September 16 2008 12:00 AM ET
CDC: Majority of HIV Infections Are Among Gays, Black Men
A new analysis of HIV infection data shows that the majority of infections are among men who have sex with men and that African-American men -- both gay and straight -- are the most affected U.S. ethnic group.
August 28 2008 12:00 AM ET
New York Rate of HIV Infection Soars Above National Average
For the first time, the New York City health department has issued a study that is able to determine the number of new infections of HIV in a year. The study, which reports on 2006, is the most precise estimate ever of citywide HIV infections, according to the health department.
August 20 2008 12:00 AM ET
Safe Sex Ringtone Sings 'Condom, Condom!'
A cell phone ringtone that sings "Condom, condom!" has been launched to promote safe sex in India, where condoms carry a strong social stigma and HIV and AIDS are growing problems, health experts said Tuesday.
August 13 2008 12:00 AM ET
FDA Approves Gilead AIDS Drug for Hepatitis B
Gilead Sciences Inc. prepared to expand its reach further beyond AIDS drugs Monday after federal regulators approved the biotech drug maker's signature anti-HIV therapy as a hepatitis B treatment.
August 12 2008 12:00 AM ET
Gift Cards Key to New AIDS Prevention Strategy
Could the AIDS Virus Be Stopped With Gift Cards?
August 09 2008 12:00 AM ET
D.C. Clinic Registers 232% Rise in HIV Cases
An unusually high increase in the number of clients testing positive for HIV at the Whitman-Walker Clinic in Washington, D.C., has officials alarmed, according to the Washington Blade.
August 07 2008 12:00 AM ET
Canada Pledges Additional $45 Million to Fight AIDS
Canadian health minister Tony Clement announced at the International AIDS Conference that his country will spend $45 million to fight the spread of HIV in Africa.
August 06 2008 12:00 AM ET
Activists Applaud U.S. Lifting of HIV Travel Restrictions
AIDS experts praised the United States on Tuesday for ending its two-decade ban on HIV-positive people entering the country, saying travel restrictions by dozens of other countries are hurting efforts to control the epidemic.
August 05 2008 12:00 AM ET
Mixed Results for Growth Hormone in HIV Patients
A hormone better known for illicit use among athletes can help treat troublesome complications from the AIDS virus, but with potentially risky side effects, a small study found.
August 05 2008 12:00 AM ET
12-Year-Old With HIV Applauded at International AIDS Conference
Keren Dunaway was 5 when her parents used drawings to explain to her that they both had the HIV virus -- and so did she.
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