Hiv aids News

Kenyase - A meeting aimed at discussing the findings and charting the way forward towards improving HIV care and treatment by empowering nurses, was held in Kenya at the weekend, with the Health Cabinet Secretary Mr James Macharia pledging government support.

A small voice of awareness can open up a world of acceptance. In the case of “I Have a Secret” it does more than aware kids about the importance of HIV acceptance.

Researchers from Canada's Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry are reporting promising results from the initial testing of a vaccine to prevent HIV.

Manchester - If you have ever wondered how sexually transmitted diseases have become so widespread in Britain and the modern world generally, wonder no more.

Rock 'n Roll Hall of Famer Elton John was a harsh critic of former American president George W. Bush - but that changed when he met the President back in 2004.

HIV and Aids are attacking millions of individuals, all around the world. The Church is helping to raise awareness and challenge the stigma that surrounds the disease.

The Origin of AIDS by Jacques Pepin, published by Cambridge University Press, presents historical evidence the HIV virus got a boost from European nurses and doctors combating leprosy, tuberculosis and sleeping sickness in colonial Africa in the 1920s.

Toronto - The AIDS Walk for Life will be receiving a little fundraising help from heroes and villains this year. These unlikely allies are clearing their weekends to walk for a noble cause.

Fort Collins - Scientists say it's probable that they may have documented the first case of a virus contracted by a man who was bitten multiple times by insects and then sexually transmitted to his wife, according to a study published on 'Emerging Infectious Diseases.'

As new anti-retroviral drug treatments become available, governments, medical aid schemes and community organisations stress the importance of early diagnosis of HIV/AIDS.