October 09 2007 12:00 AM ET
Space Mission to Include HIV Research
Astronauts to study the effects of microgravity and space radiation on cells and microbes, as well as experiments with proteins for a potential HIV vaccine
October 06 2007 12:00 AM ET
Canada Will Be First to Export Generic AIDS Drugs
Canada has the become the first country to announce it has authorized a company to make for export a cheap, generic version of a patented AIDS drug, the WTO said Friday.
October 06 2007 12:00 AM ET
Microsoft Launches Health Records Site
Microsoft Corp. launched a Web site Thursday for managing personal health and medical information, but privacy advocates worry that neither the technology nor U.S. law will protect patients' most confidential details.
October 05 2007 12:00 AM ET
Verizon Donates $75K to Gay Domestic Violence Hotline
Telecommunications giant Verizon has given $75,000 to the Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project, helping the group expand its services to more people.
October 05 2007 12:00 AM ET
Obesity a Problem in HIV Population
Early in the AIDS epidemic, people infected with the virus often lost a dangerous amount of weight, at times looking gaunt and ghostly. Today, they are facing the opposite problem.
October 03 2007 12:00 AM ET
Study: Black and Latino LGBs Have Fewer Mental Disorders Than Whites
In a study conducted at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health among lesbian, gay, and bisexual groups, researchers were surprised to find that blacks and Latinos report significantly fewer mental disorders than whites.
October 03 2007 12:00 AM ET
Canadian Court Acquits in AIDS Scandal
A judge acquitted three doctors, a New Jersey company, and a former Red Cross official of criminal charges Monday in a tainted-blood scandal that infected thousands of Canadians with HIV or hepatitis and resulted in more than 3,000 deaths.
October 02 2007 12:00 AM ET
Verdict Expected in Canada's Tainted Blood Trial
Three Canadian health officials, a U.S. pharmaceutical company, and one of its senior executives will learn their fate Monday when a judge issues a verdict on charges that they allowed hemophiliacs to contract HIV through tainted blood, a case that has been called the worst public health disaster in Canadian history.
October 02 2007 12:00 AM ET
New Condoms to Replace D.C. Supplies
As many as 70,000 condoms given away in a citywide campaign to reduce HIV and AIDS were returned this week by community groups.
October 02 2007 12:00 AM ET
HRC, GLMA release inaugural Healthcare Equality Index
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation and the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association will release today, October 1, the inaugural edition of the Healthcare Equality Index, a new annual report that assesses hospitals nationwide on a range of criteria relevant to LGBT patients and consumers. In the tradition of HRC’s influential Corporate Equality Index, which evaluates American companies’ gay-friendly policies and practices, the Healthcare Equality Index is the first comprehensive look at how the medical industry responds to the needs of the LGBT community.
September 29 2007 12:00 AM ET
Indian Court Denies HIV-positive Woman Custody of Daughter
An Indian court has denied an HIV-positive woman custody of her 8-year-old daughter, a rights activist said Friday.
September 29 2007 12:00 AM ET
Donors Raise Nearly $10 Billion for Global Fund
Donors pledged nearly $10 billion to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria on Thursday, less than the fund says it needs over the next three years, although officials said that they were pleased and more money was expected later.
September 28 2007 12:00 AM ET
AIDS Funds Target Southern U.S.
The National AIDS Fund, the Ford Foundation, and the Elton John AIDS Foundation have joined forces in Southern REACH, a fund to help high-risk populations in the southeastern United States.
