Hiv aids News

Canadian HIV vaccine trial results promising

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.

In the Media by Tracey Lloyd

Review: 'Unsafe Sex in the City' looks at STDs in the UK Special

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

Digital Journal Report by Alexander Baron - 7 comments

Elton John: Bush did more for AIDS sufferers

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.

In the Media by Larry Clifton - 2 comments

The Church helps to destroy stigma that surrounds HIV and Aids

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.

In the Media by Melissa Horrocks - 2 comments

Tracing AIDS to a single African

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.

In the Media by Elizabeth Cunningham Perkins

Costumed for the Cure at AIDS Walk for Life Special

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.

Digital Journal Report by Nick Segura

Man contracts insect-borne virus and sexually transmits to wife

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.'

In the Media by Kim I. Hartman - 7 comments

Early diagnosis remains critical to managing HIV/AIDS

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

In the Media by Lee Labuschagne

Filipino Bishop Wants Prostitution Ban as Option to Cut HIV Rise Special

MANILA – With the influential Catholic Church already on a head-on collision against the Department of Health (DOH) on the distribution of free condoms to the public, Archbishop Oscar Cruz, an Arroyo administration critic, has upped the ante in the clas

Digital Journal Report by Antonio Figueroa

South African President Reveals New Policy on HIV/AIDS Treatment

South African President Jacob Zuma has told crowds in the country's executive capital Pretoria that in future all babies under the age of one who test HIV positive will be treated with anti-retroviral drugs.

In the Media by Chris Dade

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