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'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
Legal Network's Director Richard Elliott After decades of HIV/AIDS, political barriers still restrict treatment Despite decades of effort, barriers to HIV treatment still exist — and could be getting worse.... 21 April
Dr. Neora Pick, Margarite Sanchez, and Dr. Mary Kestler HIV positive women call for gender-focused care to curb death and transmission VANCOUVER - Battling HIV-AIDS is a full time job for a British Columbia woman who's had the disease... 21 April
HIV patient Zambia Zambia's anti-gay obsession is worsening its HIV epidemic All consensual adult same-sex acts are criminalized in Zambia, and convictions are harsh -- a... 21 April
Oklahoma dental patients diagnosed with hepatitis C, HIV Dozens of Oklahoma dental patients have been diagnosed with hepatitis C and at least one case of... 19 April
Scientists link ethnicity and immunity VANCOUVER – A team of North American scientists has cracked a particularly-complex genetic code... 19 April
HIV cases reach “epidemic” level CEBU, Philippines - Health officials said the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases in the... 19 April
Delayed weaning may reduce HIV from breast-feeding women HIV-infected women who breastfed without supplementing their infants’ diets with other fluids or... 19 April
HIV/AIDS Webinar Learning Series, presented by BC-Cfe & Positive Living BC The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE), in partnership with Positive Living BC, is... 18 April
Dr Richard Lester Gay men account for 95 percent of new cases as syphilis rates soar in BC Gay and bisexual men are being urged to get screened for syphilis as infection rates hit a historic... 18 April
Ken Buchanan Metro Vancouver HIV and AIDS activist Ken Buchanan dies   A DEVOTED AND compassionate activist from Vancouver's queer, HIV, and AIDS communities... 17 April
tools Circumcision study supports HIV theory   Circumcision is known to reduce a man's risk of HIVinfection by at least half, but... 17 April
Ken Buchanan Xtra News: Former Positive Living chair Ken Buchanan dies HIV/AIDS activist Ken Buchanan is being remembered by members of Vancouver's queer community... 17 April
Canada's most extensive survey of men who have sex with men to inform HIV policies, programs In efforts to stem the rising tide of HIV infection among Canada’s most affected group – men who... 17 April
Ken Buchanan Former Positive Living BC Chair Ken Buchanan passes away   Positive Living BC regrets to inform you that Ken Buchanan, former Chair of our Society and... 16 April
HIV test HIV-AIDS research finds women more likely than men to get sub-par treatment VANCOUVER - Researchers in British Columbia researchers say they've found that women are far more... 15 April
HPV vaccine may leave HIV-positive women vulnerable to high-risk strains The current vaccines for the human papillomavirus (HPV) do not include protection against high-risk... 15 April
Angela El-Adas GAC Ghana reduces HIV infection by 66% in ten years – GAC Dr Angela El-Adas, Director General of Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), has said the country’s new HIV... 15 April
Graphic novel teaches SC teens about HIV/AIDS COLUMBIA — Looking for a new and more effective method for delivering important messages about... 15 April
Taking the fight against HIV, TB and Malaria in Zimbabwe to the next level After remarkable work and commitment from wide-ranging stakeholders, I am excited to note that my... 12 April
rainbow flag HIV-AIDS non-disclosure should be a crime, study of gay and bisexual men finds Two-thirds of men who have sex with men believe that people with HIV-AIDS should face criminal... 12 April
HIV law unjust, says lawyer A Toronto lawyer believes a new law for HIV patients isn’t fair for Canadians, and leads to more... 11 April
Prostitution policy splits NGOs in top court AIDS case (Reuters) - A Supreme Court case that challenges a law requiring anti-prostitution policies for HIV... 11 April
HIV, cancer patients seek access to affordable medicines People living with HIV, cancer patient groups and public health activists came out on the streets... 11 April
youthaids Time to honor youth HIV/AIDS awareness Welcome to the first National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day!! It's been a long time coming but it is... 11 April