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AIDS Sign Human nature sinks HIV prevention trial By Jon Cohen, ScienceNOW ATLANTA — A large-scale study of a biomedical intervention that... 10 March
HIV pamphlet Women’s Day shines light on HIV infection in Saskatchewan A number of community groups are drawing attention to HIV/AIDS and its connection to violence... 10 March
dine out for life Enjoy a night out to help people living with HIV/AIDS VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – People will be taking a break from cooking and dining out for a good cause.... 8 March
UN women Link between violence and HIV must be made explicit, say African ministers The link between gender-based violence and HIV infections needs to be explicit in the outcome... 8 March
nanoparticles Nanoparticles loaded with bee venom kill HIV Nanoparticles carrying a toxin found in bee venom can destroy human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)... 8 March
cbc hiv rapid test Several Alberta hospitals to offer rapid HIV tests The Alberta government says it will be trying out rapid HIV testing at several hospitals across the... 8 March
More MSM with HIV aware of their infections ATLANTA — Data presented here suggest that HIV-positive men who have sex with men are increasingly... 7 March
HK AIDS HIV infections in Hong Kong up 17pc in 2012 Hong Kong saw a record number of new HIV infection in 2012, the Department of Health said on... 7 March
Dana Auslander Continuing City's AIDS Education Dana E. Auslander wants to do something that has a purpose. The 40-year-old veteran of the hedge-... 6 March
Cure for AIDS possible, says scientist who helped discover HIV LONDON: Nobel Prize winning scientist Francoise Barre-Sinoussi - discoverer of HIV - has said that... 6 March
U.S. drugmaker admits misbranding AIDS appetite medicine Par Pharmaceutical Cos, a generic drugmaker, has pleaded guilty to improperly marketing a... 6 March
Casey House Canada’s first HIV/AIDS hospice marking 25 years A quarter of a century ago, there were few resources and little support for those living with HIV/... 6 March
Dadang Tri HIV linked to higher chance of heart attack (Reuters Health) - People with HIV are almost 50 percent more likely to have a heart attack than... 6 March
Dr Deborah Persaud John Hopkin's Will the case of a baby ‘cured’ of HIV really help eradicate the disease? The announcement by U.S. researchers last weekend that a Mississippi infant has been cured of HIV... 6 March
ARVs Anti-AIDS pill, vaginal gel unsuitable for Africa: study (Reuters) - Trying to prevent HIV infection through vaginal gels or daily tablets has proven... 5 March
HIV 1 AIDS breakthrough: Melbourne researchers uncover HIV's genetic hiding place Melbourne researchers have made a breakthrough in the search for an AIDS cure A team from The... 4 March
AIDS: They call him Patient Zero Hailing from Lahore and working in the Gulf, this migrant worker was the first Pakistani to be... 4 March
HIV Mumbai Centres run out of anti-HIV drugs MUMBAI: People battling the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the city are having a tough time... 4 March
HIV The 30-year fight against HIV (timeline) 1984 Retrovirus is discovered as cause of Aids and later named human immunodeficiency virus or HIV... 4 March
Johns Hopkins Medicine/Associated Press Baby born HIV-positive apparently cured, say scientists A baby born with HIV appears to have been cured, scientists announced Sunday, describing the case... 4 March
Left- bingo verifying diva Julie Fries and friend AIDS Fund Philly hosts 14th annual Black-Tie GayBINGO PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – AIDS Fund Philly held its 14th Annual Black-Tie GayBINGO Friday night. There’s... 4 March
HIV free!! HIV free!! A BABY girl who was born naturally to a HIV-positive mother turned two weeks old yesterday — and is... 4 March
Women with HIV/AIDS face hostile hospitals There are delays in diagnosis and treatment which affect their health, the women say When Selvi... 4 March
Project to address HIV/AIDS discrimination in food industry The Jamaica Manufacturer’s Association (JMA) is partnering with the Ministry of Labour and Social... 4 March
Human Rights Council Lessons from the AIDS response can shape new paradigm for development post-2015, Michel Sidibé tells UN Human Rights Council In a high-level address to the 22nd session of the UN Human Rights Council on 28 February, UNAIDS... 4 March