January 24, 2017 Being incarcerated as a juvenile tied to poor health years later People incarcerated as juveniles may have worse physical and mental health as adults than youths who did not spend time in detention centers or correctional facilities, according to a new study.
January 3, 2017 Gates Foundation to invest up to $140M in HIV prevention device The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is investing as much as $140 million to support development of a tiny implantable drug pump it believes could help prevent people in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere from becoming infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
December 20, 2016 GSK's two-drug HIV therapy shines in two big studies GlaxoSmithKline's already fast-growing HIV drug business has received an important boost with the success of two major clinical studies testing a new two-drug treatment regimen to control the virus that causes AIDS.
December 8, 2016 Rights group, worried about HIV, urges Philippines action A human rights group says the Philippines is facing one of the fastest growing epidemics of HIV in the Asia Pacific, fueled by government policies that restrict intervention, including access to condoms by men who have sex with men.
December 2, 2016 Wisconsin VA dentist failed to meet proper cleaning standards The health of hundreds of veterans is in question because a dentist at the Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center failed to meet proper cleaning standards.
December 2, 2016 AIDS experts say new vaccine trial may offer hope for a cure At the end of 2015, about 36.7 million people had been living with HIV/AIDS worldwide, according to UNAIDS.
December 1, 2016 Vigils, campaigns mark World AIDS Day From awareness campaigns to candle-lit vigils, people around the globe are marking World AIDS Day on Thursday.
December 1, 2016 Young gay men at the frontline of AIDS prevention in China Young gay men are the frontline of China's battle to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, with new cases in the group increasing fourfold, one of the fastest rates of any segment of the population.
December 1, 2016 Surprising monkey study could lead to 'functional' HIV cure Dr. Anthony Fauci doesn't get too excited about the results of animal studies, and he doesn't make house calls.
November 30, 2016 Switching course, Gilead markets HIV drug for prevention Gilead Sciences Inc has begun marketing its HIV treatment Truvada in a way thousands of consumers already use it - to prevent infection with the virus that causes AIDS.
