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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
Retiring judge takes HIV trial secret with him The only person who holds the answer to one of Canada's best-kept legal secrets is going to keep it... 9 May
Africa: TB, HIV and Malaria vaccine research gets major boost Aeras, a nonprofit biotech advancing TB vaccines for the world, the University of Oxford and... 9 May
Bali sees 100 new HIV/AIDS cases every month HIV/AIDS cases in Bali are spiraling upward with 100 new cases found every month across the island... 9 May
Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea not 'worse than AIDS,' experts say Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea is a serious public health issue, but comparing the illness to AIDS... 9 May
'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
India- Community leaders central to effective HIV response "So if the girl marries a boy knowing he is a man who has sex with men (MSM), and then fights and... 9 May
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
Trinidad & Tobago- ‘Youth critical’ to fight against HIV Young people are at the centre of the HIV/Aids epidemic. That’s why the youth voice is so critical... 5 May
HIV/AIDS awareness tour lands in Winnipeg The Stephen Lewis Foundation hopes to raise public awareness of the HIV and AIDS pandemic in Africa... 5 May