HIV News

A group of the UK's leading tattoo artists is calling for tougher regulations on the industry to make people more aware of "backstreet" or illegal parlors and at-home tattoo kits, which people can purchase online.

New research reveals that it is possible that compounds that stimulate the cannabinoid type 2 (CB2) receptor in white blood cells can make the HIV-1 infection weaker.

Danish scientists, whose research is considered among the most advanced and swiftly moving in the world, believe they could be only months away from completely curing HIV.

Council leaders in the U.K. have issued a warning over illegal tattoo parlors due to the risks of infections, including HIV and hepatitis.

A toddler in Russia was accidentally infected with HIV after going to see doctors for a blood transfusion. A criminal probe has now been opened up.

The Tulsa Health Department has issued a warning to 7,000 patients that they could have contracted HIV and hepatitis B or hepatitis C at the dental clinic of Dr. Wayne Harrington, an oral surgeon with a private practice in Tulsa Oklahoma.

The Kansas legislature is about to give the state the power to quarantine people with HIV and AIDS. It is expected that the legislation will become law within the next few weeks.

According to statistics released by the South African authorities, at least 28% of South African schoolgirls are HIV positive compared to 4% of boys. The health minister Aaron Motsoaledi blamed the prevalence rate on "sugar daddies."

Saint Louis - A new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that bee venom can kill the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Doctors announced Sunday that a baby has been cured of HIV infection for the first time. If the claim is confirmed it could lead to a new approach to how newborns with HIV infection are treated and reduce the number of children living with the virus.