May 19, 2016 Large HIV vaccine study planned in South Africa this fall WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists are planning a major study of an experimental HIV vaccine in South Africa later this year.
May 18, 2016 As many as 4 in 10 gay men have HIV in some Southern cities NEW YORK (AP) -- Three out of every 10 gay or bisexual men in several cities in the U.S. South have been diagnosed with the AIDS virus, three times the national rate, according to a study about how common HIV infections are in metro areas.
May 17, 2016 HIV-infected patients less likely to get cancer treatment HIV-infected cancer patients are much less likely to receive treatment for tumors than people who don't have the virus, a large U.S. study suggests.
May 10, 2016 South Africa faces uphill battle to reduce HIV infection rates among young women South Africa recorded half of the 5,000 new infections a week among young women out of 14 southern and Eastern African countries, the health minister said on Tuesday.
May 4, 2016 US-funded abstinence programs not working in Africa The U.S. funds abstinence and faithfulness education in sub-Saharan Africa to prevent HIV transmission, but a new study suggests the investment doesn't lead to less risky sexual behaviors in that area.
May 4, 2016 Drones could speed up HIV tests in remote areas Malawi has started a test program that uses drones to improve access to HIV testing for babies.
April 28, 2016 Anti-HIV pill not cost effective among US drug abusers Providing anti-HIV pills to people who abuse injection drugs in the U.S. would reduce infections and save lives but end up costing the healthcare system billions of dollars a year, researchers say.
April 28, 2016 Parasitic worms may hold key to cutting spread of HIV: researchers LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A parasitic worm which affects millions of the world's poorest people may hold an important but little-known key to cutting the spread of HIV, researchers said ahead of a conference on the issue in London.
April 27, 2016 Study finds HIV-positive men age 5 years faster HIV-positive people are aging faster than their HIV-negative peers, putting them at earlier risk of things like dementia, osteoporosis, and heart disease, according to a study published last week in Molecular Cell.
April 20, 2016 Global HIV drive hampered without drugs for 'neglected' West and Central Africa A global drive to help curb the HIV epidemic by 2020 will fail unless millions of people with the virus in West and Central Africa receive life-saving drugs, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Wednesday.
