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Women Cervical cancer a major threat to HIV-positive women HARARE, 8 February 2013 (PlusNews) - HIV-positive women are living longer, but are now dying of... 11 February
Indonesia Activists Launch Interactive HIV/AIDS Website A website providing a directory of medical services and other resources for people living with HIV/... 11 February
UNAIDS to collaborate with HSRC in HIV prevention research and policy development UNAIDS and the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) have signed a memorandum of understanding to... 11 February
African First Ladies' Anti-AIDS Crusade First ladies the world over are not mere human decorations of state houses; they are valuable... 11 February
Minorities With HIV Fare Better With Culturally Competent Doctors The health outcomes of minorities receiving HIV care is generally dependent on the cultural... 11 February
HIV exploits a human cytokine in semen to promote its own transmission A new report suggests that the concentration of one human cytokine, interleukin 7 (IL-7), in the... 11 February
Yemen Yemen: raising HIV awareness among internally displaced populations “We must promote the integration of HIV and gender-based violence activities in the overall... 11 February
AIDS-defining illnesses, especially TB, more frequent at high CD4 counts in Africa and Asia Rates of death and illness remained 'substantial' even at higher CD4 cell counts among people... 11 February
Blood Test Chip can diagnose HIV in 15 seconds The mChip is a device that uses a single finger prick to diagnose HIV in minutes. The blood sample... 7 February
HIV Test Ugandan authorities concerned as HIV self-test kits hit the market KAMPALA, 6 February 2013 (PlusNews) - The sale of HIV test kits to the public by private chemists... 7 February
Using Video to Mark National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), observed annually on February 7, provides an... 6 February
AIDS' "Plague" Years - and the battle to remember them LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - David France has been a top investigative reporter for decades,... 6 February
Mortality Rates Among People With HIV, Long on the Wane, Continue to Drop Even nearly two decades into the modern antiretroviral (ARV) era, the risk of death continues to... 6 February
Mexico Study finds incentive price for reducing HIV risk in Mexico Paying at-risk populations to join programs of education and regular testing is an effective public... 6 February
Gene Tailored gene therapy approach could replace drug treatments for HIV patients One of the biggest problems in treating HIV patients is the amount of daily individual medications... 6 February
Gilead Gilead Seeks Blood Cancer Drugs to Bolster HIV Business Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD), the world’s largest maker of HIV drugs, has spent $1.2 billion in two... 4 February
HIV Testing and Treatment Fail to Curb U.K. Gay Infections Efforts to reduce HIV transmission among gay and bisexual men in the U.K. over the past decade have... 4 February
Should HIV/AIDS patients disclose condition to partner before sex? MANILA - A Senate bill seeks to stop the spread of HIV and AIDS by making it a responsibility of... 4 February
Predicting survival among those aging with HIV infection  A new collaborative study led by Yale, the VA Healthcare System, and the North American... 1 February
The Blood Tests You'll Need The Blood Tests You'll Need In order for you and your health care provider to know how best to... 1 February
An aspiring teacher has become China's first person to win compensation for HIV- Teacher wins China milestone claim for HIV-related job discrimination HIV-positive teaching applicant received damages from Jinxian county educational bureau for being... 1 February
Teachers could face the sack Catholic Church warns gay teachers they risk the sack if they marry or enter into civil partnerships Openly gay senior teachers at Catholic schools could face demotion or the sack if they fail to live... 1 February
Doctors learning how to treat HIV in Philadelphia's senior set By 2015, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, half of HIV-positive... 1 February
Hong Kong's gay pride parade on Nov. 12, 2012 Hong Kong behind the times on gay rights 'Many people are afraid still of coming out,' says activist When Hong Konger Henry Lam arrived in... 1 February
Hundreds of thousands lined up to protest France: A quarter of a million rally for same-sex marriage in Paris and Lyon As many as a quarter of a million people have gathered in the French cities of Paris and Lyon to... 1 February