HIV/AIDS News

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment will join with partners throughout Kansas in commemorating World AIDS Day on December 1. The World Health Organization established World AIDS Day in 1988.

The virus that causes AIDS is now spreading fastest in China through heterosexual sex, a trend demanding new strategies to stave off a rebound in the epidemic after years of progress in containing it, a United Nations report said Tuesday.

Officials say the global epidemic probably peaked in 1996 and that the disease looks stable in most regions, except for Africa.

Scientists report that a genetic variation appears to play a major role in slowing disease progression in HIV-infected patients.

University of Alberta graduate student Jennifer Heys wants to make her message clear: there needs to be more education in Ugandan communities about contraception.

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. announced today that data from the University of Pennsylvania investigator sponsored Phase 1 safety study of Sangamo's zinc finger nuclease based product, SB-728- T, for HIV/AIDS were inadvertently and prematurely disclosed on the internet.

JOHANNESBURG, 19 November 2009 - In less than seven months South Africa will host the world's biggest single sporting event - the FIFA World Cup.

Established Chinese director Gu Changwei, a cinematographer in Chen Kaige's "Farewell My Concubine" in 1993, started to shoot a documentary on reducing people's discrimination toward HIV/AIDS Sunday.

Research by University of Alberta graduate student Jennifer Heys, which found HIV-positive Ugandans want fewer children than those not living with the virus but often lack family planning services, is gaining international attention.

Share + Nov 22, 2009 12:30 pm US/Eastern EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. 1 of 1 Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., speaks at a forum on HIV/AIDS on Capitol Hill on May 13, 2009, in Washington, D.C. Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images Poll Rep.

Canadians who winter in Florida are being warned about high rates of HIV/AIDS among older residents there.

JOHANNESBURG, 21 November 2009 - South Africans are dying younger and in greater numbers, and HIV/AIDS is to blame, according to a report released this week by the South African Institute of Race Relations.

On Dec. 1, the officers of the University's Student Global AIDS Campaign will go to McCosh Health Center for free HIV tests in honor of World AIDS Day.

NEW DELHI: Despite a decrease in child mortality figures, 5,000 children under the age of five die in India everyday due to preventable causes, according to a latest UNICEF report.

HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust is calling for people in Oxford to get involved in World AIDS Day this year, either by attending an event, making a donation to support local HIV services, or wearing a red ribbon to raise awareness.

HIV/AIDS program grants made by U.S.-based foundations totaled $618 billion in 2008, an 11 percent increase from the previous year, according to a new report by Funders Concerned About AIDS, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reports.

Friday, November 20, 2009 at 1:46 p.m. Read more: National , Health , Mammograms , Pap Smears , Cervical Cancer , HIV WASHINGTON a ' First mammograms.

Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Immune System / Vaccines Article Date: 20 Nov 2009 WHAT: New discoveries about anti-HIV antibodies may bring researchers a step closer to creating an effective HIV vaccine, according to a new paper co-authored by scientists at the Vaccine Research Center of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious ...

'Blot' On U.S. HIV/AIDS Leadership Removed   A "blot" on U.S. HIV/AIDS leadership "ended last month when President [Barack] Obama lifted the prohibition " that kept HIV-positive foreigners from visiting the U.S. or seeking residency, according to a Washington Post editorial .

Fund Executive Director Michel Kazatchkine warned in a news release even this reduced funding level may not be sustainable unless wealthy countries and other donors increase their commitments.