Topic: International Aids Society
Melbourne in 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 ...
Scientists on Wednesday wrapped up their biggest forum in the 30-year history of AIDS, unveiling stunning weapons to prevent the spread of HIV.But getting these impressive prototypes to the battlefield will take time. Not all may be suitable. And deploying them will ...
A global medical forum on AIDS got down to business on Sunday for four days of debate on powerful new weapons to combat a pandemic that in 30 years has claimed as many lives as a World War.Held every two years, the ...
Against a shifting risk-benefit balance for antiretroviral therapy (ART) that supports earlier HIV treatment, an expert panel has issued new recommendations for treating adult HIV infections. Melanie A. Thompson, M.D., of the AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta, and colleagues on the International ...
The head of an international AIDS conference says world leaders lack the political will to ensure that everyone infected with the disease gets treatment.Julio Montaner — the president of the International AIDS Society and chairman of the AIDS 2010 conference — says ...
Experts preparing for an international conference are saying policies that criminalize drug users fuel the spread of AIDS and should be reformed.Experts from the International AIDS Society, the International Center for Science in Drug Policy and the British Columbia Center for Excellence ...
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Monday that the International AIDS Society will host its 2012 conference in Washington, as the Obama administration lifts a decades-old ban on HIV-positive visitors. "I'm pleased to announce that, with the repeal of the ban, ...
The International AIDS Society on Friday condemned Pope Benedict XVI's denunciation of condoms as outrageous and insulting, warning that his comments could fuel HIV infection in devout Africa.IAS Executive Director Craig McClure pointed out that 17 percent of the total population practises ...
The United Nations on Friday urged countries to focus on the roots of the AIDS epidemic and draw on a panoply of tried-and-tested tools to help prevent HIV spreading among groups of people who most at risk. "There is no single magic ...
8/3/2008 Print E-mail New guidelines for treating HIV and AIDS patients with treatments known as antiretrovirals suggest earlier therapy might be effective.. The findings were slated to be presented at the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City Sunday. They will also appear ...
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