U.S. donates extra $150 million to battle AIDS
Science now has the tools to slash the spread of HIV even without a vaccine — and the U.S. is donating an extra $150 million to help poor countries put them in place, the Obama administration told the...
View ArticleGov't: says only 1 in 4 have HIV under control
New government data shows only a quarter of Americans with the AIDS virus have the infection under control. Young people and blacks are least likely to get effective care. That's slightly lower than...
View ArticleHealth panel likely to make HIV tests routine
A U.S. health panel may soon make HIV testing as standard a practice as checking cholesterol levels, a move that would fundamentally change how the virus is detected and treated.read more
View ArticleNew AIDS-like disease in Asians, not contagious
Researchers have identified a mysterious new disease that has left scores of people in Asia and some in the United States with AIDS-like symptoms even though they are not infected with HIV....
View ArticleMost young people with HIV don't know they're infected
More than half of all teens and young adults infected with HIV, the AIDS virus, are unaware that they're infected.read more
View ArticleCompany: FDA approved diarrhea drug
Fulyzaq is designed to treat diarrhea in patients taking HIV and AIDS drugs.read more
View ArticleScientists say baby born with HIV apparently cured
A baby born with the AIDS virus appears to have been cured, scientists announced Sunday, describing the case of a child from Mississippi who's now 2 1/2 and has been off medication for about a year...
View ArticleNow 14 adults with HIV have been ‘functionally cured’
Early treatment of HIV can result in a functional cure for around 10 percent of patients say French researchers. The conclusion comes from a study of 14 people who were given anti-viral drugs very soon...
View ArticleHIV Test Urged for 7,000 Oklahoma Dental Patients
Health officials are urging 7,000 patients of an Oklahoma dentist to seek medical tests to ensure they haven't been exposed to hepatitis or the virus that causes AIDS. The Oklahoma and Tulsa health...
View ArticleAIDS Vaccine Path Suggested by Study
By tracking one patient’s immune response, scientists have tracked how a series of mutations led to an antibody that can defeat many H.I.V. strains.
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