Russia Urged to Change AIDS Strategy
AIDS experts urged Russia to change the way it fights HIV and AIDS, a growing threat to the country.
Britains Gay Blood Ban Under Review
A lifetime ban on blood donations by gay and bisexual men in the United Kingdom is currently under review and could be lifted in 2010.
Obama to Remove Abstinence Requirement for HIV Funding
President-elect Barack Obama plans to overhaul the Bush administration's international family planning and AIDS prevention funding policy, which excludes abortion and strictly supports abstinence-only education.
Study: Treatment for HIV Should Begin Earlier
A new study has found that postponing treatment for people with HIV can almost double their risk of death, compared to people who get treatment early.
HIV Infections Rising in Hong Kong
Public health and HIV/AIDS experts warn that if prevention programs don't take hold in Hong Kong, as many as one third of the city's gay and bisexual men could be infected with HIV by 2020. The number of infections among that group has risen every year since 2003, while the rate of infection for heterosexuals has stayed steady over that same amount of time, Reuters reports.
HIV Testing Offered in Missouri High School
A high school in Missouri will install an HIV/AIDS testing center after several students were exposed to the virus. The St. Louis County Health Department said it was the first time in its history that a routine investigation on the virus's origin following a diagnosis in the area has led to a high school. Parents of students at Normandy High School were notified on Wednesday.
Rates of HIV Skyrocket in Indonesian Prisons
Intravenous drug use and overcrowding are causing the incidence of HIV/AIDS to explode in Indonesian prisons.
Text Message-Based HIV/AIDS Campaign Set to Start in L.A.
An innovative new text message-based HIV/AIDS campaign is set to start in Los Angeles County now that it has received funding. With a grant from Cable Positive, the cable industry's HIV/AIDS nonprofit, AIDS Project Los Angeles will be able to go forward with the new-media health intervention, the group announced on Wednesday.
Circumcision Provides Little HIV Protection for Gays
Circumcision, which has been shown to reduce heterosexual men's risk of contracting HIV, does not have the same effect for gays, a new study indicates.
West Virginia Wants to Stub Gay Smoking
West Virginia -- a state not known for being exactly gay-friendly -- has allocated $100,000 to fight smoking in the gay and lesbian community, reports The Charleston Gazette.
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