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'People do stupid things - that's what spreads HIV'
Western governments are spending mind-boggling sums treating HIV-positive patients in the developing world. But would they save more lives by concentrating on prevention? Decca Aitkenhead meets Elizabeth Pisani, the outspoken expert who says that lib...
US moves closer to lifting HIV travel ban
The Senate Foreign Relations committee on Thursday approved legislation that would repeal a travel and immigration ban on people with HIV. The measure now moves to a full vote on the Senate floor. The ban was originally enacted in 1987, and explici...
HIV vaccine no nearer
Scientists are no further forward in developing a vaccine against HIV after more than 20 years of research, a Nobel Prize-winning biologist has said. Professor David Baltimore, president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAA...
Kevin Greening 1962-2007
Like many people I have been made more aware of radio DJ Kevin Greening because of his death on Saturday at the age of 44 than I particularly was when he was alive. Not a regular radio listener for many years, I knew the name and little else.As openl...
Approval for once-a-day HIV pill
European approval has been given for the first HIV medication which involves taking just one pill a day.The go ahead for Atripla represents what some experts are describing as a revolution in treatment for the virus that causes Aids.Atripla combines ...
Sperm clue to 'disease immunity'
Sperm could provide a vital clue to how diseases like cancer and HIV spread through the body, a study suggests.UK researchers have identified markers on the surface of human sperm which prevent them being attacked by the female immune system. The mar...
World AIDS Day - 1 December 2007
World AIDS DayWorld AIDS Day @ OxfamAvert - an international AIDS charityWorld AIDS CampaignUNAIDSIn Memoriam - some of those we have lost to HIV/AIDS @ Gay For Today...
World AIDS Day: the view from here - the grim truth about HIV in the UK
From PinkNews.co.ukAs we commemorate World AIDS Day across the world, the National AIDS Trust has highlighted the high rates of HIV infection among the London gay community. At a fundraising event on Wednesday, hosted by Gaydar parent company QSoft C...
The rising cost of HIV
One in seven young people in the UK would not want to remain friends with someone diagnosed with HIV, new research has found.The MORI poll, commissioned by the British Red Cross, was conducted in the run up to World AIDS Day, which takes place on Dec...
World AIDS Day - Deborah Jack in the Guardian
Today brings another set of profoundly depressing statistics from the Health Protection Agency on the spread of HIV in the UK. In 2006 we saw the highest ever number of HIV diagnoses amongst gay men; the number of people in the UK living with HIV now...
Sex infections continue to rise
The sexual health of young UK adults worsened in 2006 despite a concerted public health effort to turn it around, figures show. In 2006, a total of 376,508 new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were diagnosed - up 2.2% on 2005, the Health Protec...
Anger at new US restrictions on HIV+ visitors
New regulations issued by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) which claim to offer a "streamlined," "categorical" waiver for HIV-positive people visiting the country have been criticised by American AIDS activists and immigration reform advo...
Laser treatment 'could kill HIV' - one day
Lasers could be used to combat viruses and infections like HIV and MRSA without side effects, researchers say. Current ultraviolet light laser treatments can kill micro-organisms - but cannot be used in humans as they would also damage cells in the b...
Key HIV strain 'came from Haiti'
The strain of the HIV virus which predominates in the United States and Europe has been traced back to Haiti by an international team of scientists. The strain passed from Haiti to the US in about 1969 before spreading further, says the team in the P...
G.I. Jonny to the rescue
The BBC has teamed up with the HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust to develop a website called G.I. Jonny, which includes facts and information about HIV and interactive games. The version on the G.I. Jonny website is much better quality......
'Worrying' HIV ignorance in young
Nine in 10 young people rarely or never think about HIV when making decisions over their sex lives, a BBC poll shows. The findings from a survey of 1,500 people comes as the BBC and Terrence Higgins Trust launch a two-month UK campaign to raise aware...
(RED) Contributions to the Global Fund top $45 Million
(RED), the initiative launched last year to engage corporate and consumer power in the fight against AIDS in Africa, says that sales of RED-branded products have raised more than $45 million for the Global Fund. A (RED)-branded American Express card...
African bishop promotes HIV ignorance
The head of the Catholic Church in Mozambique has told the BBC he believes some European-made condoms are infected with HIV deliberately. Maputo Archbishop Francisco Chimoio claimed some anti-retroviral drugs were also infected "in order to finish qu...
HIV - bad news times two
International drug company Merck has halted trials on an HIV vaccine that was regarded as one of the most promising in the fight against Aids. Merck stopped testing the vaccine after it was judged to be ineffective. In trials, the vaccine failed to p...
George fails the HIV test
Pop star George Michael has asked for an interview in which he discusses his fears of having HIV to be removed from a forthcoming BBC programme. The BBC has confirmed the interview will no longer feature in the documentary, Stephen Fry: HIV and Me. M...
Candlelit vigil closes Manchester Pride
Hundreds of people attended a candlelit vigil in Greater Manchester to remember those who have lost their lives to the HIV virus. The event on Monday marked the end of the Manchester Pride 2007 festival. The vigil - now one of the largest in the worl...
No sex, please... oh, go on then...
Sex abstinence programmes do not stop risky sexual behaviour or help in the prevention of unwanted pregnancy, a research team has concluded. The Oxford University team reviewed 13 US trials involving over 15,000 people aged 10 to 21. They found absti...
Terry Higgins - 25 years RIP
July 4th is the 25th anniversary of the death of Terry Higgins, the first known man in the UK to die of AIDS.This anniversary is a quiet but but significant milestone, among many milestones, marking a quarter of a century of HIV/AIDS....
Many 'still ignorant about HIV'
There is still widespread ignorance about HIV, particularly among young people, research has suggested.A survey by the HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust found more than 20% of people aged 18 to 24 mistakenly thought there was a cure for HIV.Among th...
