US panel urges protection of humans in research

2011-12-15T12:30:21Z

A bioethics panel that investigated a Guatemalan sex disease scandal urged the US government Thursday to consider compensating victims who are harmed by participating in future research.

The President's Bioethics Commission was tasked by Barack Obama after revelations last year that 1,300 people were exposed to venereal disease as part of macabre research led by an American in Barack Obama after revelations last year that 1,300 people were exposed to venereal disease as part of macabre research led by an American in

You might not need that pelvic exam, says study

2011-12-14T13:00:17Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many doctors give women pelvic exams when they're not called for by guidelines, for example to screen for ovarian cancer or before prescribing birth control pills, according to a new study.

That's worrisome, researchers said, not only because the exams are invasive, but because they come with a risk of false positives that can lead to more unnecessary tests and pr...

US denies bid to expand morning-after pill sales

2011-12-08T06:31:53Z

US regulators on Wednesday rejected a drug company's request to make emergency contraception available over the counter to consumers of all ages instead of by prescription to those under 17.

The rare move, which saw one government secretary overrule another at the 11th hour, was blasted by pro-choice advocates but hailed by conservatives who said girls 12-17 need to see a doctor before getting the morning-after pill.

At issue was a drug called

"Secretive' Arab world faces HIV epidemic: experts

2011-12-07T07:30:29Z

In an Arab world rife with social stigma, government inaction and often limited access to education and medical care, experts warn that an HIV epidemic is on the rise.

"In the Middle East and North Africa, the HIV epidemic has been on the rise for the past decade," said Aleksandar Sasha Bodiroza, HIV/AIDS adviser at the ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The fight against AIDS risks being set back years by a global financial crisis, the head of the United Nations campaign against the disease warned Wednesday.

About 34 million people worldwide are infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus ...

Human rights key in combating AIDS among gay men: WHO

2011-12-05T18:30:36Z

Vast improvements in human rights and access to treatment are needed to protect gay men against HIV/AIDS, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Monday.

"If you want to achieve zero new infections, you have to address the human rights issues," WHO official Ying-Ru Lo said after a meeting about infection rates among gay men at the International Conference for AIDS and sexual...

African leaders must boost AIDS programmes: Bush

2011-12-04T16:30:24Z

African leaders must ensure that programmes to fight HIV/AIDS on the ravaged continent are successfully carried out, former US president George W. Bush said Sunday.

Bush said at the opening ceremony of the International Conference on AIDS and STIs (ICASA) in Africa that funding from foreign donors...

Philippines struggles with AIDS

2011-12-03T18:30:17Z

The Philippines is struggling to deal with a worsening HIV-AIDS problem, with far too little money being spent on reversing a steady rise in infection rates, health experts warn.

The government will have to prioritise its funding to concentrate on helping the most at-risk communities as it faces a budget shortfall of up to $370 million over the next five years, health department assistant secretary Eric Tayag said.<...

Funding cuts threaten HIV gains in Mozambique: activists

2011-12-02T15:30:28Z

Mozambican activists warned Friday that funding cuts by donors could cause a shortage of drugs for AIDS patients next year, undermining gains in curbing the disease's spread.

The southern African country has 60 percent of the drugs needed for next year for the 250,000 people currently on treatment, said Julio Mujojo of Rensida, the National Network to Support People Living with HIV/AIDS.

"The consequences would ...

Janet Jackson, Adam Lambert, Dr. Oz, Pauley Perrette Tweet Support For World AIDS Day

2011-12-02T07:30:15Z

Janet Jackson, Adam Lambert, Dr. Oz and Pauley Perrette were among the celebrities tweeting support for World AIDS Day on Thursday

Janet Jackson, Adam Lambert, Dr. Oz and Pauley Perrette were among the celebrities tweeting suppor...

George W. Bush On World AIDS Day Calls For HIV/AIDS Funding Increases

2011-12-02T07:00:45Z

President George W. Bush on Thursday, World AIDS Day, called for funding increases for HIV/AIDS programs

President George W. Bush on Thursday, World AIDS Day, called for funding increases for HIV/AIDS programs.

Bush signed the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in 2003. The program focuses on 15 countries hit hard by th...

Elton John in tirade against AIDS stigma

2011-12-01T20:30:46Z

Elton John has lashed out at those who continue to stigmatise AIDS as "fascists and idiots", and called on governments to keep funding the fight against the disease.

John, in Sydney to mark World AIDS Day, said the battle was being won but warned it would be a mistake for governments to let their guard down, wit...

Brazilian city lights up in red for World AIDS Day

2011-12-01T18:30:25Z

Brazil's second city Rio de Janeiro has marked World AIDS Day by lighting 10 of its monuments in red, including its iconic statue of Christ the Redeemer.

"It's a way to remind the population that AIDS has yet to be cured and that condoms are the only way, technically speaking, to fight the AIDS virus and other sexually t...

'Let's finish the fight' against AIDS, says Obama

2011-12-01T16:31:08Z

US President Barack Obama on Thursday added $50 million to fight AIDS in the United States and launched efforts to treat two million more people abroad.

"We can beat this disease," Obama said at an event to mark World AIDS Day which included speeches by satellite ...

HIV positive boy denied admission sues Hershey school

2011-12-01T16:30:42Z

(Reuters) - The family of an HIV-positive boy sued a boarding school in Hershey, Pennsylvania after it denied admission to the 13-year-old citing safety concerns, a school official said on Thursday.

The Milton Hershey School, a cos...

Life insurance comes at a price for South Africans with HIV

2011-12-01T14:30:43Z

As people with HIV live longer, South African life insurance providers are offering more policies to tap into a growing market, but for many people the premiums remain prohibitively expensive.

HIV life insurance policies have existed for more than a decade in South Africa, where 5.6 million of the nation's 50 million people have the virus, more than any other country in the world.

About 1.3 million South Africans are rec...

South Africa unveils plan to halve HIV infections

2011-12-01T14:30:33Z

President Jacob Zuma on Thursday unveiled a plan to halve the number of HIV infections over the next five years, cementing South Africa's turnaround from years of deadly denialism.

The five-year plan is the first drafted since the 2008 ouster of president Thabo Mbeki and his health minister Reuters) - President Barack Obama vowed to boost U.S. efforts to fight AIDS with a new target of providing treatment to 6 million people worldwide by 2013, up from an earlier goal of 4 million.

At a celebrity-studded

South Africa launches new drive to cut HIV infection

2011-12-01T12:30:11Z

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa wants to cut new HIV infection rates by at least 50 percent within five years as it seeks to build on recent successes following years of failing to tackle AIDS and increased mortality, President Jacob Zum...

Children with HIV in Asia resistant to AIDS drugs

2011-12-01T10:30:16Z

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Teenagers in Asia receiving treatment for HIV are showing early signs of osteoporosis and children as young as five are becoming resistant to AIDS drugs, an anti-AIDS group said on Thursday, urging more attention be given to young HIV patients.

The finding, made available on Reuters) - President Barack Obama vowed on Thursday to bolster U.S. efforts to fight AIDS, setting a new goal of providing treatment to 6 million people worldwide, up from the earlier goal of 4 million.

Obama, at a W...

Obama to set new goal on fighting global AIDS

2011-12-01T10:00:20Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will set a new goal in the worldwide fight against AIDS with an announcement on Thursday of a target to provide treatment for an additional 2 million people by the end of 2013.

Obama's new global target for AIDS treatment would increase to 6 million from the current goal of 4 mi...

Sacha Harding On 'Gay Times' Cover To Support Elton John's AIDS Foundation

2011-12-01T10:00:09Z

Rugby star Sacha Harding appears naked on the cover of UK glossy Gay Times' The Naked Issue to support Elton John's AIDS Foundation

Rugby star Sacha Harding appears naked on the cover of UK glossy Gay Times' The Naked Issue to support Elton John's AIDS Foundation.

This year the annual issue, which features 5...

World AIDS Day: Obama Looking Forward To An AIDS-Free Generation

2011-12-01T08:30:27Z

President Barack Obama on Thursday observed World AIDS Day by announcing new steps designed to promote an AIDS-free generation

President Barack Obama on Thursday observed World AIDS Day by announcing new steps designed to promote an AIDS-free generation.

Obama and two former presidents, Reuters) - President Barack Obama will set a new goal in the worldwide fight against AIDS with an announcement on Thursday of a target to provide treatment for an additional 2 million people by the end of 2013.

Obama's new global target for AIDS treatment would increase to 6 million from the current goal of 4 mi...

HIV drives families into 'irreversible poverty': UN

2011-12-01T05:31:14Z

Tens of thousands of HIV-affected households in Asia are facing "irreversible poverty" because of the cost of living with the disease, with women and children hardest hit, a UN report said Thursday.

Catastrophic healthcare costs and the loss of employment opportunities due to widespread discrimination mean that many HIV-positive households across the region are in "rapid socio-econom...

Children with HIV in Asia suffer resistance to AIDS drugs

2011-12-01T00:30:14Z

The finding, made available on China is due to hold its first AIDS Walk -- a fundraising walkathon already popular in the US -- on the Great Wall, organisers said Wednesday, as the nation steps up its fight against the disease.

The AIDS Walk first took place in Los Angeles in 1985 to raise awareness of the epidemic and has since been held all around the journal Nature

China says HIV/AIDS cases are soaring

2011-11-30T14:30:36Z

BEIJING (Reuters) - The number of new HIV/AIDS cases in China is soaring, state media said on Wednesday, citing health officials, with rates of infections among college students and older men rising.

The UN said on Wednesday, while sounding the alarm over declining funds.

New infections dropped by more than a quarter between 2001 and 2009 across 33 countries, a report published ahead of World AIDS Day<...

HIV spreading in Europe, but AIDS cases declining: study

2011-11-30T13:30:42Z

HIV infections continued to rise in Europe in 2010, but thanks to treatment the number of cases of full-blown AIDS has dramatically declined in recent years, according to a report published Wednesday.

"The new data raises concern about the continuing transmission of HIV in Europe," the World Health Organisation's Europe office and the

NYC budget crunch clashes with rising AIDS cost

2011-11-30T10:30:19Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Despite a budget crunch, New York City might have to increase funding for programs to help AIDS patients as its cost-cutting efforts have floundered and the state or federal governments could slice spending, a new report said on Tuesday.

New York City has one of the nation's largest populations of people living wi...

Funding crunch imperils progress on AIDS

2011-11-30T10:30:12Z

LONDON (Reuters) - The international community has made extraordinary progress in the past decade in the fight against AIDS, but a funding crisis is putting those gains at risk, the United Nations health agencies said on Wednesday.

A Wor...

Funding crunch puts progress on AIDS at risk

2011-11-30T08:30:07Z

(Reuters) - The international community has made extraordinary progress in the past decade in the fight against AIDS, but a funding crisis is putting those gains at risk, the United Nations health agencies said on Wednesday.

A World Health Organizati...

'Glee's' Darren Criss To Appear At Gay Teens, AIDS Research Benefit

2011-11-30T07:01:01Z

Darren Criss, who plays a gay student on Fox's 'Glee,' will appear at a Broadway fundraiser to support gay teens and AIDS research

Darren Criss, who plays out-and-proud gay student Blaine Anderson on the Fox musical-comedy Glee, will appear at a Broadway fundraiser to support gay teens and AIDS research, Australia will host a major conference on HIV and AIDS in 2014, the International AIDS Society (IAS) said on Tuesday.

Up to 25,000 delegates will discuss progress made in battling the epidemic and future policy plans at the 20th International AIDS Conference, the largest forum on AIDS-related science.

The summit held every two year...

Many Americans with HIV go untreated: study

2011-11-29T17:30:23Z

Nearly three quarters of the 1.2 million Americans with HIV do not have their infection under control, raising the risk of death from AIDS and transmission to others, said a US study on Tuesday.

One in five people with human immunodeficiency virus are unaware that they have the disease, added the report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, r...

Nearly third of S Africa's pregnant women carry HIV: report

2011-11-29T15:30:50Z

The number of pregnant women carrying the HIV virus in South Africa, which has the world's biggest AIDS population, has inched up to 30.2 percent from 29.4 percent last year, health officials said Tuesday.

While the number of HIV carriers among pregnant women aged between 16 and 24 have stabilised, there was a spike in the 24-39 age group, said Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi.

"We're still far from winning ...

NYC caught between budget crunch and rising AIDs cost

2011-11-29T14:30:32Z

New York City has one of the nation's largest populations of people living wi...

Few in US with HIV have virus under control: CDC

2011-11-29T12:30:24Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Only 28 percent of the 1.2 million Americans living with HIV have the infection under control, increasing the risk that they will spread the disease to others, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday.

A big part of the problem is that one in five U.S. adult infected with HIV do not know it. Of those who are aware, only half rece...

HIV positive teachers to petition China govt

2011-11-29T10:31:16Z

Three Chinese men who say they were illegally denied government teaching jobs because they are HIV-positive have taken their cases to the country's top leaders, their lawyer told AFP on Tuesday.

The men all had passed employment exams but were rejected by education departments in three separate provinces when physical exams revealed that they each carried the virus that can lead to AIDS.

Ahead of World AIDS day on December 1, they have written to the legislative affairs offic...

Few in U.S. with HIV have virus under control: CDC

2011-11-29T10:00:16Z

A big part of the problem is that one in five U.S. adult infected with HIV do not know it. Of those who are aware, only half receive...

AIDS fund cuts will hit Southern Africa hard

2011-11-29T08:00:09Z

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Southern African countries, hardest hit by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, are likely to be most affected over the next three years as funding from one of the world's biggest donors dries up, a coalition of AIDS activists said Monday.

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria called off its next funding round after f...

Brazil says it has AIDS under control

2011-11-28T19:30:44Z

Brazil said Monday its AIDS epidemic was under control, with a 0.61 percent cut in new cases between 2009 and 2010, although a rise among young homosexuals was a cause for concern.

"The AIDS epidemic remains stable," the health ministry said in its latest epidemiological report.

The statistics in Latin America's biggest country showed that the number of new cases...

Global AIDS funding cuts will affect millions: activists

2011-11-28T15:30:27Z

A $1.6-billion (1.2-billion-euro) cut in funding for AIDS treatment could affect millions of people as donors failed to meet commitments to the Global Fund, campaigners said Monday.

The Global Fund last week said it would not bankroll new AIDS treatment projects until 2014 because the world financial crisis forced donor countries to cut spending.

A civil society coalition including groups like aid agency BEIJING (Reuters) - Three prospective school teachers have appealed to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to end discrimination against people with HIV after they said they were wrongly denied teaching jobs because their employers discovered they had the virus that causes AIDS.

The landmark...

HIV trial scrapped after gel found to be ineffective

2011-11-26T21:30:08Z

In a major setback for AIDS prevention research, a clinical trial of a new vaginal gel supposed to reduce HIV infections has been suspended after studies showed it to be ineffective.

Researchers from the Microbicide Trials Network, set up by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), expressed surprise at the outcome as a previous study on a gel containing the drug tenofovir had ...

S.Africa offers lucky draw for voluntary HIV tests

2011-11-25T15:30:22Z

A South African province on Friday announced it will offer a 50,000 rand ($5,900, 4,400 euros) prize in a lucky draw to encourage people to test for HIV in the world's biggest AIDS population.

"Persuasion has not worked. We would rather use incentives than coercive methods to ensure that all adults regularly test their HIV status," said Reuters) - Sub-Saharan African countries that invest in training doctors have ended up losing $2 billion as the expert clinicians leave home to find work in more prosperous developed nations, researchers said on Friday.

A study by Canadian scientists found that South Africa and Cameroon has most probably spread outside the West African country, according to a case reported by The Lancet on Friday.

The first identified infection with the so-called "group N" strain of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was found in 1998 in a Cameroonian woman who had progressed to AIDS.

Sin...

AIDS, TB, Malaria fund forced to cut grants

2011-11-23T10:30:53Z

LONDON (Reuters) - The world's largest backer of the fight against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria said on Wednesday it was cutting new grants for countries battling the diseases and bringing in a new manager to ensure better administration.

The move by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria takes management responsibility away from Michel Kazatchkine, currently executive ...

New HIV infections plunging in Asia: UN

2011-11-21T19:30:41Z

New HIV infections are falling in Asia, with India, the country with the biggest population of infected people in the region, reporting a 56 percent plunge from the epidemic's peak, the United Nations said Monday.

"In South and South-east Asia, the estimated 270,000 new ...

AIDS-related deaths slashed by treatment: UN

2011-11-21T14:30:46Z

A significant expansion in access to treatment helped slash the number of AIDS-related deaths in 2010, bringing the number of people living with HIV to a record 34 million, the United Nations said Monday.

"We are on the verge of a significant breakthrough in the AIDS response," said Michel Sidibe, executive director of UNAIDS. "New HIV infections continu...

Africa reports improvement in HIV treatment: UN

2011-11-21T07:30:26Z

Access to HIV treatment has improved greatly in Sub-Saharan Africa, the region which has long been worst hit by the AIDS epidemic, leading to a steady drop in deaths, the United Nations said Monday.

"The most dramatic increases in anti-retroviral therapy coverage have occurred in sub-Saharan Africa, with a 20 percent increase between 2009 and 2010 alone," ...

HIV numbers hit new high as AIDS drugs save lives

2011-11-21T03:30:24Z

LONDON (Reuters) - More people than ever are living with the AIDS virus but this is largely due to better access to drugs that keep HIV patients alive and well for many years, the United Nations AIDS program (UNAIDS) said on Monday.

In its annual report on the pan...

Life-saving AIDS drugs push HIV numbers to new high

2011-11-21T01:31:56Z

In its annual report on the p...

Pope ends Africa trip with giant mass in voodoo heartland

2011-11-20T14:30:16Z

Pope Benedict XVI ended his second trip to Africa on Sunday with a mass for tens of thousands in the voodoo heartland of Benin and by issuing a grand vision for his Church's future on the continent.

Benedict left the West African nation following a three-day visit that saw him denounce corruption, label AIDS a mainly ethical problem...

Pope in Africa condemns graft, labels AIDS an ethical issue

2011-11-19T18:30:07Z

Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday labelled AIDS an "ethical problem" and condemned corruption as he laid out a vision for his Church's future in Africa on his second visit to the continent.

Benedict signed off on a 135-page roadmap for the Roman Catholic Church in Africa ...

Syphilis rates drop, but STDs still big problem

2011-11-18T05:30:12Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The number of Americans newly infected with syphilis has fallen for the first time in a decade, but sexually transmitted diseases continue to take a staggering toll on the United States, with 19 million new infections each year at a cost of $17 billion annually.<...

U.S. syphilis rates drop, but STDs still big problem

2011-11-17T10:30:32Z

HIV infection risk rises as austerity bites: EU

2011-11-15T10:00:06Z

LISBON (Reuters) - Austerity measures brought in to tackle Europe's economic crisis may cause a rise in drug-related HIV infections as stretched health services struggle to cope, the EU's narcotics agency said on Tuesday.

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Ellen DeGeneres' Role As AIDS Envoy Promotes 'Homosexual Agenda,' CWA Says

2011-11-14T05:00:18Z

Ellen DeGeneres' role as AIDS envoy is another example of the Obama administration promoting the 'homosexual agenda,' CWA warns

Ellen DeGeneres' role as AIDS envoy is another example of the Obama administration promoting the “homosexual agenda,” Concern Women for America (CWA)...

Malawi sex workers sue govt after forced HIV test

2011-11-13T11:30:13Z

Some 14 Malawians sex workers arrested by police and forced to undergo HIV tests two years ago have sued the government for "unfair action and violating their privacy", a high court official told AFP Sunday.

The prostitutes, who all tested positive, filed for a judicial review of their case in 2009, but the court only gave consent to the sex workers to proceed with their action this year, the official from the administrative capital

David Furnish: My Son Will Live In An AIDS-Free World

2011-11-13T07:30:14Z

Filmmaker David Furnish has said he believes his son will be part of the generation to live in an AIDS-free world

Filmmaker David Furnish has said he believes his son will be part of the generation to live in an AIDS-free world.

Last Christmas day, Furnish and singer Elton John welcomed baby Zachary to their family.

During an interview wit...

Insight: In Greek crisis, HIV gains ground

2011-11-11T06:02:11Z

ATHENS (Reuters) - 'Contagion' is the label financial markets use for the economic spread of the Greek crisis. For hundreds of people in an increasingly chaotic society, the word has a deadlier meaning.

Take the mother of four introduced to Reuters by her social worker at the bright offices of an Athens non-governmental organizati...

Clinton says AIDS-free generation is US priority

2011-11-08T15:30:15Z

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declared an AIDS-free generation a US priority Tuesday, saying such a "historic" goal can be met by combining prevention strategies worldwide.

"This, I admit, is an ambitious goal, and I recognize that I am not the first person to envision it," Clinton said in a speech at the National Institut...

Clinton sets new U.S. global AIDS focus on treatment

2011-11-08T11:01:00Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States set a new direction for its global AIDS campaign on Tuesday, emphasizing HIV-fighting drugs that can prevent new infections to bring the goal of "an AIDS-free generation" within reach, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton<...

Indonesia's gay community hails first clinic

2011-11-07T09:31:49Z

Indonesia's gay and transgender community on Thursday hailed the opening of its first dedicated health clinic, as officials battle a soaring HIV rate in the Muslim majority nation.

The clinic on the Indonesian island of Bali, the first of its kind in the country, has received nearly 100 patients since it swung open its doors in early October, clinic administrator Dewa Nyoman Wiraw...

Group calls for HIV screening of teens who have sex

2011-10-31T02:00:55Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - All sexually active adolescents should be screened for HIV, the American Academy of Pediatrics said Monday in a new policy statement that broadens earlier recommendations.

And in areas with higher rates of the infection, all teens over 16 should get the test, t...

Commonwealth urged to tackle homophobic laws

2011-10-25T01:30:11Z

Commonwealth countries will be urged to repeal homophobic laws at a leaders' summit this week in a bid to stamp out the deadly spread of HIV, the virus which causes AIDS.

The body tasked with developing options to reform the Commonwealth has noted that the old British Empire laws against gays are still in force in 41 of the 54 member nations.

These include statues, mostly enacted in colonial times, which criminalise homosexual sex.

"It's just a dear little legacy of the...

6,800 exposed to HIV or hepatitis at Ottawa clinic

2011-10-17T17:30:28Z

Up to 6,800 people may have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis an Ottawa clinic over the past decade, health officials warned Monday.

The capital city's chief public health doctor Isra Levy announced over the weekend that an inspection in late spring had discovered lax cleaning of medical instruments at an unspecified clinic in Ottawa.

On Monday, following a public outcry over a lack of information in the case he told a press confere...

Elizabeth Taylor remembered by Hollywood friends

2011-10-17T09:30:15Z

(Reuters) - Hundreds of friends and family of Elizabeth Taylor gathered on a Hollywood movie studio lot on Sunday for a memorial celebration of the screen star, who died earlier this year at the age of 79.

Hosted by Colin Farrell, some 400 invited guests including <...

Carson Kressley, Pauley Perrette, Drew Carey Among 30,000 At AIDS Walk LA

2011-10-17T06:30:12Z

More than 30,000 walkers participated in Sunday's AIDS Walk Los Angeles, including Carson Kressley, Pauley Perrette & Drew Carey

More than 30,000 walkers participated in Sunday's AIDS Walk Los Angeles, including Glee co-star...

Anglican leader urges acceptance of people with HIV

2011-10-12T13:30:20Z

The Archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday called on his followers not abandon people living with HIV, as he wrapped up a three-nation African tour with a service in the Zambian mining town of Kitwe.

"The church should deal with HIV and AIDS. The church in Africa deals with HIV and AIDS and we should not forget or forsake those that have the ...

UK study shows how better HIV drugs extend lives

2011-10-12T08:30:14Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Life expectancy for people in Britain who have HIV rose by 15 years between 1996 and 2008, thanks largely earlier diagnosis and treatment with better, less toxic drugs, scientists said on Wednesday.

While life expectancy for HIV patients is still lower than in the general population, dramatic progress...

Aurobindo uses patent pool for generic AIDS drugs

2011-10-11T03:30:13Z

LONDON (Reuters) - India's Aurobindo Pharma has become the first major generic drugmaker to join a patent pool designed to make HIV/AIDS treatments more widely available to the poor, paving the way for it to sell cheap medicines in many countries.

The ...

HIV project in India averted 100,000 infections: study

2011-10-10T20:30:46Z

A scheme in six Indian states that concentrated safe-sex campaigns on a few niche groups prevented 100,000 HIV infections over five years, according to estimates published in The Lancet on Tuesday.

The so-called Avahan project was launched in 2003 in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Reuters) - Greece's debt crisis is hitting the health of the nation hard, with the number of suicides increasing, more people turning to drugs and prostitution and rapidly rising rates of HIV infections, researchers said on Monday.

Swingeing budget cuts and growing unemployment are pushing more people into severe depression and...

People Nancy O Dell

2010-12-30T16:01:27Z

FILE - This Monday, Oct. 18, 2010 file picture shows Nancy O'Dell at the Ninth Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation benefit 'An Enduring Vision' in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)

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AIDS Drug Funding

2010-12-16T03:01:28Z

In this Dec. 9, 2010 photo, Stephen Farrar shows some of the medications he must take on a daily basis, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Across the country, thousands of HIV-positive people who once would have qualified for state-administered programs that provide free AIDS drugs to low-income people, have been placed on waiting lists or ...

Kenya AIDS

2010-12-10T03:31:22Z

AIDS activists and people living with HIV march to the European Union's office in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010. They are protesting a potential free trade area agreement between the EU and India that could see cheap generic anti-AIDS drugs phased out. India is a key source of generic anti-retroviral...

People Alan Cumming

2010-12-01T15:03:15Z

Actor Alan Cumming shows off his Converse sneakers as he poses for a portrait, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, in New York. The sneakers are limited edition Chuck Taylors, designed by British artist Damien Hirst and released in the Johannesburg, South Africa. Catholic AIDS workers interviewed by the AP insisted that only abstinence and fidelity provide a long-term solution to ending the AIDS pandemic, and t...

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