December 22, 2015 Why a drug to prevent HIV infection is in low demand Public-health officials are pushing for much wider use of a drug that has proved effective at preventing HIV infection.
December 18, 2015 GSK to buy HIV drugs from Bristol-Myers Squibb British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline said it would buy HIV drugs at different stages of development from U.S. rival Bristol-Myers Squibb in a deal which would boost its ViiV Healthcare unit.
December 7, 2015 Unprotected sex more common among young gay, bi men with detectable HIV New strategies to reduce risky sexual behaviors among young gay and bisexual men with human immunodeficiency virus may be needed to reduce new infections, according to a new study.
December 7, 2015 New HIV infections in gay black men may be leveling off New HIV infections in gay black men may finally be leveling off, health officials reported Sunday.
December 4, 2015 Young adults more likely to 'cheat' if they think partner is doing it Young adults who believe their partners are having sex with other people are more likely to have overlapping sexual relationships too, upping everyone's risk of sexually transmitted infections (STI), according to a small U.S. study.
December 3, 2015 Conflict-hit women need more reproductive, sexual health aid, UN says Around a quarter of the 100 million people globally who need humanitarian aid are women or teenage girls of childbearing age, but sexual and reproductive health services are underfunded, a United Nations agency said on Thursday.
December 2, 2015 Life insurance companies see good outlook for survival with HIV Two companies are for the first time jointly offering life insurance to people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in recognition that their life expectancies are close to those of uninfected individuals.
December 1, 2015 Anti-HIV pill, taken as needed, prevents infection in gay men The odds of getting HIV can be dramatically reduced by taking two pills prior to sex and two more after, according to a new study of 400 high-risk gay men and transgendered women published online by the New England Journal of Medicine in conjunction with World AIDS Day.
December 1, 2015 On World AIDS Day, condom maker calls for safe-sex emoticon Time for an official safe-sex emoji?