June 10 2008 12:00 AM ET
Study: 1 in 4 Adults in NYC Have Herpes
A city health department study finds that just more than a fourth of adult New Yorkers are infected with the virus that causes genital herpes.
June 09 2008 12:00 AM ET
Cuba Approves Free Sex-Change Operations
Cuba has authorized sex-change operations and will offer them free for qualifying citizens, an official said Friday.
June 06 2008 12:00 AM ET
WHO Highlights Need for Increased AIDS Treatment
A report released by the World Health Organization/UNAIDS/UNICEF on Monday highlighted the importance of continuing to increase the number of people being treated with antiretroviral drugs as the number of people living with HIV/AIDS continues to rise.
June 04 2008 12:00 AM ET
California AIDS Ride Raises a Record $11.5 Million
More than 2,500 cyclists from 12 countries and 42 states left from San Francisco on Monday, beginning a seven-day, 545-mile bike ride to Los Angeles in support of AIDS/LifeCycle.
June 03 2008 12:00 AM ET
Gays Not Part of Uganda's HIV Treatment Plan
The head of Uganda's AIDS commission, Kihumuro Apuuli, claims that despite his belief that homosexuals are responsible for increasing the number of HIV infections in the country, they will not be targeted for treatment.
June 03 2008 12:00 AM ET
U.N. Hits AIDS Treatment Target Two Years Late
In 2003, the World Health Organization began its ambitious ''3 by 5'' initiative to treat AIDS, promising to put 3 million infected people worldwide on antiretroviral drugs within two years. According to a report issued on Monday, they finally succeeded last year. Despite missing their deadline, officials were upbeat. ''If every U.N. health target was met just two years late, the world would be a much better place,'' said Dr. Kevin De Cock, director of WHO's AIDS department.
May 27 2008 12:00 AM ET
Russia Repeals Gay Blood Ban
Russia will repeal its six-year ban on gay blood donors after a tumultuous battle between gay activist groups and the Russian Minister of Health and Social Development.
May 23 2008 12:00 AM ET
Public Funding Reinstated for Sex Reassignment in Ontario
After nearly 10 years of being delisted, public funding for sex-reassignment surgery is in the process of being reinstated in the Canadian province of Ontario, according to the Vancouver Sun.
May 23 2008 12:00 AM ET
Bush Signs Bill Outlawing Genetic Discrimination
President Bush on Wednesday signed legislation to protect people from losing their jobs or health insurance when genetic testing reveals they are susceptible to costly diseases.
May 20 2008 12:00 AM ET
Some Experts Say Money for AIDS in Africa Going to Waste
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.
