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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
Thousands demand apology for HIV-positive man fired by US dental chain Thousands of people have joined a growing campaign on Change.org in support of James White, a 26-... 21 December
Russia says no to West's way with HIV In 2010, President Dmitry Medvedev said heroin was a threat to Russia's national security. This... 21 December
Needle exchange van Needles linked to exchanges Port Coquitlam bylaw officials believe a new needle-exchange program launched by the Fraser Health... 21 December
Tim McCaskell Ontario withdraws intervention in HIV criminalization cases The Ministry of the Attorney General has quietly withdrawn its applications to intervene in two HIV... 20 December
Canadian researchers to start clinical trials of HIV vaccine in January Canadian researchers working on a vaccine to prevent HIV announced Tuesday they have received... 20 December
Skills enhancement weekend for women with HIV The Positive Women's Network has announced its second Skills Development Weekend on March 30-... 20 December
Mark Brockman SFU scientists to track HIV numbers in Africa A team of scientists from Simon Fraser University is heading to South Africa to try and figure out... 20 December
One Blood: Youth Linked in Action documentary Twelve youth, two countries, one aim: produce a documentary exploring how youth respond to HIV and... 20 December
A demonstration in Bolivia to demand rights and privileges for disabled people. Disabled people finally given a voice on HIV and AIDS Access to HIV information, testing and treatment for people with disabilities was raised for the... 20 December
Women and children in Indonesia bear the brunt of HIV's economic impact Indonesia: HIV traps women and girls in poverty The number of reported HIV cases has tripled in Indonesia in recent years, curtailing productivity... 20 December
Kamloops nurses angry at sex clinic closures Nurses are decrying the closure of five sexually transmitted infection clinics, saying the province... 20 December
Julio Montaner at the 18th International AIDS Conference Stop jailing HIV-positive Canadians for not telling sex partners Canadians living with HIV should no longer face a possible prison sentence for failing to... 20 December
Abolish the criminalization of HIV Routine criminal prosecutions for not disclosing HIV status should be abolished, write three HIV/... 20 December
Too many Canadians are being prosecuted for failing to disclose their HIV status Abolishing routine HIV prosecutions urged Failing to disclose HIV status should not be prosecuted criminally as a matter of routine because... 20 December
Vaccine based on a genetically modified killed whole HIV virus HIV vaccine trials approved by FDA Canadian-developed vaccine to start human clinical trials in January 2012 A vaccine that prevents... 20 December
Great Wall geographical. China to hold first AIDS Walk on Great Wall China is planning to hold its first-ever AIDS walk fundraiser on the Great Wall next October. The... 15 December
Condom 'shoulds' ignore feelings Medical prescriptions for safer sex are old and tired The other day a poz bottom with a long-... 15 December
Rakesh Nayyar (L) flow cytometry expert, University of Toronto PhD candidate Jam Canadian team's portable device could ease HIV/AIDS monitoring Canadian researchers have invented a device that could make it easier, faster and cheaper to track... 15 December
Rabbi Julia Appel welcomes Ga’ava leaders AIDS victims commemorated at temple ceremony World AIDS Day was commemorated at Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom, organized with Ga’ava, a Montreal... 15 December
David Daubney Harper government misguided in its tough-on-crime approach Canada's prison ombudsman gave up on free needle exchanges this week, and a senior justice adviser... 15 December
New leaps towards HIV remission and cure More than 210 international scientists met from December 6 to December 9 in Philipsburg for the "... 15 December
More transparency, efficiency needed to improve impact of HIV funding in developing countries With the need for HIV services in developing countries rising and the availability of funding flat... 15 December
Long-term use of HIV drugs is safe, does not raise risk of death A large international study has provided persuasive evidence of the long-term safety of... 15 December
Earlier deaths in people with HIV not due to rapid ageing Patients taking antiretroviral therapy have the same mortality risk as individuals in the general... 15 December