48 min ago | Daily Times
Ordinance for HIV/AIDS control promulgated in Sindh
Staff Report KARACHI: Governor Sindh Dr Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan on Wednesday promulgated The Sindh HIV/AIDS Control, Treatment and Protection Ordinance 2013, to provide protection to HIV patients from being marginalised.
48 min ago | Daily Times
Ordinance for HIV/AIDS control promulgated in Sindh
KARACHI: Governor Sindh Dr Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan on Wednesday promulgated The Sindh HIV/AIDS Control, Treatment and Protection Ordinance 2013, to provide protection to HIV patients from being marginalised.
1 hr ago | Newswise
White House: 'Preparing the Future' HIV Program a Collaborative Community Model for Nation
Newswise - In a city where one of every 40 people older than 13 is HIV positive, the JACQUES Initiative at the University of Maryland, Baltimore has mobilized a "model" program of unprecedented health, psychosocial, and legal resources called Preparing the Future that could make HIV testing and linkage to care more routine and normalized, say ... (more)
4 hrs ago | KAAL-TV Austin
Investigation: Can HIV Treatment Kill?
For the past few months, we've been following the story of baby Rico, the Brownsdale baby born with HIV.
5 hrs ago | American Medical Association
New HIV guidelines make screening even more routine
Guidelines call for screening adolescents and adults ages 15 to 65 who are not known to be at increased risk for HIV infection.
6 hrs ago | HIV and Hepatitis
UNAIDS: More than 7 Million Africans on HIV Treatment, Deaths Continue to Fall
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.
7 hrs ago | OregonLive.com
To end HIV and AIDS, we encourage testing for all -- with consent
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 .
7 hrs ago | Stars and Stripes
No postings yet for HIV-positive Marines, sailors since policy change
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.
7 hrs ago | Rod 2.0
VIDEO: Ken Like Barbie Talks to Gay Men About "PrEP" HIV Prevention
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.
8 hrs ago | Sun-Star
DOH, Baguio continue HIV surveillance
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.
10 hrs ago | The Toronto Star
Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood
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.
12 hrs ago | Park Record
Upcoming fundraiser needs donations
Volunteers for U-SA Cares for Life are shown here with a group of South African children.
16 hrs ago | MindaNews
50 people in GenSan with full-blown AIDS - official
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.
20 hrs ago | WNWO-TV Toledo
Toledo man still healthy 29 years after HIV diagnosis
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.
Integrating mental health care into HIV care
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 .
Read HIV prevention news: Europe online
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)
Majority of Italian HIV specialists would prescribe PrEP
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.
After a decade, global AIDS program looks ahead
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.