HIV/AIDS News

NeurogesX Inc., a specialty drugmaker that has never reported an annual profit, failed to win the backing of a U.S. advisory panel for its patch to relieve painful nerve damage commonly associated with HIV.

Health Minister Dr Fenton Ferguson greets Dr Jean William Page , director, Le Groupe Haitien d'Etude du Sarcome de des Infections Opportunistes, at an open-day symposium at the University Hospital of the West Indies yesterday.

Despite the fact that new cases of HIV have largely levelled off across Canada, Saskatchewan has a surging infection rate.

State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins has introduced legislation, Senate Bill 2971 that will allow Illinoisans to continue to play the Quality of Life scratch-off lottery game after the end of 2012.

Merck & Co's recently approved Victrelis treatment for hepatitis C considerably lessens the effectiveness of some widely used medicines against the virus that causes AIDS, Merck and U.S. regulators said in separate reports.

Recently, Congressman Alcee L. Hastings recognized the importance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day in the ongoing effort to bring an end to HIV/AIDS. This year marks the 12th anniversary of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, which aims to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS; encourage regular testing for HIV/AIDS; increase involvement; and ... (more)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A local HIV/AIDS organization is raising awareness and giving couples an alternative way to celebrate Valentine's Day.

NY1 VIDEO: As NY1 News revisits its 20-year history, the station looks back at reporter Debbie Feyerick's February 8, 1993 story on a club that allowed people living with HIV and AIDS to buy medications that weren't yet legal in the U.S. NY1 FOLLOW-UP: Doctor Roy Gulick, the Chief of Infectious Diseases for New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell ... (more)

New York City Council members grilled policymakers at a packed hearing Wednesday over recent changes to public assistance policies that they worry could lead to increased homelessness and risky behavior among vulnerable New Yorkers sick with HIV and AIDS.

In Florida, 95,335 people were living with HIV or AIDS in 2010 and nearly half - 49 percent - of them are black.

When we talk about harm reduction practices, we are not only referring to the community's responsibility for the expansion of public health policies, but also to each individual's responsibility to gain an awareness and understanding of how one's decisions can impact their long-term health and the health of others.

One in 16 black men will be diagnosed with HIV during his lifetime, and one in 32 black women will be diagnosed.

A monthly dose of the drug will cost $20 compared to $600 for the same drug in Europe.

Respiratory tract infections, including pneumonia, are the biggest killers of children under five years old.

Mizzou Black Men's Initiative and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Chi Kappa chapter bring Jannis Evans to speak at the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center at MU on Tuesday as a part of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.

In the District health experts say three out of four HIV positive residents are black.

Statistics show African-Americans are much more likely to contract HIV than other racial groups.

The Center in Asbury Park, a nonprofit group that offers supportive housing and a day care program for those living with HIV and AIDS, is in need of more volunteers and food donations.

Studies show the older a woman is when she is diagnosed with a certain type of breast cancer the more likely it is to be fatal.

Canada's highest court will hear two landmark cases Wednesday on whether someone living with HIV should be held criminally liable if they do not disclose their condition to a sex partner, even when the risk of transmission is low.