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HIV Vaccine Protects Monkeys from the Virus

A new weapon has been created in the fight against HIV. Researchers have developed a vaccine that protects rhesus monkey from an extremely virulent form of simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), which is distantly related to the virus ... continue

Hey folks it’s official – drinking too much alcohol leads to unsafe sex

Well here's one for the old DUH! column. It seems that scientists wanted to see if there was any validity to the old saying that drinking too much can lead to having unsafe sex, and potentially an HIV infection, so ... continue

780,000 People Infected with AIDS Virus in China by End 2011

As the end of 2011 getting closer, China is expecting about 780,000 people infected with the AIDS virus, mostly due to heterosexual sex. The state media, citing a report from the Ministry of Health and the United ... continue

20% Of HIV Carriers In The United States Don’t Know About Their Infection

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released a new report in which they reveal that upwards of 20% of people with HIV in the United States don't realize they have the disease. According to the ... continue

Magic Johnson Reflects on HIV Announcement, Two Healthy Decades

If you were a child or teenager in the 90s, one of the most sobering and frightening pop culture moments came when basketball great Magic Johnson announced that he was HIV positive. (Video below.) At the time of ... continue

HIV Tests Advised For Teens

A new study from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) advises that HIV tests for teens are introduced in most U.S. metropolises. Back in 2006, more than a million Americans were living with HIV, and 5% of that ... continue

African Contraception Leading To Two Times As Many HIV Cases

A recent large scale study has revealed that the most popular injectable contraception in southern Africa is leading to twice as many cases of HIV. Published on Monday the research study found that women were twice as likely ... continue

HIV Vaccine Reason For Cautious Optimism, Infectious Disease Doc Says

Infectious disease specialist Dr. Joseph Rahimian has commented on news that a vaccine could severely impact the impact of an HIV infection, and has indicated the discovery is cause to be cautiously optimistic. Scientists at the Spanish Superior Scientific ... continue

Spain Researchers Claim To Be Testing “Most Powerful” HIV Vaccine To Date

A team in Spain is currently testing a vaccine prototype that they say is "much more powerful" than any other HIV drugs currently available on the market. The research is a joint effort between Mariano Esteban, of the National ... continue

HIV Treatment Getting Boost From Gene Therapy [Trial Results]

HIV treatment might soon be helped along through the use of gene therapy. An early stage trial by Sangamo BioSciences has found that gene therapy can help reduce levels of the virus, even eliminating it in one ... continue

HIV Treatment Along With Testing Is Key To Ending Virus Says Experts

HIV Testing and HIV treatment are the keys to ending the AIDS epidemic according to Dr. Trevor Hawkins, an HIV researcher who is attempting to raise further awareness about the disease. Hawkin's is the lead physician at the ... continue

Diagnosing HIV in 15 minutes and only for a $1

One of the most incredible parts of our technology world is where it meets up with the medical one and some of the incredible discoveries that seem to be happening everyday. As much as we might complain about ... continue

New York Post blasted for revealing alleged rape victim’s possible HIV status

In their ever growing commitment to admirable reporting of the day's serious issues, the New York Post has revealed that the unnamed victim in Saturday's high-profile alleged rape by former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn lives in housing ... continue