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Positive Living and AIDS Vancouver to get a new building Vancouver City Council approved a rezoning application for the Wall Financial Corporation May 15... 24 May
Glitzy amfAR gala raises $25 million, and goes to outer-space CAP D'ANTIBES, France - With an apt rendition of "Gold-finger," singing legend Shirley Bassey... 24 May
Canada lifts ban on gay men donating blood; must be abstinent for 5 years TORONTO -- Canada is lifting a nearly 30-year-old ban on gay men giving blood, though for the time... 24 May
HIV patients are at risk of being identified because of new prescribing system, warns AM A new monthly prescribing system designed to reduce waste of medicines is severely compromising the... 24 May
India: Stigma hides real HIV picture in tribal hamlets VISAKHAPATNAM: Reflecting the lack of awareness among tribals and higher prevalence of stigma and... 24 May
AIDS scientists optimistic of AIDS cure, for some PARIS — Top AIDS scientists were optimistic Wednesday of finding a cure for the disease that has... 24 May
After a decade of success, global AIDS program looks to the future WASHINGTON — The decade-old law that transformed the battle against HIV and AIDS in developing... 24 May
Dr Iralu Navajo confront an increase in new H.I.V. infections GALLUP, N.M. — A surge in H.I.V. infections on the Navajo reservation here has doctors and public... 22 May
Youths stage campaign against HIV/AIDS, drugs High school and university students, activists and government officials held a joint campaign with... 22 May
HIV vaccine 'Gap' for HIV vaccine efforts after latest setback WASHINGTON — The hunt for an HIV vaccine has gobbled up $8 billion in the past decade, and the... 21 May
HIV no barrier to getting liver transplant: study FRIDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- Liver transplants to treat a common type of liver cancer are a... 21 May
Stop paid blood donor clinics in Toronto, victims say Victims of the tainted blood scandal and their families are urging the Ontario and federal... 17 May
HIV russia Russia has 'no anti-AIDS strategy': official MOSCOW — There is no government strategy to fight the spread of AIDS in Russia, where the number of... 17 May
HKU scientists find potential new HIV drug Team develop promising vaccine to boost a type of white blood cell that can target the virus, but... 17 May
HIV test AIDS-related deaths falling in S. Africa: agency CAPE TOWN — One in ten South Africans is HIV positive but AIDS-related deaths are falling as ramped... 15 May
Harper Government supports innovation in the fight against tuberculosis, malaria and HIV/AIDS Ottawa, Ontario — Canada will continue to be a leader in the fight against three of the... 15 May
Yoga for Life Yoga for Life holds mass yoga for HIV awareness (Philippines) MANILA, Philippines - Yoga enthusiasts and HIV advocates led by Yoga for Life (YFL), a community... 14 May
Too many women behind bars Ailsa Watkinson is a board member with the Elizabeth Fry Society of Saskatchewan and professor,... 14 May
hiv test Testing: People need to know HIV status to stop transmission of virus According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about one fourth of individuals who... 14 May
red ribbon Unprotected sex accounts for 80 per cent of HIV/AIDS infection (Ghana) The Coordinator of the Navrongo-Bolgatanga Diocese of the Catholic Church in charge Strengthening... 14 May
Netty Mesanhu Stopping sexual violence key to help slow AIDS epidemic: Activist Protecting African women from sexual violence would help ease the spread of HIV/AIDS there, a... 14 May
AIDS group pushes for measure to form city health department in L.A. A nonprofit healthcare group announced Friday that they filed enough signatures with election... 14 May
Disc drive: researchers make case for HIV diagnosis by DVD Researchers have turned conventional DVDs into portable and cheap diagnostic tools for developing... 10 May
The first AIDS generation: Grappling with why we're alive and what it means It was a rainy day in Central Park in the summer of '92 when we attempted to send Michael Santulli'... 10 May
HIV, STDs no longer barrier to teaching in Guangdong HIV carriers and people with sexually transmitted diseases (STD) will be able to take up teaching... 9 May