial antiretroviral drugs, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, the United Nations AIDS program said on Wednesday. The United Nations estimates that about 34 million people are living with the human immunodeficiency …
- HIV drug resistance creeps higher: WHO Kerry Sheridan - AFP - Wed, Jul 18, 2012
Drug resistance to HIV medicines has been creeping higher in parts of Africa and Asia but is not steep enough to cause alarm, said a survey released by the World Health … More »HIV drug resistance creeps higher: WHO
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