HIV/AIDS News

The number of people in Africa receiving antiretroviral medications increased from less than 1 million in 2005 to an estimated 7.1 million in 2012, according to a new report from UNAIDS.

When word of last week's Oregonian story on HIV testing and informed consent spread through Cascade AIDS Project, we worried it would set back our efforts to screen all Oregonians for HIV .

More than nine months have passed since the Navy decided to open up overseas and large-ship platform assignments to HIV-positive sailors and Marines, but not a single sailor has gotten such a posting.

It was almost one year ago that the Food and Drug Administration approved the antiretroviral medication Truvada to reduce the risk of HIV infection in uninfected individuals.

THE Department of Health , in partnership with the AIDS Watch Council , through the Reproductive Health and Wellness Clinic of City Health Office prepare for the conduct of an Integrated HIV Behavioural and Serologic Surveillance System in the city.

The federal blood donor agency is lifting its lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but serious restrictions mean few gay or bisexual men are likely to start offering up their veins.

Volunteers for U-SA Cares for Life are shown here with a group of South African children.

Around 50 residents in this city have been confirmed to be suffering from full-blown Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and more cases could be added to the list in the coming months, a local health official said.

Rick Paquette never thought he would get HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Then in September 1984 his partner became very ill and his partner's doctor urged Rick to get a blood test.

The integration of mental health interventions into HIV prevention and treatment platforms can reduce the opportunity costs of care and improve treatment outcomes, argues a new Policy Forum article published in this week's PLOS Medicine .

Many heterosexual people in the study were themselves from immigrant communities.

Update: 1:37PM FIJI is doing well in its efforts in eliminating stigma and discrimination of people living with HIV/AIDS. Speaking during the Fiji Mid-term Review of the United Nations General Assembly 2011 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS at Lamis Novotel Hotel, Dr Kwarteng said she has been researching on 10 target areas set at a global level ... (more)

Seventy per cent of Italian HIV specialists who answered an online survey would prescribe pre-exposure prophylaxis to people in their care who ask for it, at least in some circumstances, a study has found.

The decade-old law that transformed the battle against HIV and AIDS in developing countries is at a crossroads.

Visual AIDS fought early major battles against the virus with its "Day Without Art" and the Red Ribbon.

Production of Therapeutically Relevant Levels of Clotting Factor VIII Further Demonstrates Breadth and Leverage of this Novel Approach to Monogenic Diseases Presentations at ASGCT Annual Meeting Highlight Broad Applicability of ZFP Technology Production of Therapeutically Relevant Levels of Clotting Factor VIII Further Demonstrates Breadth and ... (more)

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found that incorporating a peer-referral program for HIV testing into emergency departments can reach new groups of high-risk patients and brings more patients into the hospital for testing.

The hunt for an HIV vaccine has gobbled up US$8 billion in the past decade, and the failure of the most recent efficacy trial has delivered yet another setback to 26 years of efforts.

Susan Finnegan, Vyckee Keys and her daughter Alexandra Keyes, age 13, pause during the moment of silent remembrance at the Boulder County AIDS Project's participation in the International AIDS Candlelight Vigil on Sunday evening May 19th, 2013 in Boulder Colorado.

The AIDS Walk New York stepped off Sunday in Central Park, with 30,000 people walking to raise funds for awareness and treatment.