HIV/AIDS News

A study released yesterday by the World Health Organization , found that the leading cause of death and disease among women worldwide is HIV/AIDS. Relatedly, the study found that one in five deaths among woman is attributable to the risk factor of unsafe sex.

Former president Thabo Mbeki came under fierce attack once again as Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi released shocking statistics on the devastation HIV/Aids has inflicted on the country's population.

Canadian researchers are going to study H1N1 vaccine safety and dosage needs in people living with HIV.

Minister of Gender and Family Promotion, Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya and Anita Asiimwe, Executive Secretary of National AIDS Control Commission address the press ahead of National Pediatric Conference on Children Infected with HIV/AIDS. KIGALI - This year's National Pediatric Conference on Children Infected and affected by HIV that is scheduled to ...

A very close and detailed study of how the most robust antibodies work to block the HIV virus as it seeks entry into healthy cells has revealed a new direction for researchers hoping to design an effective vaccine.

Mesa County Health Department is expanding the priority groups who can schedule H1N1 vaccination appointments this week.

On Nov. 7, The House of Representatives approved a health care reform bill that would correct many of the problems that afflict health care in America.

Main Category: Sexual Health / STDs Also Included In: Conferences ; HIV / AIDS Article Date: 09 Nov 2009 - 1:00 PST An Indiana University study involving 2,453 women ages 18 to 68 found that lubricant use during sexual activity alone or with a partner contributed to higher ratings of pleasurable and satisfying sex.

As both the city and the commonwealth grapple with ongoing budget shortfalls, local HIV/AIDS organizations continue to struggle during what have proven a very rough year.

Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Hearing / Deafness Article Date: 05 Nov 2009 Specialists in HIV and in hearing at the University of Rochester Medical Center are teaming up to measure the hearing of people with AIDS.

Tennessee's assistance program for people with HIV and AIDS has a waiting list for the first time since it started in the early 1990s.

In a letter to the chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the chairman of the House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia, D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton blamed Republicans for contributing to the city's high rate of HIV/AIDS. Responding to Republican efforts to probe the ...

U.S. teens are getting sex education, but most are not learning about birth control from their parents, new government data showed on Thursday.

The map of San Francisco in the city's health department is bathed in shades of blue.

Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: IT / Internet / E-mail ; Compliance ; Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Article Date: 07 Nov 2009 - 0:00 PST UCSF HIV researchers have received two NIH grants of $1 million each to study the use of web-based, patient controlled personal health records to improve health and HIV prevention outcomes for ...

All public schools in the United Kingdom will be required to teach comprehensive sex education that includes HIV/AIDS and same-sex relationships, announced U.K. officials on November 5, reports Pink News .

Kimpton's new EPIC hotel is celebrating the 25th anniversary of White Party Week in Miami, the world's oldest and largest HIV/AIDS fundraiser, with special hotel rates and a donation from each room booked going to Care Resource, South Florida's oldest and largest HIV/AIDS service organization serving clients in both Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.

Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals Article Date: 06 Nov 2009 Bristol-Myers Squibb Company announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a labeling update for REYATAZ to include long-term data from the CASTLE Study.

Swaziland not only has the world's highest HIV prevalence rate, it now also has the highest tuberculosis rate, but health officials warn that not enough is being done to integrate TB and HIV services.

During a press conference on Thursday, Medecins Sans Frontieres warned that the "global economic crisis and calls to commit funds to other health crises" threatened to undermine recent gains in the fight against HIV/AIDS, the Associated Press reports.