October 26, 2015 India risks backsliding on success against HIV, says UN envoy New HIV infections in India could rise for the first time in more than a decade because states are mismanaging a prevention program by delaying payments to health workers, the United Nations envoy for AIDS in Asia and the Pacific said.
October 26, 2015 Answers to common questions about HIV, needles and drug use Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has authorized a short-term needle-exchange program and other steps to help contain the spread of HIV among intravenous drug users in one county.
October 26, 2015 Hepatitis C rates jump in 4 central Appalachian states, CDC says Rates of hepatitis C infections more than tripled in four Appalachian states from 2006 to 2012, fueled by prescription drug abuse among those who inject drugs, especially in rural areas, U.S. health officials said on Thursday.
October 26, 2015 Molecule shows ability to block HIV Scientists have engineered a new molecule they say can block infection with the virus that causes AIDS, a discovery that could lead potentially to a new therapy for patients as well as an alternative to a vaccine.
October 25, 2015 Belgian infant contracts HIV via breast milk In 2012, a one-year-old boy in Belgium acquired HIV through his mother’s breast milk, a rare but not impossible form of transmission in industrialized countries, doctors say.
October 25, 2015 Teen HPV vaccine does not spur riskier sex Counter to the fears of some parents (and a few doctors), teen girls who are vaccinated against the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV) do not go on to catch more sexually transmitted diseases than their peers, according to a large new study.
October 25, 2015 CDC recommends combo HIV test for faster detection of virus The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday it has recommended a new type of HIV testing that utilizes diagnostics that can detect infection up to three to four weeks faster, potentially preventing the spread of the virus that causes AIDS.
October 25, 2015 US reforms poultry inspections for the first time in 50 years The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Thursday reforms to decades-old processes for inspecting poultry facilities in a bid to cut down on the number of foodborne illnesses, but dropped an industry-backed plan to speed up production
October 25, 2015 Painkiller abuse sparking HIV outbreak in southern Indiana An outbreak of HIV among people injecting prescription drugs prompted health officials in southern Indiana to step up warnings on Wednesday against needle sharing and unprotected sex.
October 25, 2015 How a policy change kept 120 people from contracting HIV Beginning in 1998, Washington, DC, wasn't permitted to use its funds to support needle exchanges.
