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B.C. spends $1.5M on AIDS-style research to battle hepatitis VANCOUVER — The B.C. government is hoping to use AIDS-style research to tackle hepatitis. Health... 29 March
Dr New survey sheds light on HIV in Regina REGINA — A new survey piloted in Regina has provided a snapshot of HIV among aboriginal people in... 29 March
Susan Rogers Health officials in Oklahoma urge HIV, hepatitis testing for 7,000 patients of Tulsa dentist TULSA, Okla. - Health officials on Thursday urged thousands of patients of an Oklahoma oral surgeon... 29 March
New vaccine-design approach targets viruses such as HIV Mar. 28, 2013 — A team led by scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and the... 29 March
Kenya to invest in research to curb spread of HIV/AIDS Kenya's health officials on Wednesday pledged to increase budgetary allocation towards research on... 29 March
Baptist church in Kenya Good news on AIDS in Africa The latest news on AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa, the epidemic’s epicenter, is good. New HIV... 29 March
Springborg protest Australia: 'HIV to rise' in wake of clinic cuts HIV infections in Queensland will rise if the Queensland Government does not change its policy to... 28 March
HIV/AIDS advocates appalled by Kansas quarantine proposal A bill currently moving through the Kansas state legislature has caused alarm in the AIDS community... 28 March
UNAIDS UNAIDS Executive Director calls on Côte d'Ivoire to redouble HIV response efforts UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé urged the Côte d'Ivoire government to intensify its efforts... 28 March
Advocate advises against passing judgement after HIV warning in N.B. MONCTON – Monday’s public health warning about possible HIV exposure should serve as a wake-up call... 28 March
Ban on food stamps leads to hunger, HIV risk among former drug felons Convicted drug offenders who are denied government food benefits upon release from prison are at... 28 March
CROI Low CD4s, not viral load, increase risk of non-AIDS diseases for those off treatment People with untreated HIV whose CD4s drop below 350 have more than twice the risk of developing... 28 March
Recipients in HIV-donor case to decide on treatment: CDC Five people who received organ transplants from an HIV-positive donor in 2011 will soon be asked to... 28 March
Early treatment may hold key to HIV 'functional cure' BBC News reports that one in 10 people diagnosed with HIV who receive early treatment could be ‘... 25 March
Joe Costello African grandmother hails HIV aid A grandmother with HIV has revealed how she is living a healthy life in Mozambique as a direct... 25 March
HIV/AIDS patients face hardship in lack of care center BAGLUNG, March 24: Although governmental and non-governmental organizations have been spending huge... 25 March
In Honduras, drums join the battle against AIDS On a recent afternoon in the village of Corozal on Honduras’ northern coast, men readied boats for... 25 March
MSF Myanmar to receive crucial HIV/AIDS funding Myanmar may receive an additional funding package of up to US$89.5 million to fight HIV, TB and... 25 March
How To Stop AIDS From Spreading Across Africa's Borders KIGALI - The Gatuna border between Rwanda and Uganda is bustling. Next to the truck stop,... 24 March
Isabel Toledo and Ruben Toledo DIFFA Raises Money for AIDS Services "There are two ways to help," announced Cindy Allen. "One is our creative muscle, and one is the ka... 24 March
Malaysia to host IAS conference on HIV KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 (Xinhua) -- The 7th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV... 24 March
UNAIDS Swaziland launches a new national framework to eliminate new HIV infections among children by 2015 UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé joined Swaziland’s Minster of Health, Benedict Xaba to... 24 March
Mozambique AIDS Mozambique leads from the front in battle against AIDS The Polana Caniço health facility, which treats more than 200,000 patients each year, is in a... 22 March
Study offers new way to discover HIV vaccine targets Decades of research and three large-scale clinical trials have so far failed to yield an effective... 22 March
HIV home tests: an interview with Dr Nitika Pant Pai, McGill University Please can you give a brief introduction to HIV home tests? 30 years into the HIV epidemic, there... 22 March