Aids Vax & HIV Vaccine
Israeli researchers develop promising new HIV treatment (AFP)
AFP - Israeli researchers have developed a new treatment for HIV that kills human cells infected with the virus and could lead to a breakthrough in treating AIDS, the Haaretz newspaper said on Friday.
Global cash support to fight AIDS is falling: UN (AFP)
AFP - The chief of the UNAIDS agency said Thursday that global contributions to fighting the disease are dropping off for the first time in 15 years amid tough economic times.
Air Force: Sergeant may have exposed others to HIV (AP)
AP - The military has arrested an Air Force sergeant and accused him of having unprotected sex with partners he met at "swinger" parties in central Kansas even though he knew he was HIV positive, according to a military affidavit.
HIV discrimination case filed in China (AP)
AP - A municipal court in central China has accepted the country's first lawsuit alleging work discrimination because of HIV status, state media reported Tuesday.
China court accepts first HIV discrimination suit (AFP)
AFP - A Chinese man has filed a lawsuit alleging he was denied a job because he is HIV-positive, in what state media on Tuesday called the nation's first such discrimination case.
HIV Virus May Hide in Brain (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- The brain can be a convenient hiding place for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
Tearful German HIV pop star escapes jail term (AFP)
AFP - An HIV-positive pop star broke down in tears on Thursday after a German court handed her a two-year suspended sentence for infecting a former sex partner with the virus.
Girl-band star escapes jail over HIV infection (Reuters)
Reuters - A German pop singer who confessed to knowingly exposing two men to the risk of HIV after finding out she had the virus herself was convicted by a court on Thursday of grievous bodily harm.
German pop star sentenced in HIV trial (AFP)
AFP - An HIV-positive pop star who infected a former sex partner with the virus walked free Thursday after a German court handed her a two-year suspended sentence.
Living the Questions (The Advocate)
The Advocate - There is an interesting paradox that comes with being diagnosed with HIV.
AIDS patients hurt by South African strike (AP)
AP - Doctors and activists say AIDS patients aren't getting treated because of a nationwide civil service strike in South Africa, the country with the most people infected with the virus that causes AIDS.
Homeless man arrested after Ore. fire burns homes (AP)
AP - Families looked for valuables, pets and mementoes Wednesday in the ashes of 11 homes destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire while a homeless man accused of starting the blaze sat in jail.
China AIDS campaigner detained: activists (AFP)
AFP - A 23-year-old Chinese man who contracted the AIDS virus as a boy through a blood transfusion and who has since campaigned for the rights of AIDS sufferers has been detained, activists said Saturday.
HIV in Blood Different Than in Semen, Scientists Say (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- HIV-1 in semen is different than HIV-1 in blood, possibly due to changes it undergoes in the genital tract, scientists have found.
Tackling cancer among poor doesn't have to cost dear (Reuters)
Reuters - The growing burden of cancer in developing countries could be reduced without expensive drugs and equipment, scientists said Monday, but it requires a global effort similar to the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Obama Global Health Initiative Targets Maternal, Child Health, Disease
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently announced a new $63 billion Global Health Initiative with an emphasis on maternal and child health, family planning and programs to fight infectious diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. "We need a comprehensive, effective global system for tracking health data, monitoring threats, and coordinating responses," announced Clinton. ...
In Defence of Science: Seven points about traditional medicine and scientific...
Scientists can be elitist and patronising. In that way, they are no different to any other people with power, including some traditional healers and including people who defend science, like myself. There are multiple knowledge systems. Cultural diversity, including African culture, is a valuable treasure. Traditional medicine is used by people across the world. African traditional medicine, in...
Australia urged to scrap HIV travel bans
United Nations AIDS chief Michel Sidibe says Australia should follow the United States and China and remove travel restrictions affecting people who are HIV positive... "I am surprised [by the restrictions] because I think Australia is a model of human rights," said Mr Sidibe. "To know that in Australia we have a restriction for people living with HIV... is a little bit painful for me"... ...
Pastor's 'Jesus had HIV' sermon angers South African Christians
Xola Skosana takes HIV test in front of congregation and encourages young members of the church to do the same A pastor has angered Christians in South Africa by preaching a sermon entitled "Jesus was HIV-positive" in an attempt to break what he regards as a conspiracy of silence by the South African church. Xola Skosana said that HIV is stigmatised as evil and a sin in the country that has...
Religious leaders living with HIV establish network in Ghana
Accra - Ghana on Tuesday became the 19th African country to recognise religious leaders infected with HIV virus, who have openly declared their status and formed a network to use the Gospel to fight stigmatisation and prevent further infection. Dr Angela El Adas, Director-General of Ghana AIDS Commission, called on members of the network to unite in mind and faith to achieve their objective of ...
White House: Continuing Our Commitment To Prioritizing HIV/AIDS
Today, the Obama Administration is taking new action to prioritize support for Federal HIV/AIDS prevention and care programs. We are sending to the Congress an amendment to the President's FY 2011 budget request to increase HIV/AIDS funding by $65 million. This is comprised of a requested $35 million increase for HIV prevention in order to continue exciting new HIV prevention activities described ...
Campaign nudges US Pres Obama to add to AIDS funding, but still ?not nearly e...
In his fiscal year 2011 budget amendments for the US Department of Health and Human Services presented for Congress consideration last Friday, President Barack Obama proposed increases for, among other things, HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention funding - possibly in response to this month?s campaign by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) advertising campaign denouncing the President for not keepin...
Cote d'Ivoire: Ivorian experts strategize against HIV/AIDS
Ivorian experts strategize against HIV/AIDS - A national consultation was held Thursday in Abi djan, the Ivorian capital, on the development of a global strategy towards the fight against HIV/AIDS, at the initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO). The objective of the consultation was to gather inputs from Cote d'Ivoire, with a view to preparing the final document of the global strategy...
AIDS activists: Chinese colleague detained
BEIJING ? Police in central China have detained an AIDS activist who contracted the virus as a boy and whose tireless campaigning for the rights of those with the disease angered local authorities, his fellow activists said Saturday. Under pressure to end Tian Xi's campaigning, police from his home town of Gulu detained the 23-year-old on Tuesday and first held him at a county hospital before h...
Donor Fatigue New Threat to HIV, Aids Fight
An aftershock of the deadly HIV and Aids tremor whose epicentre was located in sub Saharan Africa way back in the 1990s threatens to reverse all the gains made so far in the fight against the world?s most dreaded ailment. The shock is in the form of alarming donor fatigue that is being felt across the sub-region. The waning interest among donors has diminished hope for the more than 22 million ...