HIV/AIDS News Archives

When we first heard Alicia Keys' velvet voice and masterful piano strokes in 2001, she was a beautiful tomboy singing about falling in and out of love.

Researchers have confirmed that a certain type of cell provides a "hideout" for HIV during drug treatment and is a reservoir of HIV in humans.

Jacques Diouf , the head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization , called a global summit late in 2007 to provide an opportunity for world leaders to discuss the food crisis.

Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have uncovered definitive evidence that a small but potent subset of immune system B cells is able to regulate inflammation.

A new compound that inhibits HIV protease has been developed by researchers at the University of Michigan.

Cyclone Nargis affected everyone in the Irrawaddy delta, but it has placed HIV/AIDS patients under even greater physical and mental stress, according to social welfare groups in Rangoon.

The Iowa Department of Public Health is planning a conference on HIV/AIDS next month.

The permanent exhibits at the Clinton Presidential Library could be revamped or entirely changed as the landmark dedicated to the former president's time in office approaches its fifth anniversary, the ...

This June 11th, a new dramatic video series will launch that has been proven to be effective in reducing high-risk sexual behavior.

The stage was set for a coordinated European effort to accelerate research and stimulate development of new treatments against viral diseases at a recent research conference organised by the European Science ...

Main Category: HIV / AIDS Article Date: 23 May 2008 - 9:00 PDT A photography exhibit featuring 25 well-known women from Russia and Ukraine that aims to raise awareness and reduce stigma associated with HIV/AIDS ...

KABUL: The prevalence of HIV is low in Afghanistan, but the potential risk factors for the spread of the disease remain high, the Public Health Ministry said yesterday.

The $7 billion spending plan state lawmakers approved Thursday cuts most state agencies but also adds new money for K-12 education and health care and a small raise for state employees.

Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Seniors / Aging The New York Times recently profiled the Divas, a support group for black and Hispanic HIV-positive women over age 50 in Harlem, N.Y. The Divas, ...

Most HIV cases can be traced to the transmission of a single virus, according to a study published online Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science , the Birmingham News reports.

Prague- The official number of 922 HIV-positive Czechs is grossly underestimated as the real number may be perhaps ten times higher, Miroslav Hlavaty, director of the Prague House of the Light, said.

The U.S. Department of Defense has opened its first office for the American President's Emergency Program for the AIDS Relief .

A team of scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has discovered new details about how a simian strain of the AIDS virus replicates.

Main Category: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Article Date: 19 May 2008 bioMA©rieux, a leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics and FIND , a Swiss non-profit foundation, have signed a ...

The Joint Clinical Research Centre in Kampala, Uganda, recently launched a no-cost HIV testing campaign aimed at children born to parents living with HIV/AIDS and those orphaned by the disease, the New ...

According to the Post-Dispatch , small, specialty retail pharmacies -- such as the pharmacy chains CarePlus and BioScrip -- are able to provide personal attention, advice and resources to people living with ...

Washington, May 23 : Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have confirmed initial findings that a unique HIV vaccine formula is effective in eliciting strong and balanced immune responses.

A triple-combination therapy that includes the antiretroviral drug efavirenz is the most effective among two other widely used antiretroviral regimens at suppressing HIV viral loads for initial treatment of ...

The Department of Justice is investigating Wales West RV Resort in Silverhill, Ala., in preparation for a possible discrimination lawsuit after a manager at the facility prohibited an HIV-positive child from ...

According to the Times , Divas members -- who range in age from 50 to 70 -- "represent the changing face of HIV/AIDS" in the U.S. CDC data from 2005 showed that 27% of people with HIV/AIDS were women, compared ...

The shifting health trends indicate that leading infectious diseases - diarrhoea, HIV, tuberculosis, neonatal infections and malaria - will become less important causes of death globally over the next 20 years.

The global burden of disease is shifting from infectious diseases to non-communicable diseases, with chronic conditions such as heart disease and stroke now being the chief killers globally, according to a new ...

Biologists from Austria and Singapore developed a technique that adds a new twist on the relationship between biology and art.

Former Destiny's Child star Kelly Rowland has filmed a new public service announcement aimed at teaching young music fans to practice safe sex and avoid the risks of AIDS.

Chronic conditions such as heart disease and stroke have taken over from infectious diseases as diarrhoea, HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis as the leading causes of death around the globe, the United Nations ...

They're the cold cases of medicine, patients with diseases so rare and mysterious that they've eluded diagnosis for years.

The Web site, posornot.com , shows photographs and short biographies of men and women ages 21 to 30, asking visitors to determine if each is HIV-positive or negative.

“Monitoring prescription refills at the pharmacy provides a proactive approach to disease management in contrast to monitoring CD4 cell counts, which is reactive”

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have shown that monitoring treatment adherence to AIDS therapy is a simple blood-free way to monitor risk of disease progression. via Newswise

“We are seeing an impact in the epidemic's decline worldwide linked to our interventions.”

When AIDS erupted more than two decades ago, health experts quickly devised a strategy for stopping the disease's spread in the developing world: Distribute free condoms and test for HIV. via USA Today

“I will fight tooth and nail to make sure that the funding stays in place for these approaches, and I will hold the government to account for it.”

Community organizations that support people with HIV or AIDS say they're being kept in the dark about federal government plans to cut millions of dollars in funding. via CANOE

“The policy will not cover accidental deaths or disability due to intentional self-injury, suicide, insanity or immorality under the influence of drugs, liquor or narcotics”

Sex workers in India now have the option of taking out life insurance cover -- a move they hope will speed up their bid to legalise the profession, a charity said Monday. via XtraMSN Real Estate

CytoDyn, Inc. has appointed Nader Z. Pourhassan, Ph.D., as its Chief Operating Office. via Freshnews

“A ball for "fags", it could not be good”

From former US president Bill Clinton, actresses Sharon Stone and "Sex and the City" siren Kim Cattrall to Supermodel Linda Evangelista and hundreds of scantly clad models and attendees: only the 16th annual ... via Trend Hunter Magazine

“HIV and AIDS is a big problem, despite the fact that the government is fully aware about this, while corruption is a problem that the government is trying to face with strong support from the international community”

Main Category: HIV / AIDS Article Date: 14 May 2008 - 9:00 PDT HIV/AIDS is hindering Mozambique's efforts to alleviate poverty, Glauco Calzuola, head of the European Union delegation in Mozambique, said Sunday, ... via Medical News Today

“Today's discovery represents the triumph of science over a dreaded disease”

The campaign against AIDS marks an important anniversary this week, bringing to mind victories of science and the human spirit but also defeats, stigma and ignorance in a combat that has claimed more lives than ... via PhysOrg Weblog

“The (research) community is depressed because we see no hopeful route to success”

A quarter of a century since the virus that causes AIDS was identified, a vaccine against the deadly disease remains frustratingly out of reach despite a well-funded global effort to find a cure. via New Straits Times

“If the bill is approved, a patient will be able to demand his or her right to treatment and a fulfilled life. Despite efforts to sensitise people, large scale discrimination takes place openly against HIV patients”

Demanding stronger response and accountability towards HIV/AIDS patients, activists, NGOs and the patients themselves will come together in 30 countries, including India, to observe the Global AIDS action week ... via India Gazette

“After last year's show by (designers) Heatherette, who played sensually with gay cliches, it is important for us this year to make the dynamics in a male-female relationship a topic”

Hollywood actress Sharon Stone and Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall joined several thousand "aliens" clad in feather boas and tight leather pants who descended on Vienna for the annual Life Ball AIDS charity ... via The West Australian

Special candlelight memorial services will be held across the country this evening to remember those who have died from AIDS-related illnesses. via Newstalk ZB

“But like all adolescents, they are still struggling to establish autonomy from their parents, to understand their emerging sexuality.”

The development of antiretroviral drugs in the 1990s has improved the lives of children living with HIV/AIDS and reduced the number of infants born with the virus from about 1,700 annually in the 1990s to about ... via News-Medical.Net

“It's a major concern for us: we feel that they must have access to clean water”

Although conflict in Sudan officially ended in 2005, government officials in the south of the country have said that they do not have the resources necessary to rebuild the region and deliver services, such as ... via News-Medical.Net

“Our interventions are targeting the wrong people, in the wrong places and at the wrong time of day”

CDC Director Julie Gerberding on Friday at a forum in Oakland, Calif., said that more money is needed to fight HIV/AIDS in the black community, particularly among black men who have sex with men, the San ... via MediLexicon

“We have an almost non-existent HIV prevention campaign”

Over the past year, there have been a number of scientific disappointments in the HIV and Aids field, including two failed vaccine trials. via Independent Online

The US assistance to India has decreased slightly in 2009 Fiscal in recognition of the continuing growth of the Indian economy and the ability of the government to fund more of the important programmes. via Deccan Herald

I think it's a huge victory for the constitution, I think it's a huge victory for people living with HIV HIV positive people will be able to join the SANDF after it admitted in the Pretoria High Court today ... via Sunday Times

“Some fathers inflict domestic violence or even sexual abuse, devastating families and creating profound physical and emotional scars in children. Others abandon their families outright and fail to provide support”

Fathers can make a positive impact on the development of their children, but too many men have difficulty taking up the responsibility of fatherhood, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday. via People's Daily Online

“In a way, this works like a door jam. If you looked only at the door when it's shut, you'd not know you could put a jam in it”

Researchers have developed what they believe is the first new mechanism in nearly 20 years for inhibiting a common target used to treat all HIV patients, which could eventually lead to a new class of AIDS drugs ... via Huliq.com

“There is a need for us to ... look at the total picture whether we are making any progress in finding new tools to respond to HIV infections without putting more lives at risk”

The various ways of fighting HIV/Aids should be assessed to establish effectiveness of new methods without putting lives at risk, Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang said on Thursday. via News24.com

State Rep. Larry McKeon, the first openly gay member of the Illinois legislature, died Tuesday in Springfield, Ill., the Chicago Tribune reported. via Gay.com

More than 300 former patients in south east London are being contacted after a health care worker was found to be HIV positive. via This is Local London

“The results from the NRTI-sparing regimen have given us valuable reassurance that we can utilize a two-drug therapy regimen based on lopinavir-ritonavir plus efavirenz for patients who are unable to take NRTI due to side effects.”

Washington, May 15: One of the most commonly prescribed triple-drug combinations for initial HIV infection is also the most effective at suppressing it, according to the largest study of its kind to evaluate ... via Daily India

“With AIDS the largest single cause of premature death in Africa, we can't talk about better, lasting development there without also committing to stay the course in the long-term fight against the disease”

The World Bank on Wednesday unveiled a four-year strategy to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa that shifts focus from emergency response to long-term development. via Reuters

“It's not like 10 years ago, where there were huge differences between regimens”

The largest study of its kind supports the use of a popular three-drug regimen for HIV patients and suggests a cocktail of two classes of drugs is a good alternative. via Health Scout

“Although treatment with ART raises T-cell counts and improves patient immune function, its use does not improve the immune system's ability to control HIV replication, which we believe AGS-004 is able to do.”

Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 14 May 2008 - 3:00 PDT Argos Therapeutics announced the initiation of a Phase 2a proof-of-concept clinical trial to test ... via Medical News Today

Officials from Yemen and the United Nations Development Programme on Monday signed a $10.6 million, three-year agreement to strengthen efforts to fight HIV/AIDS in the country, SABA News reports. via MediLexicon

Washington, May 14 : Researchers at Brigham Young University and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have found that at the time of drug treatments, the infectious HIV hides out inside a third type of reservoir ... via Newkerala.com

How much do seven members of the U.S. Senate weigh? Eyeing them -- Tom Coburn, Jim DeMint, Jeff Sessions, Saxby Chambliss, David Vitter, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr -- I'd guess they probably come in at about ... via WWTC-AM Eagan

“We have to stop this nonsense now. Talking about 'vulnerability' will not stop people getting infected.”

'People do stupid things - that's what spreads HIV' Western governments are spending mind-boggling sums treating HIV-positive patients in the developing world. via Guardian Unlimited

“Because of their lack of decision-making power in matters of sex, as well as other factors like poverty, they become more exposed to the risk of becoming infected than men”

Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Sexual Health / STDs Article Date: 13 May 2008 HIV/AIDS cases are increasing among women and girls involved in commercial sex work in Kampala, Uganda, HIV/AIDS ... via MediLexicon

“This will allow more physicians around the world to acquire the basic knowledge on standard TB management at a time when there is a resurgence of the epidemic”

U.S. pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly will donate $1 million to train doctors treating tuberculosis , a disease that infects 9 million people every year and kills nearly 2 million. via Scientific American

“We need a fairly dramatic shift in priorities, not just a minor tweaking”

Efforts to curb the AIDS epidemic in Africa should concentrate on promoting sexual restraint, a team of Harvard researchers has concluded, after finding that condom-distribution campaigns have not significantly ... via Global Catholic Network EWTN

Main Category: HIV / AIDS Article Date: 13 May 2008 - 0:00 PDT The Scottish Medicines Consortium announced that 'Isentress' has been accepted for restricted use within NHS Scotland in combination with other ... via Medical News Today

“So I want to go back to help out the kids and raise HIV/AIDS awareness.”

In January, Meghan Cochran-Yu flew to the other side of the world to study the Chinese language and immerse herself in Chinese culture at Peking University in Beijing. via Redlands Daily Facts

“It's a very difficult territory. ... It is one of those areas that could significantly retract on the economic opportunities”

The government and businesses in Papua New Guinea should work together to alleviate the effects of HIV/AIDS and avoid a "catastrophic health burden," Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island ... via News-Medical.Net

“It is tragic that we did not act on male circumcision in 2000, when the evidence was already very compelling. Large numbers of people will die as a result of this error”

Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Men's health According to a new policy analysis led by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health and the University of California, Berkeley, the most common ... via MediLexicon

“This is just bringing us up to where we should be”

South Carolina's contribution has increased from 5% of the program's budget in 2007 to 19% this year. via News-Medical.Net

“I think people didn't expect to see an effect that quickly”

LONDON - Providing free AIDS drugs to people in northern Malawi has slashed adult mortality rates, vindicating a recent ramp-up in treatment in poor parts of rural Africa, researchers said on ... via Reuters

“And there would also need to be a point of entry - unprotected vaginal or anal sex without condoms”

I'm 16 and gay. I recently got into an argument with my parents over whether HIV is spread by saliva or if you can be infected during oral sex. via City Pages

“It is clear that the labor and delivery setting offers the final opportunity to detect and prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV. The program outlined by Pai and colleagues is efficient, acceptable, and leads to reduced morbidity.”

Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Article Date: 06 May 2008 The World Health Organization has reported that over 500,000 children under 15 years of age become infected with HIV ... via MediLexicon

Apotex Inc. , Canada's largest generic pharmaceutical company has successfully bid and been awarded a tender from the Rwandan Government for the life saving triple combination AIDS drug "Apo Triavir". Apotex is ... via News-Medical.Net

“This year must be a year of action if we are to tackle the development emergency we face”

Multinational companies need to increase their efforts to address development issues worldwide, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Tuesday ahead of a conference on global businesses and the United ... via News-Medical.Net

The number of new HIV cases reported in Germany increased by 4% in 2007, according to data recently released by the Robert Koch Institute , Xinhua/People's Daily reports. via News-Medical.Net

“In rural India, most women do not show up for testing before birth because of stigma and discrimination”

Researchers at McGill University have field tested in India a rapid saliva test for HIV that was shown to be highly effective in preventing transmission of the virus from HIV-positive mothers to their children. via Vancouver Sun

“Now that the delivery combinations of the vaccine have been worked out, the Phase II trial will expand the participants to 150 vaccinated volunteers and 75 volunteers as a control group who do not receive the vaccine.”

The Atlanta-based biotechnology firm GeoVax Labs plans to launch Phase II clinical trials of its experimental HIV vaccine this summer, company officials recently announced, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... via News-Medical.Net

Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Women's Health / Gynecology Article Date: 06 May 2008 More women than men in Uganda sought services of the AIDS Support Organization , or TASO, according to a ... via MediLexicon

Funding for HIV/AIDS in Tanzania from the government and international donors from 2007 to 2008 is expected to total more than 568 billion Tanzanian shillings, or about $476 million, according to a recently ... via News-Medical.Net

“Safe water is essential for improving the lives of Rwandans”

Safe solution to reduce risks WASHINGTON -- The United States Agency for International Development is pleased to announce the relaunch of Sur'Eau, a safe-water solution that reduces the risk of diarrhea. via KIMO

It is estimated that 5,6-million South Africans are infected with HIV in 2008, said the Actuarial Society of South Africa on Tuesday. via The Mercury

“Most