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Data on homosexuals with HIV in India may actually support the stand that homose Why is HIV brought up in gay rights case? In an apparently bizarre turn of events, India’s Supreme Court reportedly asked the government to... 8 March
Leona Aglukkaq Why is Canada such a laggard on clinical trials regulation? Science-ish has been trying to get to the bottom of why Canada lags, compared to global standards,... 9 November
Why do HIV cases keep rising in Russia? We examine the factors behind the prevalence of infections and whether there is enough political... 5 January
Who Should Get Pills To Prevent HIV? AIDS researchers are excited — to use their word — about two new studies that seem to nail down the... 15 July
WHO endorses use of HIV medicines for prevention NEW YORK - The World Health Organization has endorsed using HIV medicines among people... 20 July
White House to mark 30th anniversary of HIV/AIDS The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the White House will be... 24 May
United Nations Development Program Where transmitting HIV is a crime The Global Commission on HIV and the Law, a group commissioned by the U.N. Development Program... 12 July
When it comes to risky sexual behavior, Americans top the list Today Durex announced the findings of its 2011 Durex Sexual Wellbeing global survey and many of the... 1 December
Dr Audrey Pettifor of the University of North Carolina. What's next for HIV prevention? Paying people to be healthy Researchers are investigating the impact of offering financial incentives to people who are at risk... 27 July
What science can’t yet treat: HIV’s impact on minorities, poor WASHINGTON - For all the strides made against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, science and medicine... 27 July
What if you're immune to HIV? In the last decade, studies have shown that a very small percentage of people seem to be almost... 28 September
What Happened to Aid for AIDS? A lot has happened since I began typing. Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Canada's Minister of... 15 December
Activists march in Washington, DC, during the 19th International AIDS Conference What an AIDS conference should look like “Medically and scientifically, nothing spectacular,” said Dr Philip Berger over the phone from... 2 August
Webinar series: Gay men’s health and HIV prevention in Canada Join some of Canada’s pre-eminent leaders in gay men’s health and HIV for a special CATIE webinar... 17 January
Webinar - Rising Rates of Infectious Syphilis - Thursday May 16th Webinar: The BCCDC updates community on rising rates of infectious Syphilis “The Resurgence of... 6 May
San Francisco's Castro Street in the 1970s, as seen in We Were Here. We Were Here: On the frontline of AIDS in the ‘80s “None of my friends are around from the beginning, so I want to tell their stories as much as I... 6 October
A needle exchange program would help reduce the spread of infectious diseases. Watchdog abandons campaign for needle exchange in prisons Canada’s corrections watchdog is giving up on his push for needle-exchange sites in prisons, saying... 8 December
Paul Beppler (R) and his husband Terry Gilbert Washington Gay Marriage Law Takes Effect SEATTLE — Scores of same-sex couples crowded Seattle City Hall for a day of wedding ceremonies on... 19 January
abbynews.com Warm Zone closing puts women in danger   The funding for the Warm Zone, a three-year project funded by the city, provincial and... 17 August
Cbc‑logo‑burton‑kramer‑1974.jp War on drugs fuelling spread of HIV, report concludes VIDEO The worldwide war on drugs has been a “remarkable failure,” only serving to drive the spread... 3 July
Lisa Martella Volunteers get their wrap on to help families living with HIV/AIDS Throughout this weekend, teams of enthusiastic volunteers will be camped at four different Caya... 21 December
Visiting HIV/AIDS-affected family in Cambodia Tuol Sambou, a community for people living with HIV/AIDS in Cambodia, is located about 27km... 1 December
VIDEO: Surrey Pride Festival 2011 SURREY - Holland Park was decked out this weekend with performers, vendors, booths and a garnish of... 15 July
Victoria World AIDS Day A flash mob at Victoria’s Bay Centre to mark World Aids Day shows how attitudes towards the... 8 December
VGTI Florida scientists reveal a mystery of diminished immune function in HIV infection PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla., Mar 10, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Scientists at the Vaccine & Gene Therapy... 11 March