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'YAHAnet' gets creative in the fight against HIV/AIDS Art: a cure for the crisis: 'YAHAnet' gets creative in the fight against HIV/AIDS In recent years, AIDS activists have been faced with yet another in a long sequence of obstacles in... 10 November
A red ribbon is hung between columns on the north side of the White House Group calls for HIV screening of teens who have sex All sexually active adolescents should be screened for HIV, the American Academy of Pediatrics said... 1 November
Merck H.I.V. Trial Vaccine Stopped; J&J's Xarelto Cited for Missing Data A follow-up study on a Merck (NYSE:MRK) AIDS vaccine trial that had to be stopped early... 24 May
R v. Mabior; R v. DC This is a guest post by Carissima Mathen, who is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law... 5 October
Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin Rules for HIV prosecutions unclear despite SCC decision The state of prosecutions in Ontario for non-disclosure of HIV status may still be unclear even... 20 October
"Positive Youth" Showcases Impact of HIV on Today’s Youth When television host and producer Charlie David set out to direct "Positive Youth," he was keenly... 18 May
"Stomach ache" suicides hide the real story VISAKHAPATNAM: Buried in obscure corners of newspapers are routine reports of suicide, with police... 6 December
'Archaic' blood donation ban may change Possible changes in policy at Canadian Blood Services may be good news for gay men restricted from... 10 July
TB in Peshawar 'Difficult times' in global fight against Aids, tuberculosis and malaria The organisation that finances the prevention and treatment of the Aids virus and other global... 11 April
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
How to Survive a Plague 'How to Survive a Plague' revisits the early days of AIDS epidemic NEW YORK — In the 30 years that David France, director of the Oscar-nominated AIDS activism... 21 February
'Intensive' antiretroviral regimen achieves rapid suppression of HIV in semen Adding maraviroc and raltegravir to standard HIV treatment regimens achieves rapid suppression of... 7 February
A. Toni Young 'It is their passing that keeps me going' Community Education Group founder focuses on HIV/AIDS education and prevention in particularly hard... 15 March
'It's a bit like a never-ending tsunami,' prof says of HIV Low body image is driving down the happiness of gay men, according to results of the 2011 Sex Now... 21 April
Male Call Canada 'Let's Talk' survey to address life and death issues in the MSM community Male Call Canada wants to hear from men who have sex with men. Researchers from several... 10 November
Loneliness and isolation are common fears 'Nobody is prepared' - The challenges of ageing with HIV People with HIV are living into old age - something that was inconceivable a few years ago. But... 28 July
Emergency department psychiatric nurses Mary Shervin (left) and Shirley Wingo an 'Nowhere else in Canada' St. Paul's is unique in the country in having to serve a concentrated population of mentally ill,... 19 June
An unidentified couple walk hand-in-hand 'Shopping' for a mate is costly in Sub-Saharan Africa Why are African HIV rates so high? A little know fact about HIV is that the transmission rate of... 17 August
Magic Johnson 'The Announcement': How Magic Johnson deals with HIV/AIDS 20 years later Today, 52-year-old Earvin "Magic" Johnson still wears a big smile everywhere he goes. The former... 15 March
'Thrift Shop' parody video for AIDS awareness is a game-changer Macklemore has shifted the rapper paradigm with his chart-topping, #1 single "Thrift Shop" that... 14 March
'War on Drugs' and HIV prevention The International HIV/AIDS Alliance has welcomed the new report from the Global Commission on Drug... 10 June
'Worse than AIDS' - sex 'superbug' discovered in Japan called disaster in waiting Doctors are warning that a drug-resistant strain of gonorrhea could be more deadly than AIDS, and... 9 May
The 10% rate of discrimination is considered to be good 1 in 20 LA dentists refuses to treat anyone with HIV A Williams Institute study has found that 5% of dentists they polled refuse services to people... 1 December
1,233 new AIDS cases reported for 2012 in Saudi Arabia RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - The head of Saudi Arabia's AIDS charity foundation says the country saw 1,... 11 April
Canim Lake Band elder Antoinette Archie 100 Mile House HIV/AIDS Awareness Walk successful The Canim Lake Band HIV/AIDS Awareness Walk on 23rd September was once again very successful. Based... 6 October