HIV/AIDS - Page 33

October 25, 2015

Seattle court orders HIV-positive man to stop spreading the virus

An HIV-positive man in Seattle could face jail time if he fails to comply with a court order seeking to prevent him from spreading the disease to his sexual partners, King County officials said Thursday.    

October 25, 2015

Austrian magazine prints latest issue with HIV-positive blood

An Austrian lifestyle magazine has printed its latest issue using HIV-positive blood in an effort to reduce stigma of the virus, news.com.au reported.

October 24, 2015

Missouri man gets 30 years for exposing sex partners to HIV

A Missouri man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for knowingly exposing a sexual partner to the virus that causes AIDS.

October 24, 2015

Cambodia 'doctor' faces murder charge in HIV outbreak

An unlicensed medical practitioner suspected of negligently infecting more than 100 villagers in northwestern Cambodia with the virus that causes AIDS was charged Monday with murder and other crimes, a prosecutor said.

October 24, 2015

Funding crisis puts India's AIDS program, and lives, at risk

India's fight against AIDS is being jeopardized by a cut in social spending by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, with health workers being laid off and programs to prevent the spread of the deadly disease curtailed.

October 24, 2015

Court: Not disclosing HIV before sex is a misdemeanor

An HIV-positive man who told a partner that they could safely have unprotected sex should face a misdemeanor reckless endangerment charge, not a felony, New York's highest court ruled Thursday.

October 24, 2015

Pills before and after sex can help prevent HIV, study finds

For the first time, a study shows that a drug used to treat HIV infection also can help prevent it when taken before and after risky sex by gay men.

October 24, 2015

At least 1 in Japan gets HIV from donated blood

At least one person in Japan has been infected with HIV from a blood transfusion.

October 24, 2015

Vaginal gel may protect women from HIV infection

Researchers may be one step closer to protecting against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Counsel and Heal reported.

October 24, 2015

Teens with HIV fare worse when parents don't come to clinic appointments

Teens with HIV do better at keeping the virus in check when their parents or guardians come with them for clinic visits, a study from Botswana suggests.